The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Orlando Magic, 123 - 107, at Amway Center on Wednesday. Despite their subpar record coming in to the contest, the Timberwolves (2 - 5) have increasingly felt optimistic about the immediate and distant future due to their young core of Andrew Wiggins, Zach LaVine and Karl-Anthony Towns. While all have exhibited the inconsistent play typical of young players at times, they've certainly flashed the considerable upside each brings to the table. Wiggins put together such an effort Tuesday, totaling 36 points against the Nets in a loss. It was LaVine's turn Wednesday, as he posted a season - high 37 points that led Minnesota's charge, and complemented the scoring total with four rebounds, three assists and a steal. His point tally partly consisted of a stellar 7 - of - 9 performance from three - point range. Wiggins and Towns combined for another 49 points, and the Timberwolves finished with 52 and 57 percent success rates from the field and three - point range, respectively, while only committing six turnovers. Wiggins' full stat line consisted of 29 points, six assists and four rebounds. Towns put together a 20 - point, 11 - rebound double - double that also included an assist, two steals and a block. Gorgui Dieng contributed a 12 - point 11 - rebound double - double of his own, along with seven assists, two steals and a block. With rookie Kris Dunn once again struggling in a start at point guard (two points in 17 minutes), Tyus Jones received 31 minutes off the bench and managed 10 points, five assists, four rebounds and a pair of steals. Shabazz Muhammad paced the reserves with 13 points. The Magic (3 - 5) were n't exactly offensive wallflowers themselves, but simply could n't keep up with their visitors' firepower. They were led by a 24 - point effort from Nikola Vucevic, who also had 14 boards, six assists and a block. Elfrid Payton was next with 18 points, seven assists, three rebounds and a steal. Evan Fournier supplied 13 points on 4 - of - 11 shooting, while Serge Ibaka finished with 11 points, two rebounds and two blocks. Mario Hezonja and D.J. Augustin were both factors off the bench, notching 11 and 10 points, respectively. The Timberwolves head back home to take on the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night, while the Magic remain home to face the visiting Utah Jazz on Friday evening.
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