Magic Drop Final Summer League Game With Loss to Timberwolves

The Orlando Magic lost their third straight game in the NBA 2K25 Summer League with a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Orlando Magic bench reacts to a late game call resulting in a technical foul versus the Cleveland Cavaliers during their first NBA Summer League game / Becky Rigel - Orlando Magic on Sports Illustrated

The Orlando Magic dropped their final game in the NBA 2K25 Summer League, losing 115-100 to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas.

Orlando was without Tristan da Silva and Jett Howard for the second straight game, while Anthony Black was out for the third consecutive game.

The Magic's entire starting five finished in double-digits. Forward Charlie Brown Jr. led the Magic with 21 points, three steals and one block. Center Jay Huff had another impressive outing, going 7 of 9 from the field and scoring 17 points with seven rebounds and three blocks, while French guard Théo Maledon flirted with a double-double with 18 points and eight assists.

Timberwolves rookie guard Rob Dillingham looked the part of a top-10 pick, as he had a double-double with 25 points and 12 assists. Forward Leonard Miller scored 20 points and had eight rebounds, six of which came on the offensive glass.

With the loss, the Magic lost their third in a row and finished the summer league 2-3. Minnesota went 4-1.

Orlando trailed by as many as 20 points in the second quarter but cut the deficit to 11 heading into halftime. The Magic made it a one-point game with 3:20 left in the third quarter on a pair of free throws from Brown Jr., then Minnesota responded with a 17-4 run to lead 88-74 with 9:01 left in the fourth.

Orlando cut the lead back down to six, but a 6-0 run by Minnesota put it ahead 107-95 with 2:37 left in the game to thwart the Magic's late rally.

Minnesota's dominance in the paint, second-chance points and points off turnovers proved costly for the Magic. The Timberwolves outscored Orlando 20-10 in second-chance points, 56-36 in points in the paint and 38-19 in points off turnovers.

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