Magic Punched in Mouth by Timberwolves

The Minnesota Timberwolves knocked the Orlando Magic out early and cruised to victory.

Jeremy Brener | Jan 9, 2024

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ORLANDO - The Orlando Magic are recovering from their bruises after a 113-92 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night at the Kia Center.

The Magic started off flat from the start, surrendering an 11-0 run in the game's early minutes. From there, it was all Minnesota from beginning to end.

Rudy Gobert Timberwolves Jalen Suggs — Mike Watters-USA TODAY Sports

By halftime, the Magic's deficit ballooned to 30 points and it was all but over.

Ultimately, the Wolves packed the paint with All-Star defenders Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns and the Magic couldn't combat that with the 3-point shooting.

Orlando shot poorly from beyond the arc, far less than what the team had been posting over their last three games.

Jalen Suggs dropped 20 points for the Magic, while Moe Wagner added 21 off the bench. For the Wolves, Towns led all scorers with 28 and Gobert posted a double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds.

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Published Jan 9, 2024

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.