The Minnesota Timberwolves just rolled past the Orlando Magic 115-93 on Friday night, and get this: Anthony Edwards, fresh off a 45-point bomb earlier in the week, barely showed up. You heard that right. Despite their star guard struggling big time, the Wolves snagged a dominant win, pushing their record to 2-0. That’s their best start in five years, by the way.
Ant-Man’s Off Night? No Problem.
Everyone expected Ant-Man to drop another monster game after that 45-point explosion against Miami on Wednesday. He even nailed a three for his first points. But then, it was brick city. Edwards missed his next *ten* field goals, finishing a wild 5 of 23 from the floor, and just 2 for 9 from deep. Orlando held him largely in check, but honestly, it didn’t even matter. Jaden McDaniels matched Edwards with 15 points, and Rudy Gobert added a solid 14 points and nine boards. Even with Edwards having one of those nights you just want to forget, the T-Wolves weren’t even sweating it. Head coach Chris Finch was chilling enough to rest guys like LaMelo Ball for most of the fourth quarter once they were up big.
The Glass Was ALL Wolves, All Night
So how do you win by 22 points when your best scorer is ice cold? You absolutely dominate every other aspect of the game. Minnesota hammered the Magic on the glass, out-rebounding them an insane 60-43. They had a 21-8 advantage on offensive boards alone, turning those into 17 crucial second-chance points. Get this: the Magic didn’t grab a single offensive rebound for the first 19 minutes of the game. That’s pure grit right there. The Wolves never even trailed, putting the game totally out of reach in the third quarter when they outscored Orlando 29-15, building a massive 26-point lead.
Magic Couldn’t Find a Rhythm Anywhere
Orlando just couldn’t get anything going. Wendell Carter Jr. led them with 20 points and nine boards, and Franz Wagner added 18, but the team’s shooting was rough. They shot a dismal 44% from the field and an even worse 20.5% from beyond the arc. Wagner went just 1 for 6 from three, and Desmond Bane was 1 for 9. Combined, those two were 2 for 15 from downtown. The Wolves also capitalized on Orlando’s sloppy play, holding them to just seven points off seven turnovers. The Magic are now 0-2, and man, they’ve got some work to do.
The Timberwolves, on the other hand, are off to a red-hot 2-0 start. Even without their star playing at his best, they showed they’ve got depth and a nasty bite on the boards. You gotta love that kind of team win, especially this early in the season.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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