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| 527 | MINNESOTA | +11.5 | Over 229 | | 528 | ORLANDO | -3.5 | Under 237 |
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| All Games | 17-40 | -24 | 20-35 | 33-24 | 113.0 | 57.5 | 43.8% | 54.6 | 116.9 | 58.2 | 47.2% | 56.0 | | Road Games | 10-19 | +2.8 | 14-14 | 18-11 | 114.9 | 57.7 | 44.7% | 53.3 | 118.8 | 59.9 | 48.0% | 55.5 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4 | +2.3 | 2-3 | 4-1 | 118.6 | 61.2 | 43.8% | 51.4 | 127.0 | 65.0 | 50.9% | 60.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 113.0 | 57.5 | 40-92 | 43.8% | 13-40 | 33.4% | 19-26 | 75.7% | 55 | 11 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 6 | | vs opponents surrendering | 111.3 | 55.8 | 41-89 | 45.8% | 12-34 | 35.5% | 18-23 | 77.2% | 53 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 114.9 | 57.7 | 40-90 | 44.7% | 14-40 | 34.8% | 20-26 | 76.8% | 53 | 10 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 6 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 116.9 | 58.2 | 43-90 | 47.2% | 12-32 | 36.7% | 20-25 | 79.3% | 56 | 10 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 6 | | vs opponents averaging | 111.8 | 55.9 | 41-89 | 46.1% | 12-34 | 35.9% | 18-23 | 77.8% | 53 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 118.8 | 59.9 | 44-91 | 48.0% | 12-31 | 36.7% | 20-25 | 78.6% | 56 | 10 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 6 |
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| All Games | 26-32 | -11.9 | 25-29 | 27-30 | 104.6 | 52.5 | 43.5% | 52.9 | 106.1 | 53.5 | 45.9% | 53.5 | | Home Games | 15-14 | -5.4 | 10-17 | 11-18 | 103.8 | 52.1 | 43.5% | 54.4 | 103.8 | 52.1 | 44.6% | 53.2 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1 | +3.4 | 3-2 | 5-0 | 120.4 | 54.4 | 47.1% | 54.6 | 118.6 | 59.6 | 48.0% | 50.4 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 104.6 | 52.5 | 39-89 | 43.5% | 11-32 | 33.7% | 17-22 | 76.5% | 53 | 10 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 6 | | vs opponents surrendering | 111.3 | 56 | 41-89 | 45.7% | 12-34 | 35.6% | 18-23 | 77.0% | 53 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 103.8 | 52.1 | 38-88 | 43.5% | 11-32 | 33.0% | 16-21 | 75.4% | 54 | 11 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 6 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 106.1 | 53.5 | 40-87 | 45.9% | 12-33 | 36.7% | 14-19 | 77.2% | 54 | 9 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 5 | | vs opponents averaging | 111.7 | 56.1 | 41-89 | 46.1% | 12-34 | 35.8% | 18-23 | 77.2% | 53 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 103.8 | 52.1 | 39-87 | 44.6% | 12-33 | 36.6% | 14-19 | 75.8% | 53 | 9 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 5 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: MINNESOTA 96.6, ORLANDO 96 |
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| 1/20/2020 | DENVER | 100-107 | L | -3.5 | L | 221 | U | 38-91 | 41.8% | 46 | 9 | 43-90 | 47.8% | 59 | 13 | | 1/22/2020 | @ CHICAGO | 110-117 | L | 1 | L | 219 | O | 41-86 | 47.7% | 50 | 18 | 39-84 | 46.4% | 58 | 12 | | 1/24/2020 | HOUSTON | 124-131 | L | 5.5 | L | 234.5 | O | 48-98 | 49.0% | 55 | 17 | 47-91 | 51.6% | 47 | 10 | | 1/25/2020 | OKLAHOMA CITY | 104-113 | L | -2 | L | 225.5 | U | 40-90 | 44.4% | 50 | 13 | 39-80 | 48.7% | 48 | 11 | | 1/27/2020 | SACRAMENTO | 129-133 | L | -3 | L | 223.5 | O | 43-89 | 48.3% | 61 | 20 | 44-88 | 50.0% | 49 | 15 | | 2/1/2020 | @ LA CLIPPERS | 106-118 | L | 10 | L | 230 | U | 34-84 | 40.5% | 55 | 17 | 45-98 | 45.9% | 56 | 13 | | 2/3/2020 | @ SACRAMENTO | 109-113 | L | 1 | L | 227 | U | 37-85 | 43.5% | 54 | 16 | 38-75 | 50.7% | 45 | 16 | | 2/5/2020 | ATLANTA | 120-127 | L | -4.5 | L | 239 | O | 45-91 | 49.5% | 44 | 16 | 43-82 | 52.4% | 50 | 19 | | 2/8/2020 | LA CLIPPERS | 142-115 | W | 9.5 | W | 232.5 | O | 52-95 | 54.7% | 53 | 12 | 41-87 | 47.1% | 47 | 15 | | 2/10/2020 | @ TORONTO | 126-137 | L | 8 | L | 235.5 | O | 39-86 | 45.3% | 48 | 23 | 51-89 | 57.3% | 47 | 18 | | 2/12/2020 | CHARLOTTE | 108-115 | L | -5.5 | L | 225 | U | 39-101 | 38.6% | 58 | 11 | 43-92 | 46.7% | 65 | 13 | | 2/21/2020 | BOSTON | 117-127 | L | 8.5 | L | 225.5 | O | 36-89 | 40.4% | 51 | 8 | 44-95 | 46.3% | 66 | 10 | | 2/23/2020 | @ DENVER | 116-128 | L | 16 | W | 229 | O | 40-90 | 44.4% | 50 | 15 | 53-90 | 58.9% | 50 | 13 | | 2/24/2020 | @ DALLAS | 123-139 | L | 14 | L | 239 | O | 42-95 | 44.2% | 55 | 11 | 51-101 | 50.5% | 65 | 12 | | 2/26/2020 | @ MIAMI | 129-126 | W | 12 | W | 235 | O | 47-91 | 51.6% | 43 | 16 | 41-78 | 52.6% | 55 | 21 | | 2/28/2020 | @ ORLANDO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/1/2020 | DALLAS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/3/2020 | @ NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/4/2020 | CHICAGO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/6/2020 | ORLANDO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/8/2020 | NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/10/2020 | @ HOUSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/13/2020 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/14/2020 | @ SAN ANTONIO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 1/20/2020 | @ CHARLOTTE | 106-83 | W | -3.5 | W | 205 | U | 44-92 | 47.8% | 57 | 9 | 29-76 | 38.2% | 48 | 18 | | 1/22/2020 | OKLAHOMA CITY | 114-120 | L | -2.5 | L | 210.5 | O | 44-92 | 47.8% | 46 | 14 | 46-76 | 60.5% | 40 | 15 | | 1/24/2020 | BOSTON | 98-109 | L | -3 | L | 212.5 | U | 36-90 | 40.0% | 53 | 14 | 40-86 | 46.5% | 55 | 13 | | 1/26/2020 | LA CLIPPERS | 97-112 | L | 3.5 | L | 217.5 | U | 34-95 | 35.8% | 57 | 6 | 37-79 | 46.8% | 60 | 17 | | 1/27/2020 | @ MIAMI | 92-113 | L | 6.5 | L | 207 | U | 33-89 | 37.1% | 49 | 5 | 42-79 | 53.2% | 49 | 10 | | 2/1/2020 | MIAMI | 89-102 | L | 3.5 | L | 216.5 | U | 33-83 | 39.8% | 43 | 9 | 33-77 | 42.9% | 59 | 13 | | 2/3/2020 | @ CHARLOTTE | 112-100 | W | -4.5 | W | 203.5 | O | 43-80 | 53.7% | 43 | 9 | 41-89 | 46.1% | 54 | 12 | | 2/5/2020 | @ BOSTON | 100-116 | L | 3 | L | 212 | O | 32-75 | 42.7% | 46 | 17 | 46-86 | 53.5% | 49 | 12 | | 2/6/2020 | @ NEW YORK | 103-105 | L | -4 | L | 208 | P | 34-75 | 45.3% | 48 | 20 | 43-92 | 46.7% | 52 | 13 | | 2/8/2020 | MILWAUKEE | 95-112 | L | 10.5 | L | 226.5 | U | 37-98 | 37.8% | 50 | 9 | 42-93 | 45.2% | 68 | 16 | | 2/10/2020 | ATLANTA | 135-126 | W | -8.5 | W | 223 | O | 50-95 | 52.6% | 55 | 10 | 47-88 | 53.4% | 37 | 12 | | 2/12/2020 | DETROIT | 116-112 | W | -6.5 | L | 209 | O | 44-96 | 45.8% | 54 | 12 | 40-92 | 43.5% | 53 | 20 | | 2/21/2020 | DALLAS | 106-122 | L | 4 | L | 221 | O | 41-104 | 39.4% | 55 | 7 | 43-84 | 51.2% | 58 | 15 | | 2/24/2020 | @ BROOKLYN | 115-113 | W | 3.5 | W | 213 | O | 44-89 | 49.4% | 48 | 10 | 46-96 | 47.9% | 53 | 12 | | 2/26/2020 | @ ATLANTA | 130-120 | W | -3 | W | 230.5 | O | 49-100 | 49.0% | 61 | 8 | 42-94 | 44.7% | 51 | 9 | | 2/28/2020 | MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/29/2020 | @ SAN ANTONIO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/2/2020 | PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/4/2020 | @ MIAMI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/6/2020 | @ MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/10/2020 | @ MEMPHIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/12/2020 | CHICAGO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/15/2020 | CHARLOTTE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | MINNESOTA: LAST SEASON: 36-46, finished 11th in Western Conference.
COACH: Ryan Saunders (second season, 17-25 as interim coach last season).
PROJECTED STARTING FIVE: G Jeff Teague (12.1 ppg), G Andrew Wiggins (18.1), F Jake Layman (7.6), F Robert Covington (14.5), C Karl-Anthony Towns (24.4).
KEY LOSSES: G Derrick Rose, G Tyus Jones, F Taj Gibson, F Dario Saric, F Anthony Tolliver, G Jerryd Bayless, F Luol Deng.
KEY ADDITIONS: Layman, G Jarrett Culver, G Shabazz Napier, G/F Treveon Graham, F Noah Vonleh, F Jordan Bell, G Jaylen Nowell, C Naz Reid.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Towns is as versatile of a big man as there is in the league, but he can't carry the scoring load alone so the pressure will be on Wiggins to take a step forward under Saunders in the second year of his max contract extension carrying a $27 million salary cap hit. Having a healthy Covington, the team's best defender who arrived in the Jimmy Butler trade from the Sixers last season but missed the last 45 games because of a bone bruise on his knee, will be a critical factor. Culver, the sixth overall pick in the draft out of NCAA runner up Texas Tech, ought to provide more of that valuable perimeter defense along with Josh Okogie off the bench. Either of them could crack the starting lineup at some point, too.
OUTLOOK: The Timberwolves have started fresh, yet again, with Saunders, the youngest coach in the league, beneath an overhauled front office headed by new president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas. With Towns and Wiggins, they have a pair of under-25 standouts locked in, and a quiet offseason relative to the rest of the NBA yielded some useful role players in Layman, Vonleh, Bell, Napier and Graham. The first steps are to establish themselves as a far more consistent and efficient team on defense and shooting from the outside. With the Western Conference even more loaded than before, though, it will be tough to measure progress in the standings. Increasing their win total will be a tall order. | | ORLANDO: LAST SEASON: 42-40, lost 4-1 in first round to Toronto
COACH: Steve Clifford (second season with Magic; seventh season overall, 238-254).
PROJECTED STARTING FIVE: G Evan Fournier (15.1 ppg), G D.J. Augustin (11.7), F Aaron Gordon (16.0), F Jonathan Isaac (9.6), C Nikola Vucevic (20.8).
KEY LOSSES: None.
KEY ADDITIONS: F Al-Farouq Aminu, G Markelle Fultz (acquired in February from Philadelphia but didn't play).
PLAYERS TO WATCH: There isn't a lot of mystery to the Magic entering this season, since they bring back basically the same team and will be adding a former No. 1 overall pick in Fultz who has worked for months to fix his shoulder and shooting issues. Vucevic is coming off a season where he set career-bests in points, rebounds and assists per game. When Gordon scored big, the Magic were really good; they went 16-8 in the 24 games where Gordon reached the 20-point mark. Terrence Ross is basically a sixth starter for Orlando, needing only 26.5 minutes per game to average 15.1 points last season in an instant-offense role coming off the bench.
OUTLOOK: The Magic improved by 17 wins last season and reached the playoffs for the first time since 2012, doing all that without the burden of expectation. They won't have that same luxury this year, not after bringing back virtually every part of a team that didn't just get into the playoffs but did so by going 22-9 down the stretch of the regular season. Getting to the foul line more would be a major help, after the Magic ranked last in free throws made and free throws attempted last season. The biggest challenge for Clifford may be finding ways for his team to replicate the same get-into-the-playoffs hunger it had a year ago. |
| | Magic playing well as T-Wolves visit
The Orlando Magic have reversed course following a disastrous stretch to both strengthen their grasp on the Eastern Conference's final playoff spot and inch closer to the No. 7 seed. The Magic aim to continue their ascent Friday, when they host the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves. Orlando answered a run of eight losses in nine games with its fourth win in five outings on Wednesday, courtesy of a 130-120 victory over Atlanta. Mo Bamba flourished in the early stages against the Hawks, Aaron Gordon scored 18 of his 25 points in the third quarter and Evan Fournier added 14 of his 28 in the fourth. "That's the way it's gotta be," Magic coach Steve Clifford said. "That's what the NBA is. If you want to win, you've gotta have everybody playing well, and our guys know that. We've won four out of five and that's the way it's gotta be." Bamba matched a career high with 15 points after Nikola Vucevic picked up two quick fouls. Bamba also had 10 rebounds and four blocked shots. Gordon has turned it up in February by averaging 19.9 points and 9.0 rebounds. The spirited stretch has boosted the 24-year-old's season averages to 14.5 and 7.5, respectively. "No adjustments ... just playing the same game, bringing a little bit more energy to it," Gordon said, per the Orlando Sentinel. "Just kind of being more physical ... turning my motor on." Fournier, who shares the team lead with 19.0 points per game, has upped the ante over his last three. He's averaging 25.7 points while shooting 54.7 percent (29 of 53). The recent drive has enabled Orlando to grab a 4 1/2-game lead for the final playoff spot in the conference standings and pull to a half-game behind seventh-place Brooklyn. The No. 7 seed holds greater weight considering the owner of the eighth slot likely will face reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and league-best Milwaukee in the first round. The Timberwolves answered a dismal 1-18 run with a sterling comeback in a 129-126 victory at Miami on Wednesday. Minnesota overcame a 12-point deficit with 3:59 remaining in the fourth quarter to complete its second straight season sweep of the Heat. "You just can't say enough about the group in the locker room," Timberwolves coach Ryan Saunders said. "It's a special group the way these guys are pushing through a lot of unknowns, a lot of change, a lot of adversity right now so I'm just really thrilled for this group." D'Angelo Russell highlighted his 27-point performance by sinking seven 3-pointers against Miami. The 24-year-old is averaging 24.4 points, 8.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds in five games since being acquired from Golden State earlier this month. Malik Beasley, acquired from Denver in a blockbuster four-team trade earlier this month, is averaging 21.7 points and 6.0 rebounds in seven games with the Timberwolves. --Field Level Media |
| | Last Updated: 5/1/2024 7:04:56 PM EST. |
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