Timberwolves Host Struggling Magic
The Minnesota Timberwolves play host to the Orlando Magic at Target Center on Wednesday evening.

This marks the first game of a three-game home stand for the Timberwolves (3-9), as they look to get back on track after two consecutive losses and build on their, 2-4, home record. Ricky Rubio, Karl-Anthony Towns and Juancho Hernangomez all remain questionable for action on Wednesday due to health protocols. D'Angelo Russell leads the Timberwolves with team highs of 21.6 points and 5.6 assists per game. Malik Beasley continues to play well, averaging 19.8 points, while shooting 39 percent from long range. Naz Reid has been seeing extra minutes with all the time Towns has missed, and he is averaging 10.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game. The Timberwolves need to get their defense in order, as they are giving up an average of 117.8 points per game, which is fourth most in the league. On the other hand, they are averaging 107.7 points per game, while shooting 44.0 percent from the field, which is fifth worst in the league.

Meanwhile, the Magic (6-8) are in the midst of a major rough patch, as they have dropped their last six games in a row. This marks their second game of a three-game road trip, as they look to end the slide and build on their, 3-5, road record. The Magic are averaging 104.5 points per game, which is third fewest in the league, while shooting 42.9 percent from the field, which is second worst in the league. They are not doing much better on the defensive end, as they are giving up an average of 110.7 points against, while allowing opponents to shoot 47.7 percent from the field. Nonetheless, Nikola Vucevic continues to play well for Orlando, averaging team highs of 22.9 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. Terrence Ross is averaging 16.4 points on 43 percent shooting, as he continues to fill the sixth-man role. Evan Fournier (back) remains questionable for action.
Posted on: 1/19/2021 11:21 AM
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