The Orlando Magic dominated the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-92 to win their third straight game on Saturday.
Desmond Bane dropped 30 points, while Paolo Banchero tallied 25 points and 15 rebounds for the Magic. Jalen Suggs added 14, and Tristan da Silva had 11 points, who moved atop the Southeast Division.
On the other hand, Anthony Edwards scored 34 points, including 13 of 14 from the free-throw line, not enough to extend its five-game winning streak.
Julius Randle had 14 and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds, Naz Reid added 13, and Rudy Gobert with 12 points for the Wolves.
The Timberwolves shot just 35.7% and scored their second-fewest points of the season, as Donte DiVincenzo and Jaden McDaniels combined to go 0 for 15.
Banchero made 10 of 18 shots, while Bane was 10 of 17 from the field and made all 10 free throws for his 11th 30-plus point game of the season.
81-61 lead midway through the third quarter, as Wendell Carter Jr. and Suggs added four during a 17-4 Magic run.
Randle had a steal and dunk to key a surge to get the Wolves within 90-78 entering the final quarter, but Orlando scored seven of the first eight fourth-quarter points to push the lead back to 18.
Edwards had seven points in a 68-second span, and Randle followed with a steal and dunk to key a surge to get the Wolves within 90-78 entering the final quarter.
Orlando scored seven of the first eight fourth-quarter points to push the lead back to 18.
The Magic were 5-2 in their past seven games and finished the first half on a 19-2 run, including 14 straight points, for a 60-50 lead.
Meanwhile, Orlando guard Anthony Black averaged 15.5 points per game and played for just two minutes in the first quarter before leaving with a lower back strain.
Black missed two games with a right quad contusion before returning Thursday.
Up next: the Magic at Milwaukee on Sunday, while the Timberwolves will begin a four-game road trip on Tuesday at the Los Angeles Lakers.
