Dosunmu, Timberwolves' bench rout Magic 115-93

Ayo Dosunmu scored 14 points with nine assists off the bench, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Orlando Magic 115-93 on Friday, October 23, without ever trailing.

Dosunmu shot 6 of 11 in 27 minutes. A 10-0 run in the second quarter made it 38-22, and another 10-0 run in the third made it 79-57.

Minnesota (2-0) pushed the lead to 26 points, 86-60, late in the third quarter, when Orlando (0-2) scored just 15 points. The game had no lead changes.

Orlando won the fourth quarter 33-29, but the margin stayed above 20. Terrence Shannon Jr. made two free throws with 1:59 left for a 112-88 lead, Jase Richardson answered with a layup, and Shannon hit a 23-foot 3-pointer, assisted by Isaiah Evans, with 59.9 seconds left to make it 115-92.

Wendell Carter Jr. led Orlando with 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting and nine rebounds. Franz Wagner scored 18 but committed six of the Magic's 16 turnovers and finished at minus-18 in 33 minutes.

Anthony Edwards made 5 of 23 shots and still scored 15 points with four steals, and Minnesota outscored Orlando by 19 while he was on the floor. The Timberwolves' bench scored 48 points to Orlando's 22, and the Magic made 8 of 39 from 3-point range.

Colin Castleton, who made all three of his shots for seven points, closed the scoring with a free throw with 46.9 seconds left.

Up next

Timberwolves: vs. the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, October 25.

Magic: at the New York Knicks on Sunday, October 25.