Minnesota Timberwolves vs Orlando Magic Head-to-Head

Modern Rivalry
Minnesota Timberwolves
Orlando Magic
Magic lead Timberwolves46to27

Magic hold a decisive edge in 73 all-time meetings.

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At a glance

Minnesota Timberwolves vs Orlando Magic insights

The edge
+19wins for Magic
63% Magic · 37% Timberwolves

The rivalry has stayed roughly even across eras: 35-22 since 1996.

Recent form
9-11last 20
Magic on a 2-game streak

Magic won 132-120 on Apr 8, 2026

Where it matters
0playoff games

These teams have never met in the playoffs.

The story

Magic built their historical edge pre-1996, winning 11 of 16 decided meetings (69%). In the modern era they are 35-22 against each other (61% Magic). Games average a 11.1-point winning margin, with the largest decided blowout coming via Magic's 42-point win. Across the last 20 decided meetings Magic hold a 11-9 edge, suggesting the modern balance leans their way. The 1990s produced the deepest sample with 21 recorded meetings, more than any other decade in the series and the era that anchors most of its statistical character. Their first recorded meeting fell in 1989, so the rivalry has now spanned 37 seasons of league history. Most recent result: Magic won 132-120 on Apr 8, 2026. Through the 2020s Magic have led 9-5 between the teams.

Win Percentage
27W
46W
MIN
ORL
37%63%
Minnesota TimberwolvesOrlando Magic

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
DateHomeAwayScoreWinner
Apr 8, 2026ORLMIN132120ORL
Mar 7, 2026MINORL92119ORL
Mar 14, 2025MINORL118111MIN
Jan 9, 2025ORLMIN89104MIN
Feb 2, 2024MINORL106108ORL
Jan 9, 2024ORLMIN92113MIN
Feb 3, 2023MINORL120127ORL
Nov 16, 2022ORLMIN108126MIN
Mar 11, 2022ORLMIN118110ORL
Nov 1, 2021MINORL97115ORL
Last Meeting
Apr 8, 2026Final
ORL
132
HOME
MIN
120
AWAY
Magicwon by12
Magic' 2nd straight in this series·Game 73 of all-time series

All-Time Record

Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season73 games
27
46
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Minnesota Timberwolves Biggest Win
12896+32
May 9, 2021
Orlando Magic Biggest Win
12886+42
Nov 3, 2010
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
Season MIN ORL Games
202526022
202425202
202324112
202223112
202122022
202021112
201920022
201819112
201718112
201617202

Matchup Insights

Home / Away Split
16-20MIN HOME26-11ORL HOME
AWAY
11-26
MIN
AWAY
20-16
ORL
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Orlando Magic: 2 consecutive wins
2
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 11.1 pts on average
11.1pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
MIN-Neutral
Last 1040%
All-Time37%
ORL-Neutral
Last 1060%
All-Time63%
Last 10 Results
MIN / ORL

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Methodology & Data Sources

Last updated

Every head-to-head page on SharkBetting is built from verified historical data, not generated prose. Regular-season and playoff game logs are pulled from the balldontlie API (public NBA records from 1946 onward). Playoff series results, arena capacity, and historical context are cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. Player-level top-scorer tables and largest-lead figures use the play-by-play dataset, which has complete coverage only from the 1996-97 season onward; matchups on the page that pre-date 1996 are clearly marked.

Stats are refreshed after every completed game day. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.

Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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