Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Credit Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Cole Anthony scored 31 points, rookie Franz Wagner had a career-high 28 and the Orlando Magic (2-6) ended a four-game losing streak with a 115-97 (26-32, 27-26, 19-20, 43-19) comeback victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves (3-3) on Monday in Minneapolis.

Player of the Game
Cole  Anthony
EFF
32
Cole Anthony
Points 31
Accuracy 8-17
Rebounds 9
Assists 8

Anthony (14 points) and Wagner combined for 24 fourth-quarter points as Orlando outscored the Timberwolves 43-19 over the final 12 minutes. Minnesota was on top by 13 points in the second quarter and 11 late in the third.

The Timberwolves took a 78-72 lead into the fourth period, but the Magic pulled ahead 94-85 on Anthony's 3-pointer with 6:28 remaining. Wagner hit a 3-pointer from the corner to make it 99-89 at the 4:57 mark, and he later drove the lane for a dunk and a 104-91 advantage.

Wagner shot 10-for-18, including 5-for-9 from beyond the arc, as the Magic salvaged one victory during its three-game road trip that included losses to the Toronto Raptors and Detroit Pistons. Wagner has reached double figures in all eight Orlando games this season.

Anthony made six triples and added nine rebounds and eight assists. Orlando's Wendell Carter Jr. had 15 points and 14 rebounds.

Magic guard Jalen Suggs totaled 15 points in his return to the state of Minnesota. The fifth overall pick in the 2021 draft was born in Saint Paul and attended Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis before he played one collegiate season at Gonzaga University.

Karl-Anthony Towns amassed 23 points and 16 rebounds and Anthony Edwards scored 24 points, but Minnesota dropped its third straight game at the Target Center and fell for the third time in four games overall.

The Timberwolves, who entered the day No. 4 in the league in defensive efficiency, allowed Orlando to shoot 45.1 percent from the field and sink 17 of 43 3-point attempts (39.5 percent).

Timberwolves starting point guard D'Angelo Russell played 17 minutes before leaving the game with a right ankle sprain. He scored three points on 1-for-8 shooting and had five rebounds and three assists for Minnesota, which was also without guard Patrick Beverley (left calf soreness).

Orlando shot just 38.2 percent in the first half, but the Magic stayed within 58-53 at halftime thanks to a decided edge at the free-throw line. The Magic converted 20 of 25 free throws - compared with 2 of 4 for Minnesota - as Anthony sank nine of his 11 attempts.

Minnesota Timberwolves: Anthony Edwards 24 (10/22 FG, 6 REB), Karl-Anthony Towns 23 (8/17 FG, 16 REB), Malik Beasley 11.

Orlando Magic: Cole Anthony 31 (8/17 FG, 9 REB, 8 AST), Franz Wagner 28 (10/18 FG), Jalen Suggs 15, Wendell Carter 15 (14 REB).

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Minnesota Timberwolves
Orlando Magic
37%
36/97
Field goals
45%
37/82
58
Rebounds
62
21
Assists
21
8
Steals
5
14
Turnovers
16
20
Fouls
19

Best players

Anthony  Edwards
24 PTS
10/22 FG
2/4 FT
Cole  Anthony
31 PTS
8/17 FG
9/11 FT
Karl-Anthony  Towns
16 REB
10 DREB
6 OREB
Wendell  Carter
14 REB
10 DREB
4 OREB
Karl-Anthony  Towns
6 As
2 TO
37 MIN
Cole  Anthony
8 As
4 TO
38 MIN
Karl-Anthony  Towns
29 EFF
44% 2P%
50% 3P%
Cole  Anthony
32 EFF
33% 2P%
55% 3P%