GAME RECAP
Impact player
* Jimmy Butler, Wolves
He scored 26 points on 10-for-19 shooting. It was his three-pointer from the corner that stopped the fourth-quarter bleeding for a Wolves team that had its 26-point lead dwindle to eight.
By the NUMBERS
14 Consecutive missed shots by the Wolves in the first six minutes of the fourth quarter.
19-1 Scoring run by the Magic to start the fourth quarter, cutting a 26-point deficit down to eight.
14 Bench points for Minnesota. The Wolves bench was outscored 30-14 and hit just three of its 20 shots.
36-14 Minnesota's edge on points from the free throw line.
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