{"id":224399,"date":"2026-04-09T04:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T04:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/224399\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T04:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T04:28:08","slug":"orlando-wraps-up-the-regular-season-with-road-trips-to-chicago-and-boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/224399\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando wraps up the regular season with road trips to Chicago and Boston."},"content":{"rendered":"

ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 The Orlando Magic beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 132-120 Wednesday night at the Kia Center in their regular season home finale.<\/p>\n

The Magic (44-36) wrap up the regular season with road trips Friday to Chicago and Sunday to Boston. The game against the Celtics has been elevated to a 6:00 tipoff on ESPN.<\/p>\n

Orlando can still reach a Top 6 seed if they win out, but they will need some help. Their playoff destination will be solidified late Sunday night.<\/p>\n

In Wednesday\u2019s win against a Minnesota team that rested most of their starters, Paolo Banchero led the Magic with 20 points.<\/p>\n

Desmond Bane added 18 points and Franz Wagner had 17 points. Franz went down with an injury in the third quarter, but returned to action.<\/p>\n

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