The Magic’s six-game road trip reaches its midway point on Friday in Minnesota.
Of the four remaining games on the Western swing of the trip, the match-up with the 17-21 Timberwolves seemingly would have been the best opportunity for Orlando to steal a win. After Minnesota, the Magic face the Clippers, the Kings (on the second game of a back-to-back), and the Jazz.
But the Magic face the T-wolves at a time when their star center is in the midst of his best stretch of the season, and their starting point guard is set to return after a nine-game absence.