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Saturday, Mar. 10 7:30pm ET
Timberwolves stumble vs. Magic, McGrady

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Don Reid apparently has learned the value of keeping his hands to himself.

Tracy McGrady
Tracy McGrady works alone on this second-period putback.
Free of foul trouble, Reid had 11 points and 13 rebounds for his first double-double in almost three years as Orlando defeated Minnesota 105-93 Saturday night.

Tracy McGrady added 33 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Magic, who won at home for the 13th time in 15 games. Darrell Armstrong had 17 points.

Minnesota was led by Kevin Garnett's 21 points -- but none in the fourth quarter -- and 15 rebounds. Wally Szczerbiak added 10 of his 16 points in the fourth period and tied a career high with 12 rebounds.

Orlando coach Doc Rivers said Reid once couldn't play to his potential because of his propensity toward crippling fouls.

"I was starting Reid earlier in the year and he was getting two and three fouls in record pace," Rivers said. "Now he's staying out of foul trouble and still doing all the things that he was doing before, and that really helps us."

Reid, whose last double-double came on April 8, 1998, entered the game averaging 3 points and 3.5 rebounds.

"That's what I try to come in and do, bring some energy, hit the boards," Reid said.

After a close first half, Orlando broke open the game late in the third quarter with a 10-1 run. Mike Miller's 3-pointer from the left wing put the Magic ahead 79-66 with 2:40 remaining in the period.

McGrady provided the highlight of the outburst, sinking a reverse layup as he was fouled and falling to the floor.

The Magic shot 58 percent (14-for-24) in the third quarter, with 18 of their 34 points coming in the paint. Orlando also got its running game working in the period, scoring 14 points on fast-break baskets.

Minnesota couldn't cut its deficit to less than seven points, and the Magic eventually took a 16-point lead with 3:03 remaining in the game on McGrady's lone 3-point attempt of the night.

Although the Timberwolves were ending a three-game Eastern swing, including a loss at Miami the night before, they refused to blame the road trip for the defeat.

Instead, they blamed the malfunctioning 24-second shot clock at T.D. Waterhouse Centre.

With about 10:30 left before halftime, the clock began buzzing after being reset. After repeated delays, the officials decided to turn it off and the public address announcer alerted players when the clock ran below 10 seconds.

"You're trying to concentrate and asking how much time is left," Minnesota coach Flip Saunders said. "No one could get into any kind of flow. It's ridiculous that in an NBA arena there's not two shot clocks or at least a backup. The last time I saw problems like this was in the CBA."

Game notes
Orlando's game against Minnesota began a stretch for the Magic when they will play four of their next five games against Western Conference teams, all at home. Before playing the Timberwolves, Orlando had a record against the West of 11-13, 6-4 at home. ... The Magic didn't commit the first of their seven turnovers until 7:31 remained in the second quarter. ... The Magic sold out T.D. Waterhouse Centre for only the second time this season.

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