ORLANDO – Anthony Edwards took flight Thursday night during the third quarter of the Timberwolves' 104-89 victory over the Orlando Magic, and when he landed, he created another highlight-reel throw-down that will slot nicely on every compilation of dunks Edwards has had in his career.

Edwards leapt from the left lane as Orlando's Anthony Black slid over to defend. Except it seemed Black was caught between getting out of the way and trying to defend Edwards. Either way, Edwards dunked over his head and drew a foul. Similar to other dunks of Edwards' career, such as when he posterized John Collins in Utah a season ago, it sent a shudder through the home crowd and a jolt of energy through his teammates.

"I feel that's typically how it go, especially if it's a big play like that," Edwards said. "The away fans, they get on your side after a dunk like that. … It gives me a lot of energy for sure. You feel like you're at home after you dunk on somebody like that."

The Wolves went from up seven before Edwards' dunk to burying the shorthanded Magic, who were down several key contributors, including franchise player Paolo Banchero and Minnehaha Academy alum Jalen Suggs.

The dunk was the only two-point field goal Edwards made on a night he shot 5-for-19 (4-for-11 from three-point range). But he added seven assists and the Wolves cruised to their third consecutive victory. The mercurial Wolves have had ebbs and flows, when it seems losing and winning both come in small bunches. They are riding another crest right now.

"I don't know. I hope it's the end of it, though," said forward Julius Randle, who had 23 points and 10 rebounds. "I think we're due for a good winning streak right now. We've had a tough schedule. I'm not making excuses obviously, but we played the best of the best, so there's going to be a little bit of that, but we're due for a winning streak, and hopefully that's the end of [the losing streaks]."

This latest winning streak has coincided with strong play from Edwards, who didn't have his best shooting night Thursday but had lifted the Wolves by scoring 53 points in a loss at Detroit and then 37 in a home victory over the Clippers and 32 in a victory at New Orleans. This scoring binge came after Edwards, who spoke postgame for the first time in a few games, complained about the volume of double teams he was seeing following a loss to Boston on Jan. 2. How does he feel now?

"I'm ballin' like Spalding," Edwards said. He then added: "I'm a player who loves to score the ball. It's very challenging at times, but it's fun to figure out different ways to still be aggressive and still be myself. Watching more and more film is starting to make it a little more relief instead of stressing me out."

To coach Chris Finch, Edwards' comments about double teams were an example of his candor and authenticity. Finch said while Edwards didn't walk back what he said, he vowed to improve in the days after.

"Much has been said about that, and anybody who knows Ant knows anything that comes out of his mouth is real and genuine," Finch said. "He's just frustrated. Upon reflection, he realized this is his new reality. You want to be a great player in the league? This is what you're going to face. His approach has changed. He's using strategies to attack these things."

The main strategy is to make quicker decisions, whether he is passing, attacking or shooting. He is trying to negate the effects of the double teams.

On his dunk Thursday, there was no hesitation as Edwards took a handoff from Naz Reid (16 points). Edwards was heading to the basket with Orlando's Trevelin Queen trailing him. Black was the only one in his way, and he appeared as if he immediately regretted his decision to come over. Edwards was airborne and Black joined others like Collins and Yuta Watanabe as the guys in the bottom halves of Edwards posters.

So where did this one rank in that collection?

"It was just cool," Reid said with a smile. "That wasn't the best. … It's like top 10. It was cool though. But definitely gets us excited, gets us all riled up."

Added Jaden McDaniels: "It was a 10, but he had better ones for sure. That one, you can tell dude didn't even want to get dunked on, for real. He tried to back out of it. … But it was a 10 for sure."

Even Edwards agreed. It was a great dunk, not his best. He said it wasn't up there with some of his others because Black is a guard. Though Black stands 6-7, Edwards expects to be able to dunk over guards.

"He's still a guard," Edwards said. "You're not expecting him to go meet me at the rim and block my shot. … But if it was one of those bigs, trust me, I probably would've got a tech."