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Boston Celtics at Orlando Magic

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22-7, 11-3 Away
Final
104 - 108

19-12, 12-2 Home

Da Silva's late 3 preserves Magic's 108-104 comeback win over Tatum-less Celtics

Boston Celtics vs. Orlando Magic: Game Highlights

With Tatum sidelined two nights after his 43-point triple-double in a win at Chicago, Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 35 points.

Boston led 58-43 at halftime, but the Magic dominated the third quarter to tie the game by the end of that period, and they pushed ahead by 10 in the fourth. The Celtics made a late run and Brown’s layup got Boston within 105-104 with 59.6 seconds left. Al Horford missed a potential go-ahead 3-pointer for the Celtics, and da Silva responded with his game-sealing 3.

Trevelin Queen added 17 points in his first NBA start and Jalen Suggs scored 16 for the Magic. Kristaps Porzingis and Derrick White each scored 17 for the Celtics.

Magic center Goga Bitadze was ejected with 3:36 left for stepping into an altercation between Suggs and Porzingis, both of whom drew technical fouls.

Takeaways Celtics: The defending NBA champions went cold in the second half in their final road game of 2024.

Magic: Orlando was outplayed in the first half for a second straight game while playing without Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and Mo Wagner, but still found a way to win.

Key moment Late in the third quarter, Cole Anthony lost the ball on a drive, stole it back in the corner and drove around the 7-foot-3 Porzingis and 7-2 Luke Kornet for a reverse layup to give the Magic their first lead, 73-72.

Key stat The Celtics, who average almost 19 3-pointers per game on 51 attempts, shot 8 for 32 from distance.

Up next Celtics: Host Philadelphia on Christmas Day.

Magic: Host Miami on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

ORL leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 104 - 108
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 104 - 108
4th 3.1 Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound 104 - 108
4th 6.1 Jaylen Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper 104 - 108
4th 9.2 Tristan da Silva makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trevelin Queen assists) 104 - 108

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/bos.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBOS https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/orl.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originORL
37-84 FG 37-83
44 Field Goal % 45
8-33 3PT 13-33
24 Three Point % 39
22-27 FT 21-21
81 Free Throw % 100
41 Rebounds 42
8 Offensive Rebounds 7
33 Defensive Rebounds 35
13 Assists 26
13 Steals 11
5 Blocks 9
18 Turnovers 20
1 Team Turnovers 0
19 Total Turnovers 20
2 Technical Fouls 2
2 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
23 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 29
13 Fast Break Points 19
54 Points in Paint 40
16 Fouls 24
15 Largest Lead 10
Orlando Magic Orlando Magic Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Anthony Black, G Out Mar 25
Jonathan Isaac, F Out Mar 25
Franz Wagner, F Out Mar 25
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jaylen Brown, G Day-To-Day Mar 27
Nikola Vucevic, C Out Mar 7

Game Information

Kia Center

Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 18,846 · Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 49 24 .671 - W2
New York 48 26 .649 1.5 L1
Toronto 41 32 .562 8 W1
Philadelphia 40 33 .548 9 W1
Brooklyn 17 57 .230 32.5 L10

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 41 33 .554 - L1
Charlotte 39 34 .534 1.5 W5
Orlando 39 34 .534 1.5 W1
Miami 39 35 .527 2 L1
Washington 17 56 .233 23.5 L1
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