NBA

Boston Celtics at Orlando Magic

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59-21, 33-8 Away
Final
76 - 96

40-40, 22-19 Home

Magic clinch 7th spot in Eastern Conference with 96-76 win over depleted Celtics

Neemias Queta rocks the rim with poster slam

Baylor Scheierman and Payton Pritchard scored 15 points each to lead the Celtics, who did not use their top six players and made 7 of 40 3-point shots.

Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis, Derrick White, Jrue Holiday and Al Horford did not play for the Celtics.

Paolo Banchero had 15 points and six assists for the Magic. It was Wagner's 12th straight game of scoring 20 or more points.

Takeaways Celtics: Are locked into the No. 2 spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs and played a day after an overtime win against New York. The 76 points was a season-low for Boston, well under the previous low of 92 points they scored at Oklahoma City on Jan. 5.

Magic: Winning for the eighth time in 10 games, the Magic qualified for a home game in the first round of the play-in tournament against an opponent to be determined. A win in that game would earn the seventh seed in the playoffs and a first-round series against the Celtics. The Magic also clinched the Southeast Division. Guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope did not play in the second half due to a sore left knee.

Key moment Wagner, Gary Harris and Caleb Houstan hit 3-pointers and Banchero scored six points on a 20-4 third-quarter run that turned an eight-point Orlando lead into a 24-point lead.

Key stat The Celtics finished the season 33-8 on the road, with two of the losses coming in Orlando. Tatum missed both games.

Up next Celtics: Play at home against Charlotte on Friday night.

Magic: Play at Indiana on Friday night.

Regular Season Series

ORL wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 76 - 96
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 76 - 96
4th 0.0 Magic offensive team rebound 76 - 96
4th 0.0 Jett Howard misses 34-foot three point pullup jump shot 76 - 96
4th 21.1 Jett Howard defensive rebound 76 - 96

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
32-82 FG 37-91
39.0 Field Goal % 40.7
7-40 3PT 16-45
17.5 Three Point % 35.6
5-6 FT 6-8
83.3 Free Throw % 75.0
43 Rebounds 49
9 Offensive Rebounds 12
34 Defensive Rebounds 37
20 Assists 23
5 Steals 5
5 Blocks 3
15 Turnovers 10
1 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
25 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 10
11 Fast Break Points 8
38 Points in Paint 42
11 Fouls 9
3 Largest Lead 26
Orlando Magic Orlando Magic Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jalen Suggs, SG Out Mar 4
Moritz Wagner, C Out Jan 9
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

Kia Center

Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 19,128 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 61 21 .744 - W2
New York 51 31 .622 10 W1
Toronto 30 52 .366 31 L2
Brooklyn 26 56 .317 35 L3
Philadelphia 24 58 .293 37 L2

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 41 41 .500 - L1
Atlanta 40 42 .488 1 W3
Miami 37 45 .451 4 L1
Charlotte 19 63 .232 22 L7
Washington 18 64 .220 23 W1
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