Franz Wagner scored 32 factors, Paolo Banchero added 29 and the Orlando Magic beat Boston 95-93 on Friday evening to chop the Celtics‘ result in 2-1 within the Japanese Convention first-round collection.
Jayson Tatum had 36 factors and 9 rebounds for the Celtics in his return to the beginning lineup after lacking Sport 2 with a bruised wrist.
The defending NBA champions have been 33-8 on the highway this season however are actually 0-3 in Orlando in 2024-25. The Magic host Sport 4 on Sunday.
Boston rallied after scoring simply 11 factors within the third quarter to tie it 91 on Derrick White’s layup with 2:31 to play. Wagner answered with a layup, and after a miss by Tatum, adopted with one other basket for a 95-91 lead with 1:26 to play.
White scored, and after Wagner missed a 3-pointer, the Celtics bought the ball and inbounded with 0.3 seconds left however White’s move towards the basket was tapped away as time expired.
Jaylen Brown had 19 factors for the Celtics, who went 17 minutes and not using a 3-point basket within the second half.
The Celtics performed with out Jrue Holiday, who has a strained proper hamstring.
Tatum, who was listed as uncertain late Friday afternoon, scored 21 factors within the first half, main the Celtics to a 10-point lead.
Tatum’s 3-pointer early within the second half stretched their result in 11, however the Celtics missed 17 of their subsequent 19 photographs and didn’t hit one other 3-point shot till Al Horford related with 6:20 left within the fourth quarter.
Wagner and Banchero mixed for 9 factors on a 14-0 run that pulled the Magic forward they usually led 86-74 after the third quarter.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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