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The Celtics shook off a slow start on Sunday night and rallied for an impressive 111-107 road win over the Orlando Magic at Kia Center. The visitors fought back from a 12-point deficit in the win and took command of the game with an 18-5 run in the opening six minutes of the fourth quarter to build a double-digit lead.
The Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic are facing off for the second time in three days. On Friday, the Celtics lost 110-123 to the Magic in an NBA Cup game. Orl
After facing the Celtics twice in three days, the Magic host the Trail Blazers for the lone time this season Monday night at Kia Center.
Franz Wagner scored 27 points, Desmond Bane added 22 points and seven assists and the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics 123-110 Friday night in their NBA Cup opener. Jaylen Brown scored 32 points for the Celtics. Payton Pritchard added 27 points and Derrick White had 16 points and 10 assists.
Brown seemed to be suggesting that the referees wanted retribution against him after he criticized officials earlier in the week.
Magic Johnson recalls the difficult conversation he had with his wife, Cookie Johnson, about his HIV diagnosis.
In theory, Desmond Bane was supposed to transform the Orlando Magic. He was supposed to elevate them offensively, both with his shooting gravity and his playmaking. He was supposed to make Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner's lives easier and allow the Magic to diversify their attack.
There are a lot of ways to describe how great Larry Bird really was as a player. Perhaps his fellow Hall of Famer and former rival Isiah Thomas once came up with the best description of Larry Legend's greatness.