Nikola Vučević had 24 points (16 in the paint) and 12 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic held off the Boston Celtics 93-90.
The Magic never trailed and led by as many as 13. The Magic led 32-19 with 10:33 left in the second quarter, and the Celtics got within 91-90 with 14 seconds left.
The Celtics had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Gordon Hayward missed a 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds left that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Magic outscored the Celtics 9-4. Jonathan Isaac scored 4 of the Magic’s 9 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Evan Fournier and D.J. Augustin set each other up for 6 baskets and 16 points, 4 of them 3-pointers.
For the Celtics, Kyrie Irving had 22 points (14 in the paint) and 8 rebounds, and Al Horford went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Celtics committed 12 turnovers to the Magic’s 9 and outscored them 23-6 on the fast break.