The Boston Celtics went on a 13-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Orlando Magic 111-107.
The Magic led 85-83 with 9:56 left in the fourth quarter. Hugo González’s corner 3-pointer put the Celtics ahead for good with 8:27 left. Luka Garza scored 6 points during the run, and they led 96-85 with 5:50 left.
The Magic got within 104-103 on Paolo Banchero’s 12-foot turnaround jumper with 59 seconds to play, but Derrick White answered with a 3-pointer, and the Magic got no closer than 107-105.
Jordan Walsh’s corner 3-pointer with 13.2 seconds left made it 110-105 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Celtics outscored the Magic 15-13. Jaylen Brown scored 6 of the Celtics’ 15 on 2 for 4 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line.
Brown scored 27 points. Anfernee Simons added 25 points (16 in the second quarter) on 8 for 13 shooting off the bench. White added 21 points and 3 steals, and Garza had 16 points and 8 rebounds on 7 for 8 shooting off the bench. The Celtics had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Magic, Banchero scored 28 points, and Jalen Suggs added 20 points (11 in the first quarter), 8 rebounds and 3 steals on 6 for 8 shooting. Franz Wagner had 20 points and 9 rebounds but shot 5 for 17. Banchero scored 14 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter. The Magic had 3 20-point scorers.
The Celtics shot 47.1% from the field and 39.4% from 3 to the Magic’s 44.9% and 24.1%. They outscored the Magic 50-18 off the bench. The Magic’s starters outscored the Celtics 54-37 in 18 minutes together. Neemias Queta fouled out.