ORLANDO, Fla. — Paolo Banchero scored 23 points, Jonathan Isaac made his first NBA game appearance in two and a half years, and the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics’ nine-game winning streak to 113. 98 wins.
With Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown each scoring 26 points, the Celtics scored just 3 points after Tatum’s 3-pointer cut Orlando’s lead to 97-95 with 6:20 remaining. bottom.
Wendell Carter Jr. has 21 points and 11 rebounds for the Magic. Cole Anthony came off the bench and had 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
Isaac has missed 211 games since tearing his ACL at the NBA restart at Walt Disney World on August 2, 2020. He played about nine and a half minutes with his 10 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals.
A Moe Wagner 3-pointer put the Magic ahead 43-29 in the second quarter before scoring another field goal at 5:21. Tatum scored the final six points on a 12-0 run to lift the Celtics to their first lead of the game, 45-44, with 4:10 left in the first half.
Orlando led 55-54 at halftime, then extended their lead to 13 points midway through the third quarter on 3-pointers from Isaac and Gary Harris to lead 15-3.
This was the Magic’s third straight win against the Celtics, following a ten-game losing streak.
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Celtics: G Marcus Smart (right ankle) and F/C Robert Williams III (hyperextended left knee) did not play after sustaining injuries in Toronto Saturday night. I couldn’t play the game for some reason. … Tatum went to Boston’s locker his room with 6:47 left in the third quarter, but re-entered the game with 2:04 left in the period.
Magic: Fultz’s slam dunk with 7:49 left in the third quarter was the first field goal by a Magic starting guard.
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Celtics: Tuesday night in Miami.
Magic: Host Indiana on Wednesday night.
