The Celtics made 17 triples against the Magic on Friday night. Orlando ended with just 5. The long-range game was the difference.
Massachusetts native AJ Dybantsa revealed the advice he received from Boston Celtics stars Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum
It was a big game for the Celtics’ stars. Jayson Tatum scored 30 points, Kristaps Porzingis scored 23, and Jaylen Brown had 20.
Boston took advantage of a undermanned Magic squad, missing four rotation players with a dominant offensive effort from all areas of the floor. The Celtics shot a red-hot 61 percent from the field before intermission, helping them build a 12-point halftime lead.
Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and the Boston Celtics ran past the Orlando Magic 121-94. With freshman star Cooper Flagg and his Duke teammates in the stands, Tatum, a former Blue Devils standout, went 12 of 21 from the floor to help Boston break out of a recent shooting slump.
Cooper Flagg and AJ Dybantsa were at TD Garden for the Celtics-Magic game Friday night. The New England natives saw the Celtics win handily.
The Celtics are looking to get out of a recent funk as they've played some tough basketball over the past few weeks.
After Wednesday's loss at Milwaukee, Magic players pointed to an atypical lack of energy at the root of the rout. At Friday's shootaround, second-year guard Anthony Black said games like this one with the Celtics are the ones "hoopers get up for."
The Boston Celtics will host the Atlanta Hawks for an Eastern Conference matchup on Saturday night. Boston is coming off a much needed win against the Orlando M
The defending NBA Champions are on the second half of a back-to-back on Saturday, Jan. 18 when the Atlanta Hawks visit the Boston Celtics at TD Garden in Boston.
The Boston Celtics are set to host the Atlanta Hawks Saturday at TD Garden in what promises to be an exciting matchup. Fresh off a victory against the Orlando M