ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 37 factors and 14 rebounds, Jaylen Brown added 21 factors and 11 rebounds and the Boston Celtics took a 3-1 lead of their NBA playoff sequence with a 107-98 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday night time.
Kristaps Porzingis scored 19 factors, together with a dunk of his personal missed layup that put Boston forward for retains with 3:58 left. Derrick White completed with 18 factors, seven rebounds and 7 assists.
Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 31 factors.
Recreation 5 of the best-of-7 first-round sequence will likely be performed Tuesday night time in Boston.
Franz Wagner had 24 factors and 7 assists for Orlando. Corey Joseph added 12 factors, the best scoring output for a Magic guard within the sequence.
The 7-foot-3 Porzingis, who performed solely 22 minutes on account of foul bother, helped Boston overcome capturing 9 for 31 from 3-point vary with dominant inside play within the first half.
The Magic shot 8 for 29 from behind the arc.
Boston guard Jrue Vacation sat out a second straight sport with a strained proper hamstring.
A dunk by Porzingis began an 18-3 run by Boston halfway by the primary half. A 3-pointer by Porzingis gave the Celtics a nine-point lead, the most important of the sport, with 7:45 left within the second quarter.
The Magic by no means led after that, however a dunk by Wendell Carter Jr. tied the sport at 91 with 4:18 remaining.
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