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Tatum and Brown pace Celtics past Magic 107-98 to take a 3-1 series lead

Tatum and Brown pace Celtics past Magic 107-98 to take a 3-1 series lead

  • Eyes on NBA 2025/04/28 06:05
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Jayson Tatum had 37 points and 14 rebounds, Jaylen Brown added 21 points and 11 rebounds and the Boston Celtics took a 3-1 lead in their NBA playoff series with a 107-98 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday night.


Kristaps Porzingis scored 19 points, including a dunk of his own missed layup that put Boston ahead for keeps with 3:58 left.


Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 31 points.


Game 5 of the best-of-7 first-round series will be played Tuesday night in Boston.


Derrick White finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Celtics. Al Horford blocked five shots.

Franz Wagner had 24 points and seven assists for Orlando. Corey Joseph added 12 points, the highest scoring output for a Magic guard in the series.


The 7-foot-3 Porzingis, who played only 22 minutes due to foul trouble, helped Boston overcome shooting 9 for 31 from 3-point range with dominant inside play in the first half.


“I think he set the tone for us in the half-court game,” Boston coach Joe Mazzulla said. “I thought he got us off to a great start offensively with his screening and his ability to get to the rim.”


Boston guard Jrue Holiday sat out a second straight game with a strained right hamstring.

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