Sin a jAyson Tatum who lost a ‘playoff’ game for the first time in his careerlos Boston Celticswith a Jaylen Brown (36 puntos) fantastic, they got ahead for 109-100 His duel against Orlando Magic And they put themselves with 2-0 in this first round of the NBA playoffs.
The tie now travels to Orlando, where the third and fourth game will be played on Friday, April 25 and Sunday 27, respectively.
Tatum did not jump to the court for the problems on the wrist he suffered in the first game against the Magic (Eastern seventh). It seems nothing serious but the Celtics (seconds) preferred not to force with their star, who had played 114 consecutive games in ‘Playoff’ in eight seasons.
“Honestly, how would I not come back?Kristaps Porzingis
For his part, Brown understood that it was his time and signed a great performance with 36 points (12 of 19 in shots with 5 of 7 in triples), 10 rebounds and 5 assists.
Kristaps porzingis (20 points and 10 rebounds)Derrick White (17 points and 6 rebounds) and Payton Pritchard (14 points) accompanied Brown. The Dominican Al Horford held the position of head of Tatum and contributed 9 points and 10 rebounds.
Sangraiento Codazo from Goga Bitadze to Kristaps PorzingisEFE
The development of the meeting was similar to that of the previous game, with a loose first half for the Celtics (50-47), a third quarter in which they put one more march (31-24) and some Magic in which Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner were again too alone in attack.
Sangraiento Codazo from Goga Bitadze to Kristaps PorzingisAP
Banchero touched the triple-double with 32 points (12 of 25), 9 rebounds and 7 assists while Wagner achieved 25 points in some Magic with a poor 24.1 % in triples (7 of 29) and lost the battle under the hoops (46 Boston rebounds for 34 of Orlando).
Sangraiento Codazo from Goga Bitadze to Kristaps Porzingis
The image of the night starred by Porzingis, which was bleeding on the forehead after receiving a Codazo from Goga Bitadze in the fight for a rebound.
Sangraiento Codazo from Goga Bitadze to Kristaps Porzingis
The Latvian giant momentarily abandoned the game but was able to return to the court and the TD Garden applauded her like a hero for her sacrifice and claw.
“Honestly, how was I not going to come back?
