The Boston Celtics pulled away late to beat the Magic 111-107 in Orlando. Three Celtics threes on three straight possessions in the final two minutes were enough to put the Magic away and into a 4-6 record.Paolo Banchero’s 28 points were a game-high, but 17 turnovers for 29 Boston points proved to be the main issue in a close loss in the Kia Center. The Magic currently averages 16.2 turnovers per game, bottom six in the league.”Don’t turn the ball over,” said Magic Head Coach Jamahl Mosley. “Give yourself a chance.”Two forced charging fouls by Jalen Suggs in the final frame kept things interesting, but five fouls for Paolo Banchero with around eight minutes remaining in the fourth made things difficult for the former Rookie of the Year. Orlando immediately went down 11 points and Jamahl Mosley called timeout. They wouldn’t get the lead back after. “Don’t play in a crowd,” Mosley said. “If they put two (people) on the ball, move it. The game tells you what to do.”Orlando struggled again from deep, shooting 23% (7/30) from beyond the arc. The Magic currently rank fourth to last in the NBA in three pointers made per game (11.1).The Magic came into tonight’s matchup winners of three of their last four, with their last win coming on the front end of this two-game home tilt with Boston, 123 to 110.Twenty-five points off the bench by halftime for Celtics’ Anfernee Simons erased a double-digit deficit early for Boston to tie the score at 54 going into halftime. Simons scored 15 more points in the first half than Orlando’s entire bench through the full 48 minutes of play.Fourteen lead changes in the third alone set up a tight fourth quarter that was anyone’s game. But the Magic couldn’t capitalize, as the Celtics got their fifth win of the season.The Celtics head to Philadelphia to play the 76ers on Tuesday night.The Magic stay home to play the Portland Trail Blazers Monday night.
ORLANDO, Fla. —
The Boston Celtics pulled away late to beat the Magic 111-107 in Orlando.
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Three Celtics threes on three straight possessions in the final two minutes were enough to put the Magic away and into a 4-6 record.
Paolo Banchero’s 28 points were a game-high, but 17 turnovers for 29 Boston points proved to be the main issue in a close loss in the Kia Center. The Magic currently averages 16.2 turnovers per game, bottom six in the league.
“Don’t turn the ball over,” said Magic Head Coach Jamahl Mosley. “Give yourself a chance.”
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#Magic coach Jamahl Mosley has continued to repeat “17 turnovers for 29 points” throughout his post-game press conference no matter what question he’s asked.
— Jason Beede (@therealBeede) November 10, 2025
Two forced charging fouls by Jalen Suggs in the final frame kept things interesting, but five fouls for Paolo Banchero with around eight minutes remaining in the fourth made things difficult for the former Rookie of the Year. Orlando immediately went down 11 points and Jamahl Mosley called timeout. They wouldn’t get the lead back after.
“Don’t play in a crowd,” Mosley said. “If they put two (people) on the ball, move it. The game tells you what to do.”
Orlando struggled again from deep, shooting 23% (7/30) from beyond the arc. The Magic currently rank fourth to last in the NBA in three pointers made per game (11.1).
The Magic came into tonight’s matchup winners of three of their last four, with their last win coming on the front end of this two-game home tilt with Boston, 123 to 110.
Twenty-five points off the bench by halftime for Celtics’ Anfernee Simons erased a double-digit deficit early for Boston to tie the score at 54 going into halftime. Simons scored 15 more points in the first half than Orlando’s entire bench through the full 48 minutes of play.
Fourteen lead changes in the third alone set up a tight fourth quarter that was anyone’s game. But the Magic couldn’t capitalize, as the Celtics got their fifth win of the season.
The Celtics head to Philadelphia to play the 76ers on Tuesday night.
The Magic stay home to play the Portland Trail Blazers Monday night.