BOSTON (AP) — Baylor Scheierman scored a career-high 30 points, Luka Garza added 27, including a key 3-pointer with 31.6 seconds left, and the Boston Celtics’ reserves defeated Orlando 113-108 on Sunday night, sending the Magic into a road play-in tournament game.
Scheierman, a Aurora, Nebraska native and Creighton Alum, was picked with the last selection in the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft.
Omaha Central grad John Tonje also put up 13 points in 30 minutes for the Celtics, and Nebraska alum Dalano Banton tied the team-lead in assists with 7.
Ron Harper Jr. had a career-best 27 points for Boston, and Garza grabbed 12 rebounds.
Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 23 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, and Jalen Suggs scored 23 points.
The Magic (45-37) had won five straight and seemed ready to lock up a home game as the Eastern Conference’s No. 7 seed before the loss. They entered tied with Toronto for sixth, but fell to eighth and will face Philadelphia.
Boston sat eight of its regular rotation players, including stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
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Digital Producer Jackson Piercy contributed to this report.
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