What to KnowChris Forsberg and Kayla Burton will share more postgame reaction on the Celtics Talk Podcast.Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 35 points with eight assists and four rebounds.Orlando’s Jett Howard scored 30 points (including 22 in the fourth quarter) to lead a furious Magic comeback.Neemias Queta exited with an ankle injury in the first quarter and didn’t return.The Celtics (9-8) are off until Wednesday, when they’ll face the 14-2 Pistons.
The Boston Celtics appeared to be cruising to a drama-free bounce-back win Sunday night at TD Garden. Instead, the Orlando Magic made them work for it.
The Magic worked a 22-point Celtics lead down to as little as six in the final two minutes. They would get no closer, however, as the C’s held on to earn a 138-129 win and improve to 9-8 on the season.
Jaylen Brown (35 points) led a balanced scoring effort for the Celtics, as Anfernee Simons (23 points), Payton Pritchard (19 points), Josh Minott (16 points), Derrick White (16 points) and Sam Hauser (14 points) all reached double figures.
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