BOSTON (AP) \u2014 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\u2019 reserves defeated Orlando 113-108 on Sunday night, sending the Magic into a road play-in tournament game.<\/p>\n
Ron Harper Jr. had a career-best 27 points for Boston, and Garza grabbed 12 rebounds.<\/p>\n
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Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 23 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, and Jalen Suggs scored 23 points.<\/p>\n
The Magic (45-37) had won five straight and seemed ready to lock up a home game as the Eastern Conference\u2019s No. 7 seed before the loss. They entered tied with Toronto<\/a> for sixth, but fell to eighth and will face Philadelphia.<\/p>\n Boston sat eight of its regular rotation players, including stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.<\/p>\n Playing most of the season without Tatum, who was recovering from Achilles tendon surgery<\/a>, the Celtics (56-26) turned in a better-than-expected<\/a> season by earning the East\u2019s No. 2 seed.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Wendell Carter Jr\u2019s free throw cut Boston\u2019s lead to 108-105 with 1:37 remaining and Suggs\u2019 right-wing 3 tied it before Garza collected a pass off an in-bounds, turned and hit his 3-pointer.<\/p>\n The Celtics led 101-85 early in the final quarter before the Magic cut the deficit to five points on Banchero\u2019s layup with just under four minutes left.<\/p>\n Mainly behind Harper and Scheierman, Boston\u2019s reserves hung around early, falling behind by double digits midway into the second quarter and then rallying behind a 3-point shooting barrage (9 of 16) in the third quarter to outscore the Magic 42-20 in the period and open a 94-81 lead.<\/p>\n The Celtics hit four 3-pointers in a 1:48 span \u2014 two by Scheierman \u2014 during a 12-2 spurt that pulled them ahead.<\/p>\n Up next<\/p>\n Magic: Travel to No. 7 Philadelphia for a play-in game.<\/p>\n Celtics: Await their first-round playoff opponent.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n