{"id":444642,"date":"2026-11-01T23:46:26","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T23:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/444642\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T23:46:26","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T23:46:26","slug":"beedes-breakdown-orlando-magic-fall-to-visiting-celtics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/444642\/","title":{"rendered":"Beede’s Breakdown: Orlando Magic fall to visiting Celtics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following a 2-1 showing on their first road trip of the regular season, the Magic<\/a> returned to Kia Center<\/a> on Sunday afternoon searching for their first home victory of the year under new coach Sean Sweeney<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A 108-97 loss to the Celtics, though, keeps Orlando winless at home.<\/p>\n

Anthony Black posted 23 points, Tristan da Silva added 23 points off the bench and Franz Wagner recorded a double-double with 14 points and a career-high 12 assists. The Magic, though, failed to take care of the ball throughout the afternoon.<\/p>\n

Still without Paolo Banchero (right low-grade high ankle sprain) and Jalen Suggs (right knee mild bone bruise), Orlando\u2019s 18 turnovers led to 21 points for the Celtics. The Magic forced 13 Boston turnovers and scored 16 points off those takeaways.<\/p>\n

For Boston (5-1), five-time All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum tallied 32 points while he converted 15-of-17 free-throw attempts. In comparison, Orlando as a team finished 15-for-19 at the free throw line.<\/p>\n

Celtics newcomer and six-time All-NBA forward Paul George (17 points) shot 3-for-10 from 3-point range for the game but his third triple put Boston ahead by 11 points, 106-95, with 1:31 left in the game.<\/p>\n

The Magic (2-4) have a quick turnaround when they return to Kia Center to host No. 1 overall pick AJ Dybantsa and the Washington Wizards (3-3) on Monday night.<\/p>\n

Rocky start<\/p>\n

The Magic jumped out to a 13-4 lead over Boston behind two 3-pointers from Bane, but the team actually fell behind 24-23 after the first quarter.<\/p>\n

Boston forced eight Orlando turnovers in the first quarter alone and outscored the Magic 16-4 in the paint in that same span.<\/p>\n

The Magic did a better job of taking care of the ball in the second quarter (just one turnover) but still trailed 55-50 at the half. Orlando had a tough time defending Tatum, who posted a game-high 17 points before the break.<\/p>\n

Third quarter of runs<\/p>\n

The Celtics scored the first nine points of the second half while they forced back-to-back shot-clock violations during the Magic\u2019s first two offensive possessions of the third quarter.<\/p>\n

The Magic didn\u2019t score in the third until the 8:07 mark when Black hit a pair of free throws.<\/p>\n

Trailing 69-54 a minute later after an 11-2 run by the Celtics, Orlando didn\u2019t back down and responded well with a 12-0 run that was capped by back-to-back 3-pointers from da Silva. The third-year forward knocked down a third 3-pointer later in the quarter and reached 18 points by the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

Orlando ended up outscoring Boston 24-22 in the third quarter, but trailed 77-74 entering the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

Perimeter pressure<\/p>\n

The Celtics started 1-of-15 from 3-point range and didn\u2019t hit their second long-range bucket until the 8:56 mark of the second quarter when Luka Garza converted on distance.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Orlando started 4-for-5 from beyond the arc, but quickly cooled off. After missing just one of their first five 3-pointers, Orlando went onto shoot 3-for-15 to end at 35% (7-for-20) for the first half.<\/p>\n

For the game, the Celtics finished 12-for-44 (27%) while the Magic were more efficient from distance shooting 36% (14-for-39).<\/p>\n

Shot discrepancy<\/p>\n

Those early 3-point misses from the Celtics led to long offensive rebounds and extra scoring opportunities for Boston.<\/p>\n

By halftime, the Magic had taken 10 fewer shots from the floor than the Celtics (37 field goals vs. 47). Thanks in large part to eight offensive rebounds in the first half, Boston held a 13-4 advantage in second-chance scoring while controlling the possession battle.<\/p>\n

Orlando was able to do a better job limiting the Celtics on those extra chances as the game progressed when Boston only scored two second-chance points the rest of the game.<\/p>\n

Jason Beede can be reached at jbeede@orlandosentinel.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

What: Magic vs. Wizards<\/p>\n

When: 7:30 p.m., Monday, Kia Center<\/p>\n

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