Celtics 107-98 Magic (April 27, 2025) Spielrkap

Orlando, Fla .– Jayson Tatum had 37 points and 14 rebounds, Jaylen Brown added 21 points and 11 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics took the lead in their NBA Playoff series with a win with 107: 98 against Orlando Magic on Sunday evening with 3-1.

Kristaps Porzingis scored 19 points, including its own packaging layup, which Boston brought forward with 3:58.

Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 31 points.

Game 5 of the best-of-7 series in the first round will be played in Boston on Tuesday evening.

“This was a big win on the street in a hard, physical environment against a team that absolutely wanted to take out us,” said Brown. “It’s not over yet. We have to close it because we don’t want to come back here.”

Derrick White ended with 18 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Celtics. Al Horforde blocked five shots.

Franz Wagner had 24 points and seven templates for Orlando. Corey Joseph added 12 points, the highest score for a magical guard in the series.

The 7-foot 3 porzingis, which only played for 22 minutes due to bad difficulties, helped to overcome shooting of 9 for 31 from a 3-point range, whereby the dominant game was dominant in the first half.

“I think he gave us the tone in the half-court game,” said Boston coach Joe Mazzulla. “I thought he agreed with his demonstration and his ability to get to the edge.”

The Magic Shot 8 for 29 behind the bow.

A Dunk of Porzingis started an 18:3 run in the first half. A 3 pointer from Porzingis brought the Celtics a lead of nine points, which corresponded to the greatest lead in the second quarter.

The magic never led afterwards, although a Dunk by Wendell Carter Jr. connected the game with 91 with 4:18. The Celtics took over from there and won for the first time since October 2022 in Orlando. Tatum met a 10-foot foot, three consecutive free throws and a layup to quickly restore a seven point lead in Boston.

“Her experience showed up,” said Banchero, who scored 12 for 32, but scored over 30 points for the sixth time in his eleven post -season games. “They weren’t rumored at all. They played big games at both ends. They were really sharp in the last four minutes.”

The Boston Guard Jrue Holiday faced a second game in a row with a tense right armpit.

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