National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Boston 120, Orlando 88
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, April 13, 2013
Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Officials: #15 Bennett Salvatore, #79 Kevin Scott, #33 Zach Zarba
Attendance: 17422

Celtics 120, Magic 88: Jeff Green scored 17 points to lead seven players in double figures as visiting Boston clinched the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Courtney Lee added 20 points off the bench and Kevin Garnett, Brandon Bass and Avery Bradley scored 14 apiece as the Celtics beat Orlando for the eighth consecutive time to set up a first-round playoff matchup with the No. 2 seed (currently New York).

Tobias Harris scored 22 points and Nikola Vucevic had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Magic, who fell for the 14th time in 16 games to join Charlotte as the only teams with 60 losses.

Boston scored the first nine points and led by as many as 11 in the first quarter before Orlando cut the deficit to 23-17 after one quarter. The Magic quickly pulled within three early in the second before the Celtics went on a game-breaking run.

Garnett scored six points to trigger a 15-0 burst as Boston pushed the lead to 39-21 midway through the second en route to a 57-37 halftime edge. A 6-0 spurt to open the second half made it a 26-point lead and the Celtics coasted from there.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Celtics F Paul Pierce, who sat out Friday's loss at Miami, had 12 points, eight assists and six rebounds. ... Vucevic, who was coming off back-to-back 20-20 games, posted his seventh consecutive double-double. ... Magic PG Jameer Nelson (ankle) was sidelined for a seventh straight game.

Top Game Performances
 
Boston   Orlando
Courtney Lee 20 Scoring Tobias Harris 22
Paul Pierce 8 Assists Beno Udrih 8
Kevin Garnett 9 Rebounds Nikola Vucevic 12
Jeff Green 3 Free Throws Made Tobias Harris 6
Jeff Green 2 Steals Maurice Harkless 2
Brandon Bass 3 Blocks Tobias Harris 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Boston 120 59.3 10-16 14-19 27 38 4 10 13
Orlando 88 42.2 5-14 13-15 23 40 4 5 20
Upcoming Games
  • Orlando will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Magic have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Boston will play their next game at home against Indiana. The Celtics have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.