National Basketball Association
Boston 112, Orlando 96
When: 3:30 PM ET, Sunday, March 21, 2021
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Officials:
#41 Ken Mauer, #64 Justin Van Duyne, #85 Robert Hussey
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Jaylen Brown hit a career-high 10 3-pointers en route to a game-high 34 points and the Boston Celtics snapped a three-game losing skid with a 112-96 defeat of the Orlando Magic on Sunday in Boston.
All five Celtics starters made at least one 3-pointer in a 23-of-54 collective effort from deep, and each scored in double-digits.
Jayson Tatum went 5-of-8 from beyond the arc and finished with 23 points, Kemba Walker notched 14 points, Daniel Theis recorded a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Marcus Smart added 11 points with a game-high eight assists.
Boston complemented its balanced scoring effort from the starting rotation with a solid defensive effort. The Celtics rallied from a 31-27 deficit after the first quarter, holding the Magic to just 17 second-quarter points and 25 in the third.
Orlando finished 32 of 84 (38.1 percent) from the floor, with Aaron Gordon going 3 of 13 and Evan Fournier finishing 6 of 19. Gordon finished with 12 points, 26 fewer than his season-best output in the Magic's win over Brooklyn on Friday. Fournier finished with 16 points, 15 fewer than against the Nets.
James Ennis III was Orlando's only double-figure point-scorer to finish with a positive plus-minus rating. He scored 18 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the floor, including 3 of 4 from behind the 3-point line.
Nikola Vucevic, who had a double-double for Orlando with team-highs of 22 points and 13 rebounds, shot 9 of 20 from the floor. Theis finished with a plus-minus rating of 27 while limiting Vucevic's scoring opportunities on the interior.
Sunday's defensive effort marked the Celtics' first since Feb. 16 in which they held an opponent to fewer than 100 points, and it matched their lowest yield since Jan. 30.
Orlando's loss is its 10th in the last 11 games, and it's the fourth time in the last five games that the Magic fell short of 100 points.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Orlando |
|
Boston |
|
Nikola Vucevic 22 |
Scoring |
Jaylen Brown 34 |
|
Aaron Gordon 5 |
Assists |
Marcus Smart 8 |
|
Nikola Vucevic 13 |
Rebounds |
Daniel Theis 11 |
|
James Ennis III 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Jayson Tatum 4 |
|
Al-Farouq Aminu 2 |
Steals |
Kemba Walker 2 |
|
Michael Carter-Williams 2 |
Blocks |
Marcus Smart 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Orlando
|
96 |
38.1 |
11-34 |
21-30 |
20 |
44 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
| Boston
|
112 |
45.5 |
23-54 |
9-9 |
27 |
45 |
3 |
6 |
10 |
Upcoming Games
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Boston will play their next game on the road against Memphis. The Celtics have a W/L % of .450 after a win and .545 after a loss.
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Orlando will play their next game at home against Denver. The Magic have a W/L % of .467 after a win and .259 after a loss.