Celtics, Orlando Magic and to clinch
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The victory allowed Orlando to clinch the No. 7 seed for the play-in tournament.
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Boston Celtics closed out their road games in the regular season on Wednesday night, with an underwhelming performance as all of the main starters were sitting the game out.
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The main Celtics rotation players will get the night off as they face the Magic in their final road game of the season.
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Barring any final-week chaos, the Celtics will enter the playoffs as the No. 2 seed in the East. Here are their four possible first-round opponents.
The Celtics are coming off an overtime win against the Knicks on Tuesday night in Madison Square Garden, setting up the challenging back-to-back in Orlando. Brown played just 22 minutes against the Knicks but the team has tried to be cautious with him for the past few weeks as he’s dealt with the knee injury.
Health, of course, is a paramount factor for Boston to hang Banner 19 this summer, a fact he knows as well as any Celtics alumnus.
The Phoenix Suns (35-41) face the Boston Celtics (56-20) in the second of a three-game road trip on Friday, April 4, at 4:30 p.m. MST. The game will air on Arizona's Family (3TV in Phoenix). The Suns have lost four straight games as they battle for the 10th and final play-in spot in the West.
The Celtics are rolling into the final week of its regular season, winning 10 of the last 11 games ahead of Sunday’s home meeting with the last-place Washington Wizards.
With Al Horford (toe) already ruled out ahead of Wednesday's back-to-back game against Orlando, the Celtics could turn to Luke Kornet for a spot start down low. Kornet has averaged 9.7 points ...
Jayson Tatum, who played the entire second half and overtime for Boston, was fouled by Karl-Anthony Towns on a three with 35.1 seconds remaining in regulation and the Celtics down three.
Boston native Bruce Beal Jr. built a fortune in real estate and owns a stake in the Miami Dolphins. Now he's taking part in the $6.1 billion deal to buy the Boston Celtics.
Following the Knicks' 119-117 loss to the Celtics in overtime, coach Tom Thibodeau speaks about his takeaways from the game, Jayson Tatum's three at the end of regulation to tie the game, and potentially facing Boston in the playoffs.