Boston will take on the Orlando Magic in the opening round of the NBA Playoffs ... able to land enough punches down the other end of the court to punch their ticket to the second round.

Luke Kornet, who has been one of the NBA’s best backup ... the game in the half court, where the Magic ranked 27th in offensive efficiency, it’s hard to imagine Orlando scoring enough to ...

He told the other Magic players on the court — Anthony ... to continue to play.” Orlando drafted Anthony 15th in 2020, and he had spent much of his first two NBA seasons as the team’s ...

The Celtics begin their quest to repeat as NBA champions ... seventh-seeded Orlando Magic BOSTON -- It’s been six months since Celtics star Jayson Tatum stood at center court in Boston’s ...

But if any defense will give them fits or even have success in slowing them down, it's the Orlando defense. The Magic are a rough and aggressive defensive team that held opponents to an NBA-low ...

Steve Aschburner Jayson Tatum could have even more responsibility against Orlando with Jaylen Brown hampered by a balky knee. • Download the NBA ... half court. That’s just how the Magic ...

when the Boston Celtics won their 18th NBA championship on the parquet court inside TD Garden, Cole Anthony was there to witness it. The Orlando Magic's fifth-year guard has a sister who attends ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Boston Celtics finished the NBA regular season ... the first for most of the Magic's players and taught them how important momentum and home-court advantage was.

physical NBA playoff battle. Orlando cannot let Boston play its game running up and down the court and hoisting up threes. The Magic do have a good formula to threaten the Celtics because of their ...