The first of two road games to close the Orlando Magic's regular season comes Friday night against the Indiana Pacers. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. ET fro

With one key starter in particular potentially available, there is a chance this is not a development-oriented scheduled loss.

The Celtics were without their entire top-6 in the rotation as they rested their main guys Wednesday against the Magic.

Still, the win offers Jamahl Mosley’s squad a clearer picture of their pathway to the playoffs. The Magic will the host the No. 8 seed (one of Miami, Chicago or Atlanta) next Tuesday at Kia Center (TNT, tip-off time TBD).

Franz Wager scored 23 points and Cole Anthony finished with 18 as the Orlando Magic extended their winning streak to four games by earning a 96-76 home victory against the undermanned Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.

Franz Wagner scored 23 points, Cole Anthony came off the bench with 18 points and the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics 96-76 on Wednesday night to clinch seventh place in the Eastern Conference and the top spot in the play-in tournament.