Perhaps aware that they’re outmatched skill-wise, the Orlando Magic have taken a rather physical approach through three games against the Celtics.
Playing a bruising style that sometimes resembles football more than basketball, they’ve tried to impose their will and make Boston earn everything.
In Orlando’s 95-93 Game 3 victory over Boston on Friday, Magic guard Cole Anthony grabbed Jaylen Brown’s left arm and flung him to the ground in the second quarter. Brown, in obvious pain, clutched his hand as Anthony was whistled for a flagrant.
After the game, he revealed that he dislocated his left index finger before downplaying the setback.