Well, this should be fun. The Orlando Magic are godawful and the Boston Celtics have massacred them in every previous meeting this season, so our fellas can easily get themselves a W and remain locked into the 2-seed, right?
OK, it wasn’t fun. But wins are good, especially for a shorthanded team whose recent injury misfortunes might have them doubting their abilities to regroup in the absence of Kyrie Irving and ultimate glue guy/combat muscleman Marcus Smart. Boston led from early in the first quarter and never let go, bringing home a 92-83 win.
THE GAME FLOW
The well-documented injuries the Celtics are currently dealing with allowed Brad Stevens to start the game with a shooting-heavy lineup: Rozier and Jayson Tatum as the backcourt battery, plus Mook Morris and Horford at the forward positions.