Game ID: 22400577
Orlando Magic @ Boston Celtics
Friday, January 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 35 31 30 25 121ORL 28 26 22 18 94
BOS vs ORL ScoutingBOS vs ORL Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
BOS availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Scheierman missed 15 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Brown back 1/05 after 2, 40 min since (114% of 35)
BACK Holiday back 12/31 after 3, 31 min since (102% of 31)
BACK Porziņģis back 1/03 after 4, 28 min since (105% of 27)
BOS availability going into 1/10 · 2 days' restOUT Scheierman missed 16 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Brown back 1/05 after 2, 39 min since (113% of 35)
BACK Holiday back 12/31 after 3, 32 min since (102% of 31)
BACK Porziņģis back 1/03 after 4, 30 min since (112% of 27)
BOS availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Scheierman missed 17 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Brown back 1/05 after 2, 38 min since (109% of 35)
BACK Porziņģis back 1/03 after 4, 30 min since (110% of 27)
BOS availability going into 1/15 · 2 days' restOUT Scheierman missed 18 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Brown back 1/05 after 2, 38 min since (110% of 35)
BACK Porziņģis back 1/03 after 4, 31 min since (113% of 27)
BOS availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Scheierman missed 19 since 12/04, returns tonight: 4 min (34% of 12)
BACK Brown back 1/05 after 2, 37 min since (107% of 35)
NEW Porziņģis 27 to 32 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 1/18 · back-to-backBACK Scheierman back 1/17 after 19, 4 min since (34% of 12)
BOS availability going into 1/20 · 1 day's restBACK Scheierman back 1/17 after 19, 4 min since (34% of 12)
BOS availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restBACK Scheierman back 1/17 after 19, 4 min since (35% of 12)
BOS availability going into 1/23 · back-to-backBACK Scheierman back 1/17 after 19, 5 min since (40% of 12)
ORL availability going into 1/09 · 2 days' restOUT Banchero missed 33 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Wagner missed 13 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Suggs missed 2 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 3 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Black back 1/06 after 4, 26 min since (110% of 24)
NEW da Silva 22 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 20 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Anthony 18 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 22 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/10 · back-to-backOUT Banchero missed 34 since 11/01, returns tonight: 26 min (76% of 35)
OUT Wagner missed 14 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Suggs missed 3 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 4 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Black back 1/06 after 4, 18 min since (76% of 24)
NEW da Silva 22 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 20 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Anthony 18 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Howard 12 to 18 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Wagner missed 15 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Suggs missed 4 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 5 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Banchero back 1/10 after 34, 26 min since (76% of 35)
BACK Black back 1/06 after 4, 19 min since (79% of 24)
NEW da Silva 22 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 20 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Anthony 18 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 26 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/15 · 2 days' restOUT Wagner missed 16 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Suggs missed 5 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 6 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Banchero back 1/10 after 34, 27 min since (77% of 35)
BACK Black back 1/06 after 4, 24 min since (99% of 24)
NEW Anthony 18 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Isaac 15 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Howard 12 to 18 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Wagner missed 17 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Suggs missed 6 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 7 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Howard missed 2 since 1/12, out tonight
BACK Banchero back 1/10 after 34, 26 min since (76% of 35)
BACK Black back 1/06 after 4, 25 min since (104% of 24)
NEW Anthony 18 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Isaac 15 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 26 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Wagner missed 18 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Suggs missed 7 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bitadze missed 2 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 8 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Howard missed 3 since 1/12, out tonight
BACK Banchero back 1/10 after 34, 27 min since (78% of 35)
NEW Anthony 18 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Queen 14 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 25 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT Wagner missed 19 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Suggs missed 8 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bitadze missed 3 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 9 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Howard missed 4 since 1/12, out tonight
BACK Banchero back 1/10 after 34, 28 min since (79% of 35)
NEW Black 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Anthony 18 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Queen 14 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 22 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/23 · 1 day's restOUT Wagner missed 20 since 12/08, returns tonight: 24 min (72% of 34)
OUT Suggs missed 9 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bitadze missed 4 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 10 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Howard missed 5 since 1/12, returns tonight: 17 min (146% of 12)
NEW Black 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Anthony 18 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Queen 14 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 22 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Suggs missed 10 since 1/05, returns tonight: 16 min (55% of 29)
OUT Bitadze missed 5 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Anthony missed 2 since 1/21, returns tonight: 19 min (107% of 18)
OUT Harris missed 11 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Wagner back 1/23 after 20, 24 min since (72% of 34)
BACK Howard back 1/23 after 5, 17 min since (146% of 12)
NEW Black 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW da Silva 22 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Queen 14 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 19 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 111, shooting 42 percent and 29 from three, 21 free throws a game; Tatum at 25 and Porziņģis at 21 a game. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 106, shooting 42 percent and 29 from three, 22 free throws a game; Banchero at 25 and Anthony at 18 a game. Without Wagner (17 straight), Suggs (6 straight), Harris (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 109, Orlando 105, Orlando keeping it close.
1/07 @ DEN 118-106 — BOS notes
BOS won 118-106. BOS shot 50% (44 of 88) to DEN's 46%, 12 of 35 from three. BOS turned it over 11 times to DEN's 16. Tatum led with 29 (11 of 23, 1 of 9 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Porziņģis added 25, Holiday 19. The hinge was Q1, 37-25: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 15. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
1/10 vs SAC 97-114 — BOS notes
BOS lost 97-114. BOS shot 40% (34 of 84) to SAC's 43%, 11 of 41 from three, and went to the line 22 times to SAC's 9 — 18 points from the stripe to their 8. BOS turned it over 15 times to SAC's 9, and SAC turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 43-56 against them. Brown led with 28 (9 of 19, 1 of 5 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Porziņģis added 22, Tatum 15. Q2 was theirs, 28-19, turning a 7-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 95-69 against them. Holiday's -18 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/12 vs NOP 120-119 — BOS notes
BOS won 120-119. BOS shot 44% (44 of 101) to NOP's 47%, 13 of 44 from three. The glass went 55-42 for them. Tatum led with 38 (14 of 30, 2 of 10 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Porziņģis added 19, Brown 16. The hinge was Q2, 33-26: BOS came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 1. Kornet was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
1/15 @ TOR 97-110 — BOS notes
BOS lost 97-110. BOS shot 40% (36 of 91) to TOR's 51%, 16 of 46 from three. The glass went 45-56 against them. Pritchard led with 20 (7 of 11, 4 of 8 from three); Porziņģis added 18, Tatum 16. Q1 was theirs, 29-25, but the other 3 periods went 85-68 against them. White's -29 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/17 vs ORL 121-94 — BOS notes
BOS won 121-94. BOS shot 52% (42 of 80) to ORL's 41%, 17 of 37 from three, and got to the line 22 times to ORL's 31. Tatum led with 30 (12 of 21, 4 of 9 from three); Porziņģis added 23, Brown 20. The hinge was Q3, 30-22: a lead of 12 became 20, and the lead reached 27. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
1/18 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Porziņģis at 21 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Young at 27 and Hunter at 16 a game. Without Johnson (5 straight), Hunter (2 straight), Nance Jr. (8 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 109 a night to Atlanta's 117 and the arc, Atlanta at 38 percent from three to Boston's 34. Call it Boston 117, Atlanta 111.
1/20 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Wiggins at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Podziemski (10 straight), Kuminga (7 straight), Post (3 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Tatum at 24 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and Boston minus-2. Call it Golden State 112, Boston 111, Boston keeping it close.
1/22 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 94, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Powell at 24 and Harden at 21 a game. One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 94 a night to Boston's 105. Call it the Clippers 110, Boston 108, Boston keeping it close.
1/23 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Davis at 24 and James at 23 a game. Without Reddish (4 straight), Vanderbilt (35 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 104, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Tatum at 23 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 111, the Lakers 110, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/09 vs MIN 89-104 — ORL notes
ORL lost 89-104. ORL shot 38% (33 of 87) to MIN's 40%, 10 of 40 from three, and got to the line 19 times to MIN's 31. ORL turned it over 14 times to MIN's 8, and MIN turned those into 9 steals. Bitadze led with 15 (7 of 12); Houstan added 14, Caldwell-Pope 13. Q4 was theirs, 27-26, the deficit cut from 16 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 78-62 against them. Caldwell-Pope's -20 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/10 vs MIL 106-109 — ORL notes
ORL lost 106-109. ORL shot 43% (37 of 86) to MIL's 52%, 14 of 40 from three. Banchero led with 34 (11 of 21, 5 of 8 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Anthony added 18, da Silva 16. Q1 was theirs, 31-29, but the other 3 periods went 80-75 against them. Black's -14 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/12 vs PHI 104-99 — ORL notes
ORL won 104-99. ORL shot 49% (39 of 80) to PHI's 46%, 7 of 30 from three, and went to the line 28 times to PHI's 22 — 19 points from the stripe to their 21. The glass went 41-29 for them. Anthony led with 27 (11 of 17, 2 of 6 from three); Banchero added 20, Isaac 20. The hinge was Q4, 31-22: ORL came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 5. Banchero was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/15 @ MIL 93-122 — ORL notes
ORL lost 93-122. ORL took 23 more shots (95 to 72), but shot 35% to MIL's 62%, 12 of 46 from three, and got to the line 21 times to MIL's 35. ORL turned it over 13 times to MIL's 21. The glass went 32-49 against them. Banchero led with 22 (8 of 20, 2 of 7 from three); Queen added 13, Carter Jr. 12. Q2 was theirs, 25-28, but the other 3 periods went 94-68 against them. Banchero's -25 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/17 @ BOS 94-121 — ORL notes
ORL lost 94-121. ORL shot 41% (34 of 82) to BOS's 52%, 5 of 32 from three, and went to the line 31 times to BOS's 22 — 21 points from the stripe to their 20. Anthony led with 23 (9 of 15, 2 of 5 from three); Banchero added 21, Carter Jr. 15. Q2 was theirs, 26-31, but the other 3 periods went 90-68 against them. Carter Jr.'s -24 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/19 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 97 a night and allowing 111, shooting 41 percent and 26 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 24 and Anthony at 18 a game. Without Wagner (18 straight), Suggs (7 straight), Bitadze (2 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 109, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Murray at 24 and Jokić at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 40 percent from three to Orlando's 26 and the glass, where Denver has been plus-9 a night and Orlando minus-2. Call it Denver 112, Orlando 108, Orlando keeping it close.
1/21 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Barnes at 18 and Barrett at 18 a game. Without Quickley (3 straight), Walter (3 straight), Lawson (9 straight). 3 days' rest. Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 113, shooting 41 percent and 26 from three, 24 free throws a game; Banchero at 21 and Anthony at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Wagner (19 straight), Suggs (8 straight), Bitadze (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the arc, Toronto at 37 percent from three to Orlando's 26 and the glass, where Toronto has been plus-0 a night and Orlando minus-5. Call it Toronto 112, Orlando 108, Orlando keeping it close.
1/23 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 97 a night and allowing 113, shooting 40 percent and 25 from three, 23 free throws a game; Banchero at 20 and Anthony at 18 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Wagner (20 straight), Suggs (9 straight), Bitadze (4 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Henderson at 22 and Sharpe at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Thybulle (43 straight), Clingan (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Portland at 34 percent from three to Orlando's 25 and the turnovers, Portland giving it away 15 times a game to Orlando's 12. Call it Orlando 110, Portland 107, Portland keeping it close.
1/25 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 92 a night and allowing 113, shooting 38 percent and 25 from three, 24 free throws a game; Banchero at 17 and Anthony at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Suggs (10 straight), Bitadze (5 straight), Anthony (2 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Cunningham at 27 and Beasley at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Detroit wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-4 a night and Orlando minus-6 and the arc, Detroit at 34 percent from three to Orlando's 25. Call it Detroit 110, Orlando 106, Orlando keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
CJ C. Joseph
JI J. Isaac
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
PB P. Banchero
TQ T. Queen
TD T. da Silva
WC W. Carter Jr.
BOSAH A. Horford
BS B. Scheierman
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JH J. Holiday
JS J. Springer
JT J. Tatum
JW J. Walsh
KP K. Porziņģis
LK L. Kornet
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
PO Porzingis
SH S. Hauser
ORL/BOS the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Jayson Tatum scores 30 as Celtics break out of shooting slump in 121-94 win over Magic
BOSTON -- — Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and the Boston Celtics ran past the Orlando Magic 121-94 on Friday night.
With freshman star Cooper Flagg and his Duke teammates looking on from the stands, Tatum, a former Blue Devils standout, went 12 of 21 from the floor to help Boston break out of a recent shooting slump. No. 3 Duke plays at Boston College on Saturday.
Boston shot a season-best 61% in the first half and took a 12-point lead into halftime. The Celtics shot 53% on the night, including 46% from 3-point range, and led by 27 in the second half. Kristaps Porzingis finished with 23 points on 7-of-10 shooting. Jaylen Brown added 20.
Cole Anthony led Orlando with 23 points, and Paolo Banchero scored 21.
Takeaways Magic: Banchero was inadvertently hit in the face by Porzingis on a block attempt. Banchero briefly stayed down and was attended to by trainers, but was able to remain in the game.
Celtics: Started fast and dictated the flow on offense throughout, something they struggled to do consistently while losing seven of their previous 14 games.
Key moment Orlando scored the first five points of the third quarter to get within 66-59. Boston responded with an 8-0 run and outscored the Magic 30-22 in the period to take control.
Key stat The Celtics entered shooting an NBA-worst 28% from the 3-point line in their previous five games. They found their range against the Magic, going 9 of 15 from beyond the arc in the first half and 17 of 37 for the game.
Up next The Magic host the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. The Celtics host the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday.