Game ID: 42400112
Orlando Magic @ Boston Celtics
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 23 27 31 28 109ORL 21 26 24 29 100
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 4/09 · back-to-backOUT Norris missed 16 since 3/08, returns tonight: 19 min (165% of 12)
BACK Queta back 4/02 after 2, 9 min since (69% of 13)
BACK Craig back 4/02 after 2, 18 min since (175% of 10)
BOS availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Horford missed 2 since 4/08, returns tonight: 28 min (97% of 28)
BACK Queta back 4/02 after 2, 13 min since (100% of 13)
BACK Norris back 4/09 after 16, 19 min since (165% of 12)
BACK Craig back 4/02 after 2, 21 min since (210% of 10)
NEW Scheierman 12 to 19 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restOUT Brown missed 2 since 4/09, out tonight
BACK Horford back 4/11 after 2, 28 min since (97% of 28)
BACK Norris back 4/09 after 16, 19 min since (165% of 12)
NEW Scheierman 12 to 17 min over the last 4
NEW Craig 10 to 19 min over the last 3
BOS availability going into 4/20 · 6 days' restOUT Brown missed 3 since 4/09, returns tonight: 30 min (88% of 35)
BACK Horford back 4/11 after 2, 28 min since (97% of 28)
BACK Norris back 4/09 after 16, 15 min since (133% of 12)
NEW Kornet 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Scheierman 12 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Craig 10 to 19 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 4/23 · 2 days' restBACK Brown back 4/20 after 3, 30 min since (88% of 35)
BACK Horford back 4/11 after 2, 26 min since (93% of 28)
BACK Norris back 4/09 after 16, 15 min since (133% of 12)
NEW Queta 13 to 21 min over the last 3
NEW Scheierman 12 to 27 min over the last 3
NEW Craig 10 to 15 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 4/25 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 2 since 4/20, out tonight
OUT Scheierman missed 2 since 4/20, out tonight
BACK Brown back 4/20 after 3, 36 min since (104% of 35)
BACK Horford back 4/11 after 2, 28 min since (100% of 28)
BACK Norris back 4/09 after 16, 15 min since (133% of 12)
NEW Craig 10 to 15 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 4/27 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 3 since 4/20, out tonight
OUT Scheierman missed 3 since 4/20, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 2 since 4/23, out tonight
BACK Brown back 4/20 after 3, 35 min since (102% of 35)
BACK Horford back 4/11 after 2, 30 min since (106% of 28)
BOS availability going into 4/29 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 2 since 4/25, out tonight
OUT Queta missed 4 since 4/20, returns tonight: 4 min (29% of 13)
OUT Scheierman missed 4 since 4/20, returns tonight: 4 min (33% of 12)
OUT Craig missed 3 since 4/23, returns tonight: 4 min (44% of 10)
BACK Brown back 4/20 after 3, 37 min since (106% of 35)
BOS availability going into 5/05 · 5 days' restOUT Holiday missed 3 since 4/25, returns tonight: 39 min (126% of 31)
BACK Brown back 4/20 after 3, 36 min since (103% of 35)
BACK Queta back 4/29 after 4, 4 min since (29% of 13)
BACK Scheierman back 4/29 after 4, 4 min since (33% of 12)
BACK Craig back 4/29 after 3, 4 min since (44% of 10)
ORL availability going into 4/09 · back-to-backOUT da Silva missed 3 since 4/01, returns tonight: 12 min (56% of 22)
OUT Queen missed 4 since 3/31, returns tonight: 6 min (40% of 14)
OUT Howard missed 4 since 3/31, returns tonight: 6 min (48% of 12)
BACK Anthony back 4/01 after 7, 15 min since (82% of 18)
NEW Joseph 13 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 19 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restBACK da Silva back 4/09 after 3, 12 min since (56% of 22)
BACK Anthony back 4/01 after 7, 16 min since (92% of 18)
BACK Queen back 4/09 after 4, 6 min since (40% of 14)
BACK Howard back 4/09 after 4, 6 min since (48% of 12)
NEW Joseph 13 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 19 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restBACK da Silva back 4/09 after 3, 23 min since (107% of 22)
BACK Anthony back 4/01 after 7, 17 min since (96% of 18)
BACK Queen back 4/09 after 4, 18 min since (127% of 14)
BACK Howard back 4/09 after 4, 18 min since (152% of 12)
NEW Joseph 13 to 19 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 22 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/20 · 6 days' restOUT Banchero missed 2 since 4/11, returns tonight: 42 min (121% of 35)
OUT Wagner missed 2 since 4/11, returns tonight: 36 min (107% of 34)
BACK da Silva back 4/09 after 3, 28 min since (129% of 22)
BACK Queen back 4/09 after 4, 18 min since (127% of 14)
BACK Howard back 4/09 after 4, 23 min since (196% of 12)
NEW Black 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Joseph 13 to 19 min over the last 4
NEW Houstan 13 to 24 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/23 · 2 days' restBACK Banchero back 4/20 after 2, 42 min since (121% of 35)
BACK Wagner back 4/20 after 2, 36 min since (107% of 34)
BACK da Silva back 4/09 after 3, 21 min since (98% of 22)
BACK Queen back 4/09 after 4, 18 min since (127% of 14)
BACK Howard back 4/09 after 4, 23 min since (196% of 12)
NEW Joseph 13 to 19 min over the last 4
NEW Houstan 13 to 24 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/25 · 1 day's restOUT Howard missed 2 since 4/20, out tonight
BACK Banchero back 4/20 after 2, 43 min since (123% of 35)
BACK Wagner back 4/20 after 2, 38 min since (112% of 34)
BACK da Silva back 4/09 after 3, 21 min since (98% of 22)
BACK Queen back 4/09 after 4, 18 min since (127% of 14)
NEW Joseph 13 to 18 min over the last 4
NEW Houstan 13 to 23 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/27 · 1 day's restOUT da Silva missed 2 since 4/23, out tonight
OUT Howard missed 3 since 4/20, out tonight
BACK Banchero back 4/20 after 2, 42 min since (121% of 35)
BACK Wagner back 4/20 after 2, 38 min since (112% of 34)
NEW Joseph 13 to 21 min over the last 4
NEW Houstan 13 to 18 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/29 · 1 day's restOUT da Silva missed 3 since 4/23, returns tonight: 4 min (18% of 22)
OUT Bitadze missed 2 since 4/25, returns tonight: 2 min (12% of 20)
OUT Howard missed 4 since 4/20, returns tonight: 4 min (33% of 12)
BACK Banchero back 4/20 after 2, 42 min since (120% of 35)
BACK Wagner back 4/20 after 2, 39 min since (113% of 34)
NEW Joseph 13 to 26 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 96, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 15 free throws a game; Tatum at 22 and White at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. 2 days' rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Banchero at 28 and Wagner at 23 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 96 a night to Orlando's 105. Call it Boston 109, Orlando 102.
4/09 @ ORL 76-96 — BOS notes
BOS lost 76-96. BOS shot 39% (32 of 82) to ORL's 41%, 7 of 40 from three. BOS turned it over 15 times to ORL's 10. Scheierman led with 15 (6 of 14, 1 of 7 from three); Pritchard added 15, Kornet 14. Q4 was theirs, 15-16, but the other 3 periods went 80-61 against them. Craig's -19 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/11 vs CHA 130-94 — BOS notes
BOS won 130-94. BOS shot 52% (49 of 95) to CHA's 39%, 23 of 51 from three. BOS turned it over 10 times to CHA's 17. Pritchard led with 22 (9 of 11, 4 of 5 from three); Hauser added 20, White 19. The hinge was Q4, 39-19: a lead of 16 became 36. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
4/13 vs CHA 93-86 — BOS notes
BOS won 93-86. BOS shot 39% (35 of 90) to CHA's 38%, 14 of 45 from three. Pritchard led with 34 (14 of 25, 4 of 12 from three); Hauser added 15, Kornet 11. The hinge was Q1, 33-15: from level to 18 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Queta was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
4/20 vs ORL 103-86 — BOS notes
BOS won 103-86. BOS shot 45% (37 of 82) to ORL's 42%, 16 of 37 from three, and went to the line 18 times to ORL's 11 — 13 points from the stripe to their 8. BOS turned it over 9 times to ORL's 15. White led with 30 (10 of 18, 7 of 12 from three); Pritchard added 19, Tatum 17. The hinge was Q3, 30-18: BOS came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 11, and the lead reached 19. BOS trailed 48-49 at the half and won the second half 55-37. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
4/23 vs ORL 109-100 — BOS notes
BOS won 109-100. BOS shot 45% (36 of 80) to ORL's 48%, 12 of 37 from three, and went to the line 33 times to ORL's 24 — 25 points from the stripe to their 15. The glass went 46-34 for them. Brown led with 36 (12 of 19, 5 of 7 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Porziņģis added 20, White 17. The hinge was Q3, 31-24: a lead of 3 became 10, and the lead reached 15. Porziņģis was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
4/25 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 104, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; Banchero at 28 and Wagner at 24 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 92, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 16 free throws a game; White at 22 and Pritchard at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 92 a night to Orlando's 104 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-2 a night and Orlando minus-3. Call it Boston 106, Orlando 103, Orlando keeping it close.
4/27 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Banchero at 32 and Wagner at 27 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without da Silva (2 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 92, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 24 and Tatum at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 92 a night to Orlando's 107 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-2 a night and Orlando minus-4. Call it Boston 107, Orlando 103, Orlando keeping it close.
4/29 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 93, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Tatum at 30 and Brown at 23 a game. Without Holiday (2 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 97 a night and allowing 106, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Banchero at 32 and Wagner at 26 a game. Without da Silva (3 straight), Bitadze (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 93 a night to Orlando's 106 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-3 a night and Orlando minus-4. Call it Boston 108, Orlando 99.
5/05 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 94, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Tatum at 31 and Brown at 23 a game. Without Holiday (3 straight). 5 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 106, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and Towns at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Achiuwa (6 straight), Tucker (6 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 94 a night to New York's 106 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-2 a night and New York minus-4. Call it Boston 111, New York 104.
4/09 vs BOS 96-76 — ORL notes
ORL won 96-76. ORL shot 41% (37 of 91) to BOS's 39%, 16 of 45 from three. ORL turned it over 10 times to BOS's 15. Wagner led with 23 (9 of 17, 2 of 4 from three); Anthony added 18, Banchero 15. The hinge was Q3, 31-20: a lead of 8 became 19, and the lead reached 26. Harris was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
4/11 @ IND 129-115 — ORL notes
ORL won 129-115. ORL shot 58% (49 of 85) to IND's 45%, 13 of 32 from three, and got to the line 21 times to IND's 35. Queen led with 25 (9 of 11, 5 of 6 from three); Black added 21, Howard 17. The hinge was Q2, 43-20: from level to 23 ahead, and the lead reached 35. Bitadze was the night's best plus/minus at +37.
4/13 @ ATL 105-117 — ORL notes
ORL lost 105-117. ORL shot 45% (40 of 88) to ATL's 53%, 15 of 35 from three. Black led with 20 (7 of 16, 3 of 5 from three); Howard added 16, da Silva 14. Q3 was theirs, 38-34, the deficit cut from 12 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 83-67 against them. da Silva's -27 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/20 @ BOS 86-103 — ORL notes
ORL lost 86-103. ORL shot 42% (34 of 81) to BOS's 45%, 10 of 27 from three, and got to the line 11 times to BOS's 18. ORL turned it over 15 times to BOS's 9, and BOS turned those into 13 steals. Banchero led with 36 (14 of 27, 4 of 7 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Wagner added 23. Q2 was theirs, 31-22, turning a 8-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 81-55 against them. Wagner's -15 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/23 @ BOS 100-109 — ORL notes
ORL lost 100-109. ORL shot 48% (39 of 82) to BOS's 45%, 7 of 29 from three, and got to the line 24 times to BOS's 33. The glass went 34-46 against them. Banchero led with 32 (12 of 25, 2 of 6 from three, 6 of 11 at the line); Wagner added 25, Carter Jr. 16. Q4 was theirs, 29-28, the deficit cut from 10 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 81-71 against them. Carter Jr.'s -8 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/25 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 104, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; Banchero at 28 and Wagner at 24 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 92, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 16 free throws a game; White at 22 and Pritchard at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 92 a night to Orlando's 104 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-2 a night and Orlando minus-3. Call it Boston 106, Orlando 103, Orlando keeping it close.
4/27 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Banchero at 32 and Wagner at 27 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without da Silva (2 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 92, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 24 and Tatum at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 92 a night to Orlando's 107 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-2 a night and Orlando minus-4. Call it Boston 107, Orlando 103, Orlando keeping it close.
4/29 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 93, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Tatum at 30 and Brown at 23 a game. Without Holiday (2 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 97 a night and allowing 106, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Banchero at 32 and Wagner at 26 a game. Without da Silva (3 straight), Bitadze (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 93 a night to Orlando's 106 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-3 a night and Orlando minus-4. Call it Boston 108, Orlando 99.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSAH A. Horford
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JH J. Holiday
KP K. Porziņģis
LK L. Kornet
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
CJ C. Joseph
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
GH G. Harris
JI J. Isaac
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
PB P. Banchero
WC W. Carter Jr.
BOS/ORL 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
Jaylen Brown scores 36 as Celtics beat Magic 109-100 without Jayson Tatum
BOSTON -- — As it became evident that All-Star Jayson Tatum would have to sit out Game 2 of the Celtics' first-round playoff series against the Orlando Magic , Jaylen Brown wanted Boston coach Joe Mazzulla to know something.
“He came in saying he was going to do everything it takes to win,” Mazzulla said.
Brown came through on that promise. And his teammates followed his lead.
Brown had 36 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, Kristaps Porzingis returned to the game after getting a bloody gash to the forehead and finished with 20 points, and the Celtics beat the Magic 109-100 on Wednesday night.
Boston took a 2-0 series lead while playing without Tatum, who has a bone bruise in his right wrist and missed a playoff game for the first time in his career.
“Obviously, JT is the offensive leader, and we play off of him,” Brown said. "But any given night I can rise to the occasion.”
Boston led by 15 points in the second half, then held off a late push by Orlando. The Celtics hit 12 3-pointers and went 25 of 33 from the free-throw line. Derrick White and Brown had 17 of Boston's 28 points in the final period; White finished with 17.
“He was leading us on both ends,” Porzingis said of Brown. “He was being JB.”
“You just trust that mindset, really the warrior mentality that he has,” Mazzulla said. “He can take it to another level mentally and physically.”
Paolo Banchero led the Magic with 32 points and nine rebounds. Franz Wagner scored 25 points.
“They came out of the locker room and went on a run. We had trouble coming back from that," Banchero said.
Game 3 is Friday night at Orlando.
Tatum had not missed a playoff game in his eight seasons with Boston. He injured his wrist in Game 1 after landing awkwardly following a flagrant foul by Kentavious Caldwell-Pope .
Clad in street clothes, he joined his team prior to tipoff and sat at the end of the bench.
Mazzulla characterized Tatum’s status as day to day.
Caldwell-Pope was booed nearly every time he touched the ball in the aftermath of his Game 1 foul on Tatum, which the Celtics' Al Horford later characterized as excessive.
Tempers flared between Caldwell-Pope and Horford when their feet got tangled up and and sent both crashing to the floor at the 4:42 mark of the second quarter.
Brown then exchanged words with Caldwell-Pope. Referees reviewed the the play and determined it was a common tripping foul on Caldwell-Pope.
Then, late in the third quarter, Porzingis went to the locker room with a gash to his forehead but returned in time to shoot a pair of free throws after taking an elbow from Goga Bitadze . The play was reviewed and upgraded to a flagrant foul on Bitadze.
During the review, Porzingis emerged to a loud ovation, with dried blood streaking down the back of his head and a bandage on the center of his forehead. He re-entered the game and connected on one of his two free throws before exiting again.
Porzingis returned to the bench area midway through the period and came back into the game with 7:15 left. He said he got five stitches to close the wound.
“I love my WWE moments,” Porzingis said. “We’re not going to get let anybody punk us. We expect teams to do this kind of stuff. ... We’re not surprised. But we’re not going to take it. We’re going to hit them right back.”