Game ID: 22401156
Boston Celtics @ Orlando Magic
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 27 22 31 16 96BOS 21 20 20 15 76
BOS @ ORL ScoutingBOS @ 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.
ORL availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Anthony missed 6 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Queen back 3/29 after 7, 9 min since (65% of 14)
BACK Howard back 3/21 after 2, 8 min since (66% of 12)
NEW Joseph 13 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 20 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/01 · back-to-backOUT Anthony missed 7 since 3/19, returns tonight: 19 min (109% of 18)
BACK Queen back 3/29 after 7, 9 min since (65% of 14)
BACK Howard back 3/29 after 3, 7 min since (57% of 12)
NEW Joseph 13 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 19 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Queen missed 2 since 3/31, out tonight
OUT Howard missed 2 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Anthony back 4/01 after 7, 19 min since (109% of 18)
NEW Joseph 13 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 21 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/08 · 4 days' restOUT da Silva missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 3 since 3/31, out tonight
OUT Howard missed 3 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Anthony back 4/01 after 7, 17 min since (94% of 18)
NEW Joseph 13 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 19 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/09 · 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
BOS availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 2 since 3/29, returns tonight: 19 min (141% of 13)
OUT Norris missed 12 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 2 since 3/29, returns tonight: 19 min (189% of 10)
BACK Brown back 3/24 after 3, 28 min since (81% of 35)
NEW Hauser 21 to 27 min over the last 4
NEW Kornet 18 to 24 min over the last 4
NEW Scheierman 12 to 18 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restOUT Norris missed 13 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Brown back 3/24 after 3, 28 min since (81% of 35)
BACK Queta back 4/02 after 2, 19 min since (141% of 13)
BACK Craig back 4/02 after 2, 19 min since (189% of 10)
NEW Kornet 18 to 24 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restOUT Norris missed 14 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Queta back 4/02 after 2, 10 min since (78% of 13)
BACK Craig back 4/02 after 2, 19 min since (189% of 10)
BOS availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Norris missed 15 since 3/08, out tonight
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)
NEW Kornet 18 to 24 min over the last 4
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
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 100, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Banchero at 28 and Wagner at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without da Silva (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Tatum at 24 and Porziņģis at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and Orlando plus-1 and the defense, Orlando allowing 100 a night to Boston's 107. Call it Orlando 110, Boston 109, Boston keeping it close.
3/31 vs LAC 87-96 — ORL notes
ORL lost 87-96. ORL shot 39% (30 of 76) to LAC's 44%, 7 of 26 from three. The glass went 32-47 against them. Banchero led with 26 (8 of 23, 1 of 8 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Wagner added 21, Caldwell-Pope 11. Q1 was theirs, 28-22, but the other 3 periods went 74-59 against them. Black's -14 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/01 @ SAS 116-105 — ORL notes
ORL won 116-105. ORL shot 48% (43 of 90) to SAS's 49%, 18 of 47 from three. ORL turned it over 10 times to SAS's 17. Wagner led with 24 (9 of 20, 3 of 10 from three); Banchero added 24, Caldwell-Pope 23. The hinge was Q4, 37-21: ORL came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 11. Wagner was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
4/03 @ WAS 109-97 — ORL notes
ORL won 109-97. ORL shot 46% (38 of 82) to WAS's 45%, 11 of 30 from three, and went to the line 25 times to WAS's 11 — 22 points from the stripe to their 9. ORL turned it over 8 times to WAS's 13. Banchero led with 33 (11 of 24, 3 of 5 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Wagner added 27, Caldwell-Pope 13. The hinge was Q2, 29-18: a lead of 5 became 16, and the lead reached 19. Wagner was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
4/08 vs ATL 119-112 — ORL notes
ORL won 119-112. ORL shot 50% (42 of 84) to ATL's 45%, 14 of 34 from three, and went to the line 31 times to ATL's 22 — 21 points from the stripe to their 18. ORL turned it over 13 times to ATL's 18. Banchero led with 33 (12 of 24, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Wagner added 22, Carter Jr. 17. The hinge was Q2, 36-26: ORL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 9. Caldwell-Pope was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
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 — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Haliburton at 19 and Turner at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Sheppard (3 straight), Isa. Jackson (74 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 97, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and Wagner at 23 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 97 a night to Indiana's 109 and the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 11 times a game to Indiana's 7. Call it Indiana 111, Orlando 108, Orlando keeping it close.
4/13 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 119, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 25 and Risacher at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Johnson (37 straight), Capela (16 straight), Mathews (9 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 101, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and Wagner at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 101 a night to Atlanta's 119. Call it Orlando 114, Atlanta 113, Atlanta keeping it close.
4/20 @ 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 108 a night and allowing 97, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 12 free throws a game; Pritchard at 20 and White at 17 a game. Without Brown (3 straight). 6 days' rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 103, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Banchero at 27 and Wagner at 24 a game. Without Banchero (2 straight), Wagner (2 straight). 6 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 20 free throws a game to Boston's 12 and the defense, Boston allowing 97 a night to Orlando's 103. Call it Boston 110, Orlando 104.
4/23 @ 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 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.
4/02 vs MIA 103-124 — BOS notes
BOS lost 103-124. BOS shot 45% (39 of 87) to MIA's 52%, 12 of 43 from three, and got to the line 16 times to MIA's 27. BOS turned it over 13 times to MIA's 4, and MIA turned those into 9 steals. Brown led with 24 (10 of 20, 2 of 6 from three); Tatum added 16, White 16. Q3 was theirs, 36-32, the deficit cut from 14 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 92-67 against them. Craig's -23 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/04 vs PHX 123-103 — BOS notes
BOS won 123-103. BOS shot 52% (45 of 87) to PHX's 44%, 14 of 39 from three, and went to the line 22 times to PHX's 11 — 19 points from the stripe to their 9. Brown led with 31 (10 of 16, 3 of 4 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Tatum added 23, Porziņģis 15. The hinge was Q1, 31-22: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 25. White was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
4/06 vs WAS 124-90 — BOS notes
BOS won 124-90. BOS shot 49% (48 of 98) to WAS's 41%, 24 of 52 from three. The glass went 62-32 for them. Pritchard led with 20 (8 of 18, 4 of 11 from three); White added 19, Hauser 18. The hinge was Q1, 34-18: from level to 16 ahead, and the lead reached 36. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
4/08 @ NYK 119-117 — BOS notes
BOS won 119-117 in 1 overtime. BOS shot 46% (40 of 87) to NYK's 48%, 19 of 49 from three, and went to the line 25 times to NYK's 16 — 20 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 38-52 against them. Porziņģis led with 34 (11 of 19, 8 of 13 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Tatum added 32, Holiday 16. The hinge was Q3, 31-20: BOS came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 5. BOS trailed 52-58 at the half and won the second half 67-59. Hauser was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
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 — 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 109 a night and allowing 106, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 15 free throws a game; Tatum at 24 and Brown at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Horford (2 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 125, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 25 free throws a game; Nurkić at 16 and Bridges at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Gra. Williams (64 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 106 a night to Charlotte's 125 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-6 a night and Charlotte minus-4. Call it Boston 117, Charlotte 105, Boston by 12.
4/13 vs CHA — 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 114 a night and allowing 100, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 14 free throws a game; Tatum at 24 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Brown (2 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 127, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; Nurkić at 16 and Bridges at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Diabaté (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 100 a night to Charlotte's 127 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-5 a night and Charlotte minus-6. Call it Boston 119, Charlotte 103, Boston by 16.
4/20 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 108 a night and allowing 97, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 12 free throws a game; Pritchard at 20 and White at 17 a game. Without Brown (3 straight). 6 days' rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 103, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Banchero at 27 and Wagner at 24 a game. Without Banchero (2 straight), Wagner (2 straight). 6 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 20 free throws a game to Boston's 12 and the defense, Boston allowing 97 a night to Orlando's 103. Call it Boston 110, Orlando 104.
4/23 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 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.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
CJ C. Joseph
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
GH G. Harris
JH J. Howard
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
PB P. Banchero
TQ T. Queen
TD T. da Silva
WC W. Carter Jr.
BOSBS B. Scheierman
DP D. Peterson
JD J. Davison
JW J. Walsh
LK L. Kornet
MN M. Norris
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
TC T. Craig
XT X. Tillman
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
Magic clinch 7th spot in Eastern Conference with 96-76 win over depleted Celtics
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — 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.
Baylor Scheierman and Payton Pritchard scored 15 points each to lead the Celtics, who did not use their top six players and made 7 of 40 3-point shots.
Jayson Tatum , Jaylen Brown , Kristaps Porzingis , Derrick White , Jrue Holiday and Al Horford did not play for the Celtics.
Paolo Banchero had 15 points and six assists for the Magic. It was Wagner's 12th straight game of scoring 20 or more points.
Takeaways Celtics: Are locked into the No. 2 spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs and played a day after an overtime win against New York . The 76 points was a season-low for Boston, well under the previous low of 92 points they scored at Oklahoma City on Jan. 5.
Magic: Winning for the eighth time in 10 games, the Magic qualified for a home game in the first round of the play-in tournament against an opponent to be determined. A win in that game would earn the seventh seed in the playoffs and a first-round series against the Celtics. The Magic also clinched the Southeast Division. Guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope did not play in the second half due to a sore left knee.
Key moment Wagner, Gary Harris and Caleb Houstan hit 3-pointers and Banchero scored six points on a 20-4 third-quarter run that turned an eight-point Orlando lead into a 24-point lead.
Key stat The Celtics finished the season 33-8 on the road, with two of the losses coming in Orlando. Tatum missed both games.
Up next Celtics: Play at home against Charlotte on Friday night.