Game ID: 22500277
Orlando Magic @ Boston Celtics
Sunday, November 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 32 48 30 28 138ORL 27 30 32 40 129
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 11/12 · back-to-backOUT Scheierman missed 3 since 11/07, returns tonight: 12 min (63% of 18)
OUT Boucher missed 4 since 11/05, returns tonight: 13 min (122% of 10)
NEW Walsh 17 to 24 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 11/16 · 3 days' restBACK Scheierman back 11/12 after 3, 12 min since (63% of 18)
BACK Boucher back 11/12 after 4, 13 min since (122% of 10)
NEW Walsh 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Minott 16 to 21 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/18 · 1 day's restBACK Scheierman back 11/12 after 3, 15 min since (82% of 18)
BACK Boucher back 11/12 after 4, 13 min since (122% of 10)
NEW Walsh 17 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/21 · 2 days' restOUT González missed 2 since 11/16, returns tonight: 5 min (37% of 14)
OUT Boucher missed 2 since 11/16, out tonight
BACK Scheierman back 11/12 after 3, 14 min since (79% of 18)
NEW Walsh 17 to 23 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/23 · 1 day's restOUT Boucher missed 3 since 11/16, returns tonight: 14 min (136% of 10)
BACK Scheierman back 11/12 after 3, 14 min since (75% of 18)
BACK González back 11/21 after 2, 5 min since (37% of 14)
NEW Walsh 17 to 23 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/26 · 2 days' restBACK Scheierman back 11/12 after 3, 13 min since (70% of 18)
BACK González back 11/21 after 2, 7 min since (51% of 14)
BACK Boucher back 11/12 after 4, 14 min since (129% of 10)
BOS availability going into 11/29 · 2 days' restBACK González back 11/21 after 2, 7 min since (49% of 14)
BACK Boucher back 11/23 after 3, 14 min since (136% of 10)
NEW Walsh 17 to 24 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/30 · back-to-backOUT Boucher missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK González back 11/21 after 2, 7 min since (49% of 14)
BOS availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restOUT Boucher missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK González back 11/21 after 2, 7 min since (50% of 14)
NEW Walsh 17 to 27 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/16 · 1 day's restBACK Cain back 11/14 after 10, 0 min since (4% of 13)
BACK Howard back 11/10 after 2, 11 min since (90% of 12)
BACK Richardson back 11/12 after 3, 2 min since (18% of 11)
NEW Fra. Wagner 30 to 37 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/18 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 2 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Penda missed 2 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 2 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Cain back 11/14 after 10, 0 min since (4% of 13)
BACK Howard back 11/10 after 2, 13 min since (107% of 12)
NEW Fra. Wagner 30 to 38 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 3 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Penda missed 3 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 3 since 11/14, returns tonight: 5 min (45% of 11)
BACK Cain back 11/14 after 10, 0 min since (2% of 13)
BACK Howard back 11/10 after 2, 13 min since (107% of 12)
NEW Fra. Wagner 30 to 38 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 4 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Penda missed 4 since 11/14, returns tonight: 2 min (15% of 13)
BACK Cain back 11/14 after 10, 2 min since (14% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 11/12 after 3, 3 min since (32% of 11)
NEW Fra. Wagner 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW da Silva 24 to 31 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/23 · back-to-backOUT Banchero missed 5 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Cain back 11/14 after 10, 2 min since (14% of 13)
BACK Penda back 11/22 after 4, 2 min since (15% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 11/20 after 3, 3 min since (32% of 11)
NEW Fra. Wagner 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW da Silva 24 to 32 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/25 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 6 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Penda back 11/22 after 4, 13 min since (99% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 11/20 after 3, 9 min since (88% of 11)
NEW da Silva 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Howard 12 to 18 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 11/28 · 2 days' restOUT Banchero missed 7 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Penda back 11/22 after 4, 16 min since (123% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 11/20 after 3, 10 min since (90% of 11)
NEW Howard 12 to 18 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 12/01 · 2 days' restOUT Banchero missed 8 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Penda back 11/22 after 4, 16 min since (123% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 11/20 after 3, 10 min since (90% of 11)
NEW Howard 12 to 18 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 9 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 2 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 2 since 11/28, returns tonight: 16 min (150% of 11)
BACK Penda back 11/22 after 4, 15 min since (114% of 13)
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 114 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and Pritchard at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 28 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 26 and Bane at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Banchero (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 28 free throws a game to Boston's 18 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and Orlando plus-1. Call it Boston 115, Orlando 111, Orlando keeping it close.
11/12 vs MEM 131-95 — BOS notes
BOS won 131-95. BOS shot 51% (50 of 99) to MEM's 34%, 21 of 51 from three, and got to the line 12 times to MEM's 26. The glass went 58-41 for them. Pritchard led with 24 (8 of 15, 5 of 10 from three); White added 20, Brown 19. The hinge was Q2, 33-20: a lead of 8 became 21, and the lead reached 38. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +42.
11/16 vs LAC 121-118 — BOS notes
BOS won 121-118. BOS shot 45% (46 of 103) to LAC's 47%, 16 of 39 from three, and got to the line 17 times to LAC's 30. BOS turned it over 6 times to LAC's 13. Brown led with 33 (14 of 33, 1 of 7 from three, 4 of 7 at the line); Pritchard added 30, White 22. The hinge was Q1, 37-30: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 24. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/18 @ BKN 113-99 — BOS notes
BOS won 113-99. BOS shot 49% (37 of 75) to BKN's 40%, 19 of 42 from three. BOS turned it over 19 times to BKN's 13, and BKN turned those into 12 steals. The glass went 49-39 for them. Brown led with 29 (9 of 19, 3 of 7 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Pritchard added 22, White 15. The hinge was Q4, 24-14: a lead of 4 became 14. Hauser was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/21 vs BKN 105-113 — BOS notes
BOS lost 105-113. BOS took 8 more shots (90 to 82), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 47% to BKN's 52%, 11 of 34 from three, and got to the line 14 times to BKN's 21. Brown led with 26 (9 of 18, 1 of 4 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Simons added 23, Queta 16. Q4 was theirs, 28-21, the deficit cut from 15 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 92-77 against them. Pritchard's -13 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/23 vs ORL 138-129 — BOS notes
BOS won 138-129. BOS shot 60% (53 of 88) to ORL's 47%, 15 of 33 from three. Brown led with 35 (14 of 26, 2 of 6 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Simons added 23, Pritchard 19. The hinge was Q2, 48-30: a lead of 5 became 23, and the lead reached 26. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
11/26 vs DET — 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 122 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Pritchard at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest. Detroit comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 112, shooting 53 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Duren at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Detroit takes 27 free throws a game to Boston's 18 and the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 14 times a game to Boston's 11. Call it Boston 117, Detroit 114, Detroit keeping it close.
11/29 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 30 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Randle at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Hyland (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 115, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brown at 31 and Pritchard at 20 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 42 percent from three to Minnesota's 35 and the line, where Minnesota takes 30 free throws a game to Boston's 21. Call it Minnesota 115, Boston 112, Boston keeping it close.
11/30 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 30 and Hunter at 20 a game. Without Merrill (5 straight), Porter Jr. (3 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 115, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 33 and White at 16 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 41 percent from three to Cleveland's 35. Call it Cleveland 116, Boston 114, Boston keeping it close.
12/02 vs NYK — 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 118 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brown at 31 and Pritchard at 20 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Towns at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Anunoby (7 straight), Shamet (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and Boston minus-1 and the defense, New York allowing 107 a night to Boston's 118. Call it New York 116, Boston 115, Boston keeping it close.
11/16 @ HOU 113-117 — ORL notes
ORL lost 113-117 in 1 overtime. ORL shot 42% (38 of 91) to HOU's 42%, 12 of 37 from three. ORL turned it over 8 times to HOU's 14. The glass went 38-60 against them. Wagner led with 29 (8 of 21, 3 of 8 from three, 10 of 13 at the line); Bane added 26, Black 18. Q1 was theirs, 30-23, but the other 4 periods went 94-83 against them. They led by as many as 14.
11/18 vs GSW 121-113 — ORL notes
ORL won 121-113. ORL shot 51% (43 of 85) to GSW's 50%, 8 of 32 from three. Bane led with 23 (7 of 16, 2 of 6 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Black added 21, Wagner 18. The hinge was Q1, 36-32: from level to 4 ahead, and the lead reached 15. Black was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/20 vs LAC 129-101 — ORL notes
ORL won 129-101. ORL shot 48% (45 of 94) to LAC's 40%, 18 of 34 from three. ORL turned it over 10 times to LAC's 21. Suggs led with 23 (8 of 15, 5 of 9 from three); Wagner added 20, da Silva 17. The hinge was Q4, 36-25: a lead of 17 became 28. da Silva was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/22 vs NYK 133-121 — ORL notes
ORL won 133-121. ORL shot 55% (47 of 85) to NYK's 54%, 13 of 33 from three. Wagner led with 37 (13 of 19, 4 of 6 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Bane added 27, Suggs 26. The hinge was Q3, 34-27: ORL came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 5, and the lead reached 18. ORL trailed 64-66 at the half and won the second half 69-55. Black was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/23 @ BOS 129-138 — ORL notes
ORL lost 129-138. ORL took 12 more shots (100 to 88), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 47% to BOS's 60%, 16 of 38 from three. Howard led with 30 (11 of 23, 5 of 13 from three); Bane added 18, Richardson 18. Q4 was theirs, 40-28, the deficit cut from 21 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 110-89 against them. Black's -23 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/25 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Maxey at 35 and Edgecombe at 16 a game. Without Embiid (7 straight), Oubre Jr. (4 straight), Bona (4 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 24 and Bane at 22 a game. Without Banchero (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Philadelphia giving it away 15 times a game to Orlando's 10 and the line, where Orlando takes 28 free throws a game to Philadelphia's 22. Call it Orlando 118, Philadelphia 117, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/28 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 115, shooting 52 percent and 35 from three, 30 free throws a game; Cunningham at 30 and Duren at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 22 and Bane at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Banchero (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the arc, Orlando at 40 percent from three to Detroit's 35 and the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 14 times a game to Orlando's 11. Call it Detroit 119, Orlando 118, Orlando keeping it close.
12/01 vs CHI — 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 129 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 28 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 23 and Bane at 22 a game. Without Banchero (8 straight). 2 days' rest. Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 126, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; White at 23 and Giddey at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Okoro (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-4 a night and Chicago minus-8 and the defense, Orlando allowing 114 a night to Chicago's 126. Call it Orlando 126, Chicago 114, Orlando by 12.
12/03 vs SAS — 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 129 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 29 free throws a game; Bane at 27 and Fra. Wagner at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Banchero (9 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Fox at 26 and Vassell at 22 a game. Without Castle (7 straight), Wembanyama (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-3 a night and San Antonio minus-1. Call it Orlando 122, San Antonio 116.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
DB D. Bane
FW F. Wagner
JC J. Cain
JH J. Howard
JI J. Isaac
JR J. Richardson
NP N. Penda
OR O. Robinson
TJ T. Jones
TD T. da Silva
BOSAS A. Simons
BS B. Scheierman
CB C. Boucher
DW D. White
GO Gonzalez
HG H. González
JB J. Brown
JM J. Minott
JW J. Walsh
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
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
Jaylen Brown's 35 points lead Celtics in a 138-129 victory over the short-handed Magic
BOSTON -- — Jaylen Brown scored 35 points and Josh Minott scored 12 of his 16 points in the second quarter when Boston shot 81.8% as the Celtics beat the short-handed Orlando Magic 138-129 on Sunday night.
Anfernee Simons added 23 points and Payton Pritchard chipped in with 19 and eight assists for the Celtics, who were coming off a tough home loss to Brooklyn on Friday. Brown also had eight assists.
The Celtics nearly squandered a 26-point, third-quarter lead. But, Brown scored 12 straight points. The Magic whittled away at their deficit and closed within six points in the final minute.
Jett Howard scored a season-high 30 points for the Magic, who were missing three of their top five scorers and had their three-game winning streak snapped. Desmond Bane had 18 points and Franz Wagner 15.
Orlando coach Jamahl Mosley was back back after missing the second half of a victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday due to illness.
Boston connected on 18 of 22 shots in the second quarter, turning a five-point lead after one period into an 80-57 edge at halftime.
Minott was 5 for 5 from the floor, connecting on two attempts from 3-point range.
Pritchard keyed a quick 10-3 spurt with a steal and layup before hitting a 3-pointer from the right corner 11 seconds later that made it 66-49. He also made a mid-range jumper with two seconds left in the half, capping the Celtics’ 48 points in the period.
Coming off the victory at home against the Knicks, the Magic seemed a bit sluggish and had their franchise record-tying string of eight straight quarters of 30-or-more points end in the opening quarter as they were held to 27 points.
Up next Magic: At the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday in the second game of a three-game trip.