Boston Celtics (61-21, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (41-41, seventh in the Eastern Conference)
Orlando, Florida; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Celtics -5.5; over/under is 198.5
EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Celtics lead series 2-0
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Celtics visit the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference first round with a 2-0 lead in the series. The Magic won the last meeting 96-76 on April 9 led by 23 points from Franz Wagner, while Baylor Scheierman scored 15 points for the .
The Magic have gone 31-21 against Eastern Conference opponents. Orlando ranks last in the NBA recording just 23.0 assists per game led by Wagner averaging 4.7.
The Celtics are 39-13 against Eastern Conference opponents. Boston is 8-3 in one-possession games.
The Magic score 105.4 points per game, 1.8 fewer points than the 107.2 the Celtics give up. The Celtics are shooting 46.2% from the field, 0.6% lower than the 46.8% the Magic's opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Wagner is averaging 24.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists for the Magic. Paolo Banchero is averaging 22.3 points over the last 10 games.
Jaylen Brown is scoring 22.2 points per game and averaging 5.8 rebounds for the Celtics. Derrick White is averaging 3.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Magic: 6-4, averaging 106.8 points, 41.4 rebounds, 24.2 assists, 9.3 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 102.1 points per game.
Celtics: 8-2, averaging 109.7 points, 47.8 rebounds, 25.7 assists, 6.7 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 99.9 points.
INJURIES: Magic: Jalen Suggs: out for season (quad), Moritz Wagner: out for season (knee).
Celtics: Jayson Tatum: day to day (wrist).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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