Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and the Boston Celtics ran past the Orlando Magic 121-94. With freshman star Cooper Flagg and his Duke teammates in 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.

Boston took advantage of a undermanned Magic squad, missing four rotation players with a dominant offensive effort from all areas of the floor. The Celtics shot a red-hot 61 percent from the field before intermission, helping them build a 12-point halftime lead.

It was a big game for the Celtics’ stars. Jayson Tatum scored 30 points, Kristaps Porzingis scored 23, and Jaylen Brown had 20.

It was always going to be an uphill battle for the Magic without three starters and three key reserves against the Celtics on Friday night. But on a night when Orlando was without Franz Wagner (return to competition reconditioning),

BOSTON — On a possession two minutes into the first quarter Friday night, the Boston Celtics didn’t even attempt to disguise their intentions against the Orlando Magic. With a small forward guarding Kristaps Porziņģis, Boston went straight into a pick-and-roll with Derrick White and his 7-foot-2 teammate.

Prior to the injury, Suggs had been making a case for his first All-Star team this season, having taken on much of the offensive burden in the wake of monthslong oblique injuries

Jayson Tatum and the Celtics needed a big win in a big way, and they got one against the Magic on Friday, claiming a 121-94 victory.

The Orlando Magic faced the Boston Celtics again on Friday. A win by the Magic would give them the season series for just the third time in the last 10 years against the Celtics.

Jayson Tatum scored 30 points as the Boston Celtics defeated the Orlando Magic 121-94 on Friday night. Tatum, a former star at Duke, impressed in front of freshman standout Cooper Flagg and his Duke teammates,

The defending NBA Champions are on the second half of a back-to-back on Saturday, Jan. 18 when the Atlanta Hawks visit the Boston Celtics at TD Garden in Boston.

Jaylen Brown added 20.Cole Anthony led Orlando with 23 points, and Paolo Banchero scored 21. Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and the Boston Celtics ran past the Orlando Magic 121-94 on Friday night.

RotoBallers! We have a solid eight-game slate ahead of us with a few teams on back-to-backs to keep an eye on. Those teams are the Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Sacramento Kings,