The Orlando Magic have had an.. unspoken.. problem. In many ways, they’re reminiscent of Boston Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Obviously, every team wants to compound talent in order to improve their chances of winning a championship.
Coming off its worst loss of the season, Boston got 30 points from Jason Tatum and a strong all-around effort from brown to thump Orlando at TD Garden.
The real Jaylen Brown showed up for the TD Garden crowd in Friday night’s emphatic Boston Celtics victory over the Orlando Magic. It was a bounce-back performance for Brown, who looked out of sorts during the team’s stunning loss in Toronto.
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.
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.
Cooper Flagg and AJ Dybantsa were at TD Garden for the Celtics-Magic game Friday night. The New England natives saw the Celtics win handily.
Friday’s NBA schedule includes Jaylen Brown’s Boston Celtics (28-12) in a home matchup with Anthony Black and the Orlando Magic (23-19) at TD Garden. The game tips off at 7:00 PM
It was a big game for the Celtics’ stars. Jayson Tatum scored 30 points, Kristaps Porzingis scored 23, and Jaylen Brown had 20.
The Boston Celtics took care of business at home against the visiting Orlando Magic, cruising to a 121-94 win. Boston improves to 29-12 on the season with the result.
The Celtics are looking to get out of a recent funk as they've played some tough basketball over the past few weeks.
The Dunk Contest will be part of All-Star Saturday Night, Feb. 15 at the Chase Center in San Francisco (home to the Golden State Warriors). The entire evening will be broadcast on TNT, including the 3-point contest and a reported return (and expansion) of the Stephen Curry/Sabrina Ionescu shootout.
These were my selections Monday, when I was musing about potential All-Star reserve selections in NBA Rewind: The toughest snubs for me in the East were LaMelo Ball, the unhealthy forwards from the Magic and either Nikola Vučević or Jarrett Allen for a frontcourt spot.