National Basketball Association
Orlando 108, Boston 104
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 23, 2024
Where: Kia Center, Orlando, Florida
Officials: #8 Marc Davis, #36 Brent Barnaky, #93 Jenna Reneau
Attendance: 18846

Tristan da Silva scored a team-high 18 points and the Orlando Magic overcame a 15-point halftime deficit to beat the visiting Boston Celtics 108-104 on Monday.

The Celtics were within one point until da Silva capped the scoring by making a 3-pointer with 9.9 seconds to play. The Magic received 17 points from Trevelin Queen and 16 from Jalen Suggs in the victory.

Jaylen Brown had 35 points and nine rebounds for the Celtics, who were 8-for-33 from 3-point range. Kristaps Porzingis and Derrick White each finished with 17 points.

Orlando's Goga Bitadze was ejected with 3:36 remaining for grabbing Porzingis by the throat following words between Porzingis and Suggs. Bitadze had eight points and nine rebounds in 21 minutes of action.

Jayson Tatum was scratched from the starting lineup minutes before tipoff due to an illness and did not play in the game. Tatum, Boston's leading scorer, was coming off a 43-point performance in a 123-98 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday. It's the third game Tatum has missed this season, and the Celtics fell to 2-1 without him.

Boston had its first double-digit lead after a Brown dunk made it 24-14 with 2:34 left in the opening quarter. The Celtics had a 32-21 advantage after 12 minutes and led 58-43 at halftime.

Orlando was 16-for-47 from the field (34 percent) in the first two quarters, and the 15-point halftime margin was Boston's largest lead of the first half.

The Magic took their first lead, 73-71, when Cole Anthony made a layup with 2:10 remaining in the third quarter. Orlando outscored Boston 36-21 in the period, and the contest was tied at 79 entering the fourth.

The Magic had a seven-point lead following a Jonathan Isaac 3-pointer with 10:09 remaining, and they led 95-87 after a Queen 3-pointer with 7:28 to play. Orlando extended its lead to 103-93 on a da Silva 3-pointer with 4:01 left.

The victory improved Orlando's home record to 12-2.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Boston   Orlando
Jaylen Brown 35 Scoring Tristan da Silva 18
Jaylen Brown 4 Assists Cole Anthony 5
Jaylen Brown 9 Rebounds Goga Bitadze 9
Kristaps Porzingis 13 Free Throws Made Jalen Suggs 5
Jaylen Brown 3 Steals Trevelin Queen 3
Jrue Holiday 2 Blocks Goga Bitadze 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Boston 104 44.0 8-33 22-27 13 41 5 13 19
Orlando 108 44.6 13-33 21-21 26 42 9 11 20
Upcoming Games
  • Orlando will play their next game at home against Miami. The Magic have a W/L % of .684 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Boston will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Celtics have a W/L % of .682 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.