Brandon Bass finished with 21 points and nine rebounds and Jameer Nelson scored 10 of his 12 points in the final 2:31 as the Orlando Magic came from behind to take down Boston 86-78 Saturday, ending the Celtics' 14-game winning streak.
Hedo Turkoglu added 16 points for Orlando, which scored 15 of the last 16 points in the fourth quarter.
The Magic jumped out to a 13-0 lead in the first quarter before everything started to break Boston’s way. Paul Pierce scored eight points during a 15-0 spurt that gave the Celtics back the lead. They opened it up in the second quarter, ending the half with a 14-4 burst to go into the break up, 46-36.
Orlando battled back late, knotting it at 77-77 with 1:55 left in the game when Bass drained a mid-range jumper. Nelson gave the Magic their first lead since the second quarter 36 seconds later when he knocked down a 3-pointer. Kevin Garnett split a pair of free throws on Boston’s next possession but J.J. Redick came down and drained a jumper with 43 seconds left to push it back to 82-78.
Garnett collected 22 points and five rebounds for the Celtics, who shot 35 percent for the game.
Boston | Orlando | |
Kevin Garnett 22 | Scoring | Brandon Bass 21 |
Paul Pierce 5 | Assists | Hedo Turkoglu 4 |
Glen Davis 8 | Rebounds | Dwight Howard 11 |
Glen Davis 8 | Free Throws Made | Ryan Anderson 5 |
Kevin Garnett 4 | Steals | Gilbert Arenas 2 |
Marquis Daniels 1 | Blocks | Dwight Howard 5 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Boston | 78 | 34.6 | 4-17 | 18-21 | 15 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
Orlando | 86 | 39.4 | 11-29 | 19-29 | 16 | 45 | 9 | 6 | 17 |