BIG 4TH QUARTER PERFORMANCE FROM JAYLEN BROWN HELPED CELTICS WIN 114-97 OVER MAGIC FOR A 14-0 START AT HOME
Kristaps Porzingis, a center for the Boston Celtics, has a message for teams visiting TD Garden.
“It has to be a special night for them to come into this arena and beat us, and we totally believe that,” the coach remarked following the Celtics‘ 114-97 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday, which lifted their home record to an NBA-best 14-0.
For Boston, which made 17 3-pointers in the last quarter, Jaylen Brown tallied 17 of his 31 points.
After winning the first of their 17 NBA titles in the fall, the 1957–58 team captained by Bill Russell began the season with 17 straight victories at home, making this the Celtics’ second-best start at home. With five straight victories overall, the Celtics are now 20-5 and half a game ahead of Minnesota in the NBA standings.
Boston coach Joe Mazzulla stated, “I think we’re about to begin to play what I would call Celtic basketball.” “From a toughness, identity, and defensive, mentality, and defensive standpoint”
With the help of Jayson Tatum’s 23 points, Porzingis’ 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Jrue Holiday’s 14 points, Boston defeated the Magic at TD Garden, sweeping the series.
With 10 rebounds and 36 points, Paolo Banchero led Orlando. On a meager 38.2% shooting effort, Jalen Suggs scored 13 points for the Magic.
Al Horford and Porzingis, who were not in the starting lineup for Friday’s 17-point victory, are back for Boston. Due to a calf injury, Porzingis was unable to play, while Horford, 37, needed some rest after playing the previous evening.
Banchero responded, “I wouldn’t say impossible,” when asked how hard it is to stop the Celtics when they’re converting 3-pointers. “They’re really difficult to stop when the 3-ball is going the way it did today,” I would add.
Celtics shot 47% from 3 point line which clearly gave them huge advantage over their opponents with 30 % 3 point shooting.
Brown scored 10 of the Celtics’ first 12 points to help them maintain their lead, which they had by nine points going into the fourth quarter. In addition to making jumpers from the left baseline and foul line, he also made 3-pointers from the top of the key and the right corner.
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With 6:25 remaining in the game, he scored a transition three that gave Boston a 103-86 lead. He finished his crucial last quarter with a fade-away from the right wing.
“I don’t think there’s anything anybody can do when my 3-ball is currently going in,” Brown remarked. “”I’m trying to be aggressive in getting to the basket because, as everyone knows, that’s what I want.
Jaylen Brown (938 lifetime 3PM) moved up to third place on the Celtics’ all-time 3-point makes list with his fifth 3-pointer of the game, passing Antoine Walker (937 3PM).
The Celtics’ offense was unaffected by Tatum’s third foul halfway through the second quarter as Magic coach Jamahl Mosley contested a blocking call on Franz Wagner.
With Tatum sitting on the bench, the Celtics just had a huge run.
With 5:48 remaining in the half, Banchero’s jumper leveled the score at 41. However, Brown’s nine points during a nearly five-minute span during a 20-5 run gave the Celtics a 61-50 lead at the half.
The Magic attempted to play some zone defense during that time, but Boston’s run of success was unabated.
Celtics made sure to get advantage of their length by out rebounding the Orlando Magic by 55-44, Not only that they also took advantage in points in the paint by 44-34. Kristaps Porzingis lead with 10 rebounds for Celtics. Defense was once again on fire and played vital part in winning, Celtics lead in blocks with 10 blocks in game, Derrick white lead with 3 blocks. https://x.com/celtics/status/1736511009299329097?s=20
Regarding his and the team’s defensive ferocity, Jaylen Brown remarks, “I want to be the head of that snake. All of our guys try to become All-Defensive guys.”
Mosley declared, “This is not a moral victory.” We progressed and we competed. It’s true that those are wonderful things. The truth is that these men are upset over losing the game because they believe they can play with the best teams and that they are at an outstanding level of basketball.
Celtics were locked in from free throws shooting line. They shot 87% from the free throw line compared to 75% of Orlando Magic.
The way celtics men have been playing basketball over the past few games has impressed Joe Mazzulla, who says, “We have to fight to maintain this identity and this mentality that we have”
Celtics will face the Warriors on Tuesday at West Coast
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