Jayson Tatum, Celtics too sharp for Magic
Jayson Tatum collected game highs of 37 points and 14 rebounds to lead the visiting Boston Celtics to a 107-98 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.
The second-seeded Celtics made 30 of their 32 free-throw attempts in the victory, which gave Boston a 3-1 edge in the best-of-seven series.
Orlando tied the game at 91 on a Wendell Carter Jr. putback with 4:18 to play, but Boston seized control by scoring 10 of the next 11 points.
Four of Boston's five starters scored at least 18 points. Jaylen Brown had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Kristaps Porzingis tossed in 19 points and Derrick White finished with 18.
Paolo Banchero led seventh-seeded Orlando by scoring 31 points. Franz Wagner added 24 points, six rebounds and seven assists, and Carter finished with nine points and a team-high 11 rebounds.
Cory Joseph (12) and Anthony Black (10) were the other Magic players who scored in double figures.
Boston's Jrue Holiday missed his second straight game in the series with a hamstring strain. Boston's reserves were limited to six points, all from Sam Hauser.
The Celtics were 9 of 31 on 3-point attempts (29 percent). Orlando was 8 of 30 from behind the 3-point arc (26.7 percent).
Boston led 32-29 after one quarter and stretched its lead to nine, 42-33, with 7:46 left in the second quarter. Orlando went in front 48-46 on a Banchero layup with 3:17 remaining in the first half. The Celtics finished the quarter on a 7-0 run and had a 53-48 halftime lead.
Orlando edged Boston 27-26 in the third quarter, which left Boston with a 79-75 advantage entering the final 12 minutes. Brown scored 11 of his 21 points in the third.
The Celtics can advance if they win Game 5 on Tuesday night in Boston.
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