Derrick White made seven 3 points and received 30 points on Sunday to take the Boston Celtics to 103-86 against Orlando Magic, who visited the NBA East Conference in the first round of playoff series.
Jayson Tatum added 17 points and 14 rebounds for the second -seed Boston, which scored 19 points from Payton Pritchard. Jaylen Brown missed the last three normal season match with posterior multiplication in the right knee and finished with 16 points in 30 minutes.
The Boston watched one between the circuit, but the third place seventh seed Orlando 30-18 left behind and seized control.
Paulo Banchero from Orlando directed all scorers with 36 points. There were also 11 rebounds.
Franz Wagner made 23 points and five assists, but no other magic player scored more than seven points of Jonathan Isaac. Wendell Carter Jr. He took 13 rebounds.
Boston took the lead 26-18 after a quarter, and when Pritchard was connected to the 3-with-3-withdrawal with 10:50 in the second quarter, he extended to 12 points, the biggest leadership of the first half.
9-0 Orlando Run expressed two points of Boston, and then gave Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s 1:57 and 3-Successive Sihrine 45-44 edge. Banchero scored 19 points.
Celtics threw 28 of the first 38 points in the third quarter and left behind 1:56 in the quarter. Boston entered the last 12 minutes and went ahead 78-67.
Celtics took ahead of 89-71 in the fourth place and took the lead because magic never threatened.
Boston was 37 years old from 3 points. Orlando was 27 after 3 points arc, but it was held for three 3 points in the second half.
The second game of the best seven series will be played on Wednesday in Boston.
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