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00:00Welcome to Easter Sunday in beautiful Boston just a gorgeous spring day and a
00:07very busy sports weekend the Red Sox at Fenway Park all weekend what a day for a
00:14ballgame as they face the White Sox and then of course tomorrow another running
00:19of the Boston Marathon good running weather has been forecasted it's just a
00:26perfect spring day to be outside of course here in Boston for the sportsman
00:31it's not a bad day to be inside as well the April tradition of the Celtics first
00:36playoff game of 2025 at the TD Garden
00:43it's the Orlando Magic and the Boston Celtics and the NBA playoffs presented
00:50by Google and the first round presented by ESPN Sportsbook yesterday in the
00:57Eastern Conference playoffs the home team won their first two games Cleveland's
01:01gonna have their first home game tonight against Miami and the Celtics already
01:06including Jalen Brown
01:13Congrats to y'all
01:16everybody don't make the playoffs for a reason
01:19I told you
01:21I think I'll be playing with the energy
01:24data magic but they know we really got the magic over here
01:28no Harry Potter
01:31they've been waiting all year for the playoffs hello everyone with Richard Jefferson and Doris Burke
01:36Mike Green on hand Lisa Salters with us as well two versus seven
01:40so you have the Celtics beginning their playoff quest for back-to-back titles
01:43you have the magic as the seventh seed looking to shock the NBA world
01:47all right Doris let's start with Boston
01:49how about having 61 wins after you win the title that's very impressive
01:53they're a great team again led by a great player who just keeps getting better
01:57the influence of your best players should be felt across categories we know Jason's a great scorer
02:02but he's always been a dominant rebounder and now it culminates in the best playmaking season he does
02:07everything for his group meanwhile for Orlando this is a terrific young team
02:10devastated by injuries but they wind up winning 41 games if they have any chance
02:15they need their two stars to be at the top of their game they're gonna need their two stars at elite level
02:20that's the thing if you look at their points per game they've got the scoring but it's the 58 games combined
02:26combined that they missed this season but they're healthy now and they're gonna need
02:31all of that offense to combine with their elite defense to slow down this Celtic team
02:36today's starting lineups brought to you by PayPal and a great starting five for the Boston Celtics
02:42they are healthy the magic almost completely healthy but they are missing Jalen Suggs
02:46their starting point guard but the veteran Corey Joseph has played well in his place
02:51there is nothing like a game one in the opening round doesn't matter if you were a champion the year
02:58before if it's your first playoffs in years it's just special for the fans it to me is the greatest
03:05excitement of a basketball player not the NCAA tournament not any journey it's the NBA playoffs
03:12it's the pinnacle of basketball of course the Celtics with the high expectations to win another title
03:18and knows it's a long grind to get there Jalen Brown his first shot comes up short when they'll
03:25part of the rebound the Magic have already played a postseason game that was Tuesday at home against
03:31Atlanta they won that game by 25 with a spectacular second half led by their bench
03:37then Carol is their star and he has had a magnificent season when he's been healthy his first shot won't go
03:44battle for the rebound Carter Carter inside Banker won't go for Zingas grabs the board
03:51what a luxury Tatum has the initial bomb hero matchup but clean switch and drew handles it
03:56Tatum drives hard left-handed shot won't go in and out but Carter the rebound
04:02the Orlando Magic play a very physical style defense is their calling card and they're number two in the NBA rated defense
04:11Celtics not far behind they've got the fourth rated defense
04:16Wagner fires away that shot won't go Brown the rebound
04:22Celtics meanwhile have the number two offense holiday his first shot in the playoffs
04:26which saved that time from Carter
04:32We seem to combine ultra three partner gets inside and sneaks it in off the glass and that's where he's got to do his work in transition
04:40The throw ahead let guess he struggled with his three-point shot, but that is always going to be there for him
04:46Jalen Brown goes hard inside well defended by Corey Joseph and the Magic come up with it
04:52This is what they need to do create turnovers make Boston take contestant two
04:56but the margins have got to be won by Orlando and Carroll turns it over Derek white the crossover goes at Wagner floats it up
05:06Celtics get their first points
05:17Joseph looking for Bancaro he's their leading scorer
05:20Have an oblique injury early that slowed down the progress of this, but he's right back on top
05:25Boy, and I like that play more last time. He had drew hot a
05:28Settles for a turnaround fadeaway there puts his shoulder down and is aggressive going to the basket
05:34Don't you think that has as much to do with Drew's physicality on the catch as it is the difference between he and D white
05:42Porzingis nails it
05:44Porzingis is healthy the Celtics are just a different team
05:54Played just 42 games this year as Wendell Carter steps out this 3.0 won't go Tatum grabs the rebound
06:01This is a weak spot of Orlando, and this is the disparity between the two teams Celtics one of two teams top five in both
06:08Orlando everything they do is based on the defensive end of the floor your 27th and offense as Caldwell Pope
06:17Vows Tatum Tatum will go to the line first foul on Caldwell Pope, but this is also growth event Carol first shot
06:24We mentioned turnaround fadeaway now. He's got Derek white, so he's aggressive into the paint works his way middle
06:30Spins back and then kind of uses that backboard because you know Porzingis is coming if he tries to get too deep
06:37That's when Porzingis comes over. I know Derek white is an excellent individual defender. That's six foot ten two hundred fifty pounds
06:43That ain't fifty pounds don't
06:46250 he's he's pushing 270 around there
06:50270 and just still so young
06:52There's gonna be a star in this league for a long time only 22 years old, you know on the distaff side and I always underweight people
07:00I
07:02Tatum missing both free throws
07:08Joseph up top to Carter
07:10Inside Ben Carroll Ben Carroll did not shoot well in the playing game, but overall did a nice job
07:15Ball knocked out of his hands tend to shoot for the magic magic were 19 and 22 on the road
07:21Which is pretty darn good considering their star players missed significant amount of games
07:30Wagner
07:33Caldwell Pope
07:34White chases them off the line shot won't go ball tipped out like they're trying to get it. He does
07:41He walks into that three-pointer. This is again Wagner did not shoot the ball well in the playing as well the other day
07:48But again the magic got great performance from their bench
07:52Jalen Brown Brown Brown sidestep kicks it out white corner three
08:02That's good
08:03And Carol calling for it holiday guarding him and Carol gets inside blocked by four sickness
08:19Terrific health defense round now stutter dribble gets inside and he's fouled
08:24As Carter will be called first first
08:26well
08:28Chris taps
08:29Porzingis completely changed the numbers for the Celtics on the defensive end of the floor why
08:34Well, he's seven foot three excellent timing go straight up and they are as Mike said a totally different team with him on the floor as
08:42Good as Al Horford has been when he's need to play and start games
08:47Val before the shot so an inbound the foul that time was on Wagner's
08:57Brown gets a running start closer Carter off the glass is good
09:03He wanted a foul as well. That's gonna be one of the keys watching early on Daniel Brown's been dealing with a right knee issue had some injections
09:10He doesn't want to talk about it says he's fine
09:12But that's gonna be something to watch during this postseason boy
09:15He's played a lot of basketball in his short amount of time in the career. That's a lot of wear and tear
09:19So sometimes those things are just maintenance
09:25Corey Joseph back up top
09:29Togner finds Mount Carroll man Carroll contested three as good as the shot clock expires
09:35And that's I mean if he starts making jump shots with that size physicality ability to get downhill
09:40I mean how dangerous is he he's dangerous right now?
09:44That's just another weapon shot 32% from three on the regular season
09:49Daly Brown double-team
09:51Holiday fakes holiday drives
09:54White good look on this side
09:56That one in and out Caldwell Pope tips it
10:01To some of this young magic team their first playoff experience was last year first round against the Cleveland Cavs
10:07The Cleveland Cavs went seven games
10:10They all talk about how much they learned from last year the difference between the playoffs and the regular season
10:15Wagner turns it over
10:18Porzingis running the floor flips it up shot won't go
10:24Joseph the foul free throws
10:25Last time you saw that young man in the playoffs he had 38 and 16 in a game seven heartbreaking loss
10:3438 today his team has a much better chance to win that three going down helps
10:38Begins Thursday night 8 Eastern 5 Pacific we'll have every pick on ESPN and ABC's coverage focuses on the prospects journey to the draft all three days also available on the NFL Network ESPN deport days ESPN radio and the ESPN app seems appropriate to have the NFL draft in Green Bay
11:05Always appropriate to have an NBA playoff game here in Boston as poor Zingas
11:10Knocks down the first free throw and those the numbers a career low 42 games
11:17Obviously coming back from last year's injury also had an illness for a while that he was dealt with without sick for several weeks
11:25He looks healthy and he looks happy. We've said this before. I don't think he's ever looked happier playing basketball than he's been here in Boston
11:32You want back to it. I don't make them happy nice move inside
11:37Yeah, but you have to understand Mike when you're going on a repeat championship run as Jalen Brown with the lefty finish
11:45It's all about health but perzingis probably could have played in more games
11:49But it's just we need you come the start of the postseason and for that journey. It's not about those 42. We just want everyone healthy
11:56Bogner calls for the screen continues down kicks it out Caldwell Pope off balance shot clock at four
12:05That little push shot that one goes in that was a little more fluid than some of the earlier ones
12:13He told me last year he is a classic over thinker that is the last thing you want to be doing when you're taking a jump shot
12:20Tatum the crossover Carter does a good job staying with him
12:28And Tatum shot won't go Richard never had that problem
12:32No, if you think too much you think long you think wrong
12:39Anthony black in the game black had an excellent game in the play in victory Tuesday
12:44Porzingis deflects that pass right to Jalen Brown back for holiday fumbling block from behind by black
12:52Brown gets the rebound porzingis up top to white long three-pointer that's good
12:59Great shot by the Celtics but where is the rest of the Orlando magic
13:04Offensive foul called hard screen set by Wendell Carter
13:07And on Celtic fans fired up by the hustle that was a sensational block from Anthony black
13:16It's a sensational block but where the rest of the Celtics or excuse me the Orlando magic and yes
13:22It's an easy illegal screen at the top of the key
13:26Those are ones that are just so easy for the referees
13:28But on the other side what that looked like a little message screen there?
13:31It's early for messages. It's Easter Sunday Mike
13:36I stand corrected
13:39But I if you're the Celtics to see Jalen Brown who missed eight of the final 16 this aggressive that's that's massive
13:47Luke Cornette Sam Hauser Al Horford have all come out for the Celtics shot clock at six through holiday spins lost a handle
13:54Second turnover for the Celtics
13:57Second turnover for the Celtics
14:01Celtics second best in the NBA and turning it over
14:12That Carol up top Caleb Houston Jonathan Isaac also win
14:17Thank Carol steps back jump shot short good hustle from black to get it call ball pulp back up top
14:28And Carol slowly now kicks it out the black lost a handle Isaac has it inside black shot and rushed it couldn't get it to go
14:35Isaac had it lost it black right there
14:38This Orlando magic basketball like they're not to see it into the 24 second violation. They did just keep going after it with effort
14:47Feels like the young man black is
14:50Just a little rushed
14:52Moving fast. It's great. We saw the extra effort on the on the block shot there, but I do believe that that ball hit the rim
14:59That's what the discussion is about
15:03That's over saying just that
15:04No question so now 12 on the shot clock
15:12And and Mike if it perzingis is chasing after you to block your shot you might rush it a little
15:19You might want to rush it a little bit
15:20I mean forget he was given the
15:23In the top five in block shots multiple times in his career
15:27Of course first with the Knicks then with Dallas then Washington
15:31And now with the Boston Celtics
15:32For the Boston Celtics
15:34Houston to Isaac Isaac inside
15:36And Cornet takes an awkward tumble seems to be okay
15:42Cornet picks up the bow
15:44You just simple pick and roll I like that pump that you probably could have called that on the ground
15:54But Isaac they're gonna need points off their bench if you're Orlando because that's where it is
15:58Where are the points going to come from so anytime you get a bucket from your bench one of your young players those are just bonus points and Isaac to complete the three-point play
16:10This is the free throw Tatum comes the other way Tatum this year leading the team once again in scoring rebounding and assists
16:18Second time he's done that with the Celtics
16:21Hauser launches a three
16:27Knocked out of bounds last took by black
16:31Lawson set an NBA record with most threes in a season
16:36So they made the most threes in the Orlando Magic made the least threes
16:41That's the way Joe Mazzoula loves to play
16:44Tatum off the bounce
16:45Back shot is good on the layup for Jason Tatum and a lead up to four
17:06Gornet guarding Bancaro steps back jump shot nice and smooth for Paulo Bancaro
17:15So he's got seven here in the first Wagner's got seven in the first Orlando only down by two
17:21Despite the rough shooting start Horford connects out three
17:26And that's just the different you come take off for Zingas you and Al Horford
17:33This individuals had such an amazing career, but does all of the little things for this Boston Celtics team
17:38Good hustle for black keep it alive Harris can't get it the ball tip to Houston. He misses the layup another tip won't go and high
17:45Holiday comes the other way
17:49Holiday baseline jumper
17:52Houston comes away with it
18:03Black
18:04Back shot won't go
18:06Keeps it alive
18:07Vancaro comes up with it
18:09And Vancaro can't get that to fall
18:11Boy, they are working so hard though Orlando
18:14It's been a staple under Jamal Mosley
18:17Offensive foul here
18:18Well Anthony Black, oh, Horford
18:20This is as mad as I've ever seen him walk toward a referee
18:24He is hot on that call
18:26Black drew the charge
18:28Horford's first
18:29Sorry little fella. No, I was right. He was just trying to get him off of him. That's the
18:42You understand the call, but you might not agree with it if you're the Boston Celtics
18:45Let's take a look at today's Star Watch brought to you by Nintendo the Celtics are the healthiest that they have been all season with no one on their injury report coming into this game one but perhaps Boston's biggest health concern throughout this postseason will be the status of Jalen Brown's right knee Brown has been dealing with a bone bruise since February and nagging injury that cost them some time down the stretch and
18:50including missing the last three games of the regular season. He reportedly got injections in that knee and had been a bone bruise since February and nagging injury that cost them some time down the stretch including missing the last three games of the regular season. He reportedly got injections in that knee.
19:03within the last couple of weeks to help with pain management something he didn't really want to talk about when asked about it yesterday saying simply I'm not here to talk about my knee. It is what it is. I'm focused on Orlando Joe Missoula has said he's 100%
19:06confident that Brown is Brian. It's out of football. He is the champion of the past season and this season. So out of the past season is football. He got shotました.
19:11He's booked. But don't look at the Texas. He's looked at the New York City Hall. All the time. He did not shoot his knee. He was back at the New York City Hall. All the time.
19:16Tonight, he's a game in the United States. And tonight, I thank you guys for the first week.
19:19Ryan Pilar in the last year. And I'll see you all of your girls. But what you guys want to see in the States?
19:24to talk about when asked about it yesterday saying simply I'm not here to talk about my knee it is
19:29what it is I'm focused on Orlando Joe Missoula has said he's a hundred percent confident that
19:34Brown is ready to go he was a full participant in practice this week no limitations but Missoula
19:39did say that how he manages Brown throughout this series will be a game-to-game call depending on
19:45how Jalen feels and how that knee responds after each game Mike all right thank you Lisa
19:51drop him all unhappy on another foul call on Al Horford so Al feels it's 0 for 2 on him well
19:58initially the call from the opposite side of the floor was a travel on black it's the near side
20:04official who turned it into a foul on Al Horford that's what the crowds reacting to well black
20:10certainly traveled but was he pushed into a travel that's what the official said Anthony's
20:15past Cole Anthony who was the hero in their play-in game the other night two on the shot clock
20:20doctor misses that shot Tatum back up top Sam Hauser on the drive Peyton Pritchard his
20:31first three of the night set an NBA record for most threes in a season off the bench it was
20:40magnificent this year the favorite to win the six-man awards Isaac up top to Anthony but it
20:46wasn't just his threes Mike it was also his assist 200 threes 200 assists he was one of the best
20:51players off the bench that we have seen in history oh Anthony banks that home Anthony had 26 points in 20
20:59minutes Tuesday night in the victory against the Hawks they get this number seven seed for Orlando
21:04Tatum falling away high arching shot is good the second field goal and that's ridiculous
21:15it's the second defender who comes out of that makes him change the trajectory of that shot Isaac is big
21:23long and tough defensively that is big time Celtics shooting 56 percent from the field as they lead by eight
21:31about a four second different shot clock and game clock Wagner tries another one that shot won't go all
21:40those that amounts that pitch sometimes seems so pronounced it was his percentages Dora she mentioned it his
21:48percentages his first two years but in the last two years you've just seen a steady decline and also not
21:54just his percentage but his confidence in that shot young man can play yes I'm a smart he's detailed he's prepared
22:03he's talented it's in his it feels like it's in his head a little bit for sure he's on the cusp of being an
22:09all-star Harris has to hoist it up and shot off the market that will end the first quarter
22:15so game one for the Boston Celtics in Orlando Magic Tatum four points balance going from the Celtics
22:26Wagner and Boncaro each with seven for Orlando as this presentation of the NBA playoffs continues
22:31after this message and a word from our ABC stations
22:35it's time for today's access brought to you by JCPenney Paolo down eight what held you guys back in that
23:01first quarter I thought we came out with good physicality getting on the boards holding them
23:05one possession you know just got to get some more shots to fall but I'm confident they will
23:09before the game you were telling us the three things that you had to do you had to get get them off the
23:13three-point line you have to be more physical hold them to one possession just in all those areas
23:19how do you think you're doing so far I think we're doing all right you know they've hit a couple
23:22threes um Derek White and Pritchard but uh like I said you know I think we'll be confident that we can
23:27set him down thank you for your time Mike all right at least six point lead for the Celtics Brown gets
23:33inside poked away
23:36Orlando has to love the way this game is being played right now in terms of the
23:40pace and the physical play obviously down six now you're not hitting shots yet on a
23:45consistent basis like they have eight offensive rebounds so you're beating them
23:49on the glass you only have two points to show for it some of that is the Celtics size
23:53those double center lineups are tough
23:57Pritchard leans in tries to draw the foul on Carter and gets the call Carter went for the fake
24:02he's not happy with as he picks up his second and Pritchard is going to shoot three
24:09and that's just just great defense by Orlando they play great defense but Peyton Pritchard
24:14we can call him a veteran now he's been in these moments before
24:17there's a defensive foul the plays under review to see if it beats the shot clock and now they're going to check to see if it beats the shot clock if he was fouled before in red light but if you're
24:26Carter you know he's got to shoot but his only opportunity really is the pump fake because he won't be able to get it off with that limited amount of space
24:34Jack Zorba on the right Mitchell Irvin on the left joined by Jason Goble
24:41ruling on the floor stands as the defensive foul as it beat the shot clock three free throws
24:47so Pritchard will go to the line
24:54mention Zorba and Irvin and Goble the alternate Nedrick Taylor the replay center officials in Secaucus New Jersey Scott Foster and Billy Kennedy among the 36 officials selected
25:05to work the first round of these playoffs a group which is an average of over 17 years of experience includes nine officials who have worked 100 or more playoff games two new officials
25:16making their playoffs debut and that was cool I thought
25:20I thought what Jalen Brown did before the game when he went out to meet the refs he said congratulations because it it's a big deal no matter how many years you get in there
25:29it's truly an honor not only to get the playoffs but based off your percentage right that you get you get to move further and then you get an opportunity to be a finals official
25:38and that to them is the ultimate to be able to referee those games and really they're a part of this journey in this league so congratulations to all the officials
25:48well Zach Sarva has been a finals official for years now he's a perennial finals rep all three free throws good from Pritchard
25:56Celtics lead now nine that's the largest lead here in the first half there's Cole Anthony pass deflected by Porzingis that size once again
26:04White and Pritchard Pritchard stops pops and hits Peyton Pritchard nails the three-pointer and a Celtics up a dozen timeout magic
26:14the Celtics are one of the best defensive teams in this league and have been but
26:24Przingis stops the lob Jalen Brown throws it ahead and then Peyton Pritchard the sixth man of the year knocking it down
26:34and brought to you by State Farm DB communication on the basketball floor is always so important Celtics staying double big it allows them to play excellent defense poor decision by Cole to try to go over a seven-foot-three guy watch how quickly Al gives up this basketball Peyton Pritchard on the left-hand side of your screen he's saying already hey D White I'm open Derek's already
27:02recognized it doesn't need to dribble just gives it up immediately just a beautiful shot and look if Al would have thrown it to Peyton Pritchard Peyton Pritchard would have thrown it ahead to Derek White that's the Celtic offense and also just the continuity of the roster these guys have been playing with each other for a number of years they just know each other's games and tendencies
27:24shot clock got a four Wagner gets inside
27:30one though Carter Wagner's have to put it up and can't get that the fall rebound on Carroll tracks it
27:36Dalen Brown guarding Wagner gets inside turns and scores tough shot and Wagner now in double figures with 11 every mid-range shot to make every long-range shot to miss for him I'm not gonna tell him to stop shooting but I was gonna lean into that mid-range a little bit more he's four for four mid-range one for six from three
28:04from three for Zingas well defended inside from Boncaro and Moncaro is so strong
28:11the veteran Gary Harris getting some first half minutes again Wagner sees the opening floats it up shot in and out
28:23well and we talk about where the offense is going to come from 18 of their 22 are Paolo Bancaro and Franz Wagner and then you have four points off the bench they're going to need to get more guys active if you're the Orlando Magic
28:38seven on the 24 Pritchard spins
28:41seven on the 24 Pritchard spins
28:45up and under razzle dazzle from Peyton Pritchard
28:49that fires up the crowd
28:51Wagner does the same on the other end some sweet moves
28:56oh
28:58oh
28:59oh
29:00oh about the footwork of both guys leaving defenders lost and one six ten and one six two footwork matters doesn't matter
29:10Dalen Brown poked away by Wagner
29:13Brown now picked up by Cole Anthony goes inside pull up jumpers good
29:28Celtics up a dozen three and a half gone by here in the second
29:34Boston shooting 54% from the field
29:37on Carol gets inside block with a foul
29:41and Porzingis will pick up his first
29:44for me I love when I see smaller players
29:51use their footwork so many times about bigs in the post but no that footwork is so key
29:57if you're a point guard then here the six ten Wagner look what he does gets
30:02get uh get Porzingis up give him a little spin around
30:06when you work on your on your footwork when you work on your off hand
30:10it is so important to your balance
30:13say look at this DB to me the ultimate that I've ever seen is Kyrie Irving
30:17I saw Kyrie Irving be able to post up to be able to tweak use off hands do all of that
30:23for a small guard there's never been anyone better
30:25some of us aren't Richard Jefferson and just spent our career dunking on people
30:29I had to dunk because I couldn't do that
30:32I couldn't do that
30:34Carol hitting the free throw ten point lead
30:38Derrick White back in
30:40White looking for Horford sees an opening gets inside comes up short
30:46well defended by Caldwell Pope
30:48a veteran in his first year with Orlando Wagner
30:52picks it out deflected again by Porzingis he's been so active defensively
30:59on Carol drives on Brown scoop layup left hand is off the glass
31:04come on Mike you're short closing to these guys meaning you don't have to get out and
31:08heavily contest that three you want to be in a position to guard and he still gets by you
31:13no bun Carol Wagner now with 24 of the 28 points
31:18for Orlando white wide open three-pointers scared his third three-pointer and he's the
31:24Celtics leading scorer with 11
31:29Boston six of 11 from three
31:32and Carol
31:39Colgo Pope high arcing three knocks it down the third three-pointer
31:43and Joe Missoula quickly calls timeout
31:46still early here in the second Celtics an eight-point advantage in game one
31:53Friday a trio of NBA playoff game threes
32:00Celtic Magic starts the night at 7 Eastern from Orlando
32:03Pacers and Bucks in Milwaukee 8 Eastern
32:05Lakers Timberwolves from Minnesota 930 Eastern
32:09right now it's time for today's chill performance brought to you by Coors Light
32:12RJ
32:13it's been the two young superstars for the Orlando Magic
32:16doing a little bit of everything space in the floor
32:18you see Wagner with the three then here in transition
32:23getting them up in the air for the easy lay
32:26now they're working together
32:28they have 24 of the 31 points for this Orlando Magic
32:32and on top of that
32:33they've scored our assistant on 29 of the 31
32:36they are doing it all they just need more help
32:40the game seven last year against Cleveland
32:43Wagner shot one for 15
32:45and that had so motivated him to come back better this year
32:48and he was playing great prior to the injuries
32:50he's back again playing at a terrific level
32:53shoot Mike once when Paolo went down
32:55they were 13 and 2 because he was absolutely brilliant
32:59good double team there from the Magic force another turnover
33:03and Carol gets inside double team nice pass called both hope
33:09KCP of course who's won two rings
33:13one with the Lakers one with the Nuggets
33:15Jalen Brown hesitation move up top for Zingas
33:18White corner three
33:20and Carol against Al Horford
33:33well defended by the veteran Horford
33:35Wagner gets inside stripped by Tatum
33:38and it's still gonna be magic ball according to Zach Zorba
33:41Celtics trying to say it was off Wagner's leg
33:44Joe Missoula looking for that back bench does it come off his leg
33:53yeah I don't think that's a conclusion certainly not enough to use a challenge
33:59no I'm not challenging that
34:02seven on the 24
34:05Carter to Polk
34:07Baldwin Polk
34:08and Carol three-pointer that's good
34:12well then Carol
34:14now with 14 points
34:15and the lead is just five for the Celtics
34:18we've seen so many great ATO's out of timeouts
34:21inbound plays right there that gave Paolo an option
34:24either go baseline for the post up or pop up for the three
34:28and Horford fouled on the entry pass
34:31Houston commits the personal
34:33if you cheat over if you cheat over there's a back screen on Corey Jones
34:37if you cheat over then he just pops back up
34:40Al Horford late for that three
34:42that is a great play call by Jamal Moses
34:46Browns Houston trying to stay in front of him does a pretty good job
34:51Brown uses the left hand
34:53and Corey Joseph pushing
34:58five and a half remaining here in the second
35:01Magic have the pace they want here in the second
35:04Magic have the pace they want here in this game
35:07and Houston knocks down the three
35:10nine straight points down by the Magic
35:12and the Celtics lead cut to two
35:14if they're gonna have a chance
35:15they got to shoot above their level
35:17I mean they are bottom third battle bottom three
35:20on the season making threes
35:22they're five for 14
35:24Derek White tries to answer and does
35:26White with 14 points here in the first half
35:29he's four of six from three
35:31but they're playing against the greatest three-point shooting
35:33team that the league has ever seen
35:35so they better raise that level DB
35:38that Carol using his size right there
35:40takes the hit and still knocks it down
35:42how polished is that guy like he could score in a variety of ways
35:46send a big send a small he's got a counter to it
35:49Jalen Brown drives back to Cornette
35:52Warford
35:53and they can put it on the floor
35:55Brown now sneaks inside
35:57gets the shot off Cornette right there
35:59to throw it down
36:04chance of Luke he has become so popular
36:07here in Boston
36:09well he knows his job he knows his role
36:11and he excels
36:12Carter and Cornette
36:16some arm wrestling
36:18then Carol steps back
36:19and knocks down another three
36:2119 first half points for Bank Carol
36:23that raises the confidence of his teammates
36:26because he's playing with a lot of swag and confidence
36:35White
36:36Tatum
36:37well we'll poke right up into Jason Tatum
36:39tough fall away shot short
36:43rebound goes to Bank Carol
36:45up living with those contested twos
36:48last two possessions
36:49thank Carol drive shot blocked by White
36:51slapped it off the backboard
36:53Tatum comes the other end
36:56Tatum lost it off his leg
36:58well this Orlando Magic defense is real
37:01they are real but I'll
37:02but when you watch Powell look
37:04he's just so big and so strong
37:06and then all of a sudden you got to put Al Horford
37:09but now he has that ability to shoot the three
37:11step back he's so skilled
37:12that's why he was the number one pick in the draft
37:15but one on one
37:16you've got Derek White
37:17who physically he's gone at a couple of times
37:20once on the post and once right there
37:22Wendell Carter as a screener
37:24I'll tell you what he does some interesting things
37:27and as long as that whistle ain't blowing
37:29you're gonna keep doing it
37:30and Carol looking splits the defense
37:36nearly lost the dribble shot clock now down to six
37:39goes against true holiday kicks it out the corner up top
37:42Houston
37:43Houston back stolen by Tate
37:45six turnovers for the magic
37:49Jalen Brown goes across the lane lay up short hit the bottom of the rim
37:56as he just got too far underneath it
37:59and Carol nice save that time Caldwell Polk
38:03Joseph misses rebound Isaac
38:06picks it back out called will Polk will reset
38:09holy smokes do they play hard
38:13Orlando plus five on the boards
38:16Carol trying to spin
38:18has to hoist it up to the shot clock expiring
38:21they can get more organized in that DB
38:26they can they can get whatever shot especially Paolo
38:29but collectively for your team
38:31you have to get more organized and get better balance
38:36low-scoring game
38:38zero the first half Tatum lets it fly
38:40can't connect
38:42Tatum just two of seven here to start
38:45Celtics lead is just two they've led by as many as 12
38:49as we approach two minutes remaining
38:55this is exactly the kind of game the Magic wanted
38:58Corey Joseph whips it out in the corner
39:00Caldwell Polk heads to three
39:02and the Magic have regained the lead
39:05he can be a difference maker he's won two championships
39:08he's made big shots if they can get a boost from him
39:11from the perimeter it's huge
39:13a 13-point turnaround for the Orlando Magic
39:17Tatum
39:22posting up Corey Joseph jump shot it's good
39:27height advantage for Tatum
39:30there's been Carol
39:36a foul call on Tatum
39:38Tatum will pick up his first
39:41something's not in the penalty
39:44and Carol gets helped up
39:46that's the that's been the biggest thing
39:50that he has added in the last couple years is that strength
39:54so now he just gets a smaller guy
39:56he takes his time look where the defense is coming from
39:58it just elevates over people forget
40:00Jason Tatum six foot nine with a seven foot wingspan
40:04yeah but you know what I love is how physical Orlando is
40:07and I'm not just talking about on the defense
40:09every screen they're hitting
40:12every interaction down in the paint
40:15they're hitting
40:17Lockner against Porzingis nice feet inside
40:20and Jonathan Isaac throws it down magic
40:22back up by one
40:24he's gotten a little quiet here at the TD garden
40:29something's this year at home we're 28 and 13 as Tatum
40:32this is that one Porzingis the rebound
40:35knocked out of his hands goes out of bounds
40:37the officials looking at each other
40:39and they say it's gonna be Orlando ball
40:43coming up the Kia halftime
40:46talk about sending a message the Thunder today
40:49Wow
40:50as Malika Udonis and Perk
40:52here on day two of the NBA playoffs
40:55that game was closer than it looked
40:57a couple of calls go the other way
40:59and all of a sudden
41:02Wagner steps back jump shot is good soft touch
41:05Wagner 15 back Carol 19
41:08in Orlando with their largest lead here for the first half
41:13they trailed by 12 to a 15 point turnaround by the magic
41:21now on the pass in Wagner
41:24picks up his second
41:25you have two highly skilled
41:27forwards playing well-rounded games
41:30because we've seen Wagner and
41:33Paolo both score it and assist
41:35that's nice soft touch
41:36Wagner has been brilliant on that in-between game
41:41Derrick White catches up top Porzingis
41:45Isaac extends
41:46Isaac a really good defender
41:48Porzingis falls down grabs it back
41:50throws it out the Tatum
41:51shot clock winding down Tatum the drive
41:53pass inside Porzingis just gets it off in time
41:56and an air ball another excellent defensive sequence
42:00for the magic
42:01this Orlando magic team
42:03they were the seven seed but like you said
42:05they were thirteen and two
42:06before those injuries and progressing
42:08this is a team that if healthy
42:10they most likely are a top five seed
42:12Jamal
42:14I mean he has done such a terrific job
42:15mostly in his fourth year as head coach
42:17he says this team knows that defense is their calling card
42:21and he has guys that love to play defense
42:24that's not always the case on some rosters
42:26mostly he's done an outstanding job
42:30since being hired to turn this around
42:32for them to get forty-one wins with all the injuries
42:35Vancaro
42:38shot clock at nine
42:39through Holiday
42:40stays with him
42:41here comes a double team
42:42stolen by White
42:44Derrick White the drive
42:45he got fouled
42:46shot won't go
42:48well White will shoot free throws with 5.4 remaining
42:51gonna make them earn it though
42:52Celtics are having to earn every single thing they're getting
42:57so turnover
42:59because Derrick White makes a great play on the blind side
43:03but is Corey Joseph gonna give up an easy two in transition
43:06heck no
43:10so White the leading score for the Celtics
43:12Celtics again have been
43:14and again you're getting nitpicking when you're talking about a 61 win team
43:17but at home they were 28 and 13 this year
43:20and they had some rough stretches at home
43:23but they didn't play well from December to January
43:26they just overall they were 13 and 11
43:30but they had a street stretch at home where they were 6 and 8 over 14 games
43:35I can see how you can say nitpicking and I get it
43:38people want them to win 75 games
43:40but they still won 61
43:42so collectively over the entire journey
43:45I think it was so impressive coming off a championship
43:48oh no there's no question about it
43:50yeah Joe Missoula at one point said we've got the third best record
43:53and it's absolute dejection
43:56they won't get a shot off in time
43:58it's good defense that time from the Celtics
44:00but a very interesting first half
44:02and Carroll and Wagner with 34 of the 49 points
44:08but more impressively the defense against this great Celtic offensive team
44:12Wagner had to deal with the oblique injury earlier this season
44:21now putting on a show here in the first half
44:23Von Carroll also that oblique injury
44:26once again showing he's a big time playoff performer for a 22 year old
44:30a 22 year old
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