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Linsay Strlilling
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00:00Stutter step acceleration he's
00:02fouled.
00:03So free throw attempts number
00:0520 and 21 now for the Celtics.
00:07And that's the part of the game
00:09with Jalen Brown you think about
00:10his game early in his career to
00:12where he's at now his ability
00:14off the bounce the ball handling
00:16the comfort there great
00:17hesitation.
00:18It's kind of froze the defense
00:20and of course with his size he
00:22can endure the punishment getting
00:25to the free throw line.
00:26Brown's a four time All-Star.
00:28He's nine years in the NBA so
00:32you start thinking oh he's got to
00:33be 31 32.
00:34No he's 29.
00:36It's incredible.
00:37He's had a hundred and twenty-five
00:39career playoff games.
00:41He's already appeared in more
00:43postseason games and Hall of
00:44Famers Charles Barkley David
00:46Robinson Steve Nash and Isaiah
00:48Thomas did in their careers.
00:49So we talked earlier Jalen Brown
00:52Jason Tatum the amount of
00:54postseason games and success
00:56they've had is quite extraordinary.
01:00It's forty-nine forty-three
01:01Celtics.
01:02They outscored the Magic fifty-five
01:04to thirty-seven in the second
01:06half of game one.
01:07Bancaro just over a minute to go
01:09in this first half.
01:10The flip.
01:11He gets the roll.
01:12Feathery touch from Paolo Bancaro.
01:15It really was.
01:16I don't know if Derek White could
01:17have played that any better.
01:19Great offense.
01:20Trump's great defense.
01:22They'll send it to Atlanta coming
01:23up.
01:24American Express halftime report.
01:25Ernie Johnson the rest of the
01:26gang.
01:27Ball.
01:28Gets ping-ponged around and into the
01:30hands of Wagner.
01:32So the Magic have cut it to four.
01:34Oh what a fake by Carter and he
01:38muscles it in plus the foul.
01:40I'll tell you what.
01:45What nice footwork on the interior
01:48there.
01:49Rendell Carter Jr. with the hard drive
01:52pivot shot fake.
01:56And getting involved.
01:57We talked about who else.
01:59Who else for the Magic is going to
02:01step up and give some help.
02:03Rendell Carter with a quick ten
02:05points here.
02:06And six rebounds in the second
02:08quarter.
02:09So double figures for Carter.
02:10The ball is knocked out of bounds
02:12off of Boston.
02:13This is an extended run of twenty
02:15one to twelve in favor of the
02:17Magic.
02:18Man they're doing it by playing
02:19hard.
02:20I mean the hustle, the activity,
02:21the defense.
02:22Certainly they got down by double
02:24digits but they were able to
02:26fight to get back in it.
02:29Wagner feed the post.
02:31Bancaro.
02:33And it's rebounded by Brown.
02:35Two for one opportunity here for
02:36Boston.
02:37White.
02:38He's going to hoist.
02:40Off the heel.
02:41Rebounded by Porzingis.
02:42Porzingis lost it.
02:44Carter got a piece.
02:45Shot clock is down to seven.
02:50Pritchard.
02:52Behind the back.
02:53Good defense there.
02:54And a foul is called.
02:57Wow.
02:58It's going to be a bailout with a
03:00shot clock about to expire.
03:02I thought Wendell Carter Jr.
03:04Had position.
03:05He was blocking out Porzingis.
03:07Porzingis kind of went over his
03:11head there.
03:12I'm not sure what you can do there
03:14defensively.
03:15You can't grab and hold him.
03:17Porzingis right over his back.
03:19So that's number three on Wendell
03:23Carter Jr.
03:24And it sends Porzingis back to the
03:26free throw line.
03:27And the Magic already used their
03:28challenge so they can't view that
03:29play and try to get it overturned.
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03:46Another one for Porzingis.
03:4914 points, six rebounds.
03:51He's eight of 11 at the line.
03:53There's 17 seconds on the clock.
04:00Celtics lead by three.
04:0210 seconds to go.
04:07First half.
04:08Porzingis watched by Horford.
04:11Caldwell Pope sets the screen.
04:13A switch with Pritchard.
04:14Knocked away.
04:16And a foul is called.
04:18Pritchard ends up on his backside.
04:20Right there, Pritchard not quitting.
04:25Almost kamikaze there running into
04:28Bancaro.
04:29Bancaro.
04:30Bancaro, 6-10, 2-70.
04:33Gotta be careful there.
04:35The pitcher trying to reach in.
04:37And smart.
04:38Bancaro.
04:39Get downhill.
04:40And draw the foul.
04:42Bancaro.
04:43So, Bancaro, back to the free throw line.
04:48He is now three out of five.
04:51Last year, Orlando lost in the first round to Cleveland.
05:00That was a seven-game series.
05:02It went the distance.
05:03Came up short against the Cavaliers.
05:05And he missed them both.
05:06Horford tosses it.
05:07Three-quarter court.
05:08End of the first half here in Boston, where the Celtics lead it 50-47 over the Magic.
05:20They've got a 1-0 lead in this best of seven opening round series.
05:24Ernie Johnson and the American Express halftime report is coming up.
05:31First round coverage on TNT is presented by NerdWallet.
05:37Boston for game two of this opening round Eastern Conference Series.
05:42The Celtics 50, the Magic 47.
05:46Jamal Mosley, like everybody else, wanted to see who could step forward for the Magic as the third scorer.
05:53And it has been Wendell Carter Jr.
05:55Yeah, step forward.
05:56He has really timely baskets when Boston had a big lead.
06:00Wendell Carter in that second quarter.
06:02Knocking down that three, making himself available.
06:05Strong finishes on the interior.
06:07Superior footwork inside.
06:10And so, Wendell Carter and the Magic staying connected here.
06:14Now, can they continue with that kind of performance here in the second half?
06:18Stephanie caught up with Mosley at the break.
06:21Stephanie.
06:22Hey, guys, I asked him what he liked in that first half.
06:24I mean, it's only a three-point game.
06:25He said he liked their fight, that they did not lay down and stop playing.
06:28He did say he wants to see an improvement on the defense without fouling.
06:32And, obviously, offensive rebounding could be an issue.
06:35No doubt as Wagner delivers the first bucket of the second half.
06:39Boston is plus ten off the glass.
06:42Plus five offensive rebound.
06:43Plus five defensive rebound.
06:45Orlando has done a good job guarding the three-point line.
06:49Boston only 4-17 for 23% in that first half.
06:54See if the Celtics can replicate their third-quarter performance from game one.
06:58Brown, high-arcing jumper goes.
07:00It's a three.
07:01That was not easy right there.
07:03Great step-back dribble.
07:06Creating some separation for the three.
07:08Vankero back in.
07:10Caldwell Pope is yet to make a shot.
07:13He's 0 of 4 from the field.
07:15Vankero one-on-one with White.
07:17Off the double-team.
07:21Ball movement.
07:22Caldwell Pope.
07:23Shot clock is winding down.
07:24Joseph has to hoist.
07:25And it grazes the rim.
07:27Rebounded by Brown.
07:30Brown.
07:32The three.
07:33Got him.
07:36Back-to-back for Jalen Brown from downtown.
07:4056 to 49.
07:44Celtics.
07:47Sam Cassell is playing defense with Brown.
07:50The assistant coach.
07:52And it worked.
07:53Vankero missed it.
07:54And Sam didn't play that hard on defense.
07:55He was in the league.
07:56That was a set-up by me to you.
07:59Perfect lob.
08:00Oh, man.
08:01Brown's got 20 points.
08:03The roll by Holliday.
08:05And it's deflected.
08:06Out of bounds.
08:07Off of the Magic.
08:09And right here.
08:10Brown just taking matters into his own hands.
08:12Coming out.
08:13First possession.
08:14Beautiful move.
08:15And then.
08:16Little shimmy.
08:17Fake the drive.
08:18Pull up.
08:19So.
08:20Brown.
08:21Getting it going.
08:22From downtown.
08:23Here early.
08:24Jalen Brown is four of four from three-point range.
08:28Have to dry off the ball.
08:30So obviously that.
08:32Hit a drink.
08:34And Ed Molloy has used the towel.
08:37And we are set to resume.
08:40Lost his back screen for Porzingis.
08:42Swing it.
08:43On a bounce.
08:44Holliday.
08:45Shets.
08:46Fires.
08:47No good.
08:48Horford the offensive board.
08:50White.
08:51The corner.
08:52Jerry has money.
08:54Nine-nothing run for the Celtics.
08:56Can the magic answer.
09:03Boston now up by ten.
09:05Largest lead has been eleven.
09:06Crowd has been.
09:07Rejuvenated.
09:09Joseph.
09:10Penetrates.
09:11Flips it.
09:12Bankero.
09:13Shot clock at two.
09:14Swing it.
09:15Jumper.
09:16Coldwell.
09:17Cold.
09:18Bounces.
09:19Off.
09:20Man he can't find one.
09:21And down goes Carter on the play.
09:22It's five on four.
09:23Porzingis.
09:24Nobody there.
09:25Magic need a timeout.
09:26Celtics have their largest lead of the night.
09:28Carter took an elbow from Horford to the eye.
09:32Boston is cooking here at home.
09:34Boston and the playoffs are all about physicality and fight.
09:55Right here.
09:56Al Horford.
09:57Right here, Al Horford with an elbow right to the face of Wendell Carter
10:02as he was securing that rebound.
10:05And Carter went down in pain, on the bench,
10:09remissing during this last time out as he was attended to.
10:13And Boston was able to make them pay as Poisingas scored in transition.
10:18Carter will remain on the floor.
10:20It's an 11-0 Celtics run.
10:22They open the third quarter of Game 1 on a 7-0 run and then never look back.
10:32Vankero, nice fake on Holiday at the uncontested slammer.
10:36I mean, to be 6-10, 2-70 and do that against a guy like Drew Holiday,
10:42a little wiggled by Vankero,
10:44but he's going to be getting stops here on this end for Orlando
10:47as Boston has found his group.
10:50Jalen Brown pulls it back.
10:52Again.
10:54Carter doesn't leave his spot.
10:57Brown, one-on-one, turns the corner,
10:59kicks it, Porzingis, shot clock winding down.
11:01White has to toss it up.
11:03Off the mark.
11:04Cleared by Caldwell Pope.
11:08Bopner operating towards the rim.
11:11Rejected by Horford.
11:14But the Magic come away with the offensive rebound.
11:189 to shoot.
11:19Vankero against Horford.
11:22Vankero, zigzag, kick, extra.
11:25Joseph, another extra pass.
11:27Wagner connects.
11:30Big-time shot there by Wagner with two guys, three guys passing up open threes.
11:3518 now for Franz Wagner.
11:40Open look, put it on the board, Porzingis.
11:43He put it off the board for two.
11:45And Porzingis shoots down when he releases the ball.
11:49So tall.
11:5019 now for Kristaps Porzingis to go along with seven rebounds.
11:59Wagner sizing up Holliday.
12:02Joseph makes a cut.
12:03Joseph continues on the drive and finishes with the left.
12:0663-55 Celtics.
12:13Screen, Porzingis.
12:15Brown switch Vankero.
12:18White feed it, Porzingis, against the smaller defender, Joseph.
12:23Kick.
12:24Brown.
12:24Over to Horford.
12:26Lines it up.
12:27Porzingis couldn't do it.
12:29Holliday tried to finish all in one motion.
12:35Vankero.
12:37Fake on the double.
12:39Swing, swing.
12:41The three ball is off.
12:44Caldwell Pope is 0 for 6.
12:47He has taken the collar.
12:49Holliday, early offense.
12:51Warford.
12:53Kick it.
12:54White.
12:55Contested three, no.
12:59Magic are down by eight.
13:026.32 to go in the third.
13:05Wagner's jumper.
13:07Bottom.
13:07It's a three.
13:08Big shot there.
13:09Wagner a little indecisive on the shot.
13:13Steps up, knocks it in.
13:15Once again, Orlando hanging around, just down five.
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13:31Maybe all of the above.
13:33Maybe a little Celtics, too.
13:35With the third quarter run.
13:36After Boston made a run, the Magic have responded.
13:40They've not turned the ball over.
13:42Efficient offensively.
13:44It's been Wagner, mid-range, three-point shots.
13:48Collectively as a group.
13:49And, of course, getting stops on the defensive end.
13:53Give this team credit.
13:54They're persistent.
13:55They just hang around.
13:56They don't quit.
13:57They're on a 9-2 run.
14:00Celtics lead at 63-58.
14:02We approach the midway point of the third quarter.
14:05Boston leads the series one game to none.
14:07Brown hesitation.
14:09He draws the foul.
14:10Van Carroll can't believe it.
14:12Free throws here for Jalen Brown.
14:15Celtics playing without Jason Tatum.
14:18He's out with a bone bruise in his right wrist.
14:20Brown right there using the shot fake.
14:25Van Carroll, he did not go for it, but he got a little bit too much into the space of Brown.
14:30And Brown able to draw the foul.
14:35A little contact.
14:36Smart.
14:36Get to the free throw line.
14:37And get a foul on Van Carroll.
14:42Right now, let's take a look at our FanDuel live point spread for tonight's game.
14:47Start of the game.
14:48Celtics minus 10 and a half.
14:50Currently minus nine and a half.
14:52We've got a six-point lead.
14:54Celtics won 64-18 last season.
15:02Won the NBA title.
15:05This season, 161 games under Joe Mazzula.
15:11Finished second in the Eastern Conference standings behind Cleveland.
15:16But certainly a threat to win the whole thing again.
15:20And a backward violation.
15:21Wagner just lost control of it.
15:25Right there, Wagner just fumbled the basketball.
15:30Certainly, we talked to DeMont Moseley limiting the turnovers, the live ball turnovers.
15:36That not turning into a bucket on the other end.
15:40But only five turnovers here for the Magic, so doing a better job this evening.
15:45The last Celtic team to repeat 1969.
15:49Holiday gets to the rack.
15:52So, the lead is back up to eight for Boston.
16:00Mancaro one-on-one with Pritchard.
16:03Mancaro.
16:04The fade.
16:05No.
16:05On the inside, Carter taken away by White.
16:13White accelerates.
16:17Circles.
16:17And scores.
16:20That scores.
16:20That looks like a Steve Nash dribble right there.
16:24Just patience waiting for the opportunity to attack.
16:28He's very savvy.
16:29Derek White now in his eighth year in the league.
16:32Foul called out front as Joseph made his move.
16:35It's going to be on Pritchard.
16:36And Holiday right here, just faking the dribble handoff, freezing the defense, getting to the rim.
16:42And then, Derek White just patience.
16:44There's a little bit of movement cutting, and then gets to the rim.
16:48Tough shot over the length of Mancaro.
16:51And those two right there.
16:53I mean, Holiday and White defensively, whatever you need on both ends of the floor.
16:58Huge for Joe Mazzullo on the Celtics.
17:01Wagner sits.
17:02Houston replaces it.
17:03Shot clock is down to four.
17:05Joseph pull up.
17:06Blocked by Holiday.
17:07And White has got it for Boston.
17:13Limited action for Black, Isaac, Harris, and Anthony so far for Orlando.
17:20Brown, a blast to the rim.
17:23Finishes off the window.
17:25It looked like Brown got fouled there.
17:26A little bit of contact on that drive, but Brown's still able to finish.
17:3223 now for Jalen Brown.
17:35It's a 7-0 run.
17:36And a takeaway by Brown.
17:38Race to the rim, and Brown's going to win!
17:42Jalen Brown with a hammer jam.
17:52Celtics have their largest lead of the night.
17:57Jalen Brown getting it done on both ends of the floor.
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18:11Right now the Celtics are feeling good.
18:13And now, Jamal Mosley's going to make some changes.
18:17Send in Goga Bataze to see his first action.
18:24At least that's what I thought.
18:26No, it is Black, Bancaro, Caldwell, Pope, there's Bataze.
18:33I knew I saw him.
18:34It's hard to miss.
18:37Houston is in.
18:37I'm looking the other way, I'm like, man, I just saw the dude.
18:40Tend to shoot.
18:43Bancaro defended by Holliday.
18:46Knocked away, Bataze will set the screen.
18:49Bancaro drives in and finishes with the left hand.
18:53He challenged Cornette.
18:54Nice move.
18:56Holliday got way up in him, but a nice screen getting Bancaro downhill.
19:00Once again, defensively getting stops as Boston, with so many weapons offensively.
19:09Runway here for Brown.
19:11Fake on Bataze, and Brown scoops it home!
19:14That was pretty!
19:1927 now for Jalen Brown.
19:22The lead is back to 14.
19:25Shot clock is down to 10, Bancaro, swing it, Black, feeds it, Bataze, no look, Caldwell,
19:37Pope, can't hit the three, the follow goes, it's Black.
19:4874-62, under three minutes to play in the third.
19:51Bataze, bumping bodies with Cornette, Brown, loses it, out of bounds.
19:58How about this hesitation, selling the three, and then being able to kind of suspend himself,
20:08hang in the air, wrap around the contest of Bancaro, a la Dr. J.
20:15Can I say Dr. J?
20:18You can say that.
20:19Yeah.
20:20Comparing a Boston Celtics play.
20:22Yeah.
20:23Wasn't sure if that was allowed.
20:24He was rocking the baby to sleep.
20:26There you go.
20:28Bancaro banks it in.
20:31Difficult angle, and Bancaro wanted a call.
20:33He's got 20.
20:34Yeah, and these guys got to understand, look, they're letting him play.
20:37You know, Brown on some of his drives, Bancaro, making for fouls.
20:42These officials are letting the physicality exist.
20:46Bayton Pritchard using the Cornette screen.
20:49Hauser makes himself available.
20:51Short on a three.
20:53Box out.
20:54The question is, who will it be on?
20:57It appears to be Batase.
20:59Right there.
21:00A little bit of contact as Hauser trying to defend Bancaro.
21:04Great touch.
21:05A nice little kiss off the glass.
21:10And Porzingis is back in.
21:12He replaces Drew Holiday.
21:14Hexing with 6.5 assists.
21:19Jumper goes.
21:20Peyton Pritchard, NBA sixth man of the year.
21:26String music.
21:27And you can't allow that.
21:28The sideline out of bounds play.
21:30Pritchard catches shoot wide open, making a three.
21:33Fusion defensively for the Magic.
21:3677 to 64.
21:38Boston.
21:40Harris probing.
21:43And it bounces in for Gary Harris.
21:46I like the little action right there.
21:48Get the ball.
21:49Swing it.
21:50Dribble.
21:51Hand off.
21:52Harris able to turn the corner.
21:53Nice little set there by the Orlando Magic.
21:56So you have Harris on the floor with Houston, Batase, Black, and Bancaro.
22:04Porzingis can't hit the three.
22:07Gang rebounding.
22:08Batase throwing his body around.
22:11Just over a minute to go in the third.
22:15Back arrow.
22:16One on one with Pritchard.
22:22Reload.
22:24Bancaro.
22:25Rises up.
22:26Missed it.
22:27Pritchard holding his ground.
22:29And Porzingis takes a shot from Batase.
22:32And Batase got fouled on that rebound attempt.
22:36And you saw him elbow Porzingis after he was fouled.
22:42There is blood everywhere.
22:44Yeah.
22:45Loose ball fouled on the Celtics number eight.
22:47Here's not Porzingis.
22:48You see.
22:49First.
22:50First.
22:51It gets fouled and elbows Porzingis.
22:53Wow.
22:55Ooh.
22:56He caught him.
22:58Right in the head.
23:02And Batase right away.
23:08Trying to let Porzingis know that it wasn't intentional but.
23:12It opened a gash immediately.
23:14Yes it did.
23:15Oh.
23:17Yeah.
23:19Porzingis.
23:20With a towel over his head and will.
23:21Head to the locker room and the officials will head to the scorers table.
23:24He might be getting stitches.
23:25That gas there.
23:26But.
23:27It looked like Batase was fouled.
23:28At least they called a foul.
23:29As he was in there fighting and.
23:31Came down.
23:33You.
23:50They called it on Batase.
23:51Oh.
23:52Excuse me.
23:53Okay.
23:54They called it on Batase.
23:55To the question there is.
23:57Is that intentional or not.
23:59Will it be upgraded.
24:02So.
24:03Batase.
24:04Was swinging his arms.
24:07I think because.
24:08He felt he was held and then.
24:09Probably trying to sell it.
24:11To the officials that he's flailing.
24:13And he just turned and clips.
24:15Porzingis.
24:16In the head.
24:23And that's what.
24:25James Williams and Ed Malloy are looking at right now.
24:29Flagrant foul penalty one.
24:31One.
24:32It's unnecessary contact.
24:34Flagrant foul penalty two.
24:35Unnecessary and excessive contact.
24:40Batase is.
24:42Manipulating his left shoulder.
24:44It was a bizarre angle that his body.
24:48Contorted into.
24:50As he was trying to twist and turn to grab the rebound.
24:54And you might be right.
24:55He might have been flailing his arm.
24:56Just to try to sell that.
24:57Hey I got fouled.
24:58I thought so.
24:59I think he was.
25:01Purposely trying to.
25:02Hit.
25:03Poising.
25:04No.
25:05Which happens all the time by the way.
25:06Is.
25:07Right.
25:08But.
25:09And he knew it.
25:10You saw earlier Horford catching Wendell Carter Jr.
25:15Wendell did not.
25:16Lead like Porzingis did there and.
25:18Playoff basketball.
25:19And.
25:20Physicality of these teams.
25:21We know Orlando plays physical.
25:22Austin wants to match that.
25:23Types of dust ups happen.
25:25Feels like.
25:26This is going to be elevated.
25:27Yeah.
25:28Question is you.
25:29Elevated because of.
25:30The end result.
25:31Where do you.
25:32You know.
25:33Obviously make the call.
25:34According to what happened on the court.
25:35Well that's a rather large bandage.
25:37You.
25:38You.
25:39You.
25:40You.
25:41You.
25:42You.
25:43You.
25:44You.
25:45You.
25:46You.
25:47You.
25:48You.
25:49You.
25:50You.
25:51You.
25:52That.
25:53It.
25:54has been determined.
25:55That.
25:56There is windup.
25:57And.
25:58Significant impact.
25:59By Votese.
26:00To the head.
26:01Of.
26:02That play has been upgraded to.
26:03A flagrant foul penalty one.
26:04And.
26:05There will be two shots.
26:06And it.
26:07That will be Boston Bulls.
26:08Side out.
26:09You.
26:10I mean.
26:11You've got blood.
26:12On.
26:13The bridge of the nose.
26:14The nose.
26:15And then.
26:16Creeping up.
26:17The forehead.
26:18Into.
26:19His crewcut.
26:20I mean.
26:21Do they not haaf.
26:22I like that OK all right there is a blood rule in the NBA you got to try to clean that up big smile Kristaps Porzingis the unicorn is enjoying every second of this it's a loose ball foul so he of course wants to
26:52his free throws after the flagrant one sends him to the line by himself and to your point intent becomes irrelevant if the result is what we saw which is the wind up and the contact even though I don't think anybody believes that Bataze was looking to injure Kristaps Porzingis he did
27:22one out of two I don't think I've ever seen that before blood on the head all over the face come in shoot the free throw and obviously we'll check out now and get cleaned up it's as if Rocky Balboa came out to shoot the free throws
27:41oh man talk about a fan favorite they love Porzingis here in Boston obviously if he didn't come out to shoot him he was done then for the night yeah so
27:52that's why Porzingis came through the tunnel shot the free throws going back to the locker room where now they will deal with it and stitch him up
28:02meanwhile at 78 66 Boston under a minute to go in the third Brown swing Pritchard got a three
28:09once again Jalen Brown showing his playmaking ability an aggressive offensively looking for a shot right there
28:25finding the open shooter right now Boston
28:28but they're gonna fall back into a zone here
28:31to close out this third
28:32quick jack doesn't go for Wagner
28:37Harris is there and he floats it in
28:39so that quiets the crowd for a moment 28 seconds to play
28:43in the third
28:45that was Boston's largest lead 15
28:49currently 13
28:51five second difference shot clock the game clock
28:54final moment to the third quarter
28:56Cornette right through his hands and out of bounds unfortunate right there Cornette was wide open
29:02no one there
29:04if he had caught that and able to get to the rim i don't know if the pass was a little too high but
29:09missed opportunity for Boston
29:11that's going to take the floor with 12 seconds left a shooter but Taze to the bench
29:3181 68
29:32Celtics lead it
29:35Vancaro
29:37gets a screen from Harris six seconds to go
29:39Vancaro looking to go coast to coast and does plus the harm
29:46right there
29:48fantastic move
29:51splitting the double team right there and using that right hand while going left
29:57and drawing the foul
29:58losing the talent
29:59Vancaro is like that perfect combination of skill
30:03size
30:05and power
30:07got it all so polished
30:107-1 wingspan
30:15Pritchard
30:16fires
30:20off the mark to end the third quarter
30:24Boston 81
30:26the magic
30:27play
30:2871
30:30we go to the fourth
30:33yo Adrian
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30:42welcome back to Boston Jalen Brown's running mate Tatum out for tonight
30:46he has stepped up big time knocking down threes
30:49playing good defense being aggressive and moments ago Stephanie Reddy caught up with Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzullo
30:56thank you
30:58thank you so much coach that 11-0 run in the third quarter really helped you get this largest league what was the key there
31:04uh we just got out and transitioned we were able to get stopped kept them off the free throw line up until the end of the quarter
31:10last quarter of this game what do you have to do you talked about physicality we have certainly seen it tonight
31:15yeah we just got to do a great job of keeping them off the free throw line we got a rebound and we got to execute the other end
31:21all right Stephanie we start the fourth with Boston leading Orlando
31:25chance to take a 2-0 series lead with game three set for Friday night 705 tip
31:37down in Florida 81-71 Celtics
31:40and then Drew Holliday is so smart and so experienced right there
31:53had the matchup of Ben Carroll just took two dribbles
31:56he kind of went up I think maybe Ben Carroll might have had his hands in a cookie jar
32:04going into a shooting motion drawing that foul holiday just
32:08makes timely plays doesn't wow you with his numbers the defense leadership
32:14offensive rebounding
32:15so solid and important to this Celtics quest for a review he is now four of eight from the field he's got
32:22nine points five assists and the lead is back up to 13.
32:29that carol
32:32over brown he's got it a three and i actually think that contest by jaylen brown kind of forced
32:38Ben Carroll to get good arc on that shot tough shot for Ben Carroll 26 points
32:44eight rebounds for palo bank Carroll
32:5010-point game
32:52holiday
32:54bounce it
32:55cornette comes up short and man Carroll there defensively it's out of bounds
33:00and look twice today
33:02in this game
33:04magic got down double figures there with a chip back get back into the game
33:09in here in this fourth
33:11fan Carroll short
33:13cornette kept it alive and then contact with bataze
33:17so the foul called against the orlando big man
33:25spread it inside there great block out on the interior
33:30vandal known for being a
33:31tough-minded rebounding team
33:35cornette getting physical
33:38they are losing the rebounding battle 36-27 boston orlando does have 40 points in the paint but
33:44they've shot five of 22 from long range brown forced to give it up
33:49cornette trying to keep the ball moving pritchard three to shoot
33:52pritchard fend off bounce white fires it's short
33:58and Wagner knocks it over to his teammates
34:01bank Carroll splits defenders and he's fouled
34:04back both derrick white and jalen brown tries to
34:15split them in
34:18confidence with his ball handling in the open court but also the physicality drawing that foul
34:22goes well for the magic you know they like to get to the free throw line bank Carroll shooting too
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34:44fellow bank Carroll is just four of eight at the free throw line
34:47the magic as a team seven of 12 58 percent
34:53what you want here in the playoffs one out of two for bank Carroll
35:00orlando played the second slowest pace in the nba this season
35:05number of possessions per game
35:09and they trail the celtics 84 to 75
35:12holiday
35:15and it's denied
35:17by but todd's a
35:19get it ahead
35:20vodner attacking three defenders in the area and it's tipped out to black
35:25running through bank arrow
35:29oh no look
35:31what a tasty dish
35:32back caro to bataze for the flush
35:39timeout celtics defense to office bank Carroll great patience no look
35:44look inside
35:47showing off the skill passing ability
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36:1484 77 the celtics lead the magic with nine and a half to play in the fourth
36:24switch
36:26brown goes around bataze and the flip doesn't go bataze grabs the defensive board once again brown
36:33nice hesitation just could not finish on that floater
36:38bank arrow he wants bataze to set a screen
36:41bank arrow pull up bullseye
36:44and that's where he is so good
36:476 10 mid-range game
36:50taking what the defense gives you simplifying things on the offensive end it's an eight nothing run
36:56never say die attitude from the orlando magic the roll brown kick it horford ball fake give it up
37:04back team basketball brown to horford for the deuce sharing is caring tatum approves
37:14jason tatum missing his first career playoff game because of the right wrist injury
37:19back caro it's off white grabs the loose ball
37:30get into a set here with brown against bataze brown through the legs foul bataze
37:41part right there jaylon brown attacking the mismatch not settling
37:45right at bataze there as they thought he got all ball
37:54did you see the difference
37:55Boston multiple guys running sets making decisions right now it's all bank carroll
38:01putting the ball in his hands and
38:03someone else stepping up maybe Wagner getting more involved
38:07and passes ball screens
38:10isolation basketball in the fourth quarter against boston so hard to execute
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38:29bataze getting his money's worth four fouls and eight minutes
38:34and here comes christoph's porzingis
38:38out of the tunnel
38:39he's still smiling and a smaller bandage they went from the mega bandage
38:45to the micro bandage oh man it's progress
38:4988-79
38:52celtics
38:56extending out for for defensively black catch and shoot can't hit the three brown guides it over to
39:02pritchard ahead for holiday and now he'll back it out with 7 50 on the clock
39:07brown one-on-one oh shake bake tip and goes it's white brown had him on skates
39:20and a foul on holiday as bataze
39:28on the bench watching this physical play the foul
39:31is called and carter there was clapping like he was in church didn't know what to do
39:35this brown showing off his skill and great tip in on the offensive glass it's the fourth foul on holiday
39:47that is three two fouls on orlando two on boston
39:52bataze banquero for a piece holiday has four
40:00blocking foul count the basket and a chance for three pritchard takes the hit
40:05and good awareness there from black
40:07obviously the man guarding him on the out-of-bounds pass jumped
40:12back to wagner
40:14nice give and go there attack could have gone either way there but
40:18black was able to concentrate finish and
40:23you know this this game the way it's played it slowed it down it works to the magic's advantage
40:30it's gonna have to continue to be stellar on both ends here these last 7 34. anthony black has been
40:37efficient
40:39nine points 18 minutes of action
40:43and it's an eight point game 7 27 to play in the fourth
40:48white defended by harris horford sets the screen
40:5110 to shoot
40:53brown one-on-one with vogner horford asking for it against the guard harris holly
40:57pulled the chair out from under him
41:00and the foul was called i know we're going to say it
41:04but he pulled a rick mahorn
41:05he pulled a rick mahorn right there not used to seeing
41:10the little guys doing that
41:13but harris
41:13oh he grabbed him a little bit with his left arm so that's why
41:19but holford was also he kind of lost his balance at the same time as
41:24porzingis set the check back in
41:26and i love the versatility porzingis checking in
41:36porzingis at 7-2 checking in for peyton pritchard so
41:41romazola not afraid to mix things up
41:44saw that earlier when cornet replaced holiday
41:48porzingis deep position but it rims out on the short one
41:52get it ahead for harris eight point game under seven minutes to play
42:01black drives and he's fouled by white
42:07and actually a good set there getting ball from side to side not a lot a lot of isolation there and
42:15derrick white got a lot of ball on that derrick white one of
42:19the best shot blockers as a guard in the nba
42:24felt like he had a clean block on that play
42:27stanley cup playoffs continue tomorrow game two of the panthers and lightning
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42:4314 foul against boston 7-4 game black now has 10 brown one-on-one with vogner
42:54celtic shooting it at just 43 percent from the field
42:57white
43:01white lets it fly got it downtown hit for derrick white
43:10back to a 10-point lead
43:14Wagner comes to the ball
43:17couldn't attack on porzingis clear it for black
43:20vanquero
43:26double team kick caldwell poe it will not go down for kcp but a loose ball foul is called
43:37unless the ball was just knocked out of bounds
43:41and it was so orlando's going to retain
43:43tough night shooting from three for kcp 0 for 6 from the three-point line
43:53caldwell focus on to a three-year 66 million dollar deal to be the experience factor for orlando
44:02vodner logs it up in and out
44:07and it's going to stay right here
44:08and they're calling on derrick white who's face guarding anthony black trying to prevent him from
44:15getting the offensive rebound and they've been consistent with that tonight you face guard
44:20a player and you grab them and hold them
44:23they're going to call that they're letting other things go
44:26but they've called it both ways as derrick white
44:29argues his case
44:31so that's number four on white black
44:35just split a pair of free throws
44:36misses on the front end
44:45the magic are shooting 59 percent at the line they're 10 of 17.
44:54one out of two for black second year
44:58there's a standout at arkansas the sixth overall pick in 2023
45:0293 93-84 celtics
45:09horford sets the screen for white
45:12it's good
45:14derrick white shot
45:16ching
45:23back to a 12-point cushion
45:25back carol missed it follow no but a foul
45:36two more free throws for paulo bank carol
45:38once again bank carol initiates the play but two possessions in a row
45:48derrick white launches from deep that first one was from cape cod
45:53once again that screen and roll action
45:56quick trigger great confidence white
45:58here on the screen roll action bank carol
46:03not attached enough
46:07white doesn't need much space to get that shot off
46:11as mentioned christoph's porzingis is back in there stephanie has more on porzingis
46:16high and you notice the bandage did decrease in size i found out there are five stitches
46:21underneath him there so that's why he is all set and ready to go
46:25and porzingis his whole demeanor has been positive throughout this whole process
46:31looks like he plays for the boston bruins
46:34that patch
46:35he'll be a big defenseman white short horford
46:42gets in there for the offensive rebound
46:45swing it horford drive it kick it white short
46:51popped up in the air and black claims it for the magic we have under five minutes to play now
46:56with boston up by 11 bank carol euros
46:59corner carter count it for three somebody knocks down a three big carol four guys in the paint guarding him
47:09carter with a big time corner three
47:14six assists now for paulo bank carol
47:18they are six of 26 from three-point range that's 23 percent brown one-on-one
47:24off the heel
47:25and a loose ball foul on white
47:32celtics are over the limit free throws for can tabius caldwell pope
47:37right there brown got the matchup he wanted
47:41going for the ball caldwell pope falling there may have played a role
47:46and this
47:47plays well here for the magic who have struggled scoring
47:51and now put kcp on the line maybe just seeing the ball go through for him on the free throw line
47:59may help him when he has another one of those open opportunities from three it's number five on
48:04derrick white pritchard will replace him
48:07two free throws here for caldwell pope and even that isn't working tnt is your new home for roland
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48:2230 minutes for caldwell pope and he is on the board his first point of the night
48:3296-89 every time you think the celtics might run away and hide the magic
48:39answer we're going to hit the four minute mark of the fourth quarter
48:43pritchard against the big carter
48:48working to the other side now brown with five to shoot
48:51vautner digs in defensively brown makes his move brown loops it in
48:57tough shot right there really good defense better offense
49:0429 for jalen brown vautner crosses in and out on the floater
49:11vautner bogner he has scored 21
49:19he is one of six from three-point territory and just missed on a short one brown
49:27little shimmy pull up oh the ethos jalen brown
49:33tickles the clouds
49:39the banker goes for caldwell pope you'll take it any way you can get it you know that's why the board is
49:45there okay calvin hill that was your dad's advice back in the day he told me that shooting free
49:53oh it wasn't great advice he was not a basketball aficionado is what you're saying oh man
50:01here's holiday fend off
50:04pritchard underneath
50:07in a tough spot wheels in for two and a foul
50:13creativity from peyton pritchard
50:15boston again up by double figures they can tack on another the celtics are poised to take a two
50:25nothing lead in the first round series
50:33scream take mine take mine hey good rotation though jay you're right
50:40you're right you're right you're right you're right you're right you're right you're right
50:50we're running y'all come on now
50:55hey kp you make these for those you a legend
50:58and you make these for those you a legend
51:02okay p made one of two free throws
51:06after the injury but porzingis has been back out there contributing celtics
51:13102 orlando 91 pritchard has scored 14 off the bench and misses on the free throw attempt
51:24leading score is jalen brown 33 points in the absence of jason tatum they've also got 20 from christophs
51:32porzingis back carol another kick same spot carter same result it's a tray ball and boston just
51:39like daring orlando to shoot the ball from the perimeter carter wide open
51:44they're able to convert 102 94 just over two minutes to play
51:53holiday screen brown now defended by bank carol seven to shoot
51:59brown a little body bump and vaatner gets a piece are going to run out of time
52:05shot clock violation and right there orlando showed a different look brown
52:11isolating one-on-one they didn't leave him on an island bank carol bagner came over to double team
52:16and forced that turnover
52:17that was a quick hitter that did not work 10 to shoot
52:34that's a good one-on-one for sure switch it holiday elusive kick jumper brown got it
52:46big time three so hard to run and trap a team like boston with great ball handlers and decision makers
52:54back carol hangs couldn't convert and with a minute 15 to go the celtics in control 105-94 brown now has 36
53:07points five of six from downtown
53:10the celtics in control 10 to go
53:15holiday swing brown corner in and out portford is there it's a clean up on aisle 42
53:27there's a lot of eyes it's a big store
53:33spin move vopter gets it to go
53:36the magic running out of time 45 seconds to go and it's out of bounds
53:44horford turns it over upcoming nba playoff schedule nba tv tomorrow night the nuggets are
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54:02jim hauser checking in 44.7 on the clock
54:11fantastic performance tonight jalen brown we talked about stepping up
54:19bankero
54:22contact 36 points 10 rebounds five assists jalen brown very efficient five of seven from the
54:31the three-point line just a tremendous performance
54:36certainly bankero as well 30 points nine rebounds seven assists
54:45got a 32 seconds left
54:49and the foul is drawn wagner will shoot two
54:52most 30 plus point playoff games in team history jalen brown
55:03sixth place now 14 of them
55:10franz wagner
55:14what's orlando going to take away from this game now heading home
55:17friday night they did some some good things here tonight and obviously
55:23defensively they were solid
55:26they value the basketball much better
55:29you know really they
55:31they got to hit some shots i mean they're not a high assist team
55:35because they don't make open shots you know ben carroll would have a triple doubles more frequently
55:40if guys can knock down shots but the role players typically play better at home
55:45and the others are going to have to step up big
55:49terrific play by porzingis to bounce that one off of wagner that looked like a short turnover
55:55by the celtics 30 seconds left a great presence of mind right there porzingis
56:01saving it from going out of bounds and knocking it off wagner so
56:04maximum effort even with 30 seconds left
56:11white gets it in for holiday seven second difference shot clock the game clock
56:16horford's not going to shoot it
56:20take the air out of the ball and now houston fouls holiday with 20.2 on the clock
56:26magic over the limit holiday gets to pad the numbers he's got nine points six assists
56:34so give the celtics the win to take a 2-0 series lead over the magic
56:49boston went 16 and three in the playoffs last season winning the title
56:54they continue to produce with different combinations on the floor and i think something that joe mazula is
57:08really proud of their ability to mix and match
57:13and figure some things out as they go
57:15back in bancaro excellent numbers for bancaro tonight 32 points nine rebounds seven assists
57:27and that's going to be out of bounds as the magic are still playing hard here
57:31not allowing the celtics to bring it across the timeline
57:42get it in
57:45houston at the horn and that's it
57:48no jason tatum no problem for the boston celtics
57:52they defeat the magic 109 to 100 to take a 2-0 series lead
58:02here in the opening round of the 2025 nba playoffs
58:08magic showed fight
58:11ultimately not enough to match up with the defending champions yeah they competed they scored more
58:16a lot of points here 100 tonight
58:18it's just not enough
58:20gave up a lot of offensive rebounds and
58:22not enough
58:24offense on the other end
58:26too savvy too experienced too good the boston celtics here tonight
58:30send it over to stephanie thanks so much guys
58:33jv orlando just kept coming how are you able to withstand all of the different runs
58:37oh they're a good young team so
58:39um we just got to take care of the ball a little bit better but we know they're going to keep going
58:42they're not going to give up so
58:43we've got to keep playing basketball and let the uh and let the outcome be determined by us
58:48coach missoula told us before the game that you guys have built trust in your versatility in terms
58:52of lineup things of that nature how important is that in the playoffs uh super important we're a
58:58team we win as a team we lose as a team we got a lot of talent so we just come out and be uh
59:03be ready to go we got a great game plan um we came out was aggressive kp looked good tonight
59:08uh so we just gotta look forward to the next one game three thanks for stopping nice job good luck
59:12thank you guys all right stephanie jalen brown leading the way
59:19huge numbers for brown 36 points 10 rebounds five assists celtics now off 2-0 they hold serve with a
59:30couple of home wins over the magic
59:33for grant hill stephanie ready our entire nba on tnt crew ian eagle wishing you a good night
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