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00:00Meanwhile, Orlando trying to force a game six back in Central Florida on Thursday.
00:06Von Carroll and Wagner have led the way.
00:0928 combined points for them as the Magic lead it by two at the brink.
00:15Up next, we'll take you to our Atlanta studios.
00:19Five NBA playoffs presented by Google with first-round coverage on NBA TV presented by AT&T.
00:25Inside TD Garden, Celtic fans haven't seen a half like this in nearly six years.
00:31And a lot of that has to do with the play of Franz Wagner, who's having a career year, averaging 26 points per game in this series, and already 17 in this first half.
00:41Well, it's because he's been aggressive.
00:42When he's had his opportunity, he's gotten downhill.
00:45He's attacked that pain.
00:46And whether it's been scoring, dropping dimes, he has three assists as well.
00:50He's used that 6-10 body to get downhill, create problems, and the ball handling has been exquisite also.
00:57Franz Wagner had himself an incredibly strong first half.
01:00Celtics 0 for 6 from 3.
01:02Last time, Boston did not make a 3 in the first half of the game, October 30, 2021.
01:11But that's not the Boston Celtics' only problem.
01:13When I look at this stat sheet, what really jumps out to me outside of the three-point shooting is the fact that they have nine turnovers, and they've also given up ten offensive rebounds.
01:23The Celtics right now should be very fortunate to only be down two points.
01:26When you look at the fact they haven't hit a three, they've been getting killed on the glass, and they've been turning it over way too much.
01:32Jason Tatum has led the way with 16.
01:34We begin the second half on NBA TV.
01:38Full-court pressure.
01:38Peyton Pritchard starts the second half.
01:41In there for Kristaps Porzingis.
01:45Here's Joseph driving on Pritchard.
01:48No.
01:48Carter, the offensive board and putback.
01:50And we just talked about the offensive glass and how the Celtics had to clean that up, giving up an offensive rebound in their very first possession.
01:57White looking for Boston's first three.
01:59It won't happen there.
02:00Brendan Haywood, Jared Greenberg, and the third member of our crew, Nabil Kareem.
02:06Hey, guys.
02:07I talked to Joe Mazzula at the half, and when I used the word talked, I mean briefly, the message was simple.
02:13Before I could even ask him a question, he said, hey, they got more shots than we did.
02:17That's it.
02:18He was pretty locked in, guys.
02:20Yeah, in fact, ten more field goal attempts for Orlando than Boston right now.
02:26And that all has to do with the offensive rebounds.
02:31You talk about Orlando with 11, now 11 offensive rebounds.
02:35Why the Celtics only have one.
02:36That was Boncaro's third foul.
02:39Porzingis on the bench.
02:40He's got three fouls.
02:42Jalen Brown going at Boncaro.
02:45That's four.
02:45And that's four fouls on Boncaro.
02:48Wow.
02:49And Tony Brothers is warning him.
02:51And that's a very smart drive by Jalen Brown.
02:54You see Paolo picks up his third.
02:56Don't let him off the hook with a fadeaway jumper.
02:58Drive right to his body.
02:59Put the onus on the officials to make a foul call right there.
03:06And it looks like Paolo's going to stay in.
03:08A lot of trust from Jamal Mosley in his third year power forward out of Duke.
03:18Jalen Brown misses the first free throw.
03:22I'll tell you what, if I'm the Celtics and I get this ball back, I'm not sure what play I'm going to run.
03:27But the action is going to be somehow directed at Paolo, trying to see if I can pick up that fifth.
03:34You can get that young man on the bench.
03:35That opens up a lot of opportunities.
03:37You can see he's controlled with his ball game.
03:39Boston took care of business in the first two games of this series here at TD Garden.
03:45As Brown splits the free throws.
03:48Then Orlando won game three by two.
03:53And on Sunday, Boston took game four.
03:57Corey Joseph.
03:59Used the screen for Boncaro.
04:01Joseph into the paint.
04:03Looking to post up Boncaro.
04:05Boncaro trips.
04:07Orpah ties him up.
04:09Jump ball.
04:10Jump ball.
04:13Boncaro wanted a foul on Jalen Brown.
04:15Boncaro.
04:16Boncaro has been incredibly frustrated these first couple of minutes.
04:21Looked like he just tripped.
04:23Yeah, looked like he just tripped right there and lost his footing.
04:25If this was the old Boston Garden, they'd be talking about the monster underneath the parquet.
04:38Yeah, I never bought into that, but I will say that there was a lot of mystique to the building.
04:44You ever play in there?
04:45No, but I watched a lot on TV.
04:47I was just trying to see how old he was.
04:48I'm not that old, my man.
04:50Boncaro.
04:51I'm 45, not 65.
04:54KCP the three.
04:55High arker over Horford.
04:57No good.
04:57Boncaro gets it back and scores.
04:59Joe Mazzullo is beside himself at the offensive rebounding right now.
05:03So we won't go an entire game without Boston making a three.
05:26They're one for eight.
05:28Magic have missed their last nine triple tries.
05:31You've got to get help.
05:35Wagner over to Joseph.
05:39Last ten missed threes for Orlando.
05:42That's smart defense right there by the Celtics.
05:44You see Wagner on the island, and he has Pritchard over there.
05:47You have to send the help and live with the result of whoever is shooting a three-point shot.
05:51Cannot let Wagner play one-on-one.
05:53Make him play in clutter.
05:55Second foul committed by Franz Wagner.
05:57Boston looking to become the first back-to-back champions in the NBA since the Warriors did it in 17 at 18.
06:08Boston has it with Jalen Brown.
06:11Brown at Boncaro.
06:12That is his fifth foul.
06:13Left foul.
06:15You see what Jalen Brown did.
06:16He drove in.
06:17He backed it out.
06:18He realized, Paolo's got that fourth.
06:20I'm not settling for this jumper.
06:22I'm going right back to the cup.
06:24They're going to challenge it.
06:30Let's see what happens with the lower body.
06:31Wow.
06:32Look at the coach.
06:34Jamal Mosley going at Tony Brothers.
06:37He had to be restrained.
06:41All sorts of commotion while we were showing the replay.
06:44We have a defensive foul on Orlando.
06:47The play has been challenged by Orlando.
06:50We'll take a break and figure out what just happened.
06:53And we'll see the result of this coach's challenge.
06:59So, mark it down.
07:009.46 to go in the third quarter.
07:03Paolo Boncaro gets whistled for his fifth foul.
07:06Magic challenge.
07:07It's unsuccessful.
07:09And this is what we were watching as we were going to break.
07:11Jamal Mosley, he didn't have to be restrained.
07:14He actually stepped in front of Tony Brothers,
07:17who was walking towards Paolo Boncaro.
07:20And there was clearly contact between Brothers and Mosley.
07:24No technical fouls have been issued.
07:27But Boncaro will have to take a seat now with the game tied at 53.
07:31As now the Magic will play the rest of the game without the use of their challenge.
07:36And have already committed three team fouls this half.
07:41But more importantly, we talked about Ben Carroll not being out there with that fifth foul.
07:47That's going to be huge.
07:48He's going to put a lot of pressure on Fraun Wagner to create almost all of the Magic offense now in the half court.
07:54And they go right to him.
07:55Mid-range jumper.
07:56No.
07:57Tindam throws it down.
07:59Wagner leads the way with 17 points for the Magic.
08:01He's now 6 of 12 from the field.
08:04And the Tindam.
08:04Boston now at 56-52.
08:09Wagner leaving it for Joseph.
08:13Magic led by his money as 9 in the first half.
08:17ACP.
08:18Bounce pass for Isaac.
08:19And Porzingis, who just checked right back in.
08:25I think that foul's on Brown.
08:27That's going to be on Jalen Brown.
08:28His third foul.
08:31Jonathan Isaac will go to the free throw line.
08:46Isaac averaging just three points a game in this series.
08:51He's had a year where he's played a lot of basketball.
08:5771 games.
08:58Second most in his career.
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09:06Watch episode four on Jason Tatum for an inside look on what fuels him on and off the court.
09:12Isaac in his sixth season out of Florida State has missed two complete seasons with injuries.
09:22Tora's ACL and has left knee a couple of years ago.
09:27Damon Brown have scored all nine points for the Celtics this quarter.
09:33A trail by two at the half.
09:35Brown driving.
09:36Brown scored.
09:39And that's just too much right there.
09:41I mean, Wendell Carter Jr. on the island trying to guard Jalen Brown.
09:45Advantage Brown, and he took advantage.
09:47Wagner, one-handed floater.
09:52Magic team started the year 15-7, and then the injuries hit.
09:57Brown over to Tatum.
10:01Magic after that 15-7 start.
10:04Then went just 14-28 with defense by KCP.
10:08Hounding Tatum, four on the shot clock.
10:11Tatum leans in.
10:13Isaac, the weak side rebound.
10:15Magic with the ball, down by two.
10:17Boncaro with 13 points on the bench.
10:20He's got five fouls.
10:23Eight minutes to go.
10:24If you're the Celtics right now, you have to make sure that Franz Wagner is not the guy getting the good looks.
10:29You know Paolo has that fifth foul.
10:32You have to tilt the court and show him that defensive attention.
10:34Isaac, turnaround jumper.
10:37No.
10:38And it comes right down to Porzingis.
10:40He came off the bench to start his second half.
10:44Brown for the trailing Tatum.
10:48Porzingis, deep triple try.
10:51Celtics now one for nine.
10:53I think Porzingis kind of forced that one.
10:54Porzingis 0 for three from three in this game.
11:00Wagner.
11:01Oh, that almost went down.
11:03Almost, but they will give him that shot.
11:05Like I said, Wagner only shoots 29% from three.
11:08The Celtics are happy seeing him take those type of shots.
11:11Look at that battle in the post.
11:12Especially early on in the shot clock.
11:14Wagner and Horford go without it.
11:16Brown living in the paint.
11:20Turnaround, no good.
11:23And they're going to get Corey Joseph.
11:26Joseph wants an offensive foul.
11:27He said, yeah, he elbowed me in the face.
11:29Remember, the Magic don't have a challenge to use for the rest of the game.
11:37That's the fourth team foul as well,
11:38so any other fouls right now by the Magic,
11:41the Boston Celtics will be at the free throw line.
11:46This is the ninth time Boston has met Orlando in the NBA playoffs.
11:56Celtics have won six of the first eight matchups.
12:05Phelan Brown off on the free throw there.
12:09He's now two for four from the strike.
12:1116 points.
12:16The free throw line was a big point of contention
12:20in game four for Jamal Mosley and the Magic tonight.
12:26After this free throw,
12:28they will have three more attempts than the Celtics.
12:32Coach Mosley said they have to be able to play without fouling.
12:35Jalen Brown has scored the last eight for the Celtics.
12:41He trailed by two at the half and now lead it by three.
12:446.55 to go, third quarter.
12:47Celtics win.
12:47They advance to the second round.
12:50Take on the winner of Detroit, New York.
12:53All knocked away by White.
12:54Last touched by Boston.
12:56And it'll be Orlando basketball.
13:01Obviously, this Boston team surging ahead right now.
13:05Only up three, but playing strong basketball.
13:10But more importantly for the Celtics, when you think big picture,
13:12we understand it.
13:15Bodnar from three.
13:16No.
13:16We understand that they're up 3-1.
13:20You need to go ahead and take care of business tonight.
13:22You do not want this series extending.
13:24I don't know how many times I've seen teams not take care of their business.
13:27And next thing you know, you get to that next game
13:28and there's some sort of injury or thing of that nature.
13:31You've got to take care of your business when you can,
13:33especially on your home court.
13:34Joseph knocks it out of bounds.
13:35He blocks it out of bounds, I should say.
13:36It'll be Boston ball with 16 on the shot clock.
13:38Yeah, Cleveland took care of business last night in a big way.
13:42Boston dealing with the wrist injury for Tatum.
13:45Brown's got the knee and the finger.
13:47You've got the hamstring that's kept through Holiday out
13:50for now three straight games.
13:52Celtics would love to get some additional rest.
13:55Porzingis off on the jumper.
13:58This team needs rest in the worst way.
14:02Down low to Isaac.
14:03Nobody there to contest.
14:05Great pass by Franz.
14:07Over the top to Isaac.
14:08Nobody home on the weak side for the Celtics, though.
14:13One-point game.
14:17Passed the halfway mark at the third.
14:22Right now, Orlando's switching everything.
14:24If you're Boston, they're telling you
14:25where you can highlight certain guys if you want.
14:28Brown with two on the shot clock.
14:29Brown doesn't see it.
14:30Brown's got to hoist it up.
14:32No good.
14:34Close to a shot clock violation.
14:37With Orlando switching everything,
14:38I'd get some action with Jason Tatum in it,
14:40get Corey Joseph to switch on him,
14:42and have him attack that matchup.
14:44I like that.
14:45Brock Wagner's three is not in the building tonight.
14:52Underneath the whistle on Wagner.
14:54That's going to be his third.
14:56So foul trouble, part of the story here for the Magic.
15:01Boncaro on the bench with five.
15:04That's the third on Wagner.
15:06And how about this?
15:08Jamal Mosley going to go deep into his bench.
15:11Gogo Batase is going to check in.
15:17He has played sparingly in this series
15:20despite being a mainstay in the rotation
15:22during the regular season.
15:24He will come in in between free throws
15:27with Cole Anthony.
15:28With all hands on deck right now,
15:30especially with Paulo having his fifth foul
15:32so early in the third quarter.
15:35Probably why Coach Mosley had to go so deep into his bench.
15:38And all of a sudden that free throw
15:40disparity, the gap is closing.
15:44After this poor Zingas attempt,
15:46it'll be plus one in terms of attempts
15:49in favor of Orlando.
15:58They've gone final at the Garden.
16:00The Pistons have kept their season alive.
16:04They have beat the Knicks
16:06and now
16:08will live to play another day.
16:10The Magic trying to do the same tonight
16:13on the road.
16:14I know the Pistons fans probably feel like
16:15they should have won two playoff games in a row.
16:20Wagner corner, skip.
16:22Isaac wide open.
16:24Air ball.
16:24And that's a shot clock violation.
16:31We talk about this Magic team
16:32and how they struggle from three.
16:35Jonathan Isaac only shooting 25% from three.
16:38They have so many guys that shoot
16:40sub-32% from three.
16:42So when they get,
16:43that ball gets swung around,
16:45it's guys that you want taking those shots
16:47from a defensive standpoint.
16:48Foul out on the perimeter
16:52as Tatum tried to get loose.
16:57That's just such a hard way to play offensively.
16:59When you do a good job on the strong side,
17:00you create a problem.
17:02The defense loads up.
17:03You swing it to the weak side
17:04and it's a guy that you know
17:06you don't want taking that shot.
17:10Jason Tatum helped the Celtics go 22-5
17:13after the All-Star break.
17:15The second-best record in the NBA
17:18after the break.
17:22So Jalen Brown goes out.
17:23Sam Houser comes back in
17:25trying to get a boost from the perimeter.
17:29Celtics 1 of 10
17:30from the three-point line.
17:33Tatum now has made his last
17:3532 consecutive free throws.
17:4063-58.
17:41This is the largest lead of the game
17:45for the Celtics.
17:47Magic led by as many as nine
17:49in the first half.
17:50Anthony, no-look drop-off for Isaac
17:52who gets it stripped away.
17:55Tatum comes up with it.
17:57Great extra hands on the weak side right there.
17:58I can't see he's got their hand on that shot,
18:00but his great hands are stripped away from Isaac.
18:02Tatum's got Patate on an island.
18:04He's got to drive this.
18:06Orlando's blocking.
18:07Orlando's going to double it.
18:08That's smart defense right there.
18:10Do not allow Tatum to go one-on-one
18:11with a weak defensive player.
18:13Touch it!
18:15Peyton Pritchard with his
18:17second field goal of the night.
18:19The sixth man of the year
18:20getting a start here in the second half.
18:22And maybe that'll get him going.
18:23We talked about his last two games
18:25he combined for only three points.
18:27Four points here tonight.
18:28Wagner hasn't hit a three.
18:31Drives on Porzingis.
18:32Porzingis off the window.
18:34He's got 21.
18:36And he likes that matchup.
18:37If you go to the last game that the Magic won,
18:39it was a lot of Wagner taking advantage
18:41of Porzingis in the fourth quarter.
18:43He feels like he can exploit that matchup
18:45any time he wants to.
18:46Again, Bittaze guarding Tatum.
18:50Three ball.
18:52Good!
18:55Like I said, if that's going to be the matchup,
18:58Tatum's going to eat good.
19:00Just a second-made three tonight by the Celtics.
19:05Wagner looking for his first.
19:07Playoff!
19:08Anthony gets it over to KCP.
19:11He misses.
19:12I mean, these aren't just misses.
19:15These are devastatingly bad misses.
19:20Eight-point lead for Boston with the ball.
19:233-10 to go third quarter.
19:25Boncaro on the bench with five fouls.
19:28Got to send the double.
19:29Got to send the double.
19:30They don't, and Bittaze commits the foul way out.
19:33And you see Jason Tatum look over at his mom
19:36and say, Bittaze can't guard me.
19:39And he ain't lying either.
19:43Right here, quick Hezo.
19:45Pull up in Bittaze's face.
19:49That's over a 6-foot-11 go-go Bittaze,
19:53who has been a great find by the Magic.
19:57Bittaze is a great player.
19:59He just can't guard Tatum in a one-on-one setting.
20:01Well, we'll end on number two, Caleb Houston,
20:03into the game for the Celtics.
20:05Caleb Houston checking in.
20:07He has played in all four games,
20:09but sparingly for the Magic.
20:11Well, they definitely need him.
20:12He's in the game for one reason and one reason only.
20:14He shoots 40% from three.
20:16Yep.
20:16You talked about the quality looks
20:18that Orlando has gotten and missed badly.
20:20A guy like Houston maybe can
20:22make some of those strong and weak side corner threes.
20:25Yeah, with Boncaro saddled with foul trouble,
20:27Houston will come in and try and give a little spark
20:29on the perimeter.
20:3080% of the field goals that Houston made this year
20:34were from three-point land.
20:36Tatum.
20:38How about that?
20:39Now 8 for 8 from the stripe in this game.
20:43Came in.
20:45Hitting 26 of 26 over the last two games.
20:50Celtics.
20:5223 to 11 score in this quarter.
20:54Pritchard hounding Anthony.
20:57And a foul way out by the timeline.
21:02Timeout on the court.
21:0410-point lead.
21:05The largest of the game for Boston.
21:08Have they found their stride?
21:10Take a timeout and come back to Boston.
21:12Tate and Brown have come alive in this third quarter.
21:18Scoring 19 of the team's 23 points.
21:21Brown got it going with the drive.
21:23And Tatum right here with the smooth jumper.
21:26Celtics right now in control.
21:28And it's because of their lethal duo.
21:30Since the 21-22 season,
21:33the Celtics 9-4 in closeout games.
21:38That's what they have in front of them tonight.
21:40Out of the timeout.
21:44Gary Harris back in.
21:46Van Carroll remains on the bench.
21:49Five fouls for the Magic leading scorer.
21:52Oh, Anthony.
21:54Back out in three.
21:56Orlando, this is danger time.
21:57You've seen this.
21:59The Boston Celtics seized control in this third quarter.
22:01Up 10 points right now.
22:02The last thing you want to do is close this quarter off poorly.
22:06And end up down 15-20 points.
22:09Heading into the fourth with your season on the line.
22:18The first player not named Jason Tatum to hit a three for the Celtics.
22:23Wagner misses.
22:24Loose ball to Carter.
22:25Rejected by Horford.
22:27What a block by Horford.
22:28Wagner gets the floater.
22:30Well, Horford tonight passed Magic Johnson on the all-time games played list in the playoffs,
22:40which is pretty impressive.
22:43Horford, number two among active players in postseason games played.
22:48Corner for Batman.
22:50There he is!
22:51A great extra pass by Cornette.
22:57The Tatum-Cornet pick-and-roll created the problem.
23:00Cornette with the excellent vision.
23:02He finds Al Horford in the corner for the triple.
23:09Take another look at this Horford three.
23:11Cornette could have tried to force that one up.
23:12Realized that Al Horford had a great look in the corner.
23:17That's the definition of passing up a good shot to get a great shot.
23:21Celtics right now in total control.
23:25Celtics now four for 13 from three.
23:27Impressive because that's the same amount of threes that Orlando has made.
23:32And the Celtics started 0 for 7 from downtown.
23:37Out of bounds on the Magic.
23:39That's their 10th turnover.
23:41You rarely see an out-of-bounds, Al Horford.
23:45Caleb Houston committing it.
23:48Deason Tatum's got 26.
23:51Tatum the three.
23:5329!
23:54Oh, wow.
23:58Right now, it is an absolute onslaught.
24:0079-62.
24:04Anthony nearly turns it over.
24:07Black to Houston.
24:09Minute to play in the third.
24:13Anthony.
24:13Anthony.
24:14Another turnover.
24:16Horford up to Tatum.
24:18Tatum up ahead.
24:19He's going to pull it out.
24:23Tatum, 29 points right now.
24:269 of 13 from the field.
24:27There's Houser.
24:32Two-point try.
24:33That's good.
24:36And what did I say a couple of minutes ago?
24:38I said it was danger time for the Orlando Magic.
24:41They needed to respond.
24:42They didn't.
24:43Right now, they're in danger being down.
24:4520-plus points going into the fourth quarter.
24:47Celtics outscoring the Magic by 21 in this quarter.
24:51And the building, you can feel the energy in here.
24:53The crowd is up on their feet.
24:57They can sense it.
25:01Five-second game and shot clock differential.
25:05Tatum's been on fire.
25:08Tatum.
25:09Corner.
25:09Horford.
25:10And two at the buzzer.
25:12Good.
25:13It beat the shot clock.
25:15And that's our third long two of the game.
25:19Anthony at the buzzer.
25:22What a quarter by Boston.
25:26They trailed by two at the half.
25:28They explode and outscore the Magic by 23 in the quarter.
25:33And Boston is alive.
25:39Boncaro got in foul trouble and the Celtics took advantage.
25:43We go to the fourth.
25:45Boston on the doorstep of round two of the 2025 NBA playoffs.
25:51First round coverage on NBA TV is presented by AT&T.
25:56An absolute avalanche by the Celtics in that third quarter.
26:00It's now 83-62 Boston.
26:06Paolo Boncaro back out on the court.
26:10As it is desperation mode for the Magic with their season on the line.
26:14Pritchard deep triple play.
26:16And it looked like the Magic went to a little bit of the zone right there.
26:19Anthony Black got lost.
26:21Pritchard ends up with the three up top.
26:23Magic all over.
26:24I mean Celtics all over the Magic right now.
26:28Here's Boncaro.
26:29Three.
26:31Finally one goes for the Magic.
26:33They're now five for 30.
26:35Remember the Magic this season.
26:3730th in the NBA in three-point percentage and three-point field goals made.
26:46But Boston's three-point defense was also sensational.
26:49The only team in the NBA to allow fewer than 1,000 threes made.
26:53Boston struggled tonight from three but still have found a way.
26:57Pritchard, uh-oh.
26:58He's a call for a push-off.
26:59Misses.
27:00Comes back to Pritchard.
27:01White back to Pritchard.
27:04Pritch greens!
27:06You've been waiting to get that one off all game.
27:11Tell the truth.
27:13Tell the truth.
27:13You've been waiting to get that one off all game.
27:15Played the fifth.
27:18Yeah, okay.
27:20Wagner.
27:21He's 0 for 4 from distance.
27:24Boncaro, no-look feed for Wendell Carter Jr.
27:27Nice pass by Vancaro right there.
27:31A little no-look found Wendell Carter Jr. on the baseline cutting all alone.
27:39Pritchard hounded by Black.
27:41Over to Brown.
27:43Brown picks about it, then pulls.
27:46Remember when Boston couldn't hit one from three?
27:49That was seen by, that seemed like ages ago.
27:51They were 0 for 7 to start the game.
27:55Wagner, no-look behind the back flipping.
27:58Did he-was he even looking at the basket?
28:02Wow.
28:03The degree of difficulty on that, Franz Wagner's shot was through the roof.
28:09Magic are gonna need some stops.
28:11Second-best defense in the NBA.
28:12They've made the Celtics uncomfortable throughout this series.
28:19Pritchard, up top to Cornette,
28:20broken up by Carter.
28:21Good defense by Carter right there.
28:23Was able to stop the drive on the baseline
28:25and then recover enough to take away the lob pass also.
28:31Boncaro driving.
28:33No.
28:34Pritchard comes up with it.
28:3792-69, Boston.
28:41Celtics looking to join the top-seeded Cavaliers
28:44and Indiana in the second round.
28:47Luke Cornette.
28:48And Jamal Mosley calling a timeout
28:52and he's screaming at the officials,
28:54pointing at Gigalitis Petritus.
28:59Celtics getting whatever they want.
29:02They're getting whatever they want.
29:03They're finishing with authority.
29:05Celtics all over the match.
29:06Well, the score was 53-53.
29:13And then Carlo Pancaro picks up his fourth and fifth foul.
29:18And ever since that moment in the game,
29:21it has been an absolute onslaught
29:23by the Boston Celtics.
29:26The Orlando Magic have not been able to recover.
29:28But somehow he didn't get a tech
29:30and nobody got a tech in that instance,
29:31that situation with Tony Brothers.
29:34Here is Boncaro.
29:36So when Boncaro went out,
29:38as you mentioned,
29:39scored tied at 53,
29:40the Celtics then ended the third quarter
29:42on a 30-9 run,
29:46which has been the difference in this game.
29:48Orlando led by as many as nine in the first half.
29:52Led by two at the break.
29:53It's now 94-71.
29:55Boston Brown looking for more.
29:57Dots it off for Cornette.
29:58Great extra pass right there by Brown.
30:00Getting two feet in that paint,
30:02causing a problem,
30:03and then dropping the dime off for the big fella.
30:05Got to look to big fellas.
30:07Carter fakes on a three,
30:09gets Cornette in the air,
30:10then fakes on a pass,
30:11and gets fouled by Derek White.
30:13So despite the fact that the Orlando Magic
30:16have taken 13 more shots from the field,
30:20they trail by 25.
30:25You heard what Joe Mazzulla told Nabil at the half
30:28about the amount of possessions
30:29the Magic have gotten.
30:31That hasn't changed much here in the second half.
30:34What's changed is their ability
30:35to knock down three-point shots,
30:36and the Magic was stuck in mud
30:38when Boncaro went out of the game offensively.
30:44Listen, the Magic had a year
30:46full of adversity
30:47as Derek White commits the foul.
30:50They certainly underachieved
30:52relative to last year.
30:56However, when you factor in
30:58Boncaro and Wagner missing time
31:01with injuries,
31:02Suggs out with a knee injury,
31:04Mo Wagner out for the season
31:06with a knee injury.
31:08How different it could have been
31:10for Orlando
31:10had those guys been available?
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31:24With how physical Orlando has been
31:26with Boston this series,
31:28just imagine if Jalen Suggs and Mo Wagner
31:30are playing,
31:31how much more physical
31:33they'd be able to be.
31:34Especially with a guy like Suggs, man.
31:36When you talk about his
31:36on-ball defense,
31:38he's one of the rare guards
31:40that brings a presence to the game.
31:41Most of the time,
31:42when you talk about a presence
31:43defensively,
31:43you're talking about a big.
31:45But Suggs is one of those guys
31:46that will get into you,
31:47get into the passing lane.
31:49He makes sure you know
31:50you're being guarded at all times.
31:51They miss him in this year.
31:52Suggs very likely
31:53could have been
31:54an all-defensive player
31:56had he not missed
31:58as much time as he did.
31:59Round, deep triple try,
32:01no good.
32:02And Mo Wagner was
32:04right up there
32:05with Peyton Pritchard
32:06in terms of
32:07sixth man of the year honors
32:08when Wagner went down.
32:10Boncaro kicks it for black.
32:12Three, goes down.
32:15Just a sixth made three
32:16for Orlando
32:17in 31 tries tonight.
32:20Wagner was having
32:21a tremendous year.
32:23Off the bench,
32:25true energy guy,
32:26did it on both ends
32:27of the court,
32:28could have really used him
32:29in this series.
32:30But more importantly,
32:31like you said,
32:31the true energy guy,
32:32when you just watch
32:33some of the plays,
32:34he would make the bench
32:35really just always responded.
32:37They always were losing
32:38for that guy.
32:39Bourdette disrupted
32:40by Wagner
32:40and a whistle
32:42underneath on Wagner.
32:44That's going to be his sport.
32:45On number 22,
32:47Ron Wagner,
32:47his fourth first team foul,
32:5021-point lead for Boston.
32:56Luke Cornett,
32:57who has been
32:58an invaluable pickup
33:02for the Celtics
33:03over the last couple of years,
33:07playing big moments,
33:09both filling in for Horford
33:10as they manage his season
33:13to get him to this point
33:14and for Porzingis
33:15throughout all the injuries
33:16he has had.
33:17And the good thing
33:18about a guy like Cornett is
33:20the coaching staff
33:22knows that they can trust him.
33:23He's not going to go out there
33:24and take bad shots.
33:26He's not going to be
33:26out of position defensively.
33:28He's going to do what he does.
33:30He's going to do it well.
33:30And he's always going to play hard.
33:32You're never going to have
33:32the coach's effort.
33:33He's a coach's dream.
33:34In his eighth season,
33:35Cornett,
33:37career highs this year
33:38and total points scored,
33:40rebounds.
33:40And in his minutes per game
33:43and nearly 19 a night.
33:45Wagner driving on Cornett
33:46with a rejection.
33:47We talk about his defense.
33:51Horford to Brown.
33:53Three.
33:54You betcha.
33:55You betcha.
34:02Boncaro spinning
34:03got hacked by Cornett
34:04and he'll go to the line.
34:05So the threes didn't fall
34:09in the first half.
34:10It was the first half
34:11of basketball this season
34:13that the Celtics
34:14had not hit a three.
34:16Different story in the second half.
34:18They've made nine of them.
34:19And then on the flip side,
34:20you look at the Orlando Magic,
34:22six of 31 from three.
34:24So you have the
34:25three-point explosion
34:27by the Boston Celtics
34:28in the second half.
34:30And then you just have
34:31Orlando Magic missing
34:32open three after open three
34:34on the other hand.
34:36Not sure what this.
34:37What the future holds
34:38for the Orlando Magic.
34:39But I will say this.
34:41When the offseason does come,
34:43the number one thing
34:44that this team is going to
34:45have to address
34:45is shooting on the weak side.
34:48They're going to have to find
34:49guys that can knock down shots.
34:51Maybe a stretch big
34:52two-way wing.
34:54But they're going to have to
34:54find guys that create space
34:56for Paulo and Franz.
34:58Paulo and Franz 16.
34:59Get downhill.
35:00They're going to do what they do.
35:01But they're going to need guys
35:02that can knock down shots
35:03when those guys get in the run.
35:06Jalen Brown is 15
35:07in the second half.
35:09Tatum with Bogger
35:10in his face.
35:10No.
35:12Tap back.
35:13They're still fighting
35:14for loose balls
35:14here in Boston.
35:15Black comes up with it.
35:18There'll be a lot of questions
35:20for Orlando
35:20as virtually their entire roster
35:23under contract
35:24for next season.
35:25Black fires on a three.
35:26No.
35:27Any additions that they make
35:31would likely have to come
35:32by way of trade.
35:34And there will be a lot of trade
35:35buzz this summer
35:36as Tatum is held by Bogner.
35:39As we take a look at the
35:40brass for the magic on the left,
35:43that's Jeff Weltman,
35:44the president of basketball
35:45operations.
35:46On the right,
35:46Anthony Parker,
35:47the general manager.
35:49And in the center,
35:50John Hammond,
35:51former GM
35:52and now advisor,
35:54the man who drafted
35:55Giannis Antetokounmpo
35:56to the Bucs
35:5715th overall
35:58several years ago.
36:01The Bucs
36:01and that brass
36:02will have to get to work
36:04with Jamal Mosley
36:04over the summer
36:05to see
36:05how they can add
36:07some shooting
36:07to keep up
36:08with the Joneses
36:09around the NBA
36:10in terms of that
36:11perimeter shooting game.
36:13Well, the future's bright
36:13because you have,
36:15you have your franchise guys.
36:17You know what you have in Paolo.
36:196'10, 2'50
36:20simply can't be guarded.
36:22You know what you have in Franz.
36:24You have two 6'10
36:25versatile forwards
36:26that do it all.
36:27Now it comes down to
36:28how do we complement
36:29those guys.
36:30Neither one of those guys
36:31are knocked down
36:31three-point shooters,
36:32so they're going to need guys
36:33that can knock down
36:34shots around them.
36:36By the way,
36:37talking to that man
36:38Anthony Parker
36:38before the game,
36:39the brother of Candace Parker,
36:41he deserves a gold medal.
36:43He deserves to win
36:45brother of the year.
36:46Well, what do you do?
36:47Speaking with him
36:49about what his sister
36:51Candace had to endure
36:51last night at one point
36:52calling a 60-point game
36:54between Cleveland and Miami,
36:55Parker stuck it out
36:56through every minute.
36:57He watched all 48 minutes
36:58of that game.
36:59He better than me
37:00I longed off
37:00after the first quarter.
37:02He said he felt
37:02it was his family
37:03responsibility
37:04to keep tuned in
37:06on TNT
37:08with Candace
37:09watching that.
37:11Moral support.
37:12You wouldn't do that?
37:14Well, that's why
37:14you're an only child.
37:15This year is your,
37:16I'm the only child
37:17and I'm very selfish.
37:18Very selfish.
37:20All the characteristics
37:21of an only child.
37:22Who, me?
37:22Yes.
37:23No, not me, man.
37:24You got me confused
37:26with nobody else.
37:27Candace and Spiro
37:28did a great job
37:29on that call
37:29last night.
37:30Man.
37:30What a brutal game
37:32that was.
37:33Blocking Cleveland
37:34advance to the second round.
37:36The Celtics
37:36knocking on the door
37:38of doing the same
37:39during the Indiana Pacers.
37:41How about Detroit?
37:42Sticking it out.
37:43They'll have a game six.
37:46Timeout called
37:46by Derek White.
37:475-0-6 to go.
37:51We'll take a timeout
37:52with them.
37:54Boston has erupted
37:55here in the second half.
37:561-0-3-78
37:57in game five.
37:59Boston taking a look
38:02at tomorrow's
38:02playoff schedule
38:03on TNT.
38:05Game five
38:06of the Warriors
38:07and Rockets
38:08as Golden State
38:09has a chance
38:09to move on.
38:11Followed by
38:11the Wolves
38:12and Lakers
38:13from L.A.
38:13at 10 Eastern.
38:14For more on these games,
38:15please go to NBA.com
38:17or visit
38:17the NBA app
38:19in the Eastern Conference.
38:20Cleveland will meet
38:21Indiana in the second round.
38:23Bottom of the bracket,
38:24Boston on the verge
38:25of advancing.
38:26New York and Detroit
38:27will need
38:28at least
38:28a game six
38:29to determine
38:30who's moving on
38:31to face
38:32the Celtics.
38:33Pritchard
38:34doesn't get that to go.
38:36Who you got winning
38:36that Laker game?
38:38Lakers-T-Wolves.
38:39Who you got?
38:40Putting you on the spot.
38:41Laker-T-Wolves.
38:42T-Wolves-Lakers-T-Wolves.
38:44Tomato-Domato.
38:45Who you got winning, man?
38:47Three ball in the corner.
38:48No.
38:49I think the Lakers
38:50are going to extend
38:51the series, don't you?
38:52No, I don't.
38:52I think I got
38:53the T-Wolves
38:54in their life.
38:55Celtics have outscored
38:56the Magic 56-29
38:58in the half.
38:59A young Sunday captain,
39:01Minnesota, 100.
39:04Tatum deep, triple tries,
39:06foul, four-point play opportunity.
39:09Jason Tatum back-to-back
39:1140-point games.
39:13In-credible.
39:18Jason Tatum rocking
39:19window Carter Jr.
39:20to sleep with the dribble.
39:23The unexcusable foul by Carter
39:25on the three-point attempt.
39:27Doesn't matter.
39:28Tatum knocks it in anyway.
39:29Tatum, who has not missed a free throw
39:37over his last two games plus.
39:42Now, 11 of 11 in this game.
39:4430-7 of his last 37.
39:51It's about time to make sure you start getting
39:53your guys out, especially Tatum.
39:56I'm getting him out as soon as possible.
39:58Frichard also.
40:03Remember, this game was tied at 53
40:05when Paulo Boncaro picked up his fifth foul.
40:10And then the Celtics went on a 30-9 run.
40:14Hauser, now they can't miss from Duke.
40:18Pouring it on.
40:19They missed their first seven from distance.
40:30Celtics have since made 11
40:32from three-point territory.
40:39Tatum, 37 points in the game four win.
40:44With 14 rebounds when he went 14-14 from the stripe.
40:47Tonight, 35 points.
40:5011 of 11 from the free throw line.
40:5210 assists and 8 rebounds.
40:55And it looks like his night,
40:57understandably so, is done with 3.49 to go.
41:01As the Celtics
41:02will get some extra rest
41:04as the Detroit Pistons, to them a solid,
41:06as that Knicks-Pistons series is going to extend
41:09to at least six games going back to Detroit.
41:14But it was very important
41:15that Celtics came out here tonight,
41:16especially in the second half,
41:17and took care of their business in this series.
41:20You don't want to play around.
41:22You don't want to have your guys getting out there tired,
41:25more susceptible to injuries,
41:27anything of that nature.
41:28You got a team down.
41:29You got a chance to knock them out on your home floor.
41:31You always got to take advantage of that opportunity.
41:33So, if the Knicks advance,
41:36check this out.
41:38Jordan Walsh has it.
41:42Oh, the Torrey Craig.
41:43Craig, good out of 3.
41:46The 12.3 of the game.
41:48So, if the Knicks advance,
41:50the Celtics and Knicks
41:52will play in a series
41:54outside of the first round
41:56for the first time
41:58in more than four decades.
42:00That's Anthony Black
42:01with the nice move for the Magic.
42:03Not since 1984
42:04has Boston and New York met
42:07outside of the first round of the playoffs.
42:11Don't discount those Pistons.
42:13Don't knock them out just yet.
42:16Boston beat the Pistons
42:17three games to one
42:19during the regular season.
42:20How crazy would that series be
42:21if they would have actually
42:22called that foul
42:23when Tim Hardaway Jr.
42:26was in the corner for three.
42:28Ball knocked around
42:29comes out to Craig.
42:31You know,
42:32if Boston wasn't pleased
42:34with the physicality
42:35from Orlando,
42:36if it is Detroit,
42:36how about how physical
42:37they play
42:38and they haven't had
42:39Isaiah Stewart?
42:41Detroit is definitely
42:42physical,
42:42but that's what they do.
42:43Ball!
42:43And he throws up
42:47the Jason Tate
42:47of three-point celebration.
42:49Is he allowed to do that?
42:50Hey, listen,
42:51I guess so.
42:52Tatum was smiling,
42:53so I guess he'll allow it.
42:56Jet Howard
42:57knocks down a three.
43:03Celtics missed
43:04their first seven threes.
43:06First time at a half
43:08this year
43:08they did not make a three.
43:10Since,
43:11they've made
43:1213 of 17.
43:14Kata,
43:15easy deuce there.
43:18As the Magic
43:19playing this one out
43:20without any bigs
43:21on the court.
43:23Howard,
43:24back to back.
43:26Howard getting it in,
43:27taking advantage
43:27of these minutes.
43:30Nice stroke on that young man.
43:34They're gonna have to develop
43:35some guys
43:36that can shoot
43:37from distance.
43:38The roster
43:39virtually coming back
43:41as is
43:42unless they make some deals.
43:44They're gonna have to find a way
43:46to make some deals.
43:47This Orlando Magic team
43:48cannot bring this roster back
43:50the way it is
43:52from a shooting standpoint.
43:53Shooting-wise,
43:54they're gonna have to get better
43:55from behind the three-point line.
43:56That's what this game
43:56is all about right now.
43:57If you can't shoot the three,
43:59you can't be a real contender.
44:00You can't be a real player
44:01when it comes down to
44:02who's gonna win a title
44:03if you cannot extend teams
44:05to the three-point line.
44:07If they know that
44:08all they have to do
44:09is shut down the paint,
44:10it's gonna be very tough for you.
44:12You can have good regular seasons.
44:13You can maybe even win
44:14a series or two.
44:15Well, if you're talking about
44:16being a real-life title contender,
44:18you have to be able
44:19to have guys that knock down first.
44:21Corey Craig.
44:23Then Kato loses it.
44:25Here comes Anthony Black.
44:26Bounce past the pole.
44:27Anthony with the left hand.
44:29He got fouled.
44:31Tully follows on the 155.
44:33Bailey Shireman,
44:34his first,
44:35first in the last.
44:36Jason Tatum
44:38has been nothing short
44:40of sensational.
44:42And that's with this wrist injury
44:45that he's battling.
44:46Exactly.
44:46In his shooting hand.
44:48Three straight games
44:49with 35 or better
44:51in this series.
44:56Knocking down tough shots.
44:58Remember,
44:59he came into this season
45:00with all the questions
45:02of what happened
45:02during USA Basketball
45:04when he was on the outside
45:05of Steve Kerr's.
45:06rotation for the gold medal
45:08winning USA Basketball squad.
45:10And I hated that for him
45:11because to me
45:13that goal,
45:15that USA team experience
45:17took away from the fact
45:18that he was a major reason
45:20why the Celtics won a championship.
45:21Most of the time
45:21when you win a championship,
45:23you get that whole summer
45:24to brag and just be the man
45:26and just tell everybody
45:27how great you are.
45:28He was kind of robbed of that.
45:29Everybody was talking about
45:30the things going on
45:31in the Olympics,
45:31so I was glad to see
45:33Jason Tatum
45:34have the year that he had
45:35and shut all that talk up.
45:42Celtics overcame
45:44a poor shooting half.
45:46Showed their grit,
45:47then found their stroke
45:49and Joe Missoula's squad
45:51will continue their title defense.
45:56The Boston team
45:56has not won back-to-back
45:58NBA championships
45:59since 68-69.
46:03Their road continues
46:04awaiting the winner
46:05of Detroit and New York
46:07in the conference semifinals.
46:12Davidson,
46:13the G League MVP,
46:15no good there on the lay-in.
46:17And now the Magic
46:19will dribble it out.
46:21Magic put up a fight.
46:23They made Boston feel them
46:25in this series,
46:25there's no doubt about it.
46:27Their defense,
46:27their grit,
46:28their physicality
46:29was impressive.
46:30But the experience
46:31showed out
46:32for Joe Missoula
46:33and the defending champs.
46:35Boston is bound
46:36for the second round.
46:40They win in five.
46:43120-89.
46:45They erupt in the second half,
46:49outscoring the Magic
46:5167-5 to 67-36
46:56after Paulo Boncaro
46:58picked up his fifth foul
46:59and the game was tied
47:00at 53.
47:04So now,
47:05just like the top-seeded
47:07Cavaliers,
47:09Boston's gonna get
47:11some time to decompress,
47:12to rest,
47:14and to heal.
47:15They've got several
47:16of their key players
47:17banged up,
47:18including Jalen Brown,
47:19who dislocated his finger
47:21in this series,
47:22has been dealing
47:22with a knee injury
47:24for much of the season.
47:26Kristaps Porzingis
47:27got five stitches
47:28to the head
47:29and Jason Tatum
47:31dealing with that
47:33bone bruise
47:34in his shooting wrist.
47:35Here is Tatum
47:36after another
47:3735-point performance
47:39with Nabil.
47:41Hey, Jason,
47:42this game was won
47:42in that third quarter.
47:43You guys go on
47:44that 35-9 run.
47:45What fueled that?
47:46Getting some stops.
47:49We had the rebound.
47:51You know,
47:51we didn't really like
47:52the way we played
47:52in the first half.
47:53We was only down two.
47:55But, you know,
47:56it's tough to put
47:56a team away.
47:58But we just stuck with it.
47:59You know,
47:59physicality was a big
48:00narrative in this series.
48:02What does that say
48:02about the character
48:03of your team?
48:04And how does that
48:05prepare you for
48:06New York or Detroit?
48:08You know,
48:09we're champions.
48:11We can win
48:11in multiple different ways,
48:13multiple different lineups.
48:14You know,
48:16the Magic,
48:18they forced us
48:18to play a different way.
48:19You know,
48:19we adapted and figured it out.
48:22Finally, for you,
48:23I mean,
48:23I was talking to
48:23Kristaps Porzingis
48:24before the game
48:25and he told me
48:26you're just scratching
48:26the surface here.
48:28He believes you're just
48:29entering your prime
48:30physically and mentally.
48:31How has your game matured
48:32as you chase
48:33your second championship here?
48:34Just understand
48:35how I've been here before.
48:36100,
48:3720,
48:38whatever playoff games.
48:40You know,
48:41can't really ride
48:42the emotional rollercoaster
48:43over the playoffs.
48:44You know,
48:44gotta stay
48:44stay poised.
48:47You know,
48:47fight through battles,
48:48whatever.
48:49I think our biggest thing
48:50right now is staying healthy
48:51and just taking it
48:52one game at a time.
48:53You know,
48:53respect our opponent,
48:55whoever we play next,
48:56and, you know,
48:56just get ready.
48:57Thanks, Jason.
48:58Appreciate it.
49:00Nabil,
49:01sensational job
49:02and a great job
49:04by the Celtics
49:05who are moving on.
49:07They await the winner
49:08of New York
49:08and Detroit.
49:09Pistons won tonight
49:10forcing a game six
49:12Thursday
49:13in Motown.
49:15Cleveland
49:16will face
49:17Indiana
49:17in the second round.
49:19And it's been a fun
49:20first round
49:21and tonight
49:22we say goodnight
49:23from Boston.
49:25NBA TV's final
49:26live broadcast
49:27of the year
49:28for our entire crew
49:29led by our producer,
49:31Damon Fisher,
49:31our executive producer,
49:32Michael Doyle,
49:34our director,
49:35Travis Henderson,
49:36Reggie King,
49:37John Dameron,
49:37our PAs,
49:38Kelly and Jay,
49:39and countless others.
49:39For Brendan and DeBeal,
49:41I'm Jared Greenberg.
49:42The Celtics win it
49:43120-89
49:45and win the series
49:46four games to one.
49:47After a break,
49:48we'll take you to Atlanta
49:49for Game Time
49:50presented by Kia.
49:51Goodnight from Boston.
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