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Boston's hot shooting dooms Orlando, Celtics fold Magic 121-94 at homeThe Boston Celtics took care of business at home against the visiting Orlando Magic, cruising to a 121-94 win. Boston improves to 29-12 on the season with the result.
The Celtics made 17 triples against the Magic on Friday night. Orlando ended with just 5. The long-range game was the difference.
After Wednesday's loss at Milwaukee, Magic players pointed to an atypical lack of energy at the root of the rout. At Friday's shootaround, second-year guard Anthony Black said games like this one with the Celtics are the ones "hoopers get up for."
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Celtics bewitch Magic with 121-94 home victoryThe Boston Celtics soundly defeated the visiting Orlando Magic Tuesday night, grabbing a 121-94 victory at home, and turning the page on a bad road loss to the Toronto Raptors earlier in the week. Orlando has one of the NBA's top defenses,
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Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and the Boston Celtics ran past the Orlando Magic 121-94. With freshman star Cooper Flagg and his Duke teammates in the stands, Tatum, a former Blue Devils standout, went 12 of 21 from the floor to help Boston break out of a recent shooting slump.
Paolo Banchero’s return to the lineup for Orlando was supposed to take them from overachievers to contenders. That is a work in progress. The Magic have lost four of their last six. They lost most recently 122-93 Wednesday in Milwaukee. Boston was upset Wednesday in Toronto. The Raptors knocked off the defending champs 110-97.
Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis, right, looks to shoot against Orlando Magic forward Tristan da Silva during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Two of the top teams in the NBA collide on Sunday when the Denver Nuggets (25-16) travel to face the Orlando Magic (23-20). It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Magic prediction and pick.
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Nikola Jokic's triple-double leads Nuggets past Magic 113-100
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Nuggets beat Magic 113-100 as Jokic records triple-double
Nikola Jokic gets 18th triple-double of season in Nuggets' win over Magic
Nikola Jokić recorded his third consecutive triple-double — and his 18th of the season — in the Denver Nuggets' 113–100 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday. Jokić scored 20 points with 14 rebounds and 10 assists,
NBA action on Sunday will include the Denver Nuggets (25-16) visiting Franz Wagner and the Orlando Magic (23-20) at Kia Center, with the matchup beginning at 6:00 PM ET.The Nuggets are coming off
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