Celtics
Boston
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
49
27
76
2661
2989
33
12
36
84
38
45
34
29
85
40
5
45
5
27
6
11
18
117
4
89
34
38
2322
109
5
105
84
80
910
10
920
12
87
20
14
3126
6060
97
41
42
2019
127
6
811
710
88
1011
13
1024
11
75
22
24
3525
6060
8
3
38
23
10
43
10
8
80
9
1
10
1
8
2
1
31
60
9
4
44
22
9
41
5
4
80
10
0
10
2
7
0
4
26
60
9
4
44
20
12
60
8
7
88
10
1
11
1
7
2
2
35
60
7
1
14
19
7
37
11
10
91
11
3
14
1
5
2
4
25
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Isaiah
Thomas
Isaiah Thomas
True
36
10
23
43
4
10
40
11
13
85
1
2
3
7
1
1
3
1
35
-1
none
Al
Horford
Al Horford
True
35
4
11
36
0
2
0
4
4
100
2
7
9
6
1
0
5
1
12
1
none
Jae
Crowder
Jae Crowder
True
33
6
11
55
2
6
33
4
6
67
0
5
5
0
2
0
0
1
18
3
none
Jaylen
Brown
Jaylen Brown
True
22
4
9
44
2
4
50
2
2
100
0
3
3
0
0
0
1
4
12
-6
none
Amir
Johnson
Amir Johnson
True
19
1
1
100
1
1
100
2
3
67
0
5
5
3
1
2
0
1
5
5
none
Marcus
Smart
Marcus Smart
False
30
1
6
17
1
4
25
4
4
100
0
2
2
6
0
2
1
2
7
5
none
Terry
Rozier
Terry Rozier
False
18
4
8
50
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
6
6
3
0
0
1
1
9
-5
none
Jonas
Jerebko
Jonas Jerebko
False
17
2
4
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
8
8
0
0
0
0
2
4
8
none
Kelly
Olynyk
Kelly Olynyk
False
16
3
7
43
1
2
50
2
2
100
2
2
4
2
1
0
0
4
9
-8
none
Gerald
Green
Gerald Green
False
8
3
4
75
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
6
3
none
James
Young
James Young
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tyler
Zeller
Tyler Zeller
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
2
April
2017
Sunday
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Knicks
New York
False
Magic
Orlando
Eastern Conference
Southeast
27
49
76
3072
3155
30
12
40
98
40
41
25
24
96
37
11
48
4
28
9
9
21
116
4
88
24
27
2623
1011
39
89
79
89
1110
50
1160
21
59
14
22
2935
6060
77
24
31
2722
109
4
44
44
100
610
60
670
01
95
22
32
2626
6060
8
2
25
26
10
38
8
7
88
11
5
16
2
5
1
2
29
60
8
4
50
23
11
48
9
9
100
10
0
10
1
9
4
2
35
60
7
2
29
27
10
37
4
4
100
6
6
12
0
9
2
3
26
60
7
4
57
22
9
41
4
4
100
10
0
10
1
5
2
2
26
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Terrence
Ross
Terrence Ross
True
37
5
13
38
4
9
44
3
3
100
0
3
3
1
2
1
4
4
17
6
none
Aaron
Gordon
Aaron Gordon
True
36
11
24
46
3
5
60
7
8
88
5
11
16
1
1
2
0
2
32
0
double
Evan
Fournier
Evan Fournier
True
34
6
13
46
2
7
29
6
6
100
1
0
1
2
2
0
1
3
20
-10
none
Elfrid
Payton
Elfrid Payton
True
34
5
13
38
0
0
0
2
2
100
1
8
9
15
2
0
2
3
12
3
double
Nikola
Vučević
Nikola Vučević
True
27
4
13
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
7
2
1
0
0
3
8
-2
none
Bismack
Biyombo
Bismack Biyombo
False
20
2
3
67
0
0
0
4
4
100
1
7
8
2
0
0
0
4
8
1
none
Jodie
Meeks
Jodie Meeks
False
17
4
9
44
3
6
50
2
2
100
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
13
12
none
Mario
Hezonja
Mario Hezonja
False
17
2
4
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
4
-11
none
C.J.
Watson
C.J. Watson
False
13
1
6
17
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
0
0
1
1
2
-4
none
D.J.
Augustin
D.J. Augustin
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Damjan
Rudež
Damjan Rudež
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
C.J.
Wilcox
C.J. Wilcox
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Stephen
Zimmerman
Stephen Zimmerman
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
1
April
2017
Saturday
Barclays Center
Brooklyn
Nets
Brooklyn
False
The Boston Celtics defeated the Orlando Magic , 117 - 116 , at TD Garden on Friday . Boston were expected to win this game easily , but Orlando gave them a hard - fought battle . In fact , there were 11 ties and 18 lead changes in this thriller . Despite the Celtics taking 14 less shots than the Magic , they ended up shooting 45 percent from the field , with Orlando shot just 40 percent . The Magic actually won many of the statistics , as they ended up leading in rebounding , assists , free - throw percentage , three - point percentage , points in the paint and turnovers in this defeat . The Magic ( 27 - 49 ) have now lost eight of their last 11 games , as their defense continues to falter . Aaron Gordon led the way for Orlando , as he tallied 32 points , 16 rebounds and two blocks . Evan Fournier finished second on the team , totaling 20 points , two assists and two steals . Elfrid Payton fell just shy of a triple - double , collecting 12 points , nine rebounds , 15 assists and two steals . The Magic will be in action again on Saturday in a road matchup against the Brooklyn Nets . The Celtics ( 49 - 27 ) recently captured the top - spot in the east , as this close win may prove to be the difference at the end of the year . Isaiah Thomas was the player of the game , as he amassed 35 points , three rebounds and seven assists . Al Horford accumulated 12 points , nine rebounds and six assists . Jae Crowder accrued 18 points , five rebounds and two steals . On deck for Boston is a road matchup versus the New York Knicks on Sunday .
The Boston Celtics defeated the Orlando Magic, 117 - 116, at TD Garden on Friday. Boston were expected to win this game easily, but Orlando gave them a hard - fought battle. In fact, there were 11 ties and 18 lead changes in this thriller. Despite the Celtics taking 14 less shots than the Magic, they ended up shooting 45 percent from the field, with Orlando shot just 40 percent. The Magic actually won many of the statistics, as they ended up leading in rebounding, assists, free - throw percentage, three - point percentage, points in the paint and turnovers in this defeat. The Magic (27 - 49) have now lost eight of their last 11 games, as their defense continues to falter. Aaron Gordon led the way for Orlando, as he tallied 32 points, 16 rebounds and two blocks. Evan Fournier finished second on the team, totaling 20 points, two assists and two steals. Elfrid Payton fell just shy of a triple - double, collecting 12 points, nine rebounds, 15 assists and two steals. The Magic will be in action again on Saturday in a road matchup against the Brooklyn Nets. The Celtics (49 - 27) recently captured the top - spot in the east, as this close win may prove to be the difference at the end of the year. Isaiah Thomas was the player of the game, as he amassed 35 points, three rebounds and seven assists. Al Horford accumulated 12 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Jae Crowder accrued 18 points, five rebounds and two steals. On deck for Boston is a road matchup versus the New York Knicks on Sunday.
The Boston Celtics defeated the Orlando Magic, 117 - 116, at TD Garden on Friday. Boston were expected to win this game easily, but Orlando gave them a hard - fought battle. In fact, there were 11 ties and 18 lead changes in this thriller. Despite the Celtics taking 14 less shots than the Magic, they ended up shooting 45 percent from the field, with Orlando shot just 40 percent. The Magic actually won many of the statistics, as they ended up leading in rebounding, assists, free - throw percentage, three - point percentage, points in the paint and turnovers in this defeat. The Magic (27 - 49) have now lost eight of their last 11 games, as their defense continues to falter. Aaron Gordon led the way for Orlando, as he tallied 32 points, 16 rebounds and two blocks. Evan Fournier finished second on the team, totaling 20 points, two assists and two steals. Elfrid Payton fell just shy of a triple - double, collecting 12 points, nine rebounds, 15 assists and two steals. The Magic will be in action again on Saturday in a road matchup against the Brooklyn Nets. The Celtics (49 - 27) recently captured the top - spot in the east, as this close win may prove to be the difference at the end of the year. Isaiah Thomas was the player of the game, as he amassed 35 points, three rebounds and seven assists. Al Horford accumulated 12 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Jae Crowder accrued 18 points, five rebounds and two steals. On deck for Boston is a road matchup versus the New York Knicks on Sunday.
<GAME> <DATE> 31 March 2017 <DAY> Friday <STADIUM> TD Garden <CITY> Boston <HOME> <TEAM> Celtics <CITY> Boston <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 117 <WINS-LOSSES> 49 27 <QTRS> 31 26 35 25 <TEAM-AST> 27 <3PT> 12 <TEAM-FG> 38 <TEAM-FT> 29 <TEAM-REB> 45 <TEAM-TO> 11 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 2 April 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> Madison Square Garden <NEXT-CITY> New York City <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> New York <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Knicks <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Magic <CITY> Orlando <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 116 <WINS-LOSSES> 27 49 <QTRS> 29 35 26 26 <TEAM-AST> 28 <3PT> 12 <TEAM-FG> 40 <TEAM-FT> 24 <TEAM-REB> 48 <TEAM-TO> 9 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 1 April 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Barclays Center <NEXT-CITY> Brooklyn <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Brooklyn <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Nets <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Isaiah Thomas <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 35 <FG> 10 23 43 <FG3> 4 10 40 <FT> 11 13 85 <REB> 3 <AST> 7 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jae Crowder <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 18 <FG> 6 11 55 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jaylen Brown <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Al Horford <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 9 <AST> 6 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 2 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kelly Olynyk <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Terry Rozier <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Smart <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 7 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gerald Green <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Amir Johnson <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jonas Jerebko <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Zeller <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Young <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Aaron Gordon <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 32 <FG> 11 24 46 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 7 8 88 <REB> 16 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 11 <OREB> 5 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Evan Fournier <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 20 <FG> 6 13 46 <FG3> 2 7 29 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Terrence Ross <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 17 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 4 9 44 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jodie Meeks <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 13 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Elfrid Payton <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 9 <AST> 15 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Bismack Biyombo <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Vučević <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 13 31 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mario Hezonja <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> C. J. Watson <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Stephen Zimmerman <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> C. J. Wilcox <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Damjan Rudež <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> D. J. Augustin <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none