The Celtics won despite ho-hum scoring efforts from Jaylen Brown (16 points) and Tatum (17 points, 14 rebounds). Neither shot well (combined 14-for-36) or scored much by their lofty standards. Still, it didn’t matter. The Celtics were plenty good enough to avoid any anxious moments in the fourth quarter.

After trailing by a point at halftime, they dominated the second half to pull away from the Orlando Magic for a 103-86 win in Game 1 of their first-round series, but Jayson Tatum appeared to injure his right wrist in the process.

Derrick White scored 30 points, Jayson Tatum had 17 points and finished the game after a scary late fall, and the Boston Celtics beat the Orlando Magic 103-86 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Sunday.

The Celtics and Magic entered their first-round playoff series on opposite ends of the 3-point spectrum. The Celtics made an NBA-record 1,457 3-pointers during the regular season. They took 5.8 more 3-point attempts per game than Golden State,

We wanted to show that we can withstand whatever punch that they have so, we just turned up the defense,' said Holiday.

Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner gave a mighty effort, but the Boston Celtics staved off the Orlando Magic's early threat to steal the opener of their f