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Da Silva's late 3 preserves Magic's 108-104 comeback win over Tatum-less Celtics
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Tristan da Silva scored 18 points and made a critical 3-pointer with 9.9 seconds left, and the Orlando Magic rallied from a 15-point halftime deficit Monday night for a 108-104 victory over the Boston Celtics, who were missing Jayson Tatum because of an illness.
With Tatum sidelined two nights after his 43-point triple-double in a win at Chicago, Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 35 points.
Boston led 58-43 at halftime, but the Magic dominated the third quarter to tie the game by the end of that period, and they pushed ahead by 10 in the fourth. The Celtics made a late run and Brown’s layup got Boston within 105-104 with 59.6 seconds left. Al Horford missed a potential go-ahead 3-pointer for the Celtics, and da Silva responded with his game-sealing 3.
Trevelin Queen added 17 points in his first NBA start and Jalen Suggs scored 16 for the Magic. Kristaps Porzingis and Derrick White each scored 17 for the Celtics.
Magic center Goga Bitadze was ejected with 3:36 left for stepping into an altercation between Suggs and Porzingis, both of whom drew technical fouls.
Celtics: The defending NBA champions went cold in the second half in their final road game of 2024.
Magic: Orlando was outplayed in the first half for a second straight game while playing without Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and Mo Wagner, but still found a way to win.
Late in the third quarter, Cole Anthony lost the ball on a drive, stole it back in the corner and drove around the 7-foot-3 Porzingis and 7-2 Luke Kornet for a reverse layup to give the Magic their first lead, 73-72.
The Celtics, who average almost 19 3-pointers per game on 51 attempts, shot 8 for 32 from distance.
Celtics: Host Philadelphia on Christmas Day.
Magic: Host Miami on Thursday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Kristaps Porzingis vs. Goga Bitadze (Al Horford gains possession) | ||
| 11:38 |  | Jrue Holiday misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:34 | | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | Trevelin Queen misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:19 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 11:16 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point running layup | 2-0 |
| 10:56 | | Jalen Suggs misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:52 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | +2 | Al Horford makes two point alley-oop layup (Jaylen Brown assists) | 4-0 |
| 10:32 | | +2 | Goga Bitadze makes two point cutting layup (Jalen Suggs assists) | 4-2 |
| 10:10 | | +2 | Jrue Holiday makes two point pullup jump shot | 6-2 |
| 9:49 | | Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point turnaround jump shot | 8-2 |
| 9:21 | | Jalen Suggs turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Brown steals) | ||
| 9:15 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point running jump shot | 10-2 |
| 8:57 | | Jrue Holiday blocks Goga Bitadze's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 8:54 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | Al Horford misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:48 | | Tristan da Silva defensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | Jalen Suggs turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:27 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:24 | | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | +2 | Goga Bitadze makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jalen Suggs assists) | 10-4 |
| 7:52 | | Jrue Holiday misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:49 | | Tristan da Silva defensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | +2 | Tristan da Silva makes two point running reverse layup | 10-6 |
| 7:28 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:25 | | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | Kristaps Porzingis blocks Jalen Suggs's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:19 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | Goga Bitadze turnover (bad pass) (Jrue Holiday steals) | ||
| 7:11 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Jaylen Brown's two point running layup | ||
| 7:11 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 7:07 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point pullup jump shot (Al Horford assists) | 13-6 |
| 6:51 | | Jaylen Brown shooting foul (Jalen Suggs draws the foul) | ||
| 6:51 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:51 | | +1 | Jalen Suggs makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-7 |
| 6:51 | | +1 | Jalen Suggs makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-8 |
| 6:27 | | Luke Kornet blocks Jalen Suggs's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:24 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 6:23 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (bad pass) (Goga Bitadze steals) | ||
| 6:08 | | Goga Bitadze blocks Al Horford's two point hook shot | ||
| 6:08 | | Jalen Suggs defensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:02 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point running layup | 15-8 |
| 5:30 | | Goga Bitadze misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 5:28 | | Goga Bitadze offensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | +2 | Goga Bitadze makes two point turnaround hook shot | 15-10 |
| 5:15 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Derrick White's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:15 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:09 | | Al Horford offensive rebound | ||
| 5:03 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (lost ball) (Goga Bitadze steals) | ||
| 4:58 | | +2 | Jalen Suggs makes two point running dunk | 15-12 |
| 4:40 | | +3 | Jaylen Brown makes three point jump shot (Sam Hauser assists) | 18-12 |
| 4:21 | | +2 | Tristan da Silva makes two point driving layup | 18-14 |
| 4:09 | | Jalen Suggs personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 4:04 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup | 20-14 |
| 4:04 | | Goga Bitadze defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 3:48 | | Cole Anthony turnover (bad pass) (Al Horford steals) | ||
| 3:43 | | Goga Bitadze personal foul (Luke Kornet draws the foul) | ||
| 3:35 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:35 | | Magic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:20 | | Wendell Carter Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:16 | | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | ||
| 2:58 | | +2 | Payton Pritchard makes two point pullup jump shot | 22-14 |
| 2:47 | | Cole Anthony misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:44 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 2:41 | | Wendell Carter Jr. blocks Jaylen Brown's two point running dunk | ||
| 2:38 | | Tristan da Silva defensive rebound | ||
| 2:37 | | Anthony Black turnover (bad pass) (Sam Hauser steals) | ||
| 2:34 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point running dunk (Sam Hauser assists) | 24-14 |
| 2:34 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:24 | | +2 | Jonathan Isaac makes two point turnaround jump shot (Cole Anthony assists) | 24-16 |
| 2:07 | | Cole Anthony personal foul (Sam Hauser draws the foul) | ||
| 2:00 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point turnaround jump shot | 26-16 |
| 1:43 | | Jonathan Isaac misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:41 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | +2 | Luke Kornet makes two point alley-oop dunk (Payton Pritchard assists) | 28-16 |
| 1:13 | | Cole Anthony misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:13 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | Kristaps Porzingis personal foul (Loose ball) (Jonathan Isaac draws the foul) | ||
| 1:01 | | Cole Anthony misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 0:57 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | +2 | Payton Pritchard makes two point running layup | 30-16 |
| 0:47 | | Sam Hauser shooting foul (Anthony Black draws the foul) | ||
| 0:47 | | +1 | Anthony Black makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-17 |
| 0:47 | | +1 | Anthony Black makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-18 |
| 0:41 | | Payton Pritchard offensive foul (Anthony Black draws the foul) | ||
| 0:41 | | Payton Pritchard turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:29 | | Anthony Black misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:26 | | Jonathan Isaac offensive rebound | ||
| 0:26 | | Jonathan Isaac misses two point putback layup | ||
| 0:22 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 0:19 | | Cole Anthony personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 0:06 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point pullup jump shot | 32-18 |
| 0:00 | | +3 | Jalen Suggs makes three point pullup jump shot | 32-21 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 11:36 | | Payton Pritchard turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Black steals) | ||
| 11:19 | | Jonathan Isaac misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:16 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Payton Pritchard offensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | +2 | Jrue Holiday makes two point driving layup | 34-21 |
| 10:42 | | +2 | Wendell Carter Jr. makes two point jump shot (Anthony Black assists) | 34-23 |
| 10:17 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:16 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | Celtics turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 10:02 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Wendell Carter Jr. assists) | 34-26 |
| 9:48 | | Derrick White turnover (lost ball) (Jonathan Isaac steals) | ||
| 9:42 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | Anthony Black shooting foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 9:36 | | Derrick White misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:36 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-26 |
| 9:21 | | Kristaps Porzingis blocks Wendell Carter Jr.'s two point driving layup | ||
| 9:17 | | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Payton Pritchard draws the foul) | ||
| 9:06 | | +2 | Jrue Holiday makes two point pullup jump shot | 37-26 |
| 8:42 | | Jalen Suggs misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:39 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 8:22 | | Anthony Black defensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | Wendell Carter Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:13 | | Wendell Carter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 8:11 | | Jonathan Isaac misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:11 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | Jrue Holiday misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:01 | | Jonathan Isaac defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | Jonathan Isaac turnover (bad pass) (Derrick White steals) | ||
| 8:00 | | Jonathan Isaac personal foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 7:47 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:43 | | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:37 | | Derrick White shooting foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | ||
| 7:37 | | +1 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-27 |
| 7:37 | | +1 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-28 |
| 7:19 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 7:19 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-28 |
| 7:19 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-28 |
| 7:00 | | Jalen Suggs misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 6:56 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | Derrick White misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:49 | | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:42 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:38 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:34 | | Al Horford misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:31 |