Jayson Tatum collected recreation highs of 37 factors and 14 rebounds to steer the visiting Boston Celtics to a 107-98 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday in Sport 4 of their Japanese Convention first-round playoff collection.
The second-seeded Celtics made 30 of their 32 free-throw makes an attempt within the victory, which gave Boston a 3-1 edge within the best-of-seven collection.
Orlando tied the sport at 91 on a Wendell Carter Jr. putback with 4:18 to play, however Boston seized management by scoring 10 of the following 11 factors.
4 of Boston’s 5 starters scored at the very least 18 factors. Jaylen Brown had 21 factors and 11 rebounds, Kristaps Porzingis tossed in 19 factors and Derrick White completed with 18.
Paolo Banchero led seventh-seeded Orlando by scoring 31 factors. Franz Wagner added 24 factors, six rebounds and 7 assists, and Carter completed with 9 factors and a team-high 11 rebounds.
Cory Joseph (12) and Anthony Black (10) had been the opposite Magic gamers who scored in double figures.
Boston’s Jrue Vacation missed his second straight recreation within the collection with a hamstring pressure. Boston’s reserves had been restricted to 6 factors, all from Sam Hauser.
The Celtics had been 9 of 31 on 3-point makes an attempt (29 p.c). Orlando was 8 of 30 from behind the 3-point arc (26.7 p.c).
Boston led 32-29 after one quarter and stretched its result in 9, 42-33, with 7:46 left within the second quarter. Orlando went in entrance 48-46 on a Banchero layup with 3:17 remaining within the first half. The Celtics completed the quarter on a 7-0 run and had a 53-48 halftime lead.
Orlando edged Boston 27-26 within the third quarter, which left Boston with a 79-75 benefit coming into the ultimate 12 minutes. Brown scored 11 of his 21 factors within the third.
The Celtics can advance in the event that they win Sport 5 on Tuesday evening in Boston.
–Subject Degree Media