Celtics 138, Magic 129

 

The Celtics bounce back from their loss to the lowly Brooklyn Nets with 35 points from Jaylen Brown and drop 138 on the Orlando Magic. The Celtics scored 80 points in the first half alone.

Overall, the Celtics shot 60.2% in the game, but were still out-rebounded by the Magic, 44 to 37. The disparity was especially evident in offensive boards, where the Magic had 18 rebounds to the Celtics 7.

After Brown's 35 points, Anfernee Simons had 23, Pritchard 19, and both White and Minott 16. 

The Celtics improve to 9-8, three games back from Toronto. Next, they will host the Detroit Piston on Wednesday for a 5:00 pm game on ESPN.