MC Game Recap Notes
Final · April 12, 2026

Magic vs Celtics recap: Boston flipped the game in one quarter.

Boston beat Orlando 113-108 at TD Garden. The clean story is the Celtics' 42-point third quarter, but the box score has more texture: Paolo Banchero had a triple-double, Orlando won the glass, and Boston still survived by owning the three-point and turnover math.

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FinalBOS 113 · ORL 108
VenueTD Garden
Attendance19,156
Main swingBOS 42-point 3Q

The short version

Orlando led by nine at halftime after a 32-point second quarter. Boston answered with 42 in the third, turned Magic mistakes into points, and closed a tight regular-season finale despite scoring only 19 in the fourth.

The number I kept coming back to was not just the final score. It was Boston's 19 made threes against Orlando's 12, plus a 23-11 edge in points off turnovers.

Illustrated Magic Celtics stat board
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Score by quarter

Team1Q2Q3Q4QFinal
Orlando29322027108
Boston20324219113

Best Boston stat

Baylor Scheierman posted 30 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists.

Best Orlando stat

Paolo Banchero had 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists.

Swing stat

Boston scored 23 points off turnovers; Orlando scored 11.

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