Overview
- Orlando finished on a 28-14 run after Boston briefly led, with Franz Wagner (27) and Desmond Bane (22) pacing seven double-figure scorers and a season-best 17 made threes.
- Jaylen Brown scored 32 points but managed two in the fourth and, after attempting two free throws, said, “the officials made their point.”
- Boston committed 14 turnovers — five in the fourth — including a Josh Minott miscue that preceded the momentum swing that decided the game.
- The Celtics are 4-6 through 10 games, extending a pattern of late-game miscues and weak defensive rebounding that has undercut competitive performances.
- The teams play again Sunday at the Kia Center in a regular-season rematch, with Boston still navigating Jayson Tatum’s absence.