Overview
- Brown scored 30 through three quarters but added only two points on 1-for-5 shooting in the fourth as Orlando pulled away.
- He attempted just two free throws against the Magic after taking 20 across the previous two games versus Utah and Washington.
- Postgame, Brown said officials "made their point" and that he would "keep my mouth closed," noting the crew of Tyler Ford, Sean Corbin and Jenna Schroeder.
- Boston briefly led in the fourth before the NBA Cup group-stage loss, which continued scrutiny of late-game officiating in recent Celtics results.
- The NBA said a foul should have been called on a pivotal Utah possession earlier in the week, and Brown was not fined for criticizing that no-call.