Celtics 108, Magic 97: Boston Celtics Defeat Orlando Magic 108-97

📰Game Recap

The Boston Celtics defeated the Orlando Magic 108-97 on Sunday, maintaining a lead for most of the contest behind a strong performance from Jayson Tatum. Boston edged out Orlando 24-23 in the first quarter and extended their advantage in the second with a 31-27 scoring edge, heading into halftime up by five points.

Orlando made a push in the third quarter, outscoring Boston 24-22 to reduce the deficit. Tristan Da Silva, Anthony Black, and Desmond Bane were instrumental for the Magic, with Da Silva posting 23 points and 10 rebounds, including five 3-pointers. Black added 23 points and eight rebounds, while Bane contributed 19 points with five 3-pointers, helping Orlando stay within striking distance.

However, the Celtics closed out the game strong, taking the fourth quarter 31-23 to secure the victory. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 32 points, seven assists, and four rebounds, shooting 8-of-19 from the field. Paul George also provided significant offensive support for the Celtics, recording 17 points, six rebounds, and eight assists, including three 3-pointers. SportsFBI's pregame model had leaned towards a Boston win at 58%.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the Boston Celtics (58% confidence). It gave a 12% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 11 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · BOS -7.5 BOS covered Won by 11

Total · 222.5 Under 205 combined

Moneyline BOS -300 · ORL +245 BOS favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Spread (ORL) +6.5+7.5 +1

Total 221.5222.5 +1

Moneyline (ORL) +200+245 +45

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS

Jayson Tatum

32 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 1 3PM · 8-19 FG

Scoring · ORL

Tristan Da Silva

23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 5 3PM · 9-14 FG

Scoring · ORL

Anthony Black

23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 3PM · 6-12 FG

Season highs

Anthony Black · Season-high 23 pointsTristan Da Silva · Season-high 23 pointsFranz Wagner · Season-high 12 assistsTristan Da Silva · Season-high 10 rebounds

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

BOS 15 largest lead Q3 7:03 (BOS 69, ORL 54) · 9-0 run, Q3 11:02–Q3 8:16

ORL 9 largest lead Q1 8:17 (BOS 4, ORL 13) · 12-0 run, Q3 6:48–Q3 3:58

Swings 5 lead changes Tied 4 times

Ahead for good: Payton Pritchard makes two point shot (Q4 10:33, BOS 81, ORL 79).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
BOS	24	31	22	31		108
ORL	23	27	24	23		97

🧮 How They Scored

BOSORL

38Points in the paint36

9Fast-break points11

15Second-chance points12

21Points off turnovers16

32Bench points30

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

51.2%Effective FG%50.6%

11.2%Turnover %15.2%

31.8%Offensive rebound %32.5%

0.310Free-throw rate0.235

🎯 Shot Chart

Boston Celtics37/84 FG

71%Restricted Area12 of 17
54%Paint (non-RA)7 of 13
60%Mid-Range6 of 10
0%Left Corner 30 of 2
55%Right Corner 36 of 11
19%Above-break 36 of 31

Orlando Magic34/81 FG

46%Restricted Area6 of 13
55%Paint (non-RA)12 of 22
29%Mid-Range2 of 7
25%Left Corner 31 of 4
67%Right Corner 34 of 6
31%Above-break 39 of 29

● made · ✕ missed, from the official shot log.

Box Score

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jayson Tatum F	34	32	4	7	0	2	4	8-19	1-5	15-17	+7
Derrick White G	34	12	2	2	2	0	1	4-8	2-5	2-2	+18
Paul George F	33	17	6	8	2	2	4	6-14	3-10	2-2	+10
Neemias Queta C	27	8	8	1	0	2	1	4-9	0-1	0-0	-2
Payton Pritchard G	27	7	7	3	1	1	1	3-11	0-7	1-1	+3
Luka Garza C	21	12	6	4	1	0	0	4-7	2-4	2-3	+11
Baylor Scheierman G	20	10	2	1	0	0	0	4-5	2-3	0-0	+10
Sam Hauser F	17	3	2	0	1	0	0	1-3	1-3	0-0	+2
Hugo González G	14	7	1	1	2	0	0	3-5	1-3	0-1	0
Jordan Walsh G	13	0	3	2	0	0	1	0-3	0-3	0-0	-4

Orlando Magic

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Franz Wagner F	40	14	6	12	0	0	3	5-20	1-4	3-4	-7
Desmond Bane G	40	19	2	1	2	1	3	7-13	5-9	0-0	-10
Wendell Carter Jr. F	35	7	10	0	2	0	3	2-6	1-5	2-4	-7
Tristan Da Silva F	35	23	10	2	0	0	2	9-14	5-8	0-0	-1
Anthony Black G	33	23	8	3	2	0	4	6-12	1-5	10-11	-11
Jase Richardson G	26	4	1	3	0	0	0	2-8	0-4	0-0	-8
Jamal Cain F	18	5	1	1	0	0	0	2-5	1-4	0-0	-7
Nikola Vucevic C	8	2	4	2	0	1	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	-5
Goga Bitadze C	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	+1

🔬 Advanced Stats

Boston CelticsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jayson Tatum	Starter	34:24	32	60.4	38.0	+10.3	24.7
Paul George	Starter	33:21	17	57.1	26.0	+13.7	13.2
Derrick White	Starter	33:44	12	67.6	13.7	+27.3	8.7
Neemias Queta	Starter	27:21	8	44.4	16.1	-3.6	8.0
Hugo González	Starter	13:55	7	64.3	15.2	+10.0	11.8
Luka Garza	Bench	20:33	12	72.1	16.3	+18.9	18.2
Baylor Scheierman	Bench	20:17	10	100.0	11.6	+28.4	11.9
Payton Pritchard	Bench	26:57	7	30.6	18.5	-4.8	4.7
Sam Hauser	Bench	16:40	3	50.0	7.3	+3.0	2.2
Mike Conley	Bench	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ron Harper Jr.	Bench	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jordan Walsh	Bench	12:49	0	0.0	12.5	-16.0	-5.0
Amari Williams	Bench	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Chris Cenac Jr.	Bench	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Orlando MagicTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Black	Starter	32:49	23	68.3	26.9	-16.2	19.4
Desmond Bane	Starter	39:34	19	73.1	17.8	-13.0	8.3
Franz Wagner	Starter	39:48	14	32.2	25.5	-11.6	5.2
Wendell Carter Jr.	Starter	35:12	7	45.1	12.8	-11.1	6.1
Jase Richardson	Starter	26:23	4	25.0	13.3	-18.4	0.0
Tristan Da Silva	Bench	35:01	23	82.1	19.5	-3.1	20.1
Jamal Cain	Bench	18:25	5	50.0	11.6	-15.9	-0.6
Nikola Vucevic	Bench	7:29	2	50.0	18.8	-35.7	11.4
Jevon Carter	Bench	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Goga Bitadze	Bench	5:19	0	0.0	9.1	+41.4	-1.5
Colin Castleton	Bench	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Alex Morales	Bench	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

🎟️ Player Props Results Consensus lines

Player	Prop	Line	Actual	Result
Jayson Tatum BOS	Points	26.5	32	Over
	Rebounds	8.5	4	Under
	Assists	6.5	7	Over
	3-pointers	2.5	1	Under
	Pts + Reb	35.5	36	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	42.5	43	Over
Anthony Black ORL	Points	13.5	23	Over
	Rebounds	3.5	8	Over
	Assists	3.5	3	Under
	3-pointers	1.5	1	Under
	Pts + Reb	17.5	31	Over
	Reb + Ast	7.5	11	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	21.5	34	Over
Tristan Da Silva ORL	Points	10.5	23	Over
	Rebounds	3.5	10	Over
	3-pointers	2.5	5	Over
Desmond Bane ORL	Points	19.5	19	Under
	Rebounds	4.5	2	Under
	Assists	3.5	1	Under
	3-pointers	2.5	5	Over
	Pts + Reb	23.5	21	Under
	Pts + Reb + Ast	27.5	22	Under
Paul George BOS	Points	18.5	17	Under
	Rebounds	4.5	6	Over
	Assists	3.5	8	Over
	3-pointers	2.5	3	Over
	Reb + Ast	8.5	14	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	26.5	31	Over
Derrick White BOS	Points	13.5	12	Under
	Rebounds	3.5	2	Under
	Assists	4.5	2	Under
	3-pointers	2.5	2	Under
	Pts + Reb	17.5	14	Under
	Reb + Ast	8.5	4	Under
	Pts + Reb + Ast	22.5	16	Under

The last pregame line, graded against the final box score.

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2026-27 season series BOS 1 – 0 ORL

Last 21 meetings · since 2020-21 BOS 14 – 7 ORL

Previous meetingsOpen the recap

After this game

Boston Celtics 5-1 W5 L10 5-1 Next game recap: @ HOU · Mon, Nov 2

Orlando Magic 2-4 L1 L10 2-4 Next game recap: vs WAS · Mon, Nov 2

🔍 Key Suspects Results

1 of 4 graded picks hit. Pushes and voided picks are not counted.

BOS — Away

Sam Hauser F Points 7.5 OVER MISS Actual 3

Neemias Queta C Rebounds 7.5 UNDER MISS Actual 9

Payton Pritchard G Threes 2.5 OVER MISS Actual 0

ORL — Home

Jase Richardson G Pts+Reb+Ast 13.5 UNDER HIT Actual 8

Boston Celtics 108, Orlando Magic 97 — Recap