Jayson Tatum had 35 factors, 10 assists and eight rebounds, and the Boston Celtics pulled away after Magic star Paolo Banchero went to the bench with 5 fouls, beating Orlando 120-89 in Recreation 5 of their first-round playoff collection on Tuesday night time to advance to the Jap Convention semifinals.
The defending NBA champions will play both the New York Knicks or Detroit Pistons within the second spherical. The Knicks lead their collection 3-2 regardless of falling 106-103 earlier Tuesday in New York.
Franz Wagner scored 25 factors, Banchero had 19 and Wendell Carter Jr. had 12 factors and 10 rebounds for the Magic, who haven’t received a playoff collection since Dwight Howard, Vince Carter and coach Stan Van Gundy led them to the Jap Convention finals in 2010.
The NBA’s most prolific 3-point taking pictures group ever, Boston went the complete first half with out making a 3 — a primary in nearly 4 years — and trailed by 9. Orlando nonetheless led 51-47 early within the third quarter when Banchero picked up his fourth foul; simply 79 seconds later, he picked up his fifth, a name that despatched an apoplectic coach Jamahl Mosley to the officers, demanding a evaluation.
The replay confirmed Banchero stepped into Jaylen Brown as he shot, and the Magic ahead went to the bench, the place he stayed for the remainder of the quarter. In that point, Boston scored 31 of the subsequent 40 factors to open an 83-62 lead.
Brown scored 23 factors for Boston.
Tatum, who injured his wrist on a tough foul in Recreation 1 and missed Recreation 2, returned with three straight video games of no less than 35 factors. He was 11-for-11 from the free-throw line — he has not missed a foul shot since Recreation 1 — and 10-for-16 from the sphere, making 4 of 5 3-point makes an attempt.
The Celtics tried solely six 3-pointers within the first half and made none. It was the primary time they went into halftime with out a 3 since 2021.
Tatum made their first 3-pointer early within the third quarter, however it might be one other seven minutes earlier than he made their second. In the course of the common season, they made one, on common, each 2 minutes, 42 seconds.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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