Celtics Reserves Shine, Magic's Playoff Hopes Dim

0:00On April 13th, Baylor Shireman dropped a career high 30 points. Luca Garza added 27 including a clutch 3-pointer with 31. 0.6 seconds left, and the Boston Celtics bench crew tipped down the Orlando Magic 1-13-108 on Sunday night. The Celtics reserves kept it tight early, trailing by double digits in the second quarter before exploding for 42-20 in the third on hot. 3-point shooting, 9 out of 16, to grab a big lead. Ron Harper Jr. matched Garza's 27 points and grabbed 12 boards, while Paulo Banchero nearly had a triple double for Orlando with. 23 points, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds, and Jalen Sugg score 23. This loss drops the Magic to 8th in the East at 45 and 37, knocking them out of a direct playoff spot and into a play-in game on. The road against 7-seated Philadelphia after their 5-game win streak snapped. Boston, sitting pretty at 56 and 26 as the East No. 2 seed, rested 8 regulars like Jason Tatum and Jalen Brown, wrapping a strong season even with Tatum's sideline much of the year from Achilles' surgery.

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