Orlando Magic Face Philly in Play-In, Fight for Postseason Edge

0:00It's April 13th, I'm Cory with the story. This is Boston Celtics News Today, driven by AI and built for fans. Orlando Magic blew their shot at the number 7 seed in the east, dropping a tight 1-13 to 108 heartbreaker to the U. Boston Celtics on the last day of the regular season. Needing that win in Boston just to lock in home court for the plan, they slipped to number 8 and now got to hit the road to face Philadelphia on. Since they knighted 7-30, the Celtics were down to only 8 guys resting stars like Jason Tatum after his Achilles comeback, but their bench went off, Baylor Shireman. Drop 30, Luca Garza and Ron Harper Jr. each had 27. Magic hung tough, leading at the half, but a brutal third quarter saw Boston drain 9-3s while Orlando went cold, turning a 9-point lead into a 13-point deficit. Coach Dermall Mosley called out the 19 turnovers that handed Boston 23 easy points, saying

1:00some of that loss was on them. Jalen Suds lit it up with 7-3s and 23 points, Paolo Banchero added 23, Franz Wagner, 20. But window Carter, Jr. Struggled with fouls in just 3 points, they also missed 6 free throws in a game decided by 5. Other results shook things up too. Toronto B Brooklyn to snag 5th, Atlanta fell to 6th after losing to Miami and Philly top no walkie-toe. Hold the tiebreaker over Orlando with identical 45 and 37 records. That means the 6ers host the 7A play-in, where the winner grabs the number 7 play-off seed and the loser hosts the 9-10 winner for 8th. Magic head to Philly, knowing they split the season series but lost the last two meetings there. Playing for that postseason edge before the real, play-offs kickoff, its do-or-die basketball at its finest.