Orlando Magic's Urgency Lapse Costs Home Court

0:00It's April 13th. This is Boston Celtics News today, powered by AI, your team, your update. The Orlando Magic blew a big lead and lost to a shorthanded Boston Celtics squad, one-thirteen to one-hundred-eight on Sunday at TD Garden. That defeat cost them home court for the number seven versus number eight playing game. So now they hit the road to face Philadelphia on Wednesday at 7.30 pm. Despite Palo Banchero dropping a triple double with 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists, it wasn't enough to seal the deal. Earlier in the game, Orlando built up to a 16-point advantage, but Boston flipped the script with a massive 42-23 quarter. The Celtics drained 19-50 from beyond the arc and capitalized on 19 Magic Turnovers for 23 extra points. Orlando clawed back to tie it at 108 late, but Boston closed with the final five points. Magic players owned up to the laps, pointing to a lack of urgency from the start, a recurring

1:01issue this season after similar losses to teams like. The Raptors and Pacers coached Jamal Mosley praised Boston's grit while guards like Jalen Suggs regretted early mistakes that let the lead slip. Even with Franz Bagner, back from injury, logging 20 points in 26 minutes under a restriction, the team couldn't muster consistent energy. Boston rolled with just eight players, missing their top seven scores, including Jason Tatum and Jalen Brown, due to rest in minor tweaks. Those reserves balled out, with four hidden career highs like Baylor Shireman's 30 points and Luca Garza's 27. It's a wake-up call for Orlando, who sit at 45 and 37, tied with the Sixers. Now the stakes ramp up in Philly, where a win sends the Magic to face full-strength Boston in the first round, just like last year's five-game series, loss. The loser hosts a Miami-Charlie winner, Friday, in a do-or-die for the number eight seed. Bantero nailed it, saying urgency is key to avoid digging their own hole deeper.