Boston Celtics, Sixers and Game 1
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Boston Celtics announce starting lineup for game vs Orlando Magic with eight key players listed on injury report for regular-season finale.
Are the Sixers or Magic a better first-round playoff matchup for the Celtics? Chris Forsberg scouts both teams ahead of their play-in tournament game.
Baylor Scheierman scored a career-high 30 points, Luka Garza added 27, including a key 3-pointer with 31.6 seconds left, and the Boston Celtics’ reserves defeated Orlando 113-108, sending the Magic into a road play-in tournament game.
The Magic will now face the 76ers in Philadelphia in the play-in tournament rather than at home after losing to a Boston Celtics squad sitting its regulars
With all of their regulars sitting, the JV Celtics stunned the full-strength Magic 113-108 in a memorable regular-season finale.
For the Boston Celtics, the regular season is effectively over. Their final game against the Orlando Magic is a mere formality, as they have already locked up the No. 2 seed in the East.
The 76ers and Andre Drummond handled the Orlando Magic to open NBA Playoffs week. But he's already not afraid of the powerful Celtics.
Celtics vs. 76ers odds, prediction, time: 2026 NBA playoff picks, April 21 best bets by proven model
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