Magic fight to bitter end behind Banchero, but Celtics come in clutch for revenge win

The Orlando Magic are leaving their two-game series against the Boston Celtics in a split.

Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero grabs the rebound in front of Boston Celtics center Neemias Queta. | Mike Watters-Imagn Images

The Orlando Magic are seeing the season series with the Boston Celtics even up after a 111-107 loss at the Kia Center.

After the Magic pulled out a win in the NBA Cup matchup, the Celtics were able to get revenge thanks to some clutch shooting down the stretch. A trio of 3-pointers from Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and Jordan Walsh in the final two minutes of the game sealed the victory for the Celtics over the Magic.

Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane passes the ball in front of Boston Celtics guard Derrick White. | Mike Watters-Imagn Images

Magic can't get it done vs. Celtics

The Magic were up and down with the Celtics all night long, but they fell short in the fourth quarter and pick up their sixth loss of the season.

They built a double-digit lead in the first quarter, but Anfernee Simons came off the bench to save the Celtics. He scored 25 points in the first half to put the Celtics back in front.

The game was tied going into halftime and the Magic even took a two-point lead going into the fourth quarter, but the Celtics took over the game in the first half of the final frame. An 18-5 run pushed the Celtics ahead for good against the Magic.

While the Magic came within a point with less than a minute to go, that was as close as they would get. White and Walsh hit dagger 3-pointers to end the game in a loss for the Magic.

Orlando allowed Boston to score 29 points off of 17 turnovers, which ultimately ended up being the deciding factor in the game. Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley repeated that throughout his postgame press conference and expressed frustration in not being able to take care of the ball.

The Magic were able to get past those issues in their previous meeting, but the Celtics' adjustments puzzled Orlando and the team couldn't figure out how to take care of the basketball enough.

The Magic are 4-6 in their first 10 games of the season as they continue to try and find a rhythm from the past two seasons that saw them reach the playoffs.

The Magic are back in action against the Portland Trail Blazers. Tipoff is scheduled for tomorrow at 7 p.m. ET inside the Kia Center.

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