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Boston Celtics
4-1 · 0-1 on the road
108 – 97
Final · numbers below are from before this game
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Orlando Magic
2-3 · 0-2 at home

Biggest mismatches

BOS's offense ranks 5th in scoring efficiency, and ORL ranks 22nd defending it.

Team vs team

Season before this game (BOS 5 games, ORL 5). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

BOSORL
Scoring
120.83rd · Top 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.9
109.823rd · Below avg
111.613th · Average
Points allowed
NBA avg 114.1
118.422nd · Below avg
+9.26th · Above avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
-8.624th · Below avg
Efficiency
115.95th · Top 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.5
107.621st · Below avg
107.511th · Average
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.6
113.922nd · Below avg
+8.47th · Above avg
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
-6.322nd · Below avg
104.110th
Pace
NBA avg 103.1
103.015th
Shooting
55.8%6th · Above avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.3%
53.9%14th · Average
59.6%6th · Above avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
58.2%11th · Average
14.85th · Top 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
13.414th · Average
37.4%6th · Above avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
35.3%13th · Average
0.337th · Above avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.336th · Above avg
Defense
51.4%10th · Above avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.3%
53.4%16th · Average
9.211th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.8
7.224th · Below avg
3.429th · Bottom 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.620th · Average
Possessions
14.6%16th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 15.1%
16.5%24th · Below avg
27.6%14th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
21.6%28th · Bottom 5
43.620th · Average
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.3
39.429th · Bottom 5
27.87th · Above avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.813th · Average

Recent form

Boston Celtics
LWWWW

Last 5: average margin +9.2 (season +9.2). Streak W4.

Orlando Magic
LLWLW

Last 5: average margin -8.6 (season -8.6). Streak W1.

Key players

Boston Celtics
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Jayson TatumF 27.06.07.955.1
Paul GeorgeF 20.76.05.060.0
Payton PritchardG 13.43.03.456.0
Derrick WhiteG 11.13.14.954.1
Orlando Magic
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Paolo BancheroF 24.56.57.577.0
Franz WagnerF 20.36.17.650.3
Desmond BaneG 17.93.62.655.6
Anthony BlackG 16.54.84.868.2

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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