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Orlando Magic
2-7 overall · 2-3 on the road
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7-2 overall · 5-0 at home
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The Magic rank 26th in the NBA in offensive rating (105.7), and the Celtics rank 5th in defensive rating (106.0). An uphill night for the offense.

League average is 110.7, so the Magic are 5.0 below it. Paolo Banchero leads them with 24.5 points a game on 77.0% true shooting.

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Team vs team

Season before this game (ORL 9 games, BOS 9). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

ORLBOS
Scoring
107.028th · Bottom 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.2
114.814th · Average
116.223rd · Below avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
105.14th · Top 5
-9.225th · Below avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+9.73rd · Top 5
Efficiency
105.726th · Bottom 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.7
114.78th · Above avg
114.525th · Below avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
106.05th · Top 5
-8.825th · Below avg
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+8.76th · Above avg
101.420th
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
99.627th
Shooting
52.5%18th · Average
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.1%
54.0%11th · Average
56.1%20th · Average
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.0%
58.1%9th · Above avg
13.714th · Average
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
15.33rd · Top 5
34.2%18th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
37.6%6th · Above avg
0.2817th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.3010th · Above avg
Defense
55.6%25th · Below avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.1%
50.7%5th · Top 5
7.323rd · Below avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
8.116th · Average
3.926th · Bottom 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.422nd · Below avg
Possessions
17.1%28th · Bottom 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
14.8%18th · Average
26.7%16th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
30.6%6th · Above avg
41.925th · Below avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.3
44.711th · Average
26.413th · Average
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
27.27th · Above avg

Recent form

Orlando Magic
WLLLL

Last 5: average margin -6.6 (season -9.2). Streak L4.

Boston Celtics
WWLWW

Last 5: average margin +11.0 (season +9.7). Streak W2.

Key players

Orlando Magic
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Paolo BancheroF 24.56.57.577.0
Franz WagnerF 20.86.38.851.9
Desmond BaneG 17.53.92.255.7
Anthony BlackG 15.75.75.259.9
Boston Celtics
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Jayson TatumF 27.96.28.058.0
Paul GeorgeF 19.65.54.558.0
Derrick WhiteG 13.33.35.157.2
Payton PritchardG 12.93.13.857.0

Injury report

Orlando Magic
Izaiyah Nelson F · back ~11/18 Out
Jalen Suggs G · back ~11/10 Out
Jonathan Isaac F · back ~11/10 Out
Noah Penda G-F · back ~11/18 Out
Paolo Banchero F · back ~11/22 Out
Desmond Bane G · back ~11/10 Day-To-Day
Boston Celtics

Nobody listed.

Earlier this season

11/1/26 · at ORLBOS 108 – ORL 97

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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