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Boston Celtics
8-2 overall · 3-2 on the road
Wed 4/7
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2-7 overall · 0-4 at home
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The Celtics rank 5th in the NBA in offensive rating (115.9), and the Magic rank 25th in defensive rating (114.5). Strength meets weakness: an edge for the offense.

League average is 110.9, so the Celtics are 5.0 above it. Jayson Tatum leads them with 27.1 points a game on 57.3% true shooting.

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Team vs team

Season before this game (BOS 10 games, ORL 9). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

BOSORL
Scoring
115.014th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.3
107.027th · Bottom 5
104.34th · Top 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
116.222nd · Below avg
+10.72nd · Top 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.1
-9.225th · Below avg
Efficiency
115.95th · Top 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
105.726th · Bottom 5
106.26th · Above avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 111.0
114.525th · Below avg
+9.83rd · Top 5
Net rating
NBA avg +0.0
-8.825th · Below avg
98.728th
Pace
NBA avg 102.1
101.420th
Shooting
54.3%13th · Average
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
52.5%19th · Average
58.1%9th · Above avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
56.1%20th · Average
15.62nd · Top 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
13.714th · Average
37.6%6th · Above avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
34.2%18th · Average
0.2915th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2819th · Average
Defense
51.0%5th · Top 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
55.6%25th · Below avg
8.515th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.4
7.323rd · Below avg
4.520th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
3.926th · Bottom 5
Possessions
14.4%14th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
17.1%28th · Bottom 5
31.8%3rd · Top 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.5%
26.7%16th · Average
45.011th · Average
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
41.925th · Below avg
27.27th · Above avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.414th · Average

Recent form

Boston Celtics
WLWWW

Last 5: average margin +12.2 (season +10.7). Streak W3.

Orlando Magic
WLLLL

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

Key players

Boston Celtics
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Jayson TatumF 27.16.07.857.3
Paul GeorgeF 20.45.24.160.0
Derrick WhiteG 12.93.35.356.1
Payton PritchardG 12.83.33.856.3
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

Injury report

Boston Celtics

Nobody listed.

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

Earlier this season

11/1/26 · at ORLORL 97 – BOS 108

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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