Tatum drops 35 as Celtics end off Magic in 5

BOSTON — When Magic celebrity Paolo Banchero went to the bench with 5 fouls, the Boston Celtics pulled away and cruised into the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Jayson Tatum had 35 issues, 10 assists and 8 rebounds, and the Celtics deserted their same old 3-point barrage to overcome Orlando 120-89 in Game 5 in their first-round playoff collection on Tuesday evening.

The protecting NBA champions will play both the New York Knicks or Detroit Pistons in the second one around. The Knicks lead their collection 3-2 regardless of falling 106-103 previous Tuesday in New York.

“You just have to find different ways,” stated Celtics trainer Joe Mazzulla, whose group set NBA information within the common season for essentially the most 3-point baskets however made none in any respect within the first part — a primary in virtually 4 years.

“That’s what this series called for. Every series calls for different things,” Mazzulla stated. “You have to be able to win in different ways on both sides of the ball.”

Franz Wagner scored 25 issues, Banchero had 19 and Wendell Carter Jr. had 12 issues and 10 rebounds for the Magic, who’ve no longer gained a playoff collection since Dwight Howard, Vince Carter and trainer Stan Van Gundy led them to the Eastern Conference finals in 2010.

Boston fell at the back of via 9 within the first part, and Orlando nonetheless led 51-47 early within the 3rd quarter when Banchero picked up his fourth foul; simply 79 seconds later, he picked up his 5th, a choice that despatched an apoplectic trainer Jamahl Mosley to the officers, challenging a evaluate.

The replay confirmed Banchero stepped into Jaylen Brown as he shot, and the Magic ahead went to the bench, the place he stayed for the remainder of the quarter. In that point, Boston scored 31 of the following 40 issues to open an 83-62 lead.

“It definitely swung the series. It definitely swung the game,” Mosley stated. “All I saw is Paolo getting an elbow to the face or back into the face, and he got the foul. That was a game-changer right there. Your best player picks up his fifth foul in the third quarter. It’s tough to come back from that moment.”

Brown scored 23 issues for Boston.

Tatum, who injured his wrist on a difficult foul in Game 1 and overlooked Game 2, returned with 3 instantly video games of no less than 35 issues. He used to be 11-for-11 from the loose throw line — he has no longer overlooked a nasty shot since Game 1 — and 10-for-16 from the sphere, making 4 of 5 3-point makes an attempt.

The Celtics tried handiest six 3-pointers within the first part and made none. It used to be the primary time they went into halftime and not using a 3 since 2021.

Tatum made their first 3-pointer early within the 3rd quarter, however it will be every other seven mins prior to he made their 2nd. During the common season, they made one, on reasonable, each and every 2 mins, 42 seconds.