Tatum and Brown pace Celtics past Magic 107-98 to take a 3-1 series lead
By DICK SCANLON , Associated Press
Jayson Tatum had 37 points and 14 rebounds, Jaylen Brown added 21 points and 11 rebounds and the Boston Celtics took a 3-1 lead in their NBA playoff series with a 107-98 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday night.
Kristaps Porzingis scored 19 points, including a dunk of his own missed layup that put Boston ahead for keeps with 3:58 left. Derrick White finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 31 points.
Game 5 of the best-of-7 first-round series will be played Tuesday night in Boston.
Franz Wagner had 24 points and seven assists for Orlando. Corey Joseph added 12 points, the highest scoring output for a Magic guard in the series.
The 7-foot-3 Porzingis, who played only 22 minutes due to foul trouble, helped Boston overcome shooting 9 for 31 from 3-point range with dominant inside play in the first half.
The Magic shot 8 for 29 from behind the arc.
Boston guard Jrue Holiday sat out a second straight game with a strained right hamstring.
A dunk by Porzingis started an 18-3 run by Boston midway through the first half. A 3-pointer by Porzingis gave the Celtics a nine-point lead, the largest of the game, with 7:45 left in the second quarter.
The Magic never led after that, but a dunk by Wendell Carter Jr. tied the game at 91 with 4:18 remaining.
