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11/23 19:44 CST Jaylen Brown's 35 points lead Celtics in a 138-129 victory over
the short-handed Magic
Jaylen Brown's 35 points lead Celtics in a 138-129 victory over the
short-handed Magic
By KEN POWTAK
Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) --- Jaylen Brown scored 35 points and Josh Minott scored 12 of his
16 points in the second quarter when Boston shot 81.8% as the Celtics beat the
short-handed Orlando Magic 138-129 on Sunday night.
Anfernee Simons added 23 points and Payton Pritchard chipped in with 19 and
eight assists for the Celtics, who were coming off a tough home loss to
Brooklyn on Friday. Brown also had eight assists.
The Celtics nearly squandered a 26-point, third-quarter lead. But, Brown scored
12 straight points. The Magic whittled away at their deficit and closed within
six points in the final minute.
Jett Howard scored a season-high 30 points for the Magic, who were missing
three of their top five scorers and had their three-game winning streak
snapped. Desmond Bane had 18 points and Franz Wagner 15.
Orlando coach Jamahl Mosley was back back after missing the second half of a
victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday due to illness.
Boston connected on 18 of 22 shots in the second quarter, turning a five-point
lead after one period into an 80-57 edge at halftime.
Minott was 5 for 5 from the floor, connecting on two attempts from 3-point
range.
Pritchard keyed a quick 10-3 spurt with a steal and layup before hitting a
3-pointer from the right corner 11 seconds later that made it 66-49. He also
made a mid-range jumper with two seconds left in the half, capping the Celtics'
48 points in the period.
Coming off the victory at home against the Knicks, the Magic seemed a bit
sluggish and had their franchise record-tying string of eight straight quarters
of 30-or-more points end in the opening quarter as they were held to 27 points.
Up next
Magic: At the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday in the second game of a three-game
trip.
Celtics: Host the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.
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