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National Basketball Association
Orlando 105, Boston 103
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 12, 2019
Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Officials: #60 James Williams, #46 Ben Taylor, #76 Natalie Sago
Attendance: 18846

The Orlando Magic held on for a 105-103 win over the visiting Boston Celtics on Saturday, snapping a four-game losing streak.

Aaron Gordon had 11 points in the fourth quarter and led all scorers with 28 points, along with 12 rebounds. Terrence Ross added 25 points off the bench, and Nikola Vucevic had 16 points and 13 rebounds. The Magic were coming off a disappointing road trip in which they went 1-5.

Kyrie Irving had 25 points, six assists and five rebounds, and Marcus Morris added 17 points and eight rebounds for the Celtics. Boston has lost back-to-back games, including to Miami on Thursday to end a four-game winning streak.

The Celtics had a chance to tie the score with 2.9 seconds left, but Jayson Tatum's baseline jumper missed off the back of the rim. Irving made four free throws in the final minute to cut Orlando's lead to one with 10.2 seconds to play. Then Vucevic left the door open for the Celtics when he missed his second free throw at the other end.

Boston led the entire third quarter, but the Magic turned a seven-point deficit into a seven-point lead in the first six minutes of the fourth. Gordon gave Orlando its first lead since the beginning of the second quarter with a couple of free throws after his one-handed slam dunk tied the score.

Both teams went on lengthy runs in the first half, but the Celtics controlled the game en route to a 51-41 halftime lead.

Gordon scored 11 points as part of a 17-1 Magic run during the end of the first and start of the second quarters. Orlando led 27-19, but Boston regained the lead with a 23-5 run midway through the second quarter.

The Celtics held Orlando to just 32.6 percent shooting from the field in the first half.

Orlando hosts Houston on Sunday in the second game of a back-to-back home set. Boston plays at Brooklyn on Monday.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Boston   Orlando
Kyrie Irving 25 Scoring Aaron Gordon 28
Kyrie Irving 6 Assists Evan Fournier 5
Al Horford 11 Rebounds Nikola Vucevic 13
Kyrie Irving 11 Free Throws Made Aaron Gordon 13
Al Horford 4 Steals D.J. Augustin 1
Al Horford 1 Blocks Khem Birch 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Boston 103 42.2 8-32 19-28 19 46 3 7 8
Orlando 105 42.9 11-38 22-24 21 50 5 2 15
Upcoming Games
  • Orlando will play their next game at home against Houston. The Magic have a W/L % of .412 after a win and .440 after a loss.
  • Boston will play their next game on the road against Brooklyn. The Celtics have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .588 after a loss.