Jaylen Brown scored 32 points for the Celtics. Payton Pritchard added 27 points and Derrick White had 16 points and 10 assists.
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The Celtics and Magic are grouped with Brooklyn, Detroit and Philadelphia in Group B East of the NBA’s seasonal tournament. It was their first meeting since the Celtics eliminated the Magic in five games in a first-round playoff series in April.
Paolo Banchero finished with 15 points and nine rebounds for the Magic.
Wagner, Tristan da Silva and Anthony Black hit 3-pointers as part of a 20-2 run that gave Orlando a 16-point lead in the first quarter, the Magic’s largest lead of the game.
The Celtics rallied to tie the game in the second half and led 96-95 when Brown hit his final jumper midway through the fourth quarter.
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Wagner, Bane and Wendell Carter Jr. (18 points, five rebounds) counterattacked with triples in a 17-4 run that ended the game.
Brown scored 14 straight points for Boston before going to the bench for a six-minute break with 2:20 left in the third quarter.
Anfernee Simons scored all 11 of her points early in the fourth quarter to help Boston stay ahead into the final minutes.
Orlando shot 50% overall and made 17 of 36 (47.2%) three-pointers. Boston shot 13 of 37 (35.1%) from deep.
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The Celtics face the Magic again on Sunday in Orlando.
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