6 losses in 10 games! Brown 32+9, Green Army missed 16 points to reverse Magic, Xiaowa 27+6+6

On November 8, the Celtics played away against the Magic in the NBA Cup. With the Celtics trailing by up to 16 points, Brown led the team to gradually overtake the score. The two sides continued to fight, and the Magic once again took the lead in the final stage. In the end, the Celtics lost 110-123 to the Magic. The Celtics had 4 wins and 6 losses in the new season.

Statistics

Celtics: Brown had 32 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, Minot had 12 points and 8 rebounds, White had 16 points and 10 assists, Prichard had 5 three-pointers and 27 points, and Simmons had 11 points.

Magic: Wagner Jr. had 27 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Banqueiro had 15 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, Carter had 18 points, Bane had 22 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Suggs had 4 three-pointers and 14 points, Blake had 13 points, and Silva had 3 three-pointers and 11 points.

Game Review

The Celtics beat the Wizards 136-107 at home in their last game, and the Magic lost to the Hawks 112-127 in their last away game. The Celtics are missing Tatum and Tillman in this game, and the Magic are missing Wagner. The Magic trailed 5-10 at the beginning of the first quarter, but the Magic soon took advantage of the Celtics. They launched a crazy 28-7 offensive, and the Magic already overtook the Celtics by 16 points, 33-17. The Celtics then responded with a 9-5 offensive to chase points. At the end of the first quarter, the Magic led the Celtics 38-25 by 13 points. The Magic made 7 of 12 three-pointers in the first quarter, and the Celtics made 4 of 11 three-pointers.

In the second quarter, the Magic expanded their lead to 43-29. Brown led a 10-0 offensive to catch up to 4 points. Banqueiro led the team in response with an 8-0 offensive to expand the 12-point advantage. The Celtics were chasing points slightly, but the Magic maintained a lead of about 10 points. White scored a tip-in. The Magic were chased back by 5 points 21-26 in a single quarter. At the end of the first half, the Magic were chased to lead the Celtics 59-51. In the first two quarters of the game, the Celtics scored in double figures. Brown scored 14 points on 6 of 13 shots and Pritchard scored 14 points on 3 three-pointers. Only Wagner Jr. scored in double figures for the Magic with 15+4+3.

Back from the intermission, Suggs maintained a 9-point advantage with a three-pointer. Brown and Pritchard scored consecutively to lead a 9-0 offensive to tie the score. The two sides later fought until the Magic only led by 1 point at 71-70. The Magic continued to maintain a slight lead. The Celtics once again caught up to 1 point, and Silva hit a three-pointer. Brown scored 16 points on 8 of 10 shots in a single quarter. The Magic were chased back by 4 points 25-29 in a single quarter. At the end of the third quarter, the Magic were chased 84-80 and only led the Celtics by 4 points. In the first three quarters of the game, Brown made 14 of 23 and scored 30+5, leading three Celtics to score in double figures. Wagner Jr. led four Magic players to score in double figures with 18+6+4.

In the final quarter of the game, the Celtics launched a 9-3 offensive in the first 3 minutes to lead by 2 points. The two sides then alternated the lead and continued a tug-of-war. The Magic trailed 95-96 in the middle of the fourth quarter, and Wagner Jr. made a three-pointer, leading the Magic to a 9-0 offensive to go ahead by 8 points. Cota dunked, Carter made a three-pointer and Bain made two free throws to expand the 11-point advantage. Pritchard hit a throw, and Carter expanded the 12-point advantage with 2+1. The Celtics were unable to reverse the situation, and the Magic eventually defeated the Celtics.

Starting lineup for both sides

Celtics: Minot, Brown, Cota, Pritchard, White

Magic: Wagner Jr., Benqueiro, Carter, Bane, Suggs