BOSTON — The Celtics had one last gasp to steal Game 2 over the Knicks despite everything that went wrong. But as Mikal Bridges stole the ball from Jayson Tatum as time expired, that was it.

andWhen the Boston Celtics faced off against the Orlando Magic in the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, it wasn’t just a clash of Eastern Conference rivals, but a battle between friends.

The Boston Celtics are moving on to the second round of the NBA Playoffs after closing out the Orlando Magic with a 120-89 Game 5 win at TD Garden on Tuesday night. The Magic led by two at ...

The Boston Celtics look to clinch the Eastern Conference first round over the Orlando Magic in Game 5. The Celtics defeated the Magic 107-98 in the last matchup on Sunday. Jayson Tatum led the ...

The Celtics once again will be without Jrue Holiday as they look to eliminate the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night at TD Garden. Boston ruled the starting guard out for Game 5 of the first-round ...

But make no mistake about it, the Magic’s 107-98 Game 4 home loss to the Boston Celtics on Sunday night — a heart-breaking, momentum-shifting defeat — still stings like a cold slap to the face.

ORLANDO — The relentless Orlando Magic made yet another run at the Celtics, threatening to snatch away control of this physical and combative series with a pair of buckets to even the game with ...

The Boston Celtics moved within one win of advancing to the second round after defeating the Orlando Magic 107-98 in Game 4 on Sunday. Jayson Tatum powered the effort with a game-high 37 points ...

The Magic beat and beat up the Celtics in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series Friday night at Orlando, their hideous-to-us, beautifully-ugly-to-them 95-93 victory serving as a ...

They pulled off a gritty, physical, emotional 95-93 upset of the Celtics in Game 3 of this first-round playoff series. And while this doesn’t mean Orlando is suddenly the favorite, it does mean ...

ORLANDO — The Magic wanted to turn their first-round playoff series against the supremely talented Celtics into a drag-out slugfest. On Friday, they landed their first punch. After taking Games ...