CELTICS POSTCAST- Impressive 3rd Quarter Propels Celtics to Series Win
The Celtics (61-21) advanced to the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals with a ())) victory over the Orlando Magic at TD Garden Tuesday night. The Celtics won the series, 4 games to 1 over the Magic and won all 3 of their games at home in Boston. The Celtics outscored the Magic, 36-13, in the 3rd Quarter and for the 4th time in the series did not trail at any point in the 4th Quarter. The Celtics have won 5 consecutive series in 5 games or less (thank you, Sean Grande on the Celtics Radio Network for that 1!). ---- Scoring Leaders: Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with a game-high 35, 10 Assists and 8 Rebounds.. He hit 4 3's in the win, all in the 2nd Half. Jaylen Brown went for 23 Points. Sam Hauser and Payton Pritchard both scored 10 points each coming off the bench. ----- Up Next: The Celtics now await the winner of the Detroit Pistons & New York Knicks 1st-round playoff series. The Pistons won Game 5 over the Knicks Tuesday to send the series back to Detroit for Game 6 Thursday night. -----