Orlando Magic vs Boston Celtics game player stats and box scores for April 23 | 2025 NBA playoffs Game 2

The Boston Celtics defeated the Orlando Magic 109-100 in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series Wednesday at TD Garden in Boston. The Celtics now lead the series 2-0.

Jaylen Brown led Boston with 36 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. He shot 12-for-19, including 5-for-7 from 3-point range. Kristaps Porzingis had 20 points (5-for-14) and 10 rebounds. Derrick White finished with 17 points, six rebounds and five assists on 6-for-14 shooting (3-for-10 from downtown).

Payton Pritchard, recently named NBA Sixth Man of the Year, scored 14 points on 5-for-11 shooting (3-for-6 from 3-point range) off the bench. Al Horford added nine points and 10 rebounds, while Jrue Holiday had 11 points, six assists and four boards.

Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists on 12-for-25 shooting (2-for-6 from deep), while co-star Franz Wagner had 25 points, four rebounds and four assists on 10-for-20 shooting.

Wendell Carter Jr. added 16 points and eight rebounds on 6-for-8 shooting, including 3-for-3 from deep, while Anthony Black contributed 11 points and four rebounds off the bench.

Celtics star Jayson Tatum sat out Game 2, missing the first playoff game of his eight-year NBA career after injuring his wrist during Boston's 103-86 Game 1 victory.

The series shifts to Kia Center in Orlando for Games 3 and 4 on Friday and Sunday. If necessary, Game 5 is scheduled for Tuesday back in Boston.

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Orlando Magic vs. Boston Celtics player stats and box scores

Orlando Magic

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Franz Wagner	25	4	4	2	0	2	10-20	1-7	4-4	-7
Paolo Banchero	32	9	7	0	2	0	12-25	2-6	6-11	-6
Wendell Carter Jr.	16	8	0	0	0	2	6-8	3-3	1-2	-8
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	3	4	0	0	0	0	1-9	0-6	1-2	-6
Cory Joseph	7	1	3	2	1	1	3-6	1-3	0-0	-4
Caleb Houstan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	3
Anthony Black	11	4	0	0	0	1	4-8	0-2	3-5	-7
Jonathan Isaac	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-6
Gary Harris	4	0	2	2	0	0	2-2	0-0	0-0	-3
Cole Anthony	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	-3
Goga Bitadze	2	3	1	0	1	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	2
Tristan da Silva	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jett Howard	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Boston Celtics

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Jaylen Brown	36	10	5	1	0	3	12-19	5-7	7-8	9
Al Horford	9	10	1	0	1	1	4-10	1-4	0-1	6
Kristaps Porziņġis	20	10	0	2	2	0	5-14	0-5	10-14	15
Derrick White	17	6	5	1	0	2	6-14	3-10	2-2	4
Jrue Holiday	11	4	6	0	1	2	4-9	0-3	3-3	9
Payton Pritchard	14	3	0	1	0	1	5-11	3-6	1-3	6
Sam Hauser	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	-3
Luke Kornet	2	2	0	1	0	1	0-1	0-0	2-2	-1
Torrey Craig	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JD Davison	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Neemias Queta	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Baylor Scheierman	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Xavier Tillman	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jordan Walsh	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jayson Tatum	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Orlando Magic vs. Boston Celtics game summary

The Boston Celtics held a 23-21 lead over the Magic at the end of the opening quarter. Jaylen Brown had 12 points and four rebounds on 4-for-7 shooting, including 2-for-2 from 3-point range.

Boston extended its lead to 11 in the second quarter, but Orlando cut it to three by halftime, 50-47. Porzingis led the Celtics with 15 points and six rebounds, while Brown had 14 points and seven boards.

Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner each scored 14 in the first half for the Magic, shooting a combined 11-for-22. Carter added 10 points and six rebounds.

Boston outscored Orlando 31-24 in the third quarter to take an 81-71 lead into the fourth. The Celtics held on to secure the win and take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.