The Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic will face each other in the NBA regular season.
Tournament – NBA;
Date – 18.12.2022;
Kick-Off – 20:00 UK;
Venue – TD Garden (19.156);
City – Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+10) for Magic – 1.965.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Under 227 – 1.625.
The Celtics are hungry for revenge, but they are unlikely to take an easy walk. Tatum will not help his team in this meeting. Without Jayson, Boston’s offensive output will be somewhat diminished. The Magic caused a lot of problems for the favourite in the first game.
Without Tatum, the Celtics will have trouble playing a productive game. The Celtics will probably not be able to do anything.
The Boston Celtics suffered another defeat. It was their third defeat in the last five games. This time, the Celtics lost to the Orlando Magic (109-117). Boston’s leading scorer Jayson Tatum shot a game-high 31 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.
The Celtics had previously managed an away win over the Los Angeles Lakers (122-1118). The victory came in extra time. Before overtime, the score was tied (110-110).
The Celtics also lost to the Golden State Warriors (107:123) and Los Angeles Clippers (93:113).
The Boston Celtics have been losing a lot lately, but the team still holds onto its lead in the Eastern Conference. There are 22 wins in 30 games.
The Boston Celtics have scored 116+ points in each of the past three games.
Five wins in a row. That’s Orlando’s winning streak. First, they defeated the Los Angeles Clippers (116-111). Then, they beat the Toronto Raptors twice (113:109 and 111:99). They followed their victory over the Atlanta Hawks (135-124).
Now a new success against the Wizards. The Orlando Magic crushed their conference leader the Boston Celtics (117-109). Moritz Wagner made a significant contribution to the victory with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.
By the way, the Orlando Magic is a home team. The team scored 8 wins at home. However, the success against the Celtics was their second away win.
Not long ago, the team was floundering in last place in their conference. Now, the Magic is confidently sitting in 13th place with 10 wins and 20 losses.
The Orlando Magic has scored at least 111 points in three of the last four meetings.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Boston Celtics: Marcus Smart – Derrick White – Jaylen Brown – Jayson Tatum – Blake Griffin.
Orlando Magic: Markelle Fultz – Franz Wagner – Paolo Banchero – Bol Bol – Moritz Wagner.
Danilo Gallinari (Out) and Jayson Tatum (Day-to-day) are listed as injured for the Boston Celtics.
Wendell Carter Jr. (Out), Jonathan Isaac (Out), Jalen Suggs (Out), Chuma Okeke (Out) and Gary Harris (Out) are listed as injured for the Orlando Magic.
The fixture will be played at TD Garden (19.156) in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
This starting whistle will sound on the 18th of December, 2022, at 20:00 UK Time.
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