Magic Host the Celtics on Sunday Afternoon at the Kia Center After Friday's Win in Toronto
Orlando comes home 2-3 after Friday's 121-114 NBA Cup win over the Raptors, and the next test is a Boston team that is 4-1 after beating Chicago 125-111 on Friday night.
The Orlando Magic's reward for Friday night's win in Toronto is a Sunday afternoon date with one of the East's hottest starters. Orlando hosts the Boston Celtics at the Kia Center on Sunday, November 1, with tipoff at 3:30 p.m. ET and local television on WRDQ TV 27, according to the Magic's schedule listings. The Magic are 2-3 after beating the Raptors 121-114 in their NBA Cup opener on Friday.
Boston arrives 4-1 and 1-0 in NBA Cup group play after holding off the Chicago Bulls 125-111 at TD Garden on Friday night. Payton Pritchard scored a game-high 30 points off the bench and Jayson Tatum added 26 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists as Boston built a 78-49 halftime lead before Chicago closed the gap in the second half, according to Celtics Wire's game report.
The matchup opens a busy stretch for both clubs: Boston plays again Monday night at Houston, in the second leg of a back-to-back that continues in Orlando, while the Magic get their first home game since the season's opening week. Celtics Wire described Orlando as undermanned heading into the game; the Magic's own availability picture will be set by the team's injury report closer to tipoff.
