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 ...

The Celtics wore the evidence of a physical first-round series after a 95-93 Game 3 loss to the Magic on Friday night. Brown downplayed his newest injury, saying he will be all right because he ...

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 ...

The Boston Celtics were looking to sweep the Orlando Magic and end the first round of the playoffs early. In order to do that, they had to win Game 3 in Orlando. Unfortunately for them ...

After the Magic’s Paolo Banchero missed a jumper with less than a minute to go in the third quarter of the Celtics’ 109-100 Game 2 win in Boston, Porzingis took an inadvertent elbow to the ...

ORLANDO — This is pretty much the only way Orlando can extend this series: play physical, foul often, but also force the the Celtics to commit a plethora of mistakes. The Celtics appeared to ...

The Orlando Magic’s physicality has been bothersome for the Boston Celtics. Despite having a 2-1 lead in the series, the first-round Eastern Conference playoff encounter has been notable due to ...

The Boston Celtics’ first-round series against the Orlando Magic has taken a physical toll on the Eastern Conference’s top seed. Despite a strong start to the playoffs, Game 3 brought more ...

ORLANDO — The Celtics likely will be down at least one starter for Game 3 of their first-round playoff series, and they could be missing multiple. Boston listed Jayson Tatum, who did not play in ...

The Boston Celtics beat the Orlando Magic 103-86 in Game 1 of their first-round series. With the Celtics being a championship contender, many were excited for the start of the playoffs ...

On Tuesday night, Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard was awarded the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award. The Celtics guard broke out this season, averaging 14.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.5 ...

Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis earned the adoration of Celtics fans everywhere after taking an elbow to the forehead from Orlando Magic center Goga Bitadze on Wednesday night.