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Boston Celtics vs Orlando Magic: NBA playoffs schedule, scores, how to watch, times, TV channel, streaming.
The Boston Celtics, the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference, and the Orlando Magic, the No. 7 seed, face off in an Eastern Conference first-round NBA playoffs series.
The series is a best-of-seven, with the Celtics hosting Game 1, Game 2, Game 5 (if necessary) and Game 7 (if necessary). The Magic will host Game 3, Game 4 and Game 6 (if necessary).
Here's how to watch the NBA playoff first-round series, with game dates, times, TV channels and streaming information.
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Orlando Magic vs Boston Celtics Preview: NBA playoffs series Predictions
No. 2 Boston Celtics (61-21) vs. No. 7 Orlando Magic (41-41)
Season series: Magic, 2-1.
Story line: For starters, there’s the obvious clash of styles. The Celtics made more 3-pointers and attempted more 3-pointers this season than any team in NBA history. The Magic led the league in terms of fewest 3-pointers made and 3-pointers allowed this season. Do not expect a series filled with 120-115 shootouts; the Magic gave up the fewest points in the NBA, the Celtics gave up the second-fewest. The season series was odd; Orlando won a close game Dec. 23 and enjoyed a blowout win in the final week of the regular season when Boston was sitting everyone.
Key matchup: Jayson Tatum vs. Paolo Banchero. The former Duke forwards are good friends — that won’t matter for the next week or two, Tatum insists — and it’s easy to see some similarities in the way they play. If Banchero is making 3s, Orlando is much tougher to beat. Tatum, only 27, is ninth among active players in playoff scoring.
Prediction: Celtics in 6.
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Boston Celtics vs Orlando Magic TV Schedule: scores, Game Times, How to watch nba playoffs
All times ET
Season series: Magic, 2-1.
Game 1: Orlando Magic at Celtics | Sunday, April 20, 3:30 p.m. | ABC
Game 2: Orlando Magic at Celtics | Wednesday, April 23, 7 p.m. | TNT
Game 3: Celtics at Orlando Magic | Friday, April 25, 7 p.m. | ESPN
Game 4: Celtics at Orlando Magic | Sunday, April 27, 7 p.m. | TNT
Game 5: Orlando Magic at Celtics | TBD*
Game 6: Celtics at Orlando Magic | TBD*
Game 7: Orlando Magic at Celtics | TBD*
Key players
Jayson Tatum (BOS): 26.8 PPG, 8.7 RPG, 6.0 APG – 2025 All-Star
Kristaps Porziņģis (BOS): 41.2 3P%, 1.5 BPG
Paolo Banchero (ORL): 25.9 PPG, 7.5 RPG – 2025 All-Star
Franz Wagner (ORL): 24.2 PPG, 1.3 SPG
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