Overview
- Boston secured the East’s No. 2 seed at 56–26 following Sunday’s reserve-driven 113–108 win over Orlando.
- The Celtics will learn their first-round foe after Wednesday night’s 7–8 play-in in Philadelphia between the Magic and 76ers.
- Game 1 is scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. ET in Boston, with the best-of-seven dates set through a potential Game 7 on May 2.
- Bench standouts Baylor Scheierman, Luka Garza and Ron Harper Jr. powered the finale, including a late Garza three that sealed the upset.
- Boston split 2–2 with Philadelphia with three games decided by one or two points, and it took the last three meetings against Orlando.