Boston Celtics vs. Orlando Magic
November 23, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Celtics beat the Magic 138-129 on 2025-11-23 at home. The Celtics started Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Neemias Queta, Payton Pritchard, and Jordan Walsh. The Magic started Desmond Bane, Franz Wagner, Orlando Robinson, Anthony Black, and Tristan da Silva. Franz Wagner (Magic) scored 22 points (8/12) in his matchups, with Jaylen Brown as his primary defender. Jaylen Brown (Celtics) scored 20 points (7/12) in his matchups, with Franz Wagner as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
BOS
Boston Celtics
138
Did not play: Luka Garza (DNP - Coach's Decision), Xavier Tillman (DNP - Coach's Decision)
ORL
Orlando Magic
129
Did not play: Goga Bitadze (DNP - Injury/Illness), Wendell Carter Jr. (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
BOS
Boston Celtics
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Jordan Walsh Starter 5.9 min
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Payton Pritchard · Josh Minott · Jordan Walsh 7.9 min
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Payton Pritchard · Sam Hauser · Jordan Walsh 6.8 min
- Derrick White · Chris Boucher · Anfernee Simons · Sam Hauser · Baylor Scheierman 4.3 min
- Jaylen Brown · Chris Boucher · Anfernee Simons · Payton Pritchard · Sam Hauser 3.9 min
ORL
Orlando Magic
Starting lineup
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Desmond Bane
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Anthony Black
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Tristan da Silva
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Franz Wagner
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Orlando Robinson
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Desmond Bane · Franz Wagner · Orlando Robinson · Anthony Black · Tristan da Silva Starter 9.0 min
- Tyus Jones · Jamal Cain · Jett Howard · Jase Richardson · Noah Penda 8.3 min
- Tyus Jones · Desmond Bane · Jett Howard · Jase Richardson · Noah Penda 5.2 min
- Desmond Bane · Franz Wagner · Anthony Black · Tristan da Silva · Noah Penda 3.5 min
- Tyus Jones · Desmond Bane · Jamal Cain · Jett Howard · Jase Richardson 3.5 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Celtics defense
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Franz Wagner 22 pts (8/12) in 56 possessions
Guarded by: Jaylen Brown (47 %, 5 pts) · Jordan Walsh (10 %, 0 pts) · Derrick White (9 %, 6 pts)
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Desmond Bane 12 pts (5/8) in 57 possessions
Guarded by: Derrick White (24 %, 0 pts) · Jordan Walsh (17 %, 0 pts) · Jaylen Brown (14 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | Franz Wagner: 26 poss., 5 pts (2/6) · Noah Penda: 13 poss., 9 pts (4/6) |
| Derrick White | Desmond Bane: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jamal Cain: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Payton Pritchard | Anthony Black: 26 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Tristan da Silva: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Jordan Walsh | Tristan da Silva: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Desmond Bane: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Sam Hauser | Jett Howard: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Tyus Jones: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Anfernee Simons | Jamal Cain: 8 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Desmond Bane: 7 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Josh Minott | Orlando Robinson: 7 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Noah Penda: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Chris Boucher | Jonathan Isaac: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Noah Penda: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Hugo González | Desmond Bane: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jett Howard: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Baylor Scheierman | Jase Richardson: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Tyus Jones: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Neemias Queta | Orlando Robinson: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Desmond Bane: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Magic defense
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Jaylen Brown 20 pts (7/12) in 76 possessions
Guarded by: Franz Wagner (28 %, 4 pts) · Tristan da Silva (18 %, 2 pts) · Noah Penda (13 %, 3 pts)
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Anfernee Simons 9 pts (3/6) in 42 possessions
Guarded by: Tyus Jones (33 %, 3 pts) · Jamal Cain (13 %, 0 pts) · Desmond Bane (11 %, 4 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Franz Wagner | Jaylen Brown: 22 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Hugo González: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Desmond Bane | Jordan Walsh: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Josh Minott: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Anthony Black | Derrick White: 20 poss., 7 pts (2/3) · Payton Pritchard: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jett Howard | Sam Hauser: 21 poss., 5 pts (1/5) · Derrick White: 9 poss., 4 pts (2/6) |
| Tristan da Silva | Payton Pritchard: 20 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Jaylen Brown: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Tyus Jones | Anfernee Simons: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Derrick White: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Noah Penda | Jaylen Brown: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Josh Minott: 8 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Jase Richardson | Payton Pritchard: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Derrick White: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Jamal Cain | Jordan Walsh: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Anfernee Simons: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Orlando Robinson | Josh Minott: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Neemias Queta: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jonathan Isaac | Chris Boucher: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jaylen Brown: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |