Tatum scores 32 as Celtics beat Magic in Orlando by 108-97
Jayson Tatum scored 32 points with 4 rebounds and 7 assists as the Boston Celtics beat the Orlando Magic 108-97 on Sunday at the Kia Center in the NBA 2026-2027 regular season. For the Magic, Anthony Black and Tristan da Silva scored 23 each, the Brazilian adding a 10-rebound double-double.
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Jayson Tatum comandou o Boston Celtics na vitória por 108 a 97 sobre o Orlando Magic, na tarde deste domingo (1º), no Kia Center, em Orlando, pela temporada regular da NBA 2026-2027. O ala terminou com 32 pontos, 4 rebotes e 7 assistências em 34 minutos de quadra.
O duelo começou parelho. Boston fechou o primeiro quarto à frente por 24 a 23 e ampliou no segundo, com 31 pontos contra 27 do Magic, indo ao intervalo em vantagem.
Orlando respondeu no terceiro período, vencendo a parcial por 24 a 22, mas o Celtics retomou o controle ofensivo no último quarto: 31 a 23 e placar selado.
Nos números coletivos, Boston converteu 44% dos arremessos de quadra (37-84) e o Magic ficou em 42% (34-81). Orlando foi melhor no perímetro, com 14 de 39 (36%) contra 12 de 44 (27%) dos visitantes, que compensaram na linha de lances livres: 22 de 26 (85%) contra 15 de 19 (79%) dos donos da casa.
Boston também distribuiu mais assistências (29 a 24), roubou mais bolas (9 a 6) e protegeu mais o aro (7 a 2), com menos erros (12 contra 18). Nos rebotes, o Magic terminou à frente por 43 a 41 — 13 ofensivos e 30 defensivos para os donos da casa, 14 e 27 para Boston. Cada lado cometeu 22 faltas.
Ao lado de Tatum, Paul George fechou com 17 pontos, 6 rebotes e 8 assistências; Derrick White anotou 12.
Pelo Magic, Anthony Black e Tristan da Silva anotaram 23 pontos cada. Tristan da Silva ainda completou um duplo-duplo, com 10 rebotes, e acertou 5 de 8 do perímetro (62.5%). Desmond Bane, também titular, fez 19 pontos, com 5 de 9 nas bolas de três (55.6%), em 39 minutos.
O visitante venceu com um padrão claro: converteu os erros do adversário em pontos e sustentou o resultado na linha de lances livres.
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