Tatum and Brown pace Celtics past Magic 107-98 to take a 3-1 series lead

ORLANDO Fla AP Jayson Tatum had points and rebounds Jaylen Brown added points and rebounds and the Boston Celtics took a - lead in their NBA playoff series with a - win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday night Kristaps Porzingis scored points including a dunk of his own missed layup that put Boston ahead for keeps with left Derrick White finished with points seven rebounds and seven assists Paolo Banchero led Orlando with points Championship of the best-of- first-round series will be played Tuesday night in Boston Franz Wagner had points and seven assists for Orlando Corey Joseph added points the highest scoring output for a Magic guard in the series The -foot- Porzingis who played only minutes due to foul trouble helped Boston overcome shooting for from -point range with dominant inside play in the first half The Magic shot for from behind the arc Boston guard Jrue Holiday sat out a second straight meeting with a strained right hamstring A dunk by Porzingis started an - run by Boston midway through the first half A -pointer by Porzingis gave the Celtics a nine-point lead the largest of the battle with left in the second quarter The Magic never led after that but a dunk by Wendell Carter Jr tied the match at with remaining AP NBA https apnews com hub NBA