Break up the Celtics!
After losing their first four games to start the season, the Celtics (4-4) have won four straight to climb back to the .500 mark as they defeated the Orlando Magic (3-5) for the second time in three games, 120-105.
Boston was in complete control from the get-go. The C's outscored the Magic in every quarter, and they dominated in nearly every facet of the game.
* I mentioned the importance of Avery Bradley in my keys to the game. He didn't disappoint. For the second straight game, Bradley was spectacular. He finished with a team-high 24 points on 10-of-15 from the floor. His jump shot has been nearly automatic over the past two games.
* Five Celtics scored at least 14 points tonight.
* Boston shot 60% from the floor, which is the highest by any team in a game this season.
* The Celtics shot 60% against an Orlando team that was second in the league opponents' field goal percentage (40.3%) coming into tonight's game.
* The C's had 28 assists on 51 buckets. That's an assist rate of 55%. Not bad for a team that was 28th in the league in assists coming into tonight's contest.
The bad:
* Being the positive, glass-half-full guy that I am, I'm not going to nitpick for insignificant mistakes because, frankly, there really weren't any. Don't tell Brad Stevens that, though.
The Celtics continue their homestand on Wednesday night when they take on the Charlotte Bobcats.
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