The Orlando Magic made a significant assertion on Friday evening towards the Boston Celtics, as they prolonged their current successful streak with a 117-109 victory that amounted to an enormous upset over the most effective groups within the Jap Convention. The Magic’s current streak has been a powerful one which stands to doubtlessly flip the tide of their season — or a minimum of relying on who you ask.
Talking on the Celtics’ post-game present, former Celtics guard Eddie Home took a defiant tone on Boston’s Friday evening loss, ripping the Magic as a 10-win staff that is “nonetheless rubbish” regardless of their upset.
“They’re nonetheless rubbish. They’re nonetheless not a great basketball staff,” House ranted. “They will not make the playoffs. They will not make the play-in sport.”
The one downside for Home was that the Magic proceeded to win their second assembly towards the Celtics, 95-92, on Sunday. And after the sport, Wendell Carter Jr. fired again at Home by tweeting a clip of former Magic guard Rafer Alston slapping Home at the back of the pinnacle. A GIF of the slap was additionally shared by Markelle Fultz and Mo Bamba.
The continuation of the Magic’s current momentum was aided by a disjointed Boston staff that continues to overlook main scorer Jayson Tatum, who was out of the lineup as soon as once more because of “private causes.” Orlando managed the sport from nearly begin to end, with Paolo Banchero scoring 31 factors to cap off the Magic’s sweep of Boston.
