The one concern for Boston on the night was Porziņģis catching an inadvertent elbow from Goga Bitadze in the third quarter, leaving him with a bloody forehead. Porziņģis did return in the fourth quarter.

Jaylen Brown had 36 points and 10 rebounds, Kristaps Porzingis returned to the game after getting a bloody gash to the forehead and finished with 20 points, and the Boston Celtics beat the Orlando Magic 109-100 in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series.

The NBA playoffs continue Wednesday with three Game 2s, including the Celtics taking on the Magic without Jayson Tatum and the Warriors trying to take a 2-0 lead against the Houston Rockets. Boston Celtics 109,