On the second night of a back-to-back, the Celtics outplayed the Orlando Magic 128-111 thanks to a well-rounded, high-energy performance. With the victory, they raise their record to a league-best 19-5 and maintain their perfect home record (13-0). With 30 points, Derrick White had eight assists and 19 points, while Jayson Tatum led all scorers with 21 points off the bench.

The Celtics started the game without their three centers: Al Horford, who normally rests on the second night of a back-to-back, Kristaps Porzingis, who missed his fifth game of the season due to left calf strain, and Luke Kornet, who was forced to scratch last night due to left adductor strain.

Thus, Joe Mazzulla started the game with 6’6″ Lamar Stevens at center before switching to men who haven’t played much this season, like as Neemias Queta, Oshae Brissett, and Svi Mykhailiuk, for meaningful minutes. Queta fouled out after just eighteen minutes of play, despite finishing with four points, three rebounds, and three blocks. Brissett finished with 11 points on 4–4 shooting, easily his greatest offensive effort of the year. Stevens recorded 8 points and 3 rebounds in a game that he played a season-high 14 minutes in.

Jaylen Brown was unstoppable in the first quarter, finishing with ten points and multiple plays worthy of a highlight reel. Brown had a game-high +/- of +20, four assists, and eight points (8–15) in the final minutes of play.

After the game, Brown remarked, “We had a lot of guys out, but next guy up mentality.” “We also wanted to make sure we came out with the right energy, and I wanted to set the tone, because Orlando has been kicking our ass for the past couple of years.”