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The Eastern Conference Rival swooped in to land the Boston Celtics primary draft target in 2019, leading the Celtics to select Romeo Langford.

Friday’s NBA schedule includes Jaylen Brown’s Boston Celtics (28-12) in a home matchup with Anthony Black and the Orlando Magic (23-19) at TD Garden. The game tips off at 7:00 PM

The Celtics blew a three-point lead in the final three seconds agianst the Hawks that nearly mirrored a near meltdown against New Orleans last weekend.

There is no fear,” coach Joe Mazzulla said. “I'm actually more excited at this juncture of the season than I was at the beginning.”

The Celtics nearly blew one win already this past week with brutal crutch time execution. A repeat performance on Saturday night was enough to sink them this time around. The Celtics had the ball and a three-point lead in the final 20 seconds of regulation but still blew the lead and eventually the game in a 119-115 overtime loss to the Hawks.

Scattershot shooting and poor late-game execution doomed the shorthanded Celtics in an overtime loss to the Hawks.

The Atlanta Hawks got another tight victory over the Boston Celtics, winning 119-115 in overtime. Trae Young led the way with 28 points and 11 assists.

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Jayson Tatum and the Celtics needed a big win in a big way, and they got one against the Magic on Friday, claiming a 121-94 victory.

Magic star Paolo Banchero opened up about facing the Celtics and Jayson Tatum ahead of their Friday night clash.

Toronto, which won its third contest in 19 games, was led by a RJ Barrett with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Jakob Poeltl (16 points, 11 rebounds) also registered a double-double for the Raptors, while Scottie Barnes added 18 points.