The Celtics went 61-21 in the regular season, finishing second in the Eastern Conference behind the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Magic, meanwhile, earned the No. 7 seed in the East bracket with their Play-In Tournament win over the Atlanta Hawks.

Magic wing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope entered the court to a chorus of boos from the TD Garden crowd after his foul in Game 1 knocked Tatum out for Wednesday. He didn't bother trying to endear himself to the masses over the next 48 minutes.

Bloodied and bruised, the defending champion Boston Celtics outlasted Orlando to seize command of their NBA playoff series on Wednesday while the Cleveland Cavaliers held off Miami, keeping their series lead.