Boston Celtics big man Kristaps Porziņģis suggested that he channeled his inner pro wrestler when he suffered a nasty cut on his forehead before returning to the court during Wednesday's 109-100 win over the Orlando Magic in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series.

Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis went to the locker room with a gash on his forehead but returned to shoot a pair of free throws after taking an elbow from Goga Bitadze of the Magic.

The Boston Celtics were already wounded heading into Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday, as Jayson Tatum (wrist) sat out. To make matters worse, starting center Kristaps Porzingis temporarily left after taking an elbow to the head from Goga Bitadze.

In his first two playoff games against Boston, Banchero has been the spearhead of everything Orlando has tried to do offensively.

The win was all the more impressive in a game that never felt in danger of being lost despite the absence of Jayson Tatum.

BOSTON — Before the Orlando Magic left Florida to begin their first-round playoff matchup against the Boston Celtics, they felt they had learned valuable lessons last spring about the mental side of an NBA postseason series.