Boston Celtics Vs Orlando Magic Match Player Stats

Paolo Banchero put up a triple-double. Orlando scored 40 fast-break points.

The Magic outrebounded Boston by twelve, won the paint battle by ten, and got more from their bench by a mile.

And they still left TD Garden without a win.

The final score — Celtics 113, Magic 108 — doesn’t quite capture what happened on April 12, 2026.

If you’re hunting the Boston Celtics vs Orlando Magic match player stats to figure out how this game actually unfolded, you’ve come to the right place.

Boston Celtics Vs Orlando Magic Match Player Stats

The numbers are in here. So is the explanation nobody’s leading with.

Quick Game Facts

The Quarter That Ended It

Before the box scores, the quarter scores. Because this game had a turning point so clean, you can put a timestamp on it.

Orlando won the first quarter. They tied the second. They were right there.

Then the Celtics went on a 42-point third quarter — held the Magic to 20 — and the game was, for all practical purposes, over.

The 22-point swing in a single quarter is more than Boston’s winning margin.

Orlando spent the entire fourth quarter (27–19 in their favor) just paying down a debt they shouldn’t have accumulated.

What caused that third-quarter explosion? Keep reading. It comes down to two things.

Boston Celtics vs Orlando Magic Match Player Stats — Celtics Side

Baylor Scheierman: The Performance Everyone’s Underreporting

Thirty points. Seven rebounds. Seven assists. Plus-15. Six three-pointers. Eight free throws on eight attempts.

Scheierman was the best player on the floor Sunday night — and he’s not a name that draws headlines.

But a 30-point, 7-assist game at 63.8% true shooting in a close regular-season game is worth noting regardless of the name attached to it.

He also scored 13 fast-break points — in a game where Boston’s entire fast-break output was 18.

Scheierman was most of Boston’s transition offense while also being their best half-court scorer. That’s a lot of weight for one player to carry, and he didn’t buckle.

Luka Garza: Efficient, Unguardable, Unremarkable

The 27-point, 12-rebound double-double from Garza might be the most under-discussed performance in this box score.

He shot 55.6% from the field — 10-of-18 — hit three of six three-pointers, and made all four free throws. His offensive rating of 128.5 was the best individual number on either roster.

The Magic had no good answer for him. He scored in the paint, stepped out to hit threes, and grabbed 12 boards. That combination on 55% shooting is hard to account for.

Ron Harper Jr.: Transition Points When Boston Needed Them

Harper’s 27 points came in bursts. Thirteen of them were fast-break points — which, again, is the majority of Boston’s transition output.

He shot 50% from the floor and 41.7% from three, and his true shooting percentage of 64.7% made him the third Celtic in this game to finish above 60%.

Three players above 60% true shooting. That’s why Boston scored 113 despite the rebounding and paint disadvantages.

The Rest of the Celtics Roster

• John Tonje (13 PTS): Three threes off the bench. He came in, he shot, it worked. +1 on the night.
• Jordan Walsh (9 PTS | 8 REB): The -14 looks rough, and the 2-of-9 shooting was rough. But eight rebounds off the bench have real value, and he drew four fouls.
• Dalano Banton (2 PTS | 4 REB | 7 AST | 4 BLK): Four blocks and seven assists from a player who scored two points. That’s an unusual line — Banton was a more disruptive defender than an offensive contributor, and that’s fine.
• Max Shulga (3 PTS | +8): Came in, hit a three, stayed out of trouble. Best +/- of Boston’s bench players.

Full Celtics Box Score

One more team stat before moving to Orlando: Boston went 22-of-22 from the free-throw line.

One hundred percent. In a full NBA game. That’s not normal, and it mattered enormously in a five-point game.

Boston Celtics vs Orlando Magic Match Player Stats — Magic Side

Paolo Banchero: A Triple-Double That Deserves Context

The headline is the triple-double: 23 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists. That’s legitimately impressive. The context: he shot 7-of-22 from the field, went 0-of-5 from three, and turned the ball over six times.

None of that makes it a bad game. He scored 14 points in the paint by attacking the rim all night, drew eleven free throw attempts, and generated twelve fast-break points. He found ways to produce when outside shots weren’t there.

But in a game where Orlando desperately needed three-point efficiency, Banchero going 0-for-5 from deep meant four other Magic players had to carry that load. Most of them didn’t.

Jalen Suggs: The Player Who Kept Orlando in It

Seven three-pointers on 15 attempts. All three fast-break conversions. True shooting of 67.6%. Plus-6 on the night.

Suggs was exceptional and barely noticed because the Magic still lost.

His 7-of-15 from three kept Orlando mathematically in the game through three quarters. Without him, this isn’t a five-point loss. It’s a rout.

Franz Wagner: Twenty Points, Wrong Night for It

Wagner reached 20, but 7-of-18 from the field (2-of-7 from three) in a game where three-point shooting was the difference means his night didn’t move the needle enough.

He drew five fouls and made all four free throws — a reliable contributor who couldn’t quite find his shot.

Anthony Black: Good Efficiency, Rough Timing

Five-of-nine shooting, 4-of-4 in the paint, -13 on the night. The -13 is almost entirely a third-quarter lineup issue rather than poor play. His individual shot-making was fine.

Full Magic Box Score

Team Stats: The Full Picture

Why Boston Won: Two Numbers, Full Explanation

• Seven extra three-pointers.

Boston made 19 threes to Orlando’s 12. At three points each, that’s 21 additional points from beyond the arc alone.

The Magic attempted 43 threes — the volume was there — but only Suggs (7-of-15) shot them well. Wagner went 2-of-7. Banchero 0-of-5. Da Silva 0-of-2. Carter Jr. 0-of-2. Four Magic players went a combined 4-of-26 from three.

Boston spread their three-point production across four players, all shooting 33% or better. That kind of distribution is significantly harder to defend than one hot shooter carrying the load.

• Twenty-two perfect free throws.

In a five-point game, Boston going 22-of-22 from the line versus Orlando’s 24-of-30 (six misses) is a six-point swing in Boston’s favor.

That’s the entire margin, plus one. Orlando’s 80% free throw shooting is solid by any normal measure — it just happened to be the difference between winning and losing on this particular night.

Everything else Orlando did right — the transition game, the rebounding, the bench production — was real. It just couldn’t overcome those two numbers.

FAQs

• What was the final score of the Celtics vs. the Magic on April 12, 2026?

Boston Celtics 113, Orlando Magic 108, at TD Garden in Boston.

• Who led the Celtics in scoring against the Magic?

Baylor Scheierman with 30 points (six threes, 8-of-8 from the line). Luka Garza and Ron Harper Jr. each added 27.

• Did Banchero record a triple-double against Boston?

Yes — 23 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists. He shot 31.8% from the field, was 0-of-5 from three, and had six turnovers, but scored 14 in the paint and drew nine free throws.

• Who was the most efficient Magic player vs the Celtics?

Jalen Suggs — 23 points on 67.6% true shooting, 7-of-15 from three, and a +6 net rating. He was the main reason Orlando stayed in the game.

• How did Orlando lose despite outrebounding Boston 62–50?

Boston made seven more three-pointers (19 vs. 12) and shot 100% from the free-throw line (22-of-22). Combined, those two edges outweighed Orlando’s advantages in rebounds, paint points, and transition scoring.

• Where can I find ESPN box scores for this game?

ESPN’s NBA scoreboard carries full box scores after every game. Complete player and team stats for April 12 are also in the tables above.

Conclusion:

Celtics 113, Magic 108. A game Orlando played well and still lost, decided by three-point volume and a Boston team that didn’t miss a single free throw all night.

Banchero’s triple-double and Suggs’s shooting kept this one close. Scheierman’s 30 points and the Celtics’ third-quarter takeover won it.

The stat sheet here is worth saving — it’s a cleaner illustration of how modern NBA games get decided than most you’ll find this late in the season.

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Karan is a sports journalist and data analyst specializing in cricket metrics and domestic league tracking. With over 5 years of experience analyzing player performance, his work focuses on strategic match insights.

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