A top-six Boston power index meets an Orlando team missing Paolo Banchero and Jalen Suggs, with the Magic needing to protect the ball and find enough offense.
Boston arrives at 4-1, ranked No. 6 in the power index, while Orlando is 2-3 and ranked No. 22; the Magic are also 0-2 at home. The Celtics are scoring 120.8 points per game, led by Jayson Tatum’s 138 points through five games, while Orlando allows 118.4 per game. With Paolo Banchero and Jalen Suggs out, Franz Wagner’s 104 points become even more important—but his 23 turnovers in five games put a premium on ball security against Boston. The matchup turns on whether Orlando can limit Boston’s scoring and get enough efficient offense from Wagner and Desmond Bane to make the Celtics work.