The Magic entered 6-3 against Boston in their last nine games before this series, largely aided by defense. The Celtics, more of a finesse team by comparison, aren’t happy about it. The Celtics are calling out the Magic for what they describe as overly physical and dirty play during their playoff series.

T he NBA playoffs continue on Friday with another three-game slate, starting with the Boston Celtics attempting to take a 3-0 series lead over the Orlando Magic. Jayson Tatum is l

Check out Yahoo Sports’ predictions for each first-round series, in addition to Kevin O'Connor's ranking of the top 40 players in the NBA postseason. With the two teams trading hot streaks, things came down to the wire for this East Coast matchup.

Franz Wagner broke a late tie with consecutive driving hoops over Kristaps Porzingis and the Orlando Magic, riding a suffocating defense and surviving a wild finish, held off the visiting Boston Celtics 95-93 in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series Friday night.