Basketball: NBA playoffs: Wagner’s Magic lose again in Boston

With the Orlando Magic, Franz Wagner also lost the second playoff game against the Boston Celtics. In the 100: 109 against the defending champion, Orlando lost the connection after half -time and could not recover from it.

“We had some problems in the third quarter. We didn’t get too many rebounds, we can’t give them so many second chances,” said Wagner. “We don’t get the ball. They throw and get the rebound.”

Boston without Tatum, but with pain -resistant porzingis

The Celtics had to do without their best player. Jayson Tatum had injured his wrist in the first game and for the first time missed a playoff game in his career. In his absence, Jaylen Brown trumped up and posted 36 points and 10 rebounds for Boston. For the Magic, Paolo Banchero was the most successful with 32 points, Wagner got 25 points.

Kristaps Porzingis scored 20 points and won 10 rebounds for Boston, although he had to leave the game in the meantime to have a laceration sewing on the head. He later reported five stitches.

Warrior’s cash compensation and lose butler

After the clear victory in the first game, the Golden State Warriors received a 94: 109 equalization in the series against the Houston Rockets. In Texas, the team around Stephen Curry lost not only the game, but in the first quarter of Jimmy Butler because of a pelvic bruise. It is to be examined on Thursday whether he can play again in San Francisco on Saturday (local time) was unclear.

The Cleveland Cavaliers, who also won the second home game against the Miami Heat, are on the move. In the final quarter, the guests came back to two points to the best main round team of the Eastern Conference, but in the end lost 112: 121.