After the game was tied at 91 with 4:16 left, the Celtics outscored the Magic 16-7 in the final stretch. Boston was without 6-time All-Defensive guard Jrue Holiday (right hamstring strain) for a second straight game. In 288 tries, only 13 teams in NBA playoff history have ever come back from down 3-1 in a best-of-seven series.

"We usually play better in front of our home home crowd, (and are) able to feed off their energy," said Banchero.

Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner gave a mighty effort, but the Boston Celtics staved off the Orlando Magic's early threat to steal the opener of their f