In their sixth seeding game of eight in the Disney restart hosted at the Wide World of Sports complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, the Boston Celtics take on an undermanned Orlando Magic squad.
Fresh off two blowouts against the Brooklyn Nets and Toronto Raptors, the Celtics are looking to make it three in a row while the Magic seek to snap a three-game losing streak.
The 5 p.m. ET tilt will see Orlando without four important players — starters Jonathan Isaac, Aaron Gordon and Evan Fournier as well as guard Michael Carter-Williams, and forward Al-Farouq Aminu opted not to participate in the restart.
The Celtics, on the other hand, are entirely healthy and available to play, though they may play some starters fewer minutes given the talent disparity between the two teams with so many key Magic players out.
With Orlando guaranteed a playoff spot and a win against the Celtics exceedingly unlikely, there’s little to observe here other than the small potential of a trap game accidentally developing.
But after the Miami Heat dropped a game on Saturday, there’s no chance of Boston going into the postseason lower than the three seed, so this has all the makings of a glorified Summer League game.
Online sportsbooks tend to agree, with most granting the Celtics a -9 spread.
Our prediction is another Boston blowout, 119-101.
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