Starting the Research
Woke up today itching to dive into last night’s Celtics vs Magic matchup. Fired up my laptop, grabbed coffee, and thought “who actually balled out?”. First step was hunting down those raw stats – had to dig through multiple sports sites while my breakfast got cold.
Cracking Open the Numbers
Got all messy scribbling notes on a crumpled paper. Checked minutes played first – saw Jayson Tatum logged heavy court time at 38 minutes. My eyes popped at his points column: dude dropped 37! Scrolled down and Paolo Banchero’s name jumped out with his 31-point hustle for Orlando.
- Big surprises: Derrick White quietly nailed five three-pointers like it’s nothing
- Painful to see: Jaylen Brown shooting 6-for-20 had me cringing at my screen
- Underrated hero: Al Horford stuffing the sheet with 15 rebounds and 3 blocks
Making Sense of the Madness
Started circling wild stats with red pen. Magic’s bench outscored Celtics reserves 42-28 – no wonder the game stayed tight! Kept flipping between player pages until my phone battery died. The real shocker? Both teams combined for nineteen trillion lead changes (felt like it anyway).
Final conclusion scribbled in all-caps: TATUM CARRIED OFFENSE BUT ORLANDO’S DEPTH ALMOST STOLE IT. Might need to watch replay tonight to see White’s sneaky-good defense they didn’t show in highlights.
