Derrick White scores 30, Tatum stays in game after fall and Celtics beat Magic 103-86 in Game 1

BOSTON AP Derrick White scored points Jayson Tatum had points and finished the battle after a scary late fall and the Boston Celtics beat the Orlando Magic - in Event of their first-round playoff series Sunday Payton Pritchard added points off the bench for Boston which hosts Competition on Wednesday night Jaylen Brown played minutes and had points on -of- shooting after missing the final three games of the regular season due to a lingering knee issue With Boston leading - with remaining Tatum went up for a dunk and was hit hard by Kentavious Caldwell-Pope as he tried to block it Tatum landed awkwardly on his right side He stayed down briefly before eventually rising to his feet clenching his right hand After a video review by referees Caldwell-Pope s foul was upgraded to a flagrant foul Tatum subsequently missed the two ensuing free throws but remained in the battle Paolo Banchero led the Magic with points and rebounds Franz Wagner added points for Orlando which has not made it out of the first round of the playoffs since the - season Orlando led by a point at halftime limiting a Boston crew that set an NBA record for -pointers this season to of from beyond the arc in the opening minutes and of for the championship But the Magic turned the ball over six times in the third quarter and were outscored - as the Celtics took a - lead into the fourth The Celtics lead grew as high as in the final period For the challenge Orlando finished with turnovers which led to Boston points Brown who received injections in his knee last week didn t show any noticeable effects of the issue at the outset Sunday He had an early turnover but followed that up by stripping Banchero which White picked up and dropped in for a transition floater Brown later indicated particular offensive explosiveness bursting past Banchero and finishing with a left-handed layup Brown had four points two rebounds two steals and an assist during the initial seven-minute stretch to begin the encounter before taking his first rest AP NBA https apnews com hub nba