ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Moritz Wagner scored 27 points and the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics 113-96 on Friday for their sixth straight victory, throwing the Eastern Conference’s Group C up for grabs in the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament.
Paolo Banchero added 23 points and seven rebounds and Franz Wagner had 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists in one of 10 tournament games Friday.
Jayson Tatum led Boston with 26 points. Jaylen Brown added 18, but made just 2 of 16 shots after scoring 12 points in the first 10 minutes.
The Magic finished 3-1 in group play. Boston is 2-1 with a game at home against Chicago coming up Tuesday night. The Brooklyn Nets, who beat the Magic, are also 2-1 pending a game against Toronto on Tuesday night.
SUNS 110, GRIZZLIES 89
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Devin Booker scored a season-high 40 points, Eric Gordon added 20 and Phoenix beat Memphis for its sixth straight victory.
Phoenix played without Kevin Durant, a late scratch because of soreness in his right foot. The Suns finished 3-1 in West Group A, a game behind the Los Angeles Lakers but could still get a tournament wild-card spot.
Booker was 15 of 21 from the field, going 3 of 4 on 3s.
Santi Aldama led Memphis with 21 points.
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