Boston.com · Apr 21, 2025
Joe Mazzulla and Celtics not taking Magic lightly despite Orlando’s poor 3-point shooting
The Celtics' Jayson Tatum drives to the basket in the fourth quarter against the Magic in Game 1 Sunday at TD Garden.The Celtics and Magic entered their first-round playoff series on opposite ends of the 3-point spectrum.
The Celtics made an NBA-record 1,457 3-pointers during the regular season. They took 5.8 more 3-point attempts per game than Golden State, which finished second in that category. More than half of the Celtics’ field-goal attempts were 3-pointers.
Orlando is different. The Magic made a league-worst 11.2 3-pointers per game and finished 28th in the league in scoring at 105.4 points per game.