With their season hanging in the balance, the Orlando Magic were keeping the Celtics at bay on Tuesday night at TD Garden.
In the opening minutes of the third quarter of that Game 5 bout, the Magic were holding onto a 53-48 lead.
It’s a score that may not inspire much in terms of confidence of Orlando forcing a Game 6. But Orlando was once again seemingly dictating play in hostile territory — with Boston struggling to break through offensively against a stingy Magic team.
But whatever momentum Orlando was building on Tuesday dissipated in short order after star forward Paolo Banchero was whistled for his fifth foul of the evening with 9:46 to go in the third quarter.