Final: Celtics 120, Magic 89 - Tatum drops 35 again to eliminate Orlando

(1) BOSTON CELTICS vs. (7) ORLANDO MAGIC

First Round, Game 5 (BOS leads 3-1)

TD Garden, 8:30 p.m. - NBA TV/NBCS Boston

Line: Celtics -11.5

INJURIES

BOSTON

OUT: Jrue Holiday (hamstring) 

ORLANDO

OUT: Jalen Suggs (knee), Mo Wagner (knee)

THREE THINGS I’M LOOKING FOR

1. A hot shooting night: I think the Celtics missed a lot of makeable shots in Game 4. Coming home, with what will be a very raucous crowd behind them considering the late start, I’m thinking we see guys like Sam Hauser and Payton Pritchard start to cash in on their opportunities. 

2. How much fight does Orlando have? They have done a great job sticking to their game plan the entire series, but they are on the brink of elimination. If I was in that locker room, I’d be saying “we’re going home to Orlando no matter what, why not take a win back with us and make them travel one more time?” 

The question is whether they can keep up that kind of fight if Boston has hit a few shots and has built a 15-point lead. The Magic have fought back from every one of Boston’s runs, do they have a few more in them, or will there be one too many where they just succumb to what’s happening and it gets out of hand. 

3. Tension boiling over: We’ve had a few instances of pushing and shoving, including a couple of uncle Al Horford moments chastising the young Magic for crossing the line. If this is, indeed, the end of the series for Orlando, I hope it doesn’t devolve into over-the-top fouls. I hope there's a mutual respect by the end of this. 

Follow along with my thoughts as the game goes on. They’ll show up below and in the comments section, so hop in and share your opinion as well.