The Duke men's basketball team was in attendance for Celtics vs. Magic on Friday ahead of their game against Boston College.
Cooper Flagg and AJ Dybantsa were at TD Garden for the Celtics-Magic game Friday night. The New England natives saw the Celtics win handily.
The Duke men's basketball program was in attendance Friday night in TD Garden for the contest between the Orlando Magic and Boston Celtics, which featured plenty of former Blue Devils – Paolo Banchero,
"They brought the whole program," Banchero, who alongside Carter and the rest of the Orlando Magic (23-20) suffered a 121-94 loss to Tatum and the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics (29-12), noted about all the familiar Duke basketball faces in attendance. "So, I saw not only Coach Scheyer but strength coaches, training staff, all the players...
Following the game against the Boston Celtics on Friday, Orlando Magic star Paolo Banchero mentioned seeing Duke standout Cooper Flagg in attendance.
After torching the Magic, Celtics star Jayson Tatum brushed off the disrespect he received earlier from the Raptors.
Duke coach Jon Scheyer praised his Notre Dame counterpart Micah Shrewsberry's management, despite the program's current standing. Scheyer felt Notre Dame's record of 7-9 (1-4 in ACC) is misleading and cites the games they had to play without top guard Markus Burton as the reason for their slide.
Orlando Magic forwards Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner again placed in the top 10 of All-Star fan voting returns on Thursday, but their standing changed.
Jayson Tatum scored 30 points as the Boston Celtics defeated ... For the Magic, Cole Anthony led with 23 points, and Paolo Banchero scored 21. Orlando started the third quarter strong, narrowing the gap to 66-59 with the first five points.
The Celtics made 17 triples against the Magic on Friday night. Orlando ended with just 5. The long-range game was the difference.
Each quarter was characterized by a different Celtic — in the first, it was Kristaps Porzingis who led the way with 11 points. The second quarter was all Jayson Tatum, who recorded 15 points in the period.