Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner combined for 61 points as the Magic prevailed on Friday night at Kia Center against defending champ Boston to get their first win of the series.

Franz Wagner scored 32 points, Paolo Banchero added 29 and the Orlando Magic beat Boston 95-93 on Friday night to cut the Celtics’ lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference first-round series. Jayson Tatum had 36 points and nine rebounds for the Celtics in his return to the starting lineup after missing Game 2 with a bruised wrist.

The Orlando Magic survive a Boston Celtics fightback to halve the deficit in their play-off series with the NBA champions.

Despite Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combining for 55 points, the Boston Celtics lost Game 3 of their NBA playoffs series against the Orlando Magic. Paolo Banchero had 29 points in Orlando's 95-93 win, while Franz Wagner led the team in scoring with 32. Wendell Carter Jr. was the only other Magic player to score in double digits with 10.

BOSTON — Before the Orlando Magic left Florida to begin their first-round playoff matchup against the Boston Celtics, they felt they had learned valuable lessons last spring about the mental side of an NBA postseason series.