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Patriots rally to punch

Super Bowl ticket again

KRAFT New England Patriots owner Robert

Kraft, center, carries the trophy between
quarterback Tom Brady, left, and safety
WORK Patrick Chung as they leave the field after

the AFC championship NFL football game
against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday,
Jan. 21, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. The
Patriots won 24-20.
Associated Press
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Magic win for 3rd time in 20 games, beat Celtics 103-95

BOSTON (AP) — After a “I felt like they were shoot- coach Frank Vogel said.
near-miss in their last game, ing layups for the most part “The Elfrid in the third quar-
the Orlando Magic were tonight.” ter was the guy driving the
rewarded for another solid Evan Fournier added 19 engine.”
effort. and Aaron Gordon had Jayson Tatum sparked a
Elfrid Payton had 22 points a double-double with 11 fourth-quarter run by scor-
and the Magic won for just points and 12 rebounds for ing seven of his nine points
the third time in their last 20 the Magic. to draw the Celtics to 93-
games, overcoming Kyrie “Was a really good win for 84, but both teams traded
Irving’s 40 points to beat us and we are playing real- points and Orlando main-
the Boston Celtics 103-95 ly hard right now,” Fournier tained control the rest of
on Sunday. said. the way.
“It feels good to get a win, “We almost let it slip, but SURE SHOTS
especially after playing made a few plays to close Orlando shot 61 percent on
well,” Payton said. “We felt the deal and it feels really combined 27 of 44 in the
we played well against the Orlando Magic’s Elfrid Payton, right, and Aaron Gordon, behind, good.” second and third quarter.
Cavs and didn’t come out protest a call beside Boston Celtics’ Kyrie Irving (11) during the Trailing 59-58 at halftime, The Magic came into the
with the victory. So to get first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Sunday, Jan. Orlando outscored the game 14th in the NBA in
the win today feels good.” 21, 2018. The Magic won 103-95. Celtics 32-12 in the third field goal percentage.
Orlando snapped a 14- Associated Press quarter while shooting 60 BENCH STRENGTH
game losing streak at Bos- Cleveland in its previous season-worst third straight percent. The Magic held Shelvin Mack and D.J. Au-
ton. game. overall and at home. Boston to four field goals, gustin combined for 20
The Magic had lost 10 in Irving sat out Boston’s previ- “We haven’t played well three by Irving, and led 90- points as the Magic bench
a row on the road overall ous game to rest a sore left consistently on both ends 71 after three. outscored the Celtics 38-8.
since early December in- shoulder. Despite his efforts, for a while now,” Celtics “I thought Payton was the Boston reserves shot 4 for 19
cluding a one-point loss to the Celtics dropped their coach Brad Stevens said. leader of the pack,” Magic from the field.q