The Orlando Magic’s celebration of their thirty fourth season begins with internet hosting the Boston Celtics for the 2022-23 house opener tonight at 7.
After a four-point loss to the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, the Magic misplaced 108-98 at Atlanta on Friday night time within the first recreation of a road-home back-to-back.
“We’re specializing in [Friday’s] recreation,” coach Jamahl Mosley mentioned forward of tipoff in Atlanta. “That’s the large precedence for us, specializing in Atlanta. After we get house, the power of the world, followers and group goes to be very huge. We’re enthusiastic about that, however we’ve acquired to maintain [Friday] first.”
The matchup with the Japanese Convention champion Celtics is the primary probability to see the No. 1 general choose (Paolo Banchero) in particular person at Amway Middle.
Banchero and the Magic may have a tricky problem in All-Stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. The Celtics beat the Magic in all three conferences final season, together with twice at Amway.
The Magic are coming off a 22-60 season, ending final within the East (fifteenth). They have been simply 12-29 at Amway, tied for the second fewest wins at house among the many league’s 30 groups.
Tonight’s opener will function a T-shirt distribution, cellphone gentle present, distinctive participant introductions and a halftime efficiency that includes Salvador Stay, billed because the world’s solely break-dancing velocity painter, and extra.
This recreation additionally will embrace a ceremony to honor and commemorate the life and legacy of the late Invoice Russell, a Naismith Memorial Corridor of Famer and NBA legend who gained 11 championships with Boston.
Single-game tickets are on sale and obtainable at Amway Middle, beginning at $18. Decrease stage seats begin at $34.
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