Orlando, which has won five in a row, will finish sixth if it defeats Boston (55-26) and Toronto loses to the tanking Nets.
“If we can take care of the basketball and play the right way we give ourselves a chance every single night,” Orlando coach Jamahl Mosley said. “Can we take care of it against a great defensive Boston team? And how do we guard them? The difference is they get to the paint and they shoot the 3. So, we have to make sure the game plan is tight, our communication is at a high level and are we playing with the same spirit for 48 minutes?”
The Celtics injury report reads like a CVS receipt.
Jaylen Brown (left Achilles tendinitis), Neemias Queta (right toe sprain), Jayson Tatum (right Achilles repair management), and Derrick White (right knee contusion) are all out.
Sam Hauser (low back spasm), Payton Pritchard (left foot plantar fasciitis), and Nikola Vucevic (right ring finger fracture management) were listed as doubtful, but have since been downgraded to out.
Hugo Gonzalez (right foot bone bruise) joined the injury report as questionable, but will not suit up either.
The Celtics are coming off one of their best offensive efforts of the season. Boston tied an NBA record by making 29 3-pointers during Friday night’s 144-118 victory over New Orleans. Ten Boston players made at least one 3-pointer in the win.
“Hopefully we didn’t use them all up in one game,” Boston coach Joe Mazzulla said.
Playing time will be aplenty near the end of the bench for the Celtics. Here’s the preview:
When: Sunday, 6 p.m.
Where: TD Garden, Boston
TV, radio: ESPN, NBCSB, WBZ-FM 98.5
Line: Orlando -13. O/U: 221.0.
MAGIC
Season record: 45-36. vs. spread: 36-43, 2 pushes. Over/under: 44-37
Last 10 games: 7-3. vs. spread: 5-4, 1 push. Over/under: 6-4
CELTICS
Season record: 55-26. vs. spread: 48-33. Over/under: 30-51
Last 10 games: 8-2. vs. spread: 8-2. Over/under: 5-5
TEAM STATISTICS
Points per game: Orlando 115.8, Boston 114.9
Points allowed per game: Orlando 115.1, Boston 107.1
Field goal percentage: Orlando .465, Boston .468
Opponent field goal percentage: Orlando .476, Boston .443
3-point percentage: Orlando .344, Boston .367
Opponent 3-point percentage: Orlando .353, Boston .359
Stat of the day: Paolo Banchero (22.2 points per game), Franz Wagner (20.6), and Desmond Bane (20.2) are Orlando’s leading scorers.
Notes: Sam Hauser made 8 of 12 from beyond the arc in Friday’s win that clinched the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference … “Fifty-five wins — obviously we’ve got one more left — but that’s something to be proud of,” Hauser said. “And being the two seed in the East is something to be proud of.” … Orlando will also be seeking its fourth straight road victory and is 19-19 on the road overall … Orlando’s resurgence has coincided with Franz Wagner’s return from an ankle injury. Wager has played in five games since missing 47 of the previous 51 contests.
Cam Kerry can be reached at cam.kerry@globe.com.
