The defending NBA Champions are on the second half of a back-to-back on Saturday, Jan. 18 when the Atlanta Hawks visit the Boston Celtics at TD Garden in Boston.

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After a tough loss on the road their last time out, the Celtics look much better today on their home court. They have jumped out to a quick 35-28 lead against the Magic. The Celtics came into the match with some extra motivation after the defeat they were dealt the last time these two teams faced off.

Jaylen Brown was able to end his recent scoring skid in the Celtics' win over the Magic. Read more on Boston.com.

Coming off its worst loss of the season, Boston got 30 points from Jason Tatum and a strong all-around effort from brown to thump Orlando at TD Garden.

The Boston Celtics soundly defeated the visiting Orlando Magic Tuesday night, grabbing a 121-94 victory at home, and turning the page on a bad road loss to the Toronto Raptors earlier in the week. Orlando has one of the NBA's top defenses,

It was always going to be an uphill battle for the Magic without three starters and three key reserves against the Celtics on Friday night. But on a night when Orlando was without Franz Wagner (return to competition reconditioning),