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On Sunday, the Boston Celtics will play their final game of the 2026 regular season when they host the Orlando Magic.
The Celtics are coming off a 144-118 win over the New Orleans Pelicans (also at home).
Sam Hauser led the way with 24 points.
Boston Celtics Announce Injury Report
GettyBoston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla talks with reporters during Boston Celtics media day at the Auerbach Center on September 29, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts.
For Sunday’s game, the Celtics have announced a massive injury report.
Taylor Snow wrote: “Celtics Injury Report vs. Orlando (4/12):
Jaylen Brown – Left Achilles Tendinitis – OUT Sam Hauser – Low Back Spasm – DOUBTFUL Payton Pritchard – Left Foot Plantar Fasciitis – DOUBTFUL Neemias Queta – Right Toe Sprain – OUT Jayson Tatum – Right Achilles Repair Management – OUT Nikola Vucevic – Right Ring Finger Fracture Management – DOUBTFUL Derrick White – Right Knee Contusion – OUT”
Celtics Injury Report vs. Orlando (4/12):
Jaylen Brown – Left Achilles Tendinitis – OUT
Sam Hauser – Low Back Spasm – DOUBTFUL
Payton Pritchard – Left Foot Plantar Fasciitis – DOUBTFUL
Neemias Queta – Right Toe Sprain – OUT
Jayson Tatum – Right Achilles Repair Management – OUT
Celtics This Season
GettyJayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics looks on during the first half of the game against the Golden State Warriors at TD Garden on January 19, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Celtics are the second seed in the Eastern Conference with a 55-26 record in 81 games.
They have won eight out of their last ten games (and are 29-11 at home).
Bobby Manning of Celtics on CLNS wrote: “#Celtics’ playoff probabilities: Magic 51.2% 76ers 42.2% Raptors 6.6%
Only Raptors scenarios: ORL win vs. BOS AND TOR loss vs. BKN – Raptors/Sixers play in game.
ORL loss vs. BOS, TOR loss vs. BKN AND PHI win vs. MIL.
Every other scenario results in Magic/Sixers.”
GettyHead coach Joe Mazzulla of the Boston Celtics reacts against the Atlanta Hawks during the fourth quarter at State Farm Arena on January 17, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Celtics won the title in 2024 (and have been to the NBA Finals twice since 2022).
That said, they lost to the New York Knicks in the second round of the 2025 playoffs.
Celtics Stats wrote (after Friday’s game): “The Celtics tied an NBA record with 29 3-pointers tonight against New Orleans.
They have now reached that mark twice (10/22/24 vs NYK).”
Orlando Right Now
GettyPaolo Banchero #5 of the Orlando Magic dunks the ball during the second quarter of an NBA game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena on February 24, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.
The Magic are the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference with a 45-36 record in 81 games.
They are coming off a 127-103 win over the Chicago Bulls at the United Center.
Currently, the Magic are in the middle of a five-game winning streak (and 19-19 on the road).
Last season, they lost to the Celtics in the first round of the 2025 playoffs (in five games).
The franchise last made the NBA playoffs during the 2009 season when Dwight Howard was still on their roster.
Ben Stinar Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.
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