Jaylen Brown had 36 points and 10 rebounds to lead Boston, and Kristaps Porzingis, who suffered a gruesome gash on his forehead late in the third quarter, had 20 points and 10 rebounds.

While the Celtics were without Jayson Tatum in Game 2, their other All-Star in Jaylen Brown was more than ready to step up to beat the Magic.

BOSTON — Before the Orlando Magic left Florida to begin their first-round playoff matchup against the Boston Celtics, they felt they had learned valuable lessons last spring about the mental side of an NBA postseason series.

BOSTON (AP) — Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis went to the locker room with a gash on his forehead but returned to shoot a pair of free throws after taking an elbow from Goga Bitadze of the Magic in the third quarter of Game 2 of Boston’s first-round playoff matchup with Orlando on Wednesday night.

Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis had to leave Boston's Game 2 win over Orlando after taking a high elbow to his forehead.