NBA capsules: Short-handed Magic fend off Jaylen Brown, Celtics

Tristan da Silva scored a team-high 18 points and the Orlando Magic overcame a 15-point halftime deficit to beat the visiting Boston Celtics 108-104 on Monday.

The Celtics were within one point until da Silva capped the scoring by making a 3-pointer with 9.9 seconds to play. The Magic received 17 points from Trevelin Queen and 16 from Jalen Suggs in the victory.

Jaylen Brown had 35 points and nine rebounds for the Celtics, who were 8-for-33 from 3-point range. Kristaps Porzingis and Derrick White each finished with 17 points.

Orlando’s Goga Bitadze was ejected with 3:36 remaining for grabbing Porzingis by the throat following words between Porzingis and Suggs. Bitadze had eight points and nine rebounds in 21 minutes of action.

Jayson Tatum was scratched from the starting lineup minutes before tipoff due to an illness and did not play in the game. Tatum, Boston’s leading scorer, was coming off a 43-point performance in a 123-98 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday. It’s the third game Tatum has missed this season, and the Celtics fell to 2-1 without him.

Boston had its first double-digit lead after a Brown dunk made it 24-14 with 2:34 left in the opening quarter. The Celtics had a 32-21 advantage after 12 minutes and led 58-43 at halftime.

Orlando was 16-for-47 from the field (34 percent) in the first two quarters, and the 15-point halftime margin was Boston’s largest lead of the first half.

The Magic took their first lead, 73-71, when Cole Anthony made a layup with 2:10 remaining in the third quarter. Orlando outscored Boston 36-21 in the period, and the contest was tied at 79 entering the fourth.

The Magic had a seven-point lead following a Jonathan Isaac 3-pointer with 10:09 remaining, and they led 95-87 after a Queen 3-pointer with 7:28 to play. Orlando extended its lead to 103-93 on a da Silva 3-pointer with 4:01 left.

The victory improved Orlando’s home record to 12-2.

Strong finish helps Clippers end Grizzlies’ home win streak

Norman Powell scored 29 points, including four in the final minute, and Ivica Zubac had 20 points and 20 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 114-110 victory at Memphis on Monday, snapping the Grizzlies’ eight-game home winning streak.

Powell’s 15-footer with 25.4 seconds left broke a 110-all tie. He added two game-clinching free throws with 5.7 seconds to go.

Zubac’s 20-20 game was the second of his career. James Harden added 21 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for Los Angeles, which won for the third time in four games.

Jaren Jackson Jr. led the Grizzlies with 24 points. Ja Morant added 23 and Desmond Bane finished with 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Rookie big man Zach Edey grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds as Memphis fell for just the second time in eight games overall.

The Grizzlies put together a 10-0 run midway through the fourth quarter to take a 103-101 lead before Harden stepped up. Harden scored seven straight — including his only 3-pointer on six attempts in the game — during a personal run for a 108-103 advantage. The Clippers never trailed again.

Los Angeles held the Grizzlies to 38 percent shooting and forced 19 turnovers, which the Clippers turned into 31 points.

The Grizzlies dropped to 13-4 at home this season.

Memphis went up 63-53 early in the third quarter on a spinning, 360-degree layup by Morant against Zubac. However, the Clippers followed with a 17-3 run that included two put-backs from Zubac for a 70-66 lead. The Clippers led by as many as seven points (88-81) late in the quarter after two free throws by Kevin Porter Jr.

Los Angeles took advantage of Grizzlies miscues to lead 91-90 entering the final period.