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Magic win 4th straight, beating Boston 83-78

BOSTON (AP) Kevin Garnett missed last season's playoff series against Orlando with a knee injury. Rasheed Wallace signed with Boston after it was over.

But the Magic made a key offseason pickup of their own.

Vince Carter scored 10 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, including a tiebreaking fadeaway jumper with 2:33 left to give Orlando an 83-78 victory over Boston on Friday night. (MORE)

Celtics Headlines

Final 1 2 3 4 Tot
Orlando 29 14 23 17 83
Boston 13 27 19 19 78
Preview | Box | Head to Head | Recap 
Final Boxscore
 Leaders Orlando Boston
Points V. Carter 26 P. Pierce 21
Rebounds D. Howard 15 R. Wallace 13
Assists 2 tied with 6 2 tied with 6
Standings
Atlantic Division
  W L Pct GB
Boston 9 4 .692 --
Toronto 6 7 .462 3.0
Philadelphia 5 7 .417 3.5
New York 2 9 .182 6.0
New Jersey 0 12 .000 8.5
Full Standings
Celtics Leaders
Points: P. Pierce18.6
Rebounds: K. Garnett7.6
Assists: R. Rondo8.8
FG%: K. Perkins57.1%
Steals: R. Rondo2.5
Blocks: K. Perkins1.9
Offense (Rank)
Points: 97.7 (19)
Rebounds: 38.3 (29)
Assists: 24.8 (1)
FG%: 48.7% (1)
FT%: 74.3% (18)
3P%: 34.9% (12)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 88.4 (1)
Rebounds: 38.2 (2)
Assists: 19.7 (10)
FG%: 43.8% (6)
FT%: 71.1% (2)
3P%: 33.2% (11)
Next 5
DateOppPrevious
11/22@ NY-
11/25vs. PhiW 105-74 11/3
11/27vs. Tor-
11/29@ Mia-
12/1@ ChaW 92-59 10/28
Full Schedule
Last 10
DateOppFinal
11/20vs. OrlL 78-83
11/18vs. GSW 109-95
11/14@ IndL 104-113
11/13vs. AtlL 86-97
11/11vs. UtaW 105-86
11/7@ NJW 86-76
11/6vs. PhoL 103-110
11/4@ MinW 92-90
11/3@ PhiW 105-74
11/1vs. NOW 97-87
Transactions
Date Player Transactions
11/2/2009 R. Rondo Contract Extended Five-year extension
10/22/2009 M. Sweetney Waived
10/7/2009 M. Sweetney Signed as Free Agent
9/1/2009 M. Daniels Signed as Free Agent One-year deal
8/10/2009 G. Davis Signed as Free Agent
8/5/2009 S. Williams Signed as Free Agent
7/31/2009 G. Pruitt Waived
7/8/2009 R. Wallace Signed as Free Agent Two-year contract
Injuries
Date Player Status
10/27/2009 G. Davis Broken right thumb
10/25/2009 B. Scalabrine Sprained ankle
10/1/2009 B. Walker Right knee surgery - out 6 to 8 weeks
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