Franz Wagner scored 27 points, Desmond Bane added 22 points and seven assists and the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics 123-110 Friday night in their NBA Cup opener. Jaylen Brown scored 32 points for the Celtics. Payton Pritchard added 27 points and Derrick White had 16 points and 10 assists.

The Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic announced their starting lineups ahead of their Emirates NBA Cup matchup on Friday. The Celtics are coming off of a bounceb

BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Conference foes Orlando and Boston will play on Sunday. Orlando finished 41-41 overall, 31-21 in Eastern Conference games and 22-19 at home during the 2024-25 season. The Magic averaged 23.0 assists per game on 38.2 made field goals last season.

Brown seemed to be suggesting that the referees wanted retribution against him after he criticized officials earlier in the week.

Yes, you can. To listen to Friday's Celtics game on the radio, tune in to 98.5 FM The Sports Hub at the time of tip-off, as 98.5 is the flagship station of the Boston franchise, according to their website. "Occasionally when scheduling conflicts arise, select games can be heard live on ROCK 92.9," the Sports Hub website said.