And yet, after playing one of their most frustrating opening halves of the season, the Celtics trailed by only two at intermission. From there, the Celtics cruised to a 120-89 win to close out the Magic, win the series 4-1 and advance to face the winner of the series between the New York Knicks and Detroit Pistons. "Yeah, it was probably exactly what we needed," said Tatum, who led the Celtics with 35 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds. Brown and Tatum combined for 24 points in the third quarter, nearly twice as many as the Magic scored as a team (13). Tatum joined Bird (1984) as the only players in Celtics history with 35 points and 10 assists in a series-clinching win.