The Boston Celtics are back in the playoffs and will try to defend their title in 2025. Up first for the reigning champs is a first-round series against the Orlando Magic and Boston took care of business at home to kick things off by winning Game 1 103-86 on Sunday and following that up with a 109-100 victory in Game 2 on Wednesday.

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

Boston Celtics big man Kristaps Porziņģis suggested that he channeled his inner pro wrestler when he suffered a nasty cut on his forehead before returning to the court during Wednesday's 109-100 win over the Orlando Magic in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series.

Porzingis briefly left Boston’s Game 2 playoff win over Orlando on Wednesday night after taking an elbow from Goga Bitadze of the Magic in the third quarter. He returned to shoot a pair of free throws, got stitches to close the wound, and then was on the court in the closing minutes.