Franz Wagner scored 32 points, Paolo Banchero added 29 and the Magic beat Boston 95-93 on Friday night in Orlando, Fla., to cut the Celtics’ lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference first-round series.

Jayson Tatum had 36 points and nine rebounds for the Celtics in his return to the starting lineup after missing Game 2 with a bruised wrist.

The defending NBA champions were 33-8 on the road this season but are now 0-3 in Orlando in 2024-25. The Magic host Game 4 on Sunday.

Boston rallied after scoring just 11 points in the third quarter to tie it at 91 on Derrick White’s layup with 2:31 to play. Wagner answered with a layup, and after a miss by Tatum, followed with another basket for a 95-91 lead with 1:26 to play.

White scored, and after Wagner missed a 3-pointer, the Celtics got the ball and inbounded with 0.3 seconds left but White’s pass toward the basket was tapped away as time expired.

Jaylen Brown had 19 points for the Celtics, who went 17 minutes without a 3-point basket in the second half.

The Celtics played without Jrue Holiday, who has a strained right hamstring.

Tatum, who was listed as doubtful late Friday afternoon, scored 21 points in the first half, leading the Celtics to a 10-point lead.

Tatum’s 3-pointer early in the second half stretched their lead to 11, but the Celtics missed 17 of their next 19 shots and did not hit another 3-point shot until Al Horford connected with 6:20 left in the fourth quarter.

Wagner and Banchero combined for nine points in a 14-0 run that pulled the Magic ahead and they led 86-74 after the third quarter.

Morant status unknown: The status of Memphis guard Ja Morant remained unknown Friday as the team faces a possible elimination game in the Western Conference series against Oklahoma City.

Morant was injured when he crashed to the floor in Game 3, an incident that contributed to the team’s 114-108 loss.

Despite reports that Morant would be out for Game 4 on Saturday, interim coach Tuomas Iisalo declined to confirm that.

“They’re still examining him,” Iisalo said when asked about the guard’s status, adding that Morant did not practice Friday.

Asked about the type of tests or evaluation conducted on Morant, Iisalo replied: “I don’t know. I’m not a medical person.”

Morant was on fast break with teammate Scotty Pippen when he, leaping to the basket, was struck at the feet by a stumbling Luguentz Dort. The contact led to Morant hitting the court without breaking his fall.

The play was reviewed for a excessive contact, but was deemed a common foul.

Morant missed 32 games during the regular season with various ailments and injuries, including four games with right shoulder soreness and five more with left hamstring soreness. He also missed eight games with a right hip subluxation and pelvic muscle strain.