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.

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.

Bucks 117, Pacers 101: Gary Trent Jr. tied a franchise playoff record with nine 3-pointers and scored 37 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo also had 37 and the Bucks used a big second half to win at home and cut the Indiana’s series lead to 2-1.

The Pacers led 57-47 at halftime, but Trent hit three 3-pointers early in the third to pull the Bucks even at 62. The Bucks grabbed a 72-69 lead on Antetokounmpo’s three-point play and led 86-75 at the end of the quarter.

The lead grew to 20 in the fourth and Trent finished 9 for 12 behind the arc to tie Hall of Famer Ray Allen’s mark for most 3-pointers in a postseason game.

Morant update: The status of Memphis guard Ja Morant remained unknown 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. Morant did not practice Friday.

Butler update: Warriors forward Jimmy Butler is listed as questionable for Game 3 of their first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets after he sustained a pelvic contusion in Game 2.

Hustle Award: Golden State’s Draymond Green won the NBA Hustle Award.