BOSTON — The Celtics beat the shorthanded Magic 138-129 on Sunday at TD Garden, bouncing back from their worst loss of the year . The C’s improved to 9-8 on the season while the Magic dropped to 10-8.

While the Magic hung around early, it was all Celtics as they scored 80 points in the first half, just the 10th time in franchise history they’ve put up that many points in a half. The Celtics’ lead ballooned all the way to 26 points Sunday. But the Magic bench players had a spirited showing in the fourth quarter, getting the C’s lead down to six points to force Boston’s starters to finish out the game.

The Celtics will also wait for Neemias Queta’s status . The big man suffered a left ankle sprain in the first quarter, forcing him to miss the rest of the night. He’s been one of their i

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