Boston Celtics: Power ranking C’s 5 most realistic first-round matchups

No. 3) Orlando Magic

Similar to how the Philadelphia 76ers could excel in the Disney games, so too could the Orlando Magic.

Outside of the bubble being held in their hometown, like Philly, the Magic are one of the most physically dominating opponents the Boston Celtics could face in the first round. Our logic is quite simple: with the fact that players will have not played NBA basketball in over four months once the season resumes — some didn’t even shoot a basketball during this time — it is likely that the type of high-level, fluid play we’ve become accustomed to seeing will be non-existent, at least in the beginning of play.

Because of this, as mentioned in the previous slide, we could very likely see teams play more of a back to the basket/ low-post style of play and, in turn, use their size and strength instead of how they typically use their finesse and perimeter-oriented skills.

If this turns out to be the case, teams better watch out for the Magic.

With a lineup consisting of two players in the frontcourt registering in at 6-11 (Nikola Vucevic & Jonathan Issac) running alongside the highflying/ physically dominating Aaron Gordon as well as having the 7-0 floor spacing/ rim-protecting Mo Bamba coming off the pine, Orlando consists of quite a menacing roster in terms of both stature and talent.

With Markell Fultz finally proving to be a respectable NBA player (12.1 points, 5.2 assists, and 1.3 steals) and with Terrance Ross in the midst of yet another fantastic season (14.8 points on 41 percent shooting & 37 percent shooting from deep) the Magic, though not seen as too big of a threat heading into the Disney bubble, could prove to have more up their sleeve than some experts are anticipating.