In a series that forced the Celtics to shift away from their usual style, the Magic never solved the Tatum problem. He slammed the door on them with 35 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds in Game 5 after dominating in crunchtime of Game 4 in a 37-point, 14-rebound outing.

The Magic were never able to pull away from the Celtics in Game 5 thanks to Jayson Tatum and his bag of tricks, and the Boston star made Orlando disappear with another monster performance.

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum expressed his belief Tuesday that the challenge provided by the seventh-seeded Orlando Magic in the first round of the playoffs could behoove the Celtics moving forward.