Boston will be without at least four players in a rematch Sunday of its first-round playoff clash against the Magic.

BOTTOM LINE: Orlando will look to keep its three-game win streak intact when the Magic take on Boston. The Celtics are 5-6 in Eastern Conference games. Boston is 2-3 in games decided by 3 points or fewer. The Magic have gone 7-6 against Eastern Conference opponents. Orlando has a 1-0 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Celtics and Magic will meet for already the third time this season. They split their first two meetings, both in Orlando, as it was part of a mini-series. The Magic got the 123-110 win Nov. 7, then the Celtics came out on top 111-107 on Nov. 9.

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The Celtics spent a taxing three-day weekend in Orlando.

The Celtics start a difficult stretch of games on Sunday with an evening matchup at home against the Magic. “Come ready to play, or don’t play at all,” Brown said. “That’s my whole thing. We’ve got to come ready to play. We just went through the motions. I don’t understand it.

The Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic meet in an Eastern Conference battle Sunday evening from the Kia Center in Orlando, Florida.