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 crunch time of Game 4 in a 37-point-14-rebound outing.

After his Boston costar on the wing Jaylen Brown helped Magic star forward Paolo Banchero pick up his fifth foul, sending him to the bench in the game's third quarter, Tatum in particular went on the attack,

Jayson Tatum admitted he didn't speak to his friend and Magic forward Paolo Banchero during the Celtics' five-game triumph over Orlando in the first round series.