Orlando Magic (23-19, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (28-12, second in the Eastern Conference) ...

A tunnel of reserves and cameras separates them from the fifth starter, Goga Bitadze, who is already ... fourth in the Eastern Conference — must be credited to finding firm ground to stand ...

Bitadze was placed in the concussion protocol and will not play Wednesday versus the Bucks, Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel reports.

Orlando and Minnesota square off in non-conference action. Thursday's matchup is the first of the season between the two teams.

SportsLine's model has simulated the Orlando Magic vs. Boston Celtics matchup 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Friday ...