With 9 teams logging 3-1 records in the 2026 Las Vegas Summer League, Boston got one final consolation game at the Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, Saturday evening against the Orlando Magic. In an entertaining final game, Boston would get scoring from all thirteen active players. In a fast paced, physical game, the Magic hold on to win, 97-103.
Boston started Milos Uzan, John Tonje, Tucker DeVries, Alondes Williams, and Amari Williams for the final game in Vegas. Unfortunately for Boston fans, Hugo Gonzalez and rookies Chris Cenac Jr. and Dillon Mitchell were in street clothes for the contest, watching from the Celtics bench.
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Orlando jumped out to an early 2-10 lead as Boston was just 1 from 5 in the field. Milo Uzan drained a three-pointer at the top of the key and had a step-back as he had 5 straight points for the Summer Celtics. New Magic head coach Sean Sweeney was in attendance for the game to see his side up by ten, 9-19.
DeVries laced a corner triple for his first made bucket of the game; he was feeling it and hit a deep transition heat check trey. On the next play, Boston was back in the game, 15-19, with 3 minutes to go. Nick Pringle, Caleb Grill, and Daveon Thomas checked into the game late in the first, as they would be seeing extended action in this one.
A Chris Jones transition dunk capped a min run for the Summer Celtics before the Magic finally broke the scoring drought. Nick Pringle had a big put-back flush for Boston as the scores were tied at 24 points apiece at the break in a fast-paced opening quarter.
Mo Amini cut through the lane to score the layup at the start of the second quarter, his first points of the game. Kyle Mangus hit a three-pointer as the Summer Celtics showed plenty of scoring depth with nine players hitting the scoreboard in just 11 minutes of play. Amari Williams started the second quarter and provided the hustle play with offensive rebounding and interior scoring. Tonje laced a two-pointer at the foul line, Boston back up, 33-32.
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DeVries came back into the game and immediately continued his hot shooting night as he peeled off a screen at the top of the key to hit his 9th point, assisted by Milo Uzan with his third assist. Grill hit a deep triple; John Tonje had a loud one-handed tomahawk on the break, Boston up 45-43. Wiggins hit the Summer C’s seventh three-pointer of the game as he became the tenth scorer for the team. Boston took a 3-point lead into the half, 48-45.
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John Tonje scored the team’s first 4 points of the second half, as he continues to impress and make a case for a two-way contract with the Maine Celtics. Alondes Williams netted a three for his fifth point of the night, Boston up 56-53. Summer league coach Amile Jefferson has this summer league squad amped up and very aggressive on the defensive end, they had 9 steals and forced 12 turnovers at the 5 minute mark of the third quarter.
Orlando went on a 7-0 run in the middle of the third to take back the lead, 61-65. Caleb Grill’s trey at the top of the key gave Boston it’s first score in three minutes of action. The Magic outscored the Summer C’s 19-8 in a crucial third quarter stretch of play. The third quarter was not great for the Celtics, the Magic stretching it out to a ten point lead, the shot the lights out going 13-18 in the quarter, 71-81.
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Amile Jefferson rested Tonje, Uzan and Amari for the remainder of the game, the deep bench hopefuls getting an extended run to close it out. Boston went on a 7-0 run with Grill, Thomas and Wiggins chipping in points. Orlando countered with a 7 point run of their own. A Kyle Mangus three-pointer with 2 minutes to go got the lead back to just 4 points, 95-99.
The Summer Celtics battled and scrapped right to the end, but Orlando would take the lead and win the final game of 2026 Summer League.
