ROMEO TRACKER | Langford scores eight in Celtics’ win in Orlando
By GREG MENGELT
Langford entered the game with 6:11 minutes remaining — and with Boston ahead of the Magic, who have the league’s worst record — and the Celtics leading 96-71 and went 3 for 4 from the field, including 2 for 2 from behind the 3-point stripe.
Boston, which led 49-35 at the half and 78-57 after three quarters, was led by 26 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals from Jaylen Brown. Dennis Schroder scored 22 off the Celtics’ bench.
Rookie Jalen Suggs paced Orlando (12-43) with 17 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals.
Langford and the Celtics (30-25), who have won five in a row and are up to a sixth-place tie with in the Eastern Conference, go to Brooklyn (29-23) on Tuesday to face the Nets, who are also tied for sixth (along with Toronto) in spite of losing seven consecutive games. The game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. and will air nationally on TNT.