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The Celtics are heavy favorites heading into their NBA Playoffs first-round matchup with the Magic - and no one seems more aware of that than the Magic themselves. But don't confuse that with self-doubt.

So playoffs are different.” Though those games likely left few hints about how the coming playoff series will go, Orlando’s size and physicality have historically bothered the Celtics somewhat. It should be an entertaining clash between Boston,