Celtics-Magic Preview

By ANTONIO GONZALEZ
Posted May 15 2010 9:10PM

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Plopped on the couch in his living room, Stan Van Gundy was watching Boston blow past Cleveland in the Eastern Conference semifinals and thought it was some sort of replay from the Celtics' 2008 NBA title run.

There were the familiar scenes: Kevin Garnett pounding his chest, Ray Allen swishing 3-pointers and Paul Pierce pumping his fist. Boston was winning, and winning big.

Orlando's coach was perplexed.

``If you look at them, that's the (same) team,'' Van Gundy said. ``What would be the difference?''

These days, it might be hard to tell.

Turning back the clock to make another championship run, the resurgent Celtics are healthy again and looking to take down the playoff-perfect Orlando Magic starting Sunday in an Eastern Conference finals pitting the past two conference champions.

The Celtics, with 17 NBA titles and names such as Larry Bird and Bill Russell hanging from the rafters, want to add to their lore and prove that the bullies from Beantown are back. They'll have to do it against a favored Orlando team that's hungry to win its first NBA championship.

``Orlando was the team coming into the season where if you wanted to get out of the East, you had to beat Orlando,'' Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. ``They're the team that won the East last year, not Cleveland, and I want to make sure our guys focus on that.''

The motivated Magic, spurred by last year's NBA finals loss, swept through the first two rounds and have won 14 straight going back to the regular season. They eliminated the Celtics in seven games in the second round a year ago, and went 3-1 against Boston this year.

That might not mean much now.

Garnett, the centerpiece of Boston's last title, was out with a right knee injury in last year's playoffs and is now close to full strength for the first time since. Orlando's starting point guard, Jameer Nelson, also was sidelined with a tear in his right shoulder last season.

Add some fresh faces - headlined by Vince Carter for the Magic and Rasheed Wallace for the Celtics - and put a conference title at stake, and this year's series is getting a facelift.

``You're talking about pretty much two different teams,'' Pierce said. ``It should be an interesting matchup.''

The roles are now reversed.

The Magic are the ones with home-court advantage, rolling past Atlanta and Charlotte in the opening rounds. They have peaked at the right time, winning 28 of their last 31 games, many in blowouts.

``I think for us if we want to win the series, we have to do all the things we did in the first two series,'' Orlando's Dwight Howard said. ``And if we do that, we should win. We should win this series, but we all have to believe that and we have to understand that it's not going to be easy.''

The Magic will have had six days between series and plenty of practices. They also had time to watch Boston take out LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers with Garnett, who turns 34 next week, leading the way.

Too old to challenge for a title? The Magic don't believe it.

``There's no possible way somebody could have watched their 11 playoff games and think that age is any problem,'' Van Gundy said. ``The only way people could say that is they literally could not have been watching the games.

``I think a lot of what people were calling slippage was health-related,'' he added. ``All I know is what I'm watching, not only in the Cleveland series but the Miami series, does not look like a team on the decline.''

Before the Magic eliminated the Celtics last season, the series was already being labeled with an asterisk: Garnett was out. It didn't matter much that Nelson wasn't playing.

Though the Magic don't know how a healthy Garnett would have affected last year's matchup, they know he'll be a factor come Sunday.

``It's hard to say,'' Magic forward Rashard Lewis said of last year. ``I think it would have been a lot tougher. We beat them in seven. It's hard to say if we could have beat them without him, and we'll see if we can beat them this time with him.''

So consider this a remix, with a few oldies added in.

That includes the Magic's biggest offseason acquisition, the 33-year-old Carter. He takes offense to any slights about age because, after all, he's in the same 1995 high school class as Garnett and Pierce.

In the conference finals for the first time in his career, Carter intends to make it count. He has warned all his teammates that there's nobody on Boston too old to compete.

``When I hear them say, 'Oh, you know, they're old as far as Kevin and Paul.' Well, we all came out in '95 together,'' Carter said. ``The old guys can still hang with some of the young pups.''

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Celtics withstand Magic rally to take early series lead

By Dick Scanlon
Posted Sunday May 16, 2010 8:23PM

ORLANDO -- Four free throws by Paul Pierce and Ray Allen in the final seconds were the only points the Boston Celtics managed in the final 5 1/2 minutes -- and the only points they needed.

Allen and Pierce combined for 47 points and the Celtics continued their drive toward the NBA Finals Sunday, holding off the Orlando Magic 92-88 in the first game of the Eastern Conference finals.

It was the fourth straight playoff win for the Celtics since they fell behind Cleveland 2-1 in the second round. They did it by taking the Magic out of their offense in the first half. Orlando went scoreless for a stretch of 5:32 and scored only 14 points in the first 16 minutes.

"It was a defensive game," Boston coach Doc Rivers. "We like those, and that was good for us."

The Celtics put the Magic in a double-digit hole and they couldn't climb out of it, even with a 56-point second half.

"They came out ready to play," said Vince Carter, who led the Magic with 23 points. "They jumped on us early, offensively and defensively.

"We fought like heck to get back in the game. Unfortunately, when you're down that many points with about nine minutes to go, and with them defending like they did, it's going to be tough."

It was the Magic's first loss in the playoffs, their first loss at home since March 14 and their first loss of any kind of since April 2.

"It's been that long since they lost a game?" asked Pierce, who needed only eight shots to score 22 points. "We honestly didn't realize that."

The Magic made only four of their first 22 shots and missed all nine 3-point attempts in the first half while committing 12 turnovers.

After 14 straight wins and a six-day layoff since sweeping Atlanta, rust was a convenient explanation. Dwight Howard (13 points, 12 rebounds, seven turnovers, five blocks) preferred the word "anxious."

Nor did coach Stan Van Gundy want to resort to the rust excuse.

"Our team's responded to everything," he said. "We got outplayed today. That's it.

"We have to find better ways offensively to attack their defense. We have to quit turning the ball over and we have to make some defensive adjustments. Our guys aren't going to fall apart . . . they got down 20 in this game and they didn't collapse."

Pierce opened the game and the series with a 3-pointer and the Magic never led, something that happened to them only once during the regular season.

Orlando's high point came early in the second half when Jameer Nelson hit a couple of 3-pointers, quickly cutting Boston's nine-point halftime lead to three and bringing the crowd into it.

But another 3-pointer by Pierce opened a 17-2 Boston run, and the Celtics stretched the lead to 67-47 before the end of the third period.

The Magic crept back into it by making eight straight free throws. But then the foul-prone Howard committed the kind of offensive foul that has frustrated the Magic all season. While reaching for a pass in the post, he threw out an elbow that caught the face of Glen Davis, who fell to the floor like a sack of potatoes.

It was Howard's fourth foul, and Rasheed Wallace responded with a 3-pointer, pushing Boston's lead back up to 17 with only 10:27 left.

Allen, who finished with a game-high 25 points, took advantage of Magic defenders playing up on him by driving the lane for layups.

"For the most part, if the shot is not there, I've got to drive and that's what I was trying to do early in the game," Allen said.

Asked whether Howard's prediction that the Magic would win the series had served as a motivation for the Celtics, Allen let the score do the talking.

"There's a lot of things I believe that I can do and a lot of things I believe I will do, but a lot of times I'll just keep it to myself and just quietly work on them and prepare myself," Allen said. "As a team we feel the same way. We know what we want to do, we know what direction we're trying to head in. We don't need to put it out there."

But on Sunday they did, especially on defense in the first half.

"It was a wake-up call that we really needed, in my opinion" Carter said. "I think it's great to go undefeated. You always want to learn your lesson but still win. It just didn't work out that way tonight."

• Celtics: Gaffney, Lafayette, Scalabrine
• Magic: Foyle

• Celtics: Wallace
• Magic: Howard

• Lead Changes: 0
• Times Tied: 0

• Arena: Amway Arena, Orlando, FL
• Officials: #43 Dan Crawford, #41 Ken Mauer, #38 Michael Smith
• Attendance: 17461
• Duration: 2:52

Boston Celtics (51-32)		Orlando Magic (59-24)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Howard vs Perkins (Nelson gains possession)
	11:40	Carter Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:38
Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Rondo (1 AST)	11:31 [BOS 3-0]
	11:15	Carter Jump Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:14
Allen Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (1 BLK)	11:06
Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:04
Perkins Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:55 [BOS 5-0]
Allen Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:50
	10:50 [ORL 1-5]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:50	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:49
	10:39	Carter Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	10:39 [BOS 6-1]
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	10:39 [BOS 7-1]
	10:24	Nelson Jump Shot: Missed
	10:22	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:22	Howard Layup Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (1 BLK)
	10:19	Lewis Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:18 [ORL 3-7]	Lewis Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	10:06
	10:04	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:47 [ORL 5-7]	Carter Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Pierce Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	09:27 [BOS 9-5]
	09:14	Nelson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	08:57
	08:55	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:43	Howard Hook Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:41
Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Lewis (1 ST)	08:35
	08:29	Carter Jump Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:28
Garnett Layup Shot: Missed	08:19
	08:18	Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:06	Nelson Layup Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:05
Allen Layup Shot: Missed Block: Lewis (1 BLK)	07:59
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:57
Perkins Jump Shot: Missed	07:51
	07:50	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:43	Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:41
Perkins Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	07:27
Perkins Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	07:27
	07:06	Howard Layup Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:02
Allen Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (2 AST)	06:56 [BOS 11-5]
	06:48	Lewis Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Perkins (1 ST)
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	06:29
	06:28	Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:15 [ORL 7-11]	Howard Hook Bank Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Barnes (1 AST)
	06:01	Nelson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	06:01 [BOS 12-7]
Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	06:01 [BOS 13-7]
	05:47	Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:46	Team Rebound
Pierce Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	05:46
	05:46	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:33 [ORL 9-13]	Carter Driving Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	05:06	Howard Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	05:06 [BOS 14-9]
Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	05:06 [BOS 15-9]
	04:56	Rondo Violation:Kicked Ball
	04:46	Howard Hook Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:44
Perkins Jump Shot: Missed Block: Howard (2 BLK)	04:33
	04:31	Team Rebound
	04:11	Nelson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Pierce (1 ST)
Pierce Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	04:07
Pierce Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	04:07
Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace	04:07
Pierce Substitution replaced by Allen	04:07
Wallace Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:53
	03:53 [ORL 10-15]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	03:53	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:52
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	03:29
Team Rebound	03:28
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	03:28
	03:09	Barnes Jump Shot: Missed
	03:06	Nelson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:03	Barnes Layup Shot: Missed Block: Wallace (1 BLK)
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:01
Allen Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	02:57 [BOS 17-10]
	02:40	Carter Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	02:38
Allen Layup Shot: Missed Block: Lewis (2 BLK)	02:19
Team Rebound	02:19
Team Timeout : Regular	02:19
Garnett Substitution replaced by Davis	02:19
	02:19	Barnes Substitution replaced by Pietrus
	02:19	Nelson Substitution replaced by Williams
	02:17	Carter Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:17 [BOS 18-10]
	02:17	Carter Substitution replaced by Redick
Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:17
	02:15	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	02:00	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Davis Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (3 AST)	01:44 [BOS 20-10]
Davis Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:33
	01:33 [ORL 11-20]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	01:33 [ORL 12-20]	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Allen Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	01:21 [BOS 22-12]
Allen Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:10
	01:10 [ORL 13-22]	Redick Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	01:10 [ORL 14-22]	Redick Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Wallace Jump Shot: Missed	00:57.9
	00:55.8	Pietrus Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:40.9	Redick Layup Shot: Missed Block: Allen (1 BLK)
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:38.9
Allen Jump Shot: Missed Block: Howard (3 BLK)	00:30.9
Team Rebound	00:30.3
Davis Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	00:20.1
Davis Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	00:20.1
	00:00.9	Lewis Jump Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Boston Celtics (51-32)		Orlando Magic (59-24)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Allen Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rondo (4 AST)	11:48 [BOS 24-14]
	11:34	Howard Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	11:34	Howard Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Rondo Layup Shot: Missed	11:24
Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:22
Wallace Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)	11:02 [BOS 26-14]
	10:43	Redick Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Rondo (1 ST)
Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed	10:27
	10:26	Team Rebound
Davis Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	10:26
Allen Substitution replaced by Pierce	10:26
	10:09	Howard Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Pierce (1 AST)	09:44 [BOS 29-14]
	09:36	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:36	Lewis Substitution replaced by Carter
	09:36	Williams Substitution replaced by Gortat
	09:36	Redick Substitution replaced by Nelson
	09:22	Pietrus 3pt Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:21
Davis Jump Shot: Missed	08:59
	08:57	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Davis Substitution replaced by Perkins	08:49
	08:37	Howard Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Perkins Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	08:26
Perkins Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	08:26
	08:13	Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:11
Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed	07:58
Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:56
Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Carter (1 ST)	07:40
	07:35 [ORL 16-29]	Carter Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Gortat (1 AST)
Pierce Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Carter (2 ST)	07:17
	07:11	Carter Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	07:11	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
Team Timeout : Regular	07:11
	07:11	Howard Substitution replaced by Lewis
Wallace Substitution replaced by Garnett	07:11
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:56 [BOS 31-16]
	06:39 [ORL 18-31]	Carter Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Lewis (1 AST)
	06:29	Pietrus Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:29
Team Rebound	06:29
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	06:29
	06:27	Nelson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	06:07	Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	06:06
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	05:56
	05:54	Nelson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:49	Pietrus 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:47	Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	05:46 [ORL 20-31]	Gortat Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Perkins Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	05:33
Allen Substitution replaced by Allen	05:33
	05:17 [ORL 22-31]	Gortat Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Nelson (1 AST)
Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:00 [BOS 33-22]
	04:37	Carter 3pt Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:36
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	04:19
	04:18	Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:08 [ORL 24-33]	Nelson Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rondo (5 AST)	03:54 [BOS 35-24]
	03:38	Nelson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (2 BLK)
	03:35	Nelson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	03:30	Nelson Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Garnett (1 ST)
Garnett Layup Shot: Missed	03:23
Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	03:21
Garnett Layup Shot: Missed	03:21
	03:20	Nelson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	03:15	Pietrus Jump Shot: Missed
	03:13	Lewis Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	03:13 [ORL 26-35]	Lewis Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Rondo Layup Shot: Missed	02:56
	02:55	Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	02:46 [ORL 28-35]	Gortat Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Nelson (2 AST)
Allen Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Garnett (1 AST)	02:22 [BOS 37-28]
	02:07	Timeout : Official
Rondo Substitution replaced by Allen	02:07
	02:05	Carter Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)
Allen Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Allen (2 AST)	02:02 [BOS 39-28]
	01:43	Pietrus 3pt Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	01:41
Perkins Jump Shot: Missed	01:32
	01:30	Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:19	Carter Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Perkins (2 ST)
Allen Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Pierce (2 AST)	01:15 [BOS 41-28]
Allen Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:53.7
	00:46.3 [ORL 30-41]	Nelson Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Perkins Turnover : Traveling (4 TO)	00:31.4
	00:20.9	Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:18.9	Carter Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:00.5 [ORL 32-41]	Carter Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Perkins 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Boston Celtics (51-32)		Orlando Magic (59-24)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	11:44
	11:43	Nelson Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	11:35 [ORL 35-41]	Nelson 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Allen Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	11:21 [BOS 43-35]
	10:57 [ORL 37-43]	Nelson Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	10:46
	10:45	Lewis Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	10:35	Carter Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	10:33
Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Lewis (2 ST)	10:32
	10:26	Howard Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Pierce (2 ST)
Perkins Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (5 TO)	10:16
	09:58 [ORL 40-43]	Nelson 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:57
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Pierce (3 AST)	09:40 [BOS 45-40]
	09:13 [ORL 42-45]	Carter Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Garnett (2 AST)	09:01 [BOS 48-42]
	08:43	Barnes Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Pierce Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	08:32 [BOS 50-42]
	08:11 [ORL 44-50]	Barnes Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Carter (1 AST)
Garnett Layup Shot: Missed	08:01
Garnett Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	08:00
Perkins Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Garnett (3 AST)	07:58 [BOS 52-44]
Perkins Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	07:41
	07:41	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:41	Team Rebound
	07:41	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	07:40	Team Rebound
	07:30	Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:28	Barnes Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:23	Lewis Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Perkins (3 ST)
	07:20	Nelson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling	07:20
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 3 (13 PTS)	07:20 [BOS 53-44]
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 3 (14 PTS)	07:20 [BOS 54-44]
Pierce Free Throw 3 of 3 (15 PTS)	07:20 [BOS 55-44]
	07:06	Carter Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	07:05
	07:04	Howard Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Rondo Jump Bank Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Garnett (4 AST)	06:49 [BOS 57-44]
	06:27	Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	06:25
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Rondo (6 AST)	06:12 [BOS 60-44]
	06:11	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:11	Barnes Substitution replaced by Redick
	05:54	Howard Layup Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	05:53
Pierce Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)	05:43 [BOS 62-44]
	05:18	Redick Jump Shot: Missed
	05:18	Team Rebound
Perkins Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)	05:18
	04:58	Lewis Jump Shot: Missed
	04:57	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
Perkins Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	04:57
Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace	04:57
	04:57	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:57	Team Rebound
	04:57 [ORL 45-62]	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Rondo Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Allen (3 AST)	04:47 [BOS 64-45]
	04:30	Double Technical - Howard, Wallace
	04:21	Howard Turnover : 3 Second Violation (5 TO)
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	04:06
	04:05	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	03:49	Howard Turnover : Traveling (6 TO)
Allen Free Throw Technical (18 PTS)	03:49 [BOS 65-45]
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	03:31
	03:30	Lewis Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	03:18 [ORL 47-65]	Carter Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Wallace Jump Shot: Missed	03:05
	03:04	Lewis Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	02:50	Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	02:48
Garnett Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rondo (7 AST)	02:29 [BOS 67-47]
Garnett Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:08
	02:08 [ORL 48-67]	Lewis Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
Garnett Substitution replaced by Davis	02:08
	02:08 [ORL 49-67]	Lewis Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Davis Jump Shot: Missed	01:52
	01:50	Nelson Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	01:39	Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:38	Carter Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	01:36	Carter Layup Shot: Missed
	01:33	Carter Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	01:33 [ORL 51-67]	Carter Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
	01:26	Lewis Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	01:26 [BOS 68-51]
	01:26	Howard Substitution replaced by Gortat
Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	01:26 [BOS 69-51]
	01:11 [ORL 54-69]	Redick 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Carter (2 AST)
Pierce Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	00:58.5 [BOS 71-54]
	00:58.5	Gortat Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Allen Substitution replaced by Allen	00:58.5
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 1 (20 PTS)	00:58.5 [BOS 72-54]
Wallace Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:43.9
	00:43.9 [ORL 55-72]	Carter Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	00:43.9	Redick Substitution replaced by Pietrus
	00:43.9 [ORL 56-72]	Carter Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	00:21.8
	00:20.5	Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Rondo Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:06.7
	00:06.7 [ORL 57-72]	Nelson Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
Allen Substitution replaced by Allen	00:06.7
Davis Substitution replaced by Finley	00:06.7
	00:06.7 [ORL 58-72]	Nelson Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:01.0 [BOS 74-58]
End of 3rd Quarter
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Wallace Foul : Personal (3 PF)	11:44
Wallace Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	11:37
	11:37 [ORL 59-74]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	11:37 [ORL 60-74]	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Allen Layup Shot: Missed Block: Carter (1 BLK)	11:23
Team Rebound	11:21
Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed	11:06
	11:05	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	10:52	Howard Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	10:52	Howard Turnover : Foul (7 TO)
Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Pierce (4 AST)	10:27 [BOS 77-60]
Allen Foul : Personal (3 PF)	10:12
	10:01 [ORL 62-77]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Wallace Jump Shot: Missed	09:50
	09:48	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Allen Foul : Personal (4 PF)	09:44
Allen Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	09:31
	09:31	Pietrus Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:31	Team Rebound
Pierce Substitution replaced by Allen	09:31
	09:31 [ORL 63-77]	Pietrus Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Davis Layup Shot: Missed	09:16
	09:14	Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	09:02	Carter Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:01
	08:57	Carter Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:57
	08:57	Carter Substitution replaced by Redick
	08:57	Gortat Substitution replaced by Lewis
Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	08:57 [BOS 78-63]
Allen Substitution replaced by Pierce	08:57
Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	08:57 [BOS 79-63]
	08:42 [ORL 66-79]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Howard (1 AST)
Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	08:26
	08:06 [ORL 69-79]	Pietrus 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Lewis (2 AST)
Davis Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Pierce (5 AST)	07:43 [BOS 81-69]
	07:43	Redick Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Wallace Substitution replaced by Garnett	07:43
Davis Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	07:43
	07:40	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	07:25 [ORL 71-81]	Howard Hook Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Davis Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rondo (8 AST)	07:02 [BOS 83-71]
	06:44	Howard Layup Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	06:43
Allen Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)	06:35 [BOS 85-71]
	06:28	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:28	Pietrus Substitution replaced by Carter
	06:28	Williams Substitution replaced by Nelson
	06:23 [ORL 73-85]	Carter Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Howard (2 AST)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	06:00
	05:59	Lewis Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	05:54	Redick Layup Shot: Missed Block: Pierce (1 BLK)
	05:50	Nelson Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	05:50 [ORL 75-85]	Nelson Tip Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Garnett (5 AST)	05:34 [BOS 88-75]
	05:14 [ORL 77-88]	Redick Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	04:44
Pierce Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	04:41
	04:27	Lewis Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Davis Substitution replaced by Perkins	04:27
Allen Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (4 BLK)	04:22
	04:20	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
	04:07	Howard Hook Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	04:05
Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Lewis (3 ST)	03:54
	03:39 [ORL 79-88]	Nelson Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:39
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	03:23
	03:23	Team Rebound
	03:03	Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:01
	02:51	Redick Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:51
Team Rebound	02:51
Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:51
	02:49	Carter Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	02:29	Nelson Jump Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:27
Rondo Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	02:23
Rondo Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	02:23
Pierce Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	02:10
	02:10 [ORL 80-88]	Carter Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace	02:10
	02:10 [ORL 81-88]	Carter Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (5 BLK)	01:53
	01:51	Lewis Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	01:41 [ORL 83-88]	Redick Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:41
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	01:22
	01:20	Redick Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:06	Redick 3pt Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	01:05
Jump Ball Redick vs Rondo (Lewis gains possession)	01:00
Allen Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Redick (1 ST)	01:00
	00:49.6	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
	00:49.6	Team Timeout : Short
	00:46.9	Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:41.9	Redick Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:26.9	Nelson Layup Shot: Missed
	00:26.1	Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)
	00:26.1 [ORL 85-88]	Howard Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:14.3
	00:12.9	Carter Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)	00:12.9 [BOS 89-85]
	00:12.9	Redick Substitution replaced by Gortat
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)	00:12.9 [BOS 90-85]
	00:12.9	Team Timeout : Short
Wallace Substitution replaced by Allen	00:12.9
	00:12.9	Gortat Substitution replaced by Redick
Garnett Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:09.4
	00:09.4 [ORL 86-90]	Carter Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
Allen Substitution replaced by Wallace	00:09.4
	00:09.4	Redick Substitution replaced by Gortat
	00:09.4	Carter Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	00:08.4	Nelson Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	00:08.4 [ORL 88-90]	Nelson Tip Shot: Made (20 PTS)
	00:06.1	Carter Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)	00:06.1 [BOS 91-88]
Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	00:06.1 [BOS 92-88]
	00:06.1	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:06.1	Gortat Substitution replaced by Redick
Allen Substitution replaced by Allen	00:06.1
	00:03.9	Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	00:01.7
End of 4th Quarter

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