Celtics-Magic Preview

By ANTONIO GONZALEZ
Posted May 17 2010 7:07PM

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Play time is over.

The trick shots that had become a ritual after Orlando Magic practices were gone Monday. So were the usual jokes and playful banter.

They were small but telling signs of just how much has changed in the Eastern Conference finals after the Boston Celtics took home-court advantage, shattering the Magic's playoff invincibility.

Orlando will now have to overcome a loss for the first time in more than six weeks when the Magic face the resurgent Celtics in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals Tuesday night.

``It was a good wake-up call for us,'' forward Matt Barnes said. ``I can't speak for everyone, but we may have been feeling ourselves too much. They kicked our tail last night, and now we have to get back to work.''

There's plenty on the agenda.

The Celtics swarmed Dwight Howard from the opening tip, with four different big men - Kendrick Perkins, Rasheed Wallace, Glen Davis and Kevin Garnett - all taking turns. Boston bullied its way past the Magic in punishing fashion.

Howard was held to 13 points and 12 rebounds on 3-for-10 shooting. But he also had a game-high seven turnovers, some coming at the worst of times.

Boston's scrappy play in the paint, elbows and forearms constantly jabbing, frustrated Howard again.

``I'm just playing him tough,'' Wallace said. ``The difference is I'm clean with it. Some guys who do that, they're dirty with it. They're walking under you when you're shooting a jump shot. I'm just playing him tough.

``I don't do no dirty play. It's just all tough.''

The ripple effect allowed the Celtics to close out fast on the Magic's potent 3-point shooters, who went cold - especially early when Boston went ahead by 20 - and never allowed to get in rhythm. Orlando shot 41 percent from the field and 22 percent from beyond the arc.

The Magic, who swept Atlanta and Charlotte in the first two rounds, haven't lost consecutive home games all season. They're banking on that streak continuing heading into Game 2, or their hopes of redeeming last year's NBA finals loss to the Lakers could be crushed.

``You can't allow it to happen again,'' Howard said.

While the Magic are trying to prove they can overcome adversity, the Celtics are looking to regain their knockout punch.

Streaky for parts of the season, the Celtics have only now started to find the defensive prowess that carried them to an NBA title two years ago. They spent the season, hobbled by injuries, dazzling one minute and baffling the next.

Boston coach Doc Rivers cautioned his team not to get overly excited Monday, knowing such success hasn't lasted long. The Celtics haven't won more than four straight - their current streak - since they won 11 in a row before Christmas.

``We didn't handle (winning) well all year,'' Rivers said. ``When we won three or four in a row, you could count on it, 'Here it comes.' And we're a veteran team and we didn't handle it well. It's a human game at the end of the day.

``I always worry about that. I worry about us when we win one game, I really do,'' Rivers said. ``We just haven't been the type of team, veteran teams usually handle that well, we have not all year.''

How the Magic will react after their first playoff setback is unknown.

They cruised through the first two rounds with relative ease, beating Atlanta by the largest margin of defeat in league history. Boston, of course, is a much more proven opponent.

The Celtics went ahead 65-45 in the third quarter. Even if the slow start was the rust of a six-day layoff, Magic coach Stan Van Gundy doesn't accept that as an excuse.

He was upset with the lack of effort and focus from his players more than anything.

``I was surprised to start a series with our energy level being what it was,'' Van Gundy said. ``I don't think we ran in either direction. We didn't get back defensively, probably the most disappointing thing.

``We didn't make a big effort to get back, and then we just walked up the court offensively,'' he added. ``As good as they were defensively and as good as they are, I think we made it worse because we played right into their hands.''

After being the comeback team all of last season, the Magic now have do it again.

They twice returned from series deficits to win last year - including going down 3-2 to Boston in the second round - and overcame suspensions and injuries to starters. But the fact remains they haven't been faced with such a challenge this postseason.

Until now.

``Nobody's perfect,'' said Magic forward Rashard Lewis, who had six points on just 2-for-10 shooting in Game 1. ``It would have been great if we could have swept everybody and won a championship that way. But you're going to lose games. Good teams bounce back from losses, and we're a good team.''

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Celtics' D too much for Magic as Boston takes 2-0 lead

By Dick Scanlon, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday May 19, 2010 1:31AM

ORLANDO (NBA.com exclusive) -- Until Sunday, the Orlando Magic had gone 44 days without losing a game.

Now, courtesy of the Boston Celtics, it has become a habit.

Paul Pierce scored 28 points, Rajon Rondo added 25 points and eight assists and the Celtics won, 95-92, Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Boston took Rashard Lewis and Jameer Nelson out of the Orlando offense and held the Magic to 39 percent shooting on their home floor.

"We are doing it with guts and pure grit," said Kevin Garnett, who did most of the defensive work on Lewis. "We are playing defense for 48 minutes."

It was the fifth straight playoff victory for the Celtics, and it marks the first time the Magic have lost two straight at home since Games 4 and 5 of the NBA Finals last June.

"All year long we've been a great road team, doesn't matter what building we go in," said Pierce. "We've been in all types of environments as a unit, being together three years. There's really nothing that fazes us going out on the road because we expect hostile environments."

Dwight Howard scored a game-high 30 points for the Magic, and Vince Carter and J.J. Redick added points 16 each. But the Magic went almost seven minutes between field goals in the third quarter.

After sweeping through the first two rounds of the playoffs, the Magic must now win a game in Boston, either Saturday or Monday, just to stay alive.

"We've beaten them on their floor before, now we have to do it again," said Lewis, who scored five points in 41 minutes. "This year, overall, they've been a better team on the road than they have been at home. Hopefully they'll be that way in the playoffs."

The Celtics ran out of gas temporarily early in the fourth quarter and almost ran out of players, with Kendrick Perkins, Rasheed Wallace and Pierce getting into serious foul trouble. Perkins and Pierce eventually fouled out.

The Celtics were called for 29 personal fouls and the Magic 25.

"It was a great game intensity-wise, a game of runs," said Boston coach Doc Rivers. "They brought the fight to us in a lot of ways, and I thought we withstood the hits.

"That's something you've got to keep doing, and I thought we did that."

After coming back to take a one-point lead late in the fourth quarter, the Magic came up empty again. A jumper by Garnett regained the lead permanently for Boston, and Rondo made it 93-90 by hitting an open jumper at 2:01.

With the Celtics leading, 95-92, with 31.9 seconds left, Carter missed two straight free throws.

"Our shot selection was terrible and we didn't play smart enough and we didn't sustain what worked offensively," said Magic coach Stan Van Gundy.

With Pierce scoring their first nine points, the Celtics got off to another good start.

Pierce's second 3-pointer gave them a 23-12 lead, but he sat down with his second foul a minute later during a 16-2 Magic run completed by back-to-back 3-pointers from Redick.

The Celtics regained control in a second quarter that included a flagrant foul on Howard and his third personal foul -- for throwing an elbow on the offensive end -- with 2:02 left in the half.

"I told my coaches I would know who we were at halftime," Rivers said. "I didn't know if we were going to win the game or not, but I knew we would be in it. You could see we had great focus."

The Magic's offense disappeared in the third quarter for an even longer stretch than in the first half of Game 1, when the Celtics had shut them out for nearly six minutes.

Two free throws by Carter left the Magic with a 59-57 lead at the 9:43 mark of the third quarter, but the only point they managed over the next 6:19 came on a Redick free throw resulting from a defensive three-seconds call.

By the time Nelson finally nailed a 3-pointer, Boston had moved out to a 10-point lead.

Redick and Howard led an Orlando charge in the fourth quarter as Wallace, Perkins and Pierce fell deeper into foul trouble.

Carter's jumper pulled the Magic into a 90-89 lead with 3:35 left. But a layup by Nelson was all the Magic could score after that.

"This series is not over," said Howard, who shot 17 of Orlando's 38 free throws. "I won't stop believing that and I won't let my teammates believe it. We're going to keep fighting and we're going to do it."

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

• Celtics: --
• Magic: Carter

• Lead Changes: 14
• Times Tied: 10

• Arena: Amway Arena, Orlando, FL
• Officials: #14 Joe DeRosa, #34 Marc Davis, #55 Bill Kennedy
• Attendance: 17461
• Duration: 2:58

Boston Celtics (51-32)		Orlando Magic (59-24)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Howard vs Perkins (Garnett gains possession)
Pierce Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:44 [BOS 2-0]
	11:28	Carter Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	11:28
	11:17	Carter Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	11:17 [BOS 3-0]
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	11:17 [BOS 4-0]
	11:07 [ORL 2-4]	Nelson Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Perkins Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	11:01
	10:52 [ORL 4-4]	Carter Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nelson (1 AST)
Pierce Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Carter (1 ST)	10:36
	10:34	Carter Layup Shot: Missed
	10:34	Nelson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Allen Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:34
	10:34	Barnes Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:34	Team Rebound
	10:34 [ORL 5-4]	Barnes Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Perkins (1 AST)	10:18 [BOS 7-5]
	10:03	Nelson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (1 BLK)
Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:00
Pierce Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	09:52 [BOS 9-5]
	09:40 [ORL 7-9]	Carter Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Pierce Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:40
	09:40 [ORL 8-9]	Carter Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Barnes (1 ST)	09:25
	09:20 [ORL 10-9]	Barnes Dunk Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Lewis (1 AST)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	08:58
	08:57	Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:38	Nelson Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:37
Perkins Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:29 [BOS 11-10]
	08:19	Howard Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Perkins (1 ST)
	08:15	Nelson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Rondo Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:15 [BOS 12-10]
Rondo Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:15
	08:14	Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:00	Nelson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Perkins (2 ST)
Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS)	07:55 [BOS 14-10]
	07:46	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:40	Carter Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:39
	07:32	Howard Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	07:22
Team Rebound	07:21
	07:17	Barnes Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Rondo Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Garnett (1 AST)	07:05 [BOS 16-10]
	06:47 [ORL 12-16]	Howard Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	06:34	Carter Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	06:34 [BOS 17-12]
	06:34	Carter Substitution replaced by Redick
Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	06:34 [BOS 18-12]
	06:11	Redick 3pt Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:10
Perkins Jump Shot: Missed	06:03
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	06:02
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	05:59
Rondo Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:58
Team Timeout : Short	05:51
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	05:35
Team Rebound	05:34
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	05:34
Perkins Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:23
	05:16	Redick Layup Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:15
	05:11	Lewis Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Rondo Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	05:11 [BOS 19-12]
Rondo Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	05:11 [BOS 20-12]
	04:56	Howard Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Perkins (2 AST)	04:43 [BOS 23-12]
	04:26 [ORL 14-23]	Howard Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Barnes (1 AST)
Rondo Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:26
	04:26 [ORL 15-23]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	04:12
	04:11	Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Perkins Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:08
Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace	04:08
	04:08	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:08	Team Rebound
	04:08	Lewis Substitution replaced by Gortat
	04:08	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:07
Wallace Jump Shot: Missed	03:48
	03:47	Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Pierce Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:40
	03:40 [ORL 16-23]	Redick Free Throw 1 of 3 (1 PTS)
	03:40 [ORL 17-23]	Redick Free Throw 2 of 3 (2 PTS)
Pierce Substitution replaced by Davis	03:40
Garnett Substitution replaced by Allen	03:40
	03:40 [ORL 18-23]	Redick Free Throw 3 of 3 (3 PTS)
Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed	03:17
Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:16
Wallace Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	03:11
Wallace Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:00
	03:00 [ORL 19-23]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	03:00 [ORL 20-23]	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:47
Wallace Jump Shot: Missed	02:39
	02:38	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:19	Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:17	Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:15 [ORL 22-23]	Gortat Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Allen Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (1 AST)	02:02 [BOS 25-22]
	01:42 [ORL 25-25]	Redick 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Gortat (1 AST)
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	01:19
	01:18	Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:58.9	Barnes Jump Shot: Missed Block: Allen (1 BLK)
	00:56.9	Gortat Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	00:53.9	Barnes Layup Shot: Missed Block: Wallace (1 BLK)
	00:51.9	Redick Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:48.9	Barnes Layup Shot: Missed
	00:47.8	Redick Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	00:28.2 [ORL 28-25]	Redick 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Nelson (2 AST)
Allen Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (2 AST)	00:03.7 [BOS 27-28]
	00:00.0	Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Boston Celtics (51-32)		Orlando Magic (59-24)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:39	Howard Hook Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:37
Allen Driving Layup Shot: Missed	11:28
	11:27	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:17	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:16
Rondo Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)	11:06 [BOS 29-28]
	10:50	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
	10:49	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:48 [ORL 30-29]	Howard Slam Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Rondo (3 AST)	10:31 [BOS 32-30]
Wallace Foul : Personal (2 PF)	10:13
	10:13	Howard Substitution replaced by Lewis
Allen Substitution replaced by Finley	10:13
	10:04	Redick Jump Shot: Missed
	10:03	Gortat Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	09:58	Lewis Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Davis (1 ST)
Davis Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gortat (1 BLK)	09:54
Team Rebound	09:54
Davis Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (4 AST)	09:47 [BOS 34-30]
Davis Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:32
	09:32	Pietrus Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:32	Team Rebound
Rondo Substitution replaced by Pierce	09:32
	09:32 [ORL 31-34]	Pietrus Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
	09:20	Redick Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	09:09
	09:07	Gortat Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
Davis Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:00
	08:48 [ORL 33-34]	Lewis Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	08:31	Gortat Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:31
Davis Substitution replaced by Perkins	08:31
	08:31	Redick Substitution replaced by Carter
Wallace Substitution replaced by Garnett	08:31
Pierce Free Throw Technical (13 PTS)	08:31 [BOS 35-33]
Pierce Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (15 PTS)	08:23 [BOS 37-33]
	08:10	Carter Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Perkins Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)	07:55 [BOS 39-33]
	07:37 [ORL 36-39]	Carter 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Carter (2 ST)	07:16
	07:09	Carter Running Jump Shot: Missed
Finley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:08
	07:02	Gortat Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	07:02	Gortat Substitution replaced by Howard
Allen Substitution replaced by Rondo	07:02
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	06:51
Finley Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:49
	06:44	Pietrus Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Rondo Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Pierce (1 AST)	06:34 [BOS 41-36]
	06:19 [ORL 38-41]	Howard Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Lewis (2 AST)
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	06:07
	06:05	Team Rebound
	06:04	Williams Substitution replaced by Nelson
Perkins Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	05:54
	05:54	Team Timeout : Regular
Perkins Substitution replaced by Allen	05:54
Finley Substitution replaced by Davis	05:54
	05:54 [ORL 39-41]	Carter Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	05:54 [ORL 40-41]	Carter Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Garnett Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	05:35
	05:34	Lewis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Davis Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	05:25
	05:25 [ORL 41-41]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
Davis Substitution replaced by Wallace	05:25
	05:25 [ORL 42-41]	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
	05:12	Carter Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	05:12	Carter Substitution replaced by Redick
	05:12	Carter Technical
Allen Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)	05:12 [BOS 42-42]
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	05:04
	05:03	Redick Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	04:54	Redick Jump Shot: Missed
	04:53	Lewis Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:51	Lewis Layup Shot: Missed Block: Garnett (1 BLK)
Rondo Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:49
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	04:43
Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	04:42
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	04:37
	04:36	Redick Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	04:28	Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:27
	04:16	Howard Foul : Flagrant Type 1 (2 PF)
Pierce Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 Missed	04:16
Team Rebound	04:16
Pierce Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 1 (16 PTS)	04:16 [BOS 43-42]
	04:12	Pietrus Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	04:12 [BOS 44-42]
	04:12	Team Timeout : Short
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:12
	04:11	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	03:49	Nelson Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)
Allen Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	03:44
Allen Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	03:44
	03:33	Garnett Violation:Defensive Goaltending
	03:33 [ORL 44-44]	Howard Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Redick (1 AST)
Howard Violation:Defensive Goaltending	03:19
Pierce Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	03:19 [BOS 46-44]
	02:57 [ORL 46-46]	Howard Hook Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Lewis (3 AST)
Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Garnett (2 AST)	02:41 [BOS 49-46]
	02:29 [ORL 48-49]	Redick Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Nelson (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:16
	02:16	Pietrus Substitution replaced by Barnes
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	02:07
	02:06	Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	02:02	Howard Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	02:02	Howard Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
	02:02	Howard Substitution replaced by Gortat
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	01:38
Rondo Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:38
	01:38	Barnes Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Rondo Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	01:38 [BOS 50-48]
Rondo Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	01:38 [BOS 51-48]
	01:23	Redick Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Rondo (1 ST)
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pierce (2 AST)	01:02 [BOS 53-48]
	00:46.9	Barnes Layup Shot: Missed Block: Garnett (2 BLK)
Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:43.8
Rondo Floating Jump shot: Missed	00:38.8
Team Rebound	00:38.8
	00:38.8	Lewis Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:38.8
Team Rebound	00:38.8
Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:38.8
	00:38.8	Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	00:13.6 [ORL 51-53]	Barnes 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Redick (2 AST)
Pierce 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 Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:37
	11:37 [ORL 52-53]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	11:37 [ORL 53-53]	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
	11:22	Lewis Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	11:22 [BOS 54-53]
Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	11:22 [BOS 55-53]
Garnett Foul : Personal (2 PF)	11:04
	10:56 [ORL 55-55]	Howard Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Nelson (4 AST)
	10:43	Barnes Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Garnett Layup Shot: Missed Block: Lewis (1 BLK)	10:32
Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:30
Perkins Tip Shot: Missed	10:30
	10:28	Nelson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:21	Carter 3pt Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:20
	10:20	Howard Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	10:20	Howard Substitution replaced by Gortat
Pierce Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Lewis (1 ST)	10:10
	10:05 [ORL 57-55]	Nelson Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Perkins Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rondo (5 AST)	09:59 [BOS 57-57]
Perkins Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	09:43
Perkins Substitution replaced by Davis	09:43
	09:43 [ORL 58-57]	Carter Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	09:43 [ORL 59-57]	Carter Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	09:31 [BOS 59-59]
	09:17	Barnes Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	09:16
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	09:06
	09:05	Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	08:56	Carter Jump Shot: Missed
	08:54	Gortat Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	08:47	Carter Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)	08:23 [BOS 61-59]
	08:06	Carter Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	08:05
	07:59	Gortat Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	07:59	Team Timeout : Regular
Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:59
Team Rebound	07:59
Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	07:59 [BOS 62-59]
	07:34	Nelson Jump Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:33
Garnett Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:22 [BOS 64-59]
	07:15	Team Timeout : Short
	07:15	Lewis Substitution replaced by Howard
	07:15	Carter Substitution replaced by Redick
	07:01	Redick Jump Shot: Missed
	07:00	Team Rebound
	06:47	Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	06:46
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	06:30
	06:28	Nelson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:21	Nelson Layup Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	06:20
	06:13	Gortat Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	06:13 [BOS 65-59]
	06:13	Gortat Substitution replaced by Lewis
Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	06:13 [BOS 66-59]
Garnett Foul : Defense 3 Second (2 PF)	05:59
	05:59 [ORL 60-66]	Redick Free Throw Technical (12 PTS)
	05:59	Barnes Substitution replaced by Carter
Rondo Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:48
	05:35	Howard Hook Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:33
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rondo (6 AST)	05:18 [BOS 68-60]
	05:05	Nelson Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	05:05	Nelson Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Garnett Driving Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS)	04:49 [BOS 70-60]
	04:32	Redick Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	04:16
	04:15	Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Pierce Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:06
	04:06	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:06	Team Rebound
	04:06	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:04
Rondo Running Hook Shot: Missed	03:41
	03:40	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	03:25 [ORL 63-70]	Nelson 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Redick (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:15
Allen Substitution replaced by Allen	03:15
Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Carter (3 ST)	03:03
	02:55	Howard Hook Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	02:53
	02:36	Carter Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Garnett Substitution replaced by Wallace	02:36
	02:36	Carter Substitution replaced by Pietrus
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)	02:36 [BOS 71-63]
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)	02:36 [BOS 72-63]
	02:20	Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	02:18
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	01:59
Davis Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	01:58
Wallace Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	01:36
	01:35	Team Rebound
Wallace Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:17
	01:17 [ORL 64-72]	Pietrus Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
	01:17	Nelson Substitution replaced by Williams
	01:17 [ORL 65-72]	Pietrus Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Pierce Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (26 PTS)	01:05 [BOS 74-65]
	00:50.3 [ORL 68-74]	Lewis 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Redick (4 AST)
Davis Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Pierce (3 AST)	00:31.4 [BOS 76-68]
	00:22.1	Redick Jump Shot: Missed
	00:22.1	Team Rebound
Wallace Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)	00:22.1
	00:22.1 [ORL 69-76]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)
	00:22.1	Redick Substitution replaced by Barnes
Allen Substitution replaced by Allen	00:22.1
	00:22.1 [ORL 70-76]	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)
Rondo Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Pierce (4 AST)	00:01.4 [BOS 78-70]
	00:00.0	Pietrus 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Boston Celtics (51-32)		Orlando Magic (59-24)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:49	Pietrus Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rondo (7 AST)	11:40 [BOS 81-70]
Allen Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:23
	11:09 [ORL 73-81]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Howard (1 AST)
Allen Layup Shot: Missed	10:51
	10:50	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	10:39 [ORL 75-81]	Pietrus Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)
Rondo Floating Jump shot: Made (21 PTS)	10:18 [BOS 83-75]
Wallace Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	10:01
Allen Substitution replaced by Allen	10:01
	10:01 [ORL 76-83]	Redick Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
Wallace Substitution replaced by Perkins	10:01
	10:01 [ORL 77-83]	Redick Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	09:46
	09:44	Lewis Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:40	Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Rondo (2 ST)
Rondo Reverse Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Allen (2 AST)	09:34 [BOS 85-77]
	09:16	Pietrus Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	09:15
Perkins Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Pietrus (1 ST)	08:51
Perkins Foul : Personal (5 PF)	08:46
	08:46	Timeout : Official
Davis Substitution replaced by Garnett	08:46
	08:46	Pietrus Substitution replaced by Nelson
	08:46	Williams Substitution replaced by Carter
	08:38	Carter Layup Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (2 BLK)
Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	08:35
Pierce Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	08:18
	08:17	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	08:02 [ORL 79-85]	Howard Hook Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Carter (1 AST)
Perkins Foul : Offensive (6 PF)	07:44
Perkins Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	07:44
Perkins Substitution replaced by Davis	07:44
Pierce Foul : Personal (4 PF)	07:33
Pierce Substitution replaced by Allen	07:33
	07:21 [ORL 81-85]	Howard Hook Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Lewis (4 AST)
Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Nelson (1 ST)	07:08
	07:04	Carter Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Garnett (1 ST)
Allen Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO) Steal:Redick (1 ST)	07:02
Allen Foul : Personal (3 PF)	06:57
	06:57 [ORL 82-85]	Redick Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	06:57 [ORL 83-85]	Redick Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Howard (1 ST)	06:33
	06:18	Lewis Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:17
Allen Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rondo (8 AST)	06:06 [BOS 87-83]
	05:49	Team Timeout : Regular
Allen Substitution replaced by Pierce	05:49
	05:41 [ORL 85-87]	Carter Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Davis Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Pierce (5 AST)	05:19 [BOS 89-85]
	05:04	Howard Hook Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	05:03
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	04:50
	04:49	Nelson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:38	Carter Jump Shot: Missed
	04:37	Team Rebound
Garnett Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	04:37
	04:37	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:37	Team Rebound
	04:37 [ORL 86-89]	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (28 PTS)
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	04:19
	04:18	Nelson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	04:08	Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:07	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
Pierce Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	04:05
	04:05 [ORL 87-89]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)
	04:05 [ORL 88-89]	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (30 PTS)
Rondo Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	03:52
	03:36 [ORL 90-89]	Carter Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:35
Garnett Layup Shot: Missed	03:24
	03:22	Team Rebound
	03:07	Carter Jump Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	03:06
Garnett Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (10 PTS)	02:45 [BOS 91-90]
	02:20	Redick Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	02:20	Redick Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:01
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	01:57
Garnett Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	01:55
Rondo Jump Shot: Made (25 PTS)	01:33 [BOS 93-90]
	01:21	Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:20
Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Missed	01:02
	01:01	Lewis Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:55.8 [ORL 92-93]	Nelson Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
	00:34.7	Redick Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (27 PTS)	00:34.7 [BOS 94-92]
	00:34.7	Redick Substitution replaced by Gortat
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (28 PTS)	00:34.7 [BOS 95-92]
	00:34.7	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:34.7	Gortat Substitution replaced by Redick
Pierce Foul : Shooting (6 PF)	00:31.9
Pierce Substitution replaced by Allen	00:31.9
	00:31.9	Carter Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:31.9	Team Rebound
	00:31.9	Carter Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	00:30.6
Team Timeout : Short	00:30.6
Allen Substitution replaced by Finley	00:30.6
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	00:08.9
	00:06.9	Redick Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:03.5	Team Timeout : Short
Davis Substitution replaced by Allen	00:03.5
	00:00.0	Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 4th Quarter

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