Magic-Celtics Preview

By JIMMY GOLEN
Posted May 21 2010 6:12PM

WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) The original Boston Garden is long gone, and so is the fear in opponents' eyes when they play the Celtics on their home floor.

So don't expect the Orlando Magic to be too intimidated when they arrive for Games 3 and 4 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals.

``We've won there before, and there's no reason we can't do it again,'' forward Rashard Lewis said Friday as the Magic prepared for Game 3. ``Boston came to us and beat us twice on our home court, so it's happened before. Why can't we do it? Why can't it happen again?''

The Celtics took the first two games in Orlando, stealing the home-court advantage and earning a chance to advance without having to leave town again. A victory at the new Boston Garden on Saturday night would give them a chance to complete the sweep on Monday.

But home-court advantage doesn't mean what it used to for Boston.

The Celtics were 24-17 at home this year - tied for the worst of all the playoff teams. It's the first time the Celtics have had a better record on the road (26-15) than at home since 1974, and just the second time since 1955. Boston was one of just two NBA teams this season that was better on the road than at home.

For coach Doc Rivers, it's more reason to forget about a regular season in which, after beating Orlando on Christmas Day to improve to 23-5, the Celtics spent the next four months as a .500 team.

``During the season,'' he said before interrupting himself. ``I don't want to go back to that. I will go back to pre-Christmas.''

Forward Paul Pierce would also like to forget the regular season, and the Celtics' playoff run is making that easier.

After earning the No. 4 seed in the East and quickly dispatching the Miami Heat in the first round, Boston eliminated LeBron James and the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in the conference semis. Against second-seeded Orlando, the Celtics have twice opened big leads and held on to take a 2-0 advantage.

Now they're back home, where the Celtics are 5-1 so far in the playoffs.

``I think our guys are getting comfortable playing at home again,'' Rivers said.

It doesn't hurt that they're playing better defense than they did during the long regular season, when the 2008 champions seemed uninterested. Veteran Rasheed Wallace has become a contributor off the bench. Point guard Rajon Rondo is blossoming into a star at both ends. And Kevin Garnett, who missed last year's playoffs because of a knee injury, seems to be responding to his restful regular season with the strong play that was a key to the team's 17th NBA title.

To Pierce, that's a sign that the regular-season struggles at home don't mean much any more.

``Yesterday already happened and tomorrow's going to come,'' he said. ``We've turned a lot of things around, so hopefully it can continue in the playoffs.''

Orlando was one of two teams - Atlanta was the other - to win twice in Boston this year. The Magic also remember coming to town in last year's playoffs, when they beat Boston twice - including the Celtics' first-ever loss at home in a seventh game - to advance to the conference finals.

``Last year, Boston never lost a Game 7 on their home floor. We went in and beat them,'' Lewis said. ``It can happen.''

This year's problem: The Celtics have never blown a 2-0 lead in a best-of-seven series, and the Magic have never come back after losing the first two games.

``Those are daunting numbers, and I think those numbers are maybe good for gamblers and oddsmakers,'' Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy said. ``But they don't really mean anything to you. Unless it affects your game plan and how you're going to play, what do you do with that? What is the implication in terms of how we would play? The answer is: nothing.''

And it's not like there haven't been bigger comebacks.

In the very same building.

Just last week.

The NHL's Boston Bruins led Philadelphia 3-0 in their best-of-seven series before the Flyers came back to force a seventh game. Once there, they overcame a three-goal deficit to win 4-3 and advance to the Stanley Cup semifinals.

``Those guys on the Flyers were counted out and look what they did,'' said Magic guard Jameer Nelson, who's from the Philadelphia suburbs and went to Saint Joseph's. ``The Flyers believed in themselves and we believe, too. You've got to believe.''

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Associated Press writer Antonio Gonzalez in Orlando, Fla., contributed to this report.

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Celtics open 3-0 lead in series with easy Game 3 victory

By Couper Moorhead, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday May 23, 2010 1:09AM

BOSTON (NBA.com exclusive) -- Pick a word to describe this game. Any word.

If that word's meaning resembles that of "complete and total annihilation", you're on the right track.

There are just too many things that the Boston Celtics did better than the Orlando Magic to single out technical reasons for their 94-71 Game 3 victory. They shot better, helped on defense better, found the open man better and just about anything else you can think of. But above all, the reason the Celtics are now four quarters away from returning to the NBA Finals is simple: they fought harder.

Sure, it's a sports clich to say that one team just wanted it more -- and really, both teams "wanted" to win -- but the Celtics showed it, and everyone saw it.

"Our heart, it seemed like it wasn't into it," Dwight Howard said.

"They played harder and wanted it," Matt Barnes said.

"I just didn't think we stayed with the fight very well at all," Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said.

You don't hold an opponent to 74.6 points per 100 possessions through three quarters without battling, nor do you get the opponent's coach talking about keeping his team from escaping if you aren't breathing fire. But the most talked-about sequence of the game, one single first-half possession, encapsulated everything.

With 8:37 to play in the second quarter, with the Celtics already out to a 17-point lead, J.J. Redick threw an errant pass to Mickael Pietrus that was deflected far into the backcourt. Chasing was Jason Williams, who loped after the ball, either unaware of or undeterred by Rajon Rondo's pursuit. Williams bent down to pick up the ball, Rondo dove. The ball went to the effort, and Rondo made the legal play of standing with the ball before dribbling in for a layup.

"That play was just one of the plays you could point to that was indicative of what was going on," Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said. " We went sideways mentally and our effort dropped everywhere else."

It was a play that NBA players just don't typically make, and it sunk the Magic, who were never closer than 15 the rest of the way.

It was also the sort of play Rondo has been making throughout the playoffs.

"I told him, that was probably the play of the playoffs to me," Kevin Garnett said. "Pure hustle, pure basketball, pure "I want it more than you".

Beyond Rondo, who very well might be the player of the 2010 postseason, the thrashing was just another example of the Celtics putting their opponents on their heels from the word "Go", and those opponents never, ever, looking like themselves.

It happened against the Miami Heat, when the Celtics did everything in their power to take Dwyane Wade out of the game. They forced the Cleveland Cavaliers into a mode of constant adjustment to what they were doing, rather than forcing Boston to make its own changes.

And against Orlando, the Celtics took away its favorite thing: the three. With Kendrick Perkins playing all-league defense on Howard, the Celtics almost never have to double the post, allowing minimal space for Orlando's many shooters to catch and shoot. So, on every pass, the Celtics can swarm -- allowing just 8-of-30 from deep -- and rather than swarm back, the Magic dissipated into a group of individuals, and ran.

"[There] wasn't a lot of "my faults" tonight," Garnett said. "It was responsible and everybody was doing what they were supposed to do."

That on-court accountability is what the Magic lack. Van Gundy can point the finger at himself as much as he wants -- he did, plenty -- but eventually, blame has to not matter. And the Magic have one day to figure it all out.

"When things are bad, you want to escape from it," Van Gundy said."That's going to be everybody's natural reaction, escape and try to escape blame as much as you can.So it gets placed somewhere else. I'm not saying our guys will do that, I'm saying that's everybody's natural inclination.

"And it takes very mature, very mentally tough people to stand up and say 'No, I'm part of this and we're going to pull together.' That's not an easy thing to do.It goes against everybody's human nature right now, but if we don't have that kind of toughness, then we shouldn't be here anyway."

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

• Magic: Howard
• Celtics: Perkins

• Lead Changes: 0
• Times Tied: 0

• Arena: TD Garden, Boston, MA
• Officials: #15 Bennett Salvatore, #22 Bill Spooner, #57 Greg Willard
• Attendance: 18624
• Duration: 2:30

Orlando Magic (59-24)		Boston Celtics (51-32)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Perkins vs Howard (Lewis gains possession)
Nelson Jump Shot: Missed	11:41
	11:40	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:26 [BOS 2-0]	Pierce Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Carter 3pt Shot: Missed	11:12
	11:11	Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:02	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:01
Nelson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Pierce (1 ST)	10:46
	10:40 [BOS 5-0]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Rondo (1 AST)
Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed	10:12
	10:11	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:02 [BOS 7-0]	Rondo Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Lewis Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	09:56
Lewis Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	09:56
	09:32	Pierce Layup Shot: Missed Block: Lewis (1 BLK)
	09:32	Team Rebound
	09:32	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Nelson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Garnett (1 ST)	09:18
	09:04	Perkins Jump Shot: Missed
Lewis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:03
Howard Layup Shot: Missed Block: Garnett (1 BLK)	08:49
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:48
	08:48	Pierce Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:48
Team Rebound	08:48
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:48
	08:48	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:34	Rondo Floating Jump shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:33
Lewis Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:17 [ORL 2-7]
	08:02	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:01
	07:56	Garnett Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Carter Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Rondo (1 ST)	07:38
	07:32	Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Carter (1 ST)
Barnes Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nelson (1 AST)	07:27 [ORL 4-7]
	07:06	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
Lewis Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:05
Nelson Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:55 [ORL 6-7]
	06:32	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:31
Howard Hook Shot: Missed	06:14
	06:14	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:02 [BOS 9-6]	Allen Driving Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Rondo (2 AST)
	05:43	Team Timeout : Regular
Carter Jump Shot: Missed	05:37
	05:37	Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Barnes Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:13
	05:13	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:13	Team Rebound
	05:13 [BOS 10-6]	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Lewis Jump Shot: Missed	04:51
Team Rebound	04:50
	04:50	Perkins Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Howard Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed	04:38
	04:37	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:23 [BOS 12-6]	Perkins Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pierce (1 AST)
Howard Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	04:15
	03:54	Rondo Layup Shot: Missed Block: Lewis (2 BLK)
	03:53	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:51 [BOS 14-6]	Allen Jump Bank Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Barnes Jump Shot: Missed	03:37
	03:35	Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:25 [BOS 16-6]	Perkins Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Garnett (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:18
Barnes Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)	03:04
	02:57 [BOS 19-6]	Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rondo (3 AST)
Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed	02:28
	02:27	Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	02:04 [BOS 21-6]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)
Carter Jump Shot: Missed	01:44
	01:43	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	01:36	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:35	Rondo Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:30	Rondo Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Nelson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:29
	01:24	Perkins Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	01:24	Double Technical - Perkins, Howard
	01:24	Allen Substitution replaced by Allen
	01:24	Garnett Substitution replaced by Davis
	01:24	Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace
Barnes Substitution replaced by Redick	01:24
Nelson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	01:24 [ORL 7-21]
Nelson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	01:24 [ORL 8-21]
Nelson Substitution replaced by Williams	01:12
	01:03 [BOS 23-8]	Pierce Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Carter (1 AST)	00:51.5 [ORL 11-23]
	00:41.8 [BOS 25-11]	Wallace Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (4 AST)
Howard Jump Shot: Missed	00:30.8
	00:29.3	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:20.9 [BOS 27-11]	Rondo Running Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	00:09.0	Wallace Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:09.0 [ORL 12-27]
	00:09.0	Allen Substitution replaced by Allen
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:09.0
	00:08.9	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:01.9	Pierce Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Carter (2 ST)
Carter 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Orlando Magic (59-24)		Boston Celtics (51-32)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Pietrus Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:45
	11:36	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	11:35
Howard Hook Shot: Missed	11:18
	11:17	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	11:09	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
Redick Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:08
Lewis Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Wallace (1 ST)	11:02
	10:56 [BOS 29-12]	Davis Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (5 AST)
Pietrus 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	10:48 [ORL 15-29]
Lewis Foul : Personal (2 PF)	10:32
Lewis Substitution replaced by Gortat	10:32
	10:22 [BOS 31-15]	Wallace Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Howard Dunk Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Redick (1 AST)	10:03 [ORL 17-31]
Gortat Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:45
	09:45	Pierce Substitution replaced by Allen
	09:37	Wallace Jump Shot: Missed
	09:36	Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:20	Davis Jump Shot: Missed
Gortat Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:20
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	09:10
	09:09	Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:01 [BOS 33-17]	Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:01
	09:01 [BOS 34-17]	Rondo Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
Redick Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Rondo (2 ST)	08:38
	08:34 [BOS 36-17]	Rondo Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:32
	08:32	Rondo Substitution replaced by Finley
Howard Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS)	08:20 [ORL 19-36]
	08:00 [BOS 38-19]	Davis Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Allen (2 AST)
Gortat Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:00
Williams Substitution replaced by Nelson	08:00
	08:00 [BOS 39-19]	Davis Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed	07:47
	07:46	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:38 [BOS 41-19]	Davis Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Allen (3 AST)
	07:23	Allen Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Gortat Substitution replaced by Lewis	07:23
Pietrus Substitution replaced by Carter	07:23
	07:13	Wallace Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	07:08	Allen Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	07:08	Finley Substitution replaced by Pierce
Redick 3pt Shot: Missed	06:57
	06:56	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:39 [BOS 43-19]	Davis Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)
Nelson 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)	06:28 [ORL 22-43]
	06:12	Allen Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
	06:12	Wallace Substitution replaced by Perkins
Carter Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:56 [ORL 24-43]
	05:37	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:36
Nelson 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)	05:28 [ORL 27-43]
	05:07 [BOS 45-27]	Allen Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Allen (4 AST)
Redick Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:53 [ORL 29-45]
	04:35	Davis Jump Shot: Missed
Nelson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:34
Nelson Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)	04:22
	04:21	Timeout : Official
	04:21	Davis Substitution replaced by Garnett
	04:21	Jump Ball Allen vs Nelson (Allen gains possession)
	04:06 [BOS 47-29]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Allen (2 AST)
Lewis Jump Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (1 BLK)	03:47
	03:43	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:29 [BOS 49-29]	Pierce Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Allen (5 AST)
	03:06	Perkins Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	03:06	Allen Substitution replaced by Rondo
	03:06	Perkins Substitution replaced by Davis
Lewis Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	03:02
Lewis Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	03:02
Lewis Substitution replaced by Anderson	03:02
Carter Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:51
	02:51	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:51	Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:51	Team Rebound
	02:51 [BOS 50-29]	Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Carter 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Redick (2 AST)	02:32 [ORL 32-50]
	02:10	Davis Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (1 BLK)
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:09
	02:00	Garnett Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Carter Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	02:00 [ORL 33-50]
Carter Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	02:00 [ORL 34-50]
	01:37	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	01:36
Redick 3pt Shot: Missed	01:13
	01:12	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:46.9	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:42.9	Davis Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Howard Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:40.0
	00:40.0 [BOS 51-34]	Rondo Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	00:40.0	Rondo Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	00:39.2	Team Rebound
	00:33.9	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:32.9
Anderson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Garnett (2 ST)	00:21.9
	00:00.9	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
Anderson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Orlando Magic (59-24)		Boston Celtics (51-32)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:45	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed Block: Howard (2 BLK)
Lewis Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	11:43
Howard Jump Shot: Missed	11:32
	11:31	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
Lewis Foul : Personal (4 PF)	11:20
	11:06	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	11:05
	11:05	Perkins Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)
	11:05	Perkins Substitution replaced by Davis
Lewis Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Barnes (1 AST)	10:47 [ORL 36-51]
Carter Foul : Personal (2 PF)	10:36
	10:26 [BOS 53-36]	Allen Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Rondo (6 AST)
Carter 3pt Shot: Missed	10:04
	10:03	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	09:49 [BOS 56-36]	Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Rondo (7 AST)
Lewis Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Garnett (3 ST)	09:30
	09:13	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	09:12
Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed	09:05
	09:04	Team Rebound
	08:44	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
Lewis Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	08:43
	08:33	Rondo Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed	08:21
Barnes Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:20
Carter Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Barnes (2 AST)	08:11 [ORL 38-56]
Howard Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:58
Barnes Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:50
Lewis Substitution replaced by Anderson	07:50
Carter Foul : Personal (3 PF)	07:43
	07:43 [BOS 57-38]	Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	07:43 [BOS 58-38]	Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Nelson Layup Shot: Missed	07:26
	07:25	Davis Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	07:15	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
Nelson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:15
Carter Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (11 PTS)	07:04 [ORL 40-58]
Howard Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:49
Barnes Substitution replaced by Redick	06:49
	06:49 [BOS 59-40]	Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	06:49 [BOS 60-40]	Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Nelson 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Howard (1 AST)	06:29 [ORL 43-60]
	06:02	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
	06:02	Davis Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
Nelson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:02
	06:02 [BOS 61-43]	Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	06:02 [BOS 62-43]	Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed	05:44
	05:43	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	05:22 [BOS 64-43]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rondo (8 AST)
Carter Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Rondo (3 ST)	05:10
	05:01 [BOS 66-43]	Davis Hook Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Rondo (9 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:54
Howard Substitution replaced by Gortat	04:54
Anderson Substitution replaced by Lewis	04:54
Redick Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Pierce (2 ST)	04:36
	04:28	Allen Layup Shot: Missed
Gortat Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:27
Nelson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Davis (1 BLK)	04:19
Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:17
Carter Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	04:11
	04:10	Rondo Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:03	Rondo Layup Shot: Missed
Redick Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:02
Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed	03:53
	03:51	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	03:35 [BOS 68-43]	Garnett Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rondo (10 AST)
Nelson Pullup Jump shot: Made (15 PTS)	03:19 [ORL 45-68]
Gortat Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:02
	03:02	Garnett Substitution replaced by Wallace
Carter Substitution replaced by Pietrus	03:02
	03:02	Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:02	Team Rebound
	03:02	Pierce Substitution replaced by Allen
	03:02 [BOS 69-45]	Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Pietrus 3pt Shot: Missed	02:46
	02:45	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:25	Rondo Running Jump Shot: Missed
Pietrus Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:24
Gortat Hook Shot: Missed	02:02
	02:01	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Nelson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	01:52
	01:52	Team Timeout : Regular
Nelson Substitution replaced by Williams	01:52
Gortat Substitution replaced by Howard	01:52
	01:52 [BOS 70-45]	Rondo Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	01:52	Rondo Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:52
	01:37	Allen Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	01:34	Allen Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Redick Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	01:34 [ORL 46-70]
Lewis Substitution replaced by Gortat	01:34
Redick Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	01:34 [ORL 47-70]
	01:17 [BOS 72-47]	Allen Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	01:01
	01:01	Davis Substitution replaced by Perkins
Gortat Substitution replaced by Lewis	01:01
Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed	00:55.9
	00:55.4	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:39.8 [BOS 75-47]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Rondo (11 AST)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	00:29.9
	00:28.8	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:03.9	Perkins Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	00:02.9
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Orlando Magic (59-24)		Boston Celtics (51-32)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Howard Jump Hook Shot: Made (7 PTS)	11:43 [ORL 49-75]
	11:18 [BOS 77-49]	Perkins Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rondo (12 AST)
Carter 3pt Shot: Missed	11:00
	11:00	Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Lewis Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	10:36
Lewis Substitution replaced by Anderson	10:36
	10:36	Rondo Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:36	Team Rebound
	10:36	Rondo Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Anderson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:35
	10:23	Allen Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	10:23	Rondo Substitution replaced by Pierce
Carter Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	10:23 [ORL 50-77]
Carter Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	10:23 [ORL 51-77]
Carter Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	10:12
	10:12 [BOS 78-51]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	10:12 [BOS 79-51]	Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Howard Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	09:58
	09:57	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	09:36 [BOS 82-51]	Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Pierce (2 AST)
Carter Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	09:23 [ORL 53-82]
	08:59	Perkins Layup Shot: Missed
	08:58	Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	08:57	Perkins Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (3 BLK)
Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	08:55
Pietrus 3pt Shot: Missed	08:39
	08:39	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	08:13 [BOS 85-53]	Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Allen (6 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:07
Williams Substitution replaced by Nelson	08:07
	07:57	Allen Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed	07:45
	07:44	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	07:22	Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Howard (1 ST)
Pietrus 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Carter (2 AST)	07:15 [ORL 56-85]
	06:59	Team Timeout : Short
	06:59	Allen Substitution replaced by Finley
	06:59	Allen Substitution replaced by Rondo
	06:47	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
Nelson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	06:46
	06:32	Perkins Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed	06:24
	06:23	Rondo Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:11 [BOS 87-56]	Pierce Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Anderson 3pt Shot: Missed	05:56
	05:55	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)
	05:34	Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Timeout : Official	05:34
Howard Substitution replaced by Bass	05:34
Anderson Substitution replaced by Gortat	05:34
Carter Substitution replaced by Redick	05:34
	05:34	Pierce Substitution replaced by Daniels
Nelson Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Rondo (4 ST)	05:15
	05:10	Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Gortat (1 ST)
Pietrus Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	04:55 [ORL 58-87]
Bass Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:45
	04:45	Perkins Substitution replaced by Robinson
	04:45	Rondo Substitution replaced by Davis
	04:45	Wallace Substitution replaced by Williams
Nelson Substitution replaced by Williams	04:45
	04:38	Finley Jump Shot: Missed
Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:36
Bass Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:20 [ORL 60-87]
	04:00	Davis Jump Shot: Missed
Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:58
	03:43	Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Pietrus Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	03:43 [ORL 61-87]
Pietrus Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	03:43 [ORL 62-87]
	03:29	Daniels Jump Shot: Missed
Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	03:28
Pietrus Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)	03:23
Pietrus Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:04
	03:04 [BOS 88-62]	Daniels Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	03:04 [BOS 89-62]	Daniels Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
	03:01	Robinson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	03:01 [ORL 63-89]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	03:01 [ORL 64-89]
	02:50	Daniels Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Pietrus (1 ST)
Pietrus 3pt Shot: Missed	02:37
	02:36	Davis Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	02:24	Williams Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
	02:24	Team Timeout : Regular
Gortat Jump Shot: Missed	02:07
	02:06	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Pietrus Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:44
	01:44 [BOS 90-64]	Robinson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	01:44	Robinson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Bass Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:43
Redick Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Pietrus (1 AST)	01:25 [ORL 66-90]
Gortat Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	01:16
	01:16 [BOS 91-66]	Daniels Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	01:16 [BOS 92-66]	Daniels Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Redick Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	01:04
	00:57.8	Robinson Jump Shot: Missed
Bass Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:56.9
	00:46.4	Finley Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Pietrus Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	00:46.4 [ORL 67-92]
Pietrus Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	00:46.4 [ORL 68-92]
	00:24.9	Daniels Jump Shot: Missed
	00:24.2	Daniels Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:22.8 [BOS 94-68]	Daniels Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Redick 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS)	00:15.4 [ORL 71-94]
End of 4th Quarter

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