Celtics-Magic Preview

By ANTONIO GONZALEZ
Posted Dec 24 2010 2:03PM

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Celtics coach Doc Rivers remembers when Boston overhauled its roster three years ago. Sure, the talent was there with the Big Three. So were the questions.

"When we made our move everybody told us you had to wait a year to put a championship team together," Rivers said before the Celtics practiced Friday in Orlando. "I didn't buy into that. Neither did our guys, and we proved everybody wrong."

Now imagine a major midseason shake-up.

The Celtics will face a reconstructed Magic team Saturday trying to duplicate the quick turnaround - only doing so in December - that propelled Boston to instant champions, giving this Eastern Conference finals rematch a Christmas Day remix.

"We're not playing for December or January," Magic All-Star center Dwight Howard said. "We're playing for June."

Orlando is a shell of the team bounced by Boston in six games last season.

An early slide forced the Magic to orchestrate two blockbuster trades last weekend that brought Gilbert Arenas from Washington and Jason Richardson, Hedo Turkoglu and Earl Clark from Phoenix. They gave up Rashard Lewis, Vince Carter, Mickael Pietrus and Marcin Gortat, plus a 2011 first-round draft pick and cash, in the deals.

Now one question to be answered is do they match up better with Boston.

"I'm not sure how, since they've gotten smaller, what sense that makes," Rivers said. "They've just brought more talent and they're a better team, to me, in the long run because they've added more talent."

There is a glaring difference, of course, from the Magic's makeover to the summer of 2007 when the Celtics teamed Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen with Paul Pierce: Boston still had a training camp and an entire regular season to get ready. Orlando is doing this on the fly.

Even Magic coach Stan Van Gundy isn't quite sure how it will all shake out.

"I think Miami and Boston are very, very good. Chicago, Atlanta and New York are all playing well and are good. And I think we're a total unknown." he said.

If last season was any indication, there's no telling what this matchup might look like in the playoffs.

The Celtics limped into the postseason as the fourth seed last season. All they did was knock out top-seeded Cleveland and MVP LeBron James and second-seeded Orlando before losing to the Lakers in Game 7 of the NBA finals.

The Magic are banking on the same approach: sacrifice now to win later. And that's about all they can do at this point.

They've slipped from first to tied for fifth in the East after dropping eight of nine games before beating San Antonio, still the league's best at 25-4. Now comes a Boston team that has won 14 straight games to move atop the conference.

"I don't think overconfidence is going to be one of our problems right now," Van Gundy said, chuckling. "Our problems are more like learning each others' names and stuff so we can stop saying, 'Go in for No. 23."'

Not that Boston has things completely cleared up.

The winning streak has baffled Rivers because the team has been hit with so many injuries. Point guard Rajon Rondo, backup Delonte West, Shaquille O'Neal and Jermaine O'Neal have all missed significant time during the spurt. And Kendrick Perkins, the starting center last season, hasn't been on the floor all season.

Rondo is expected to sit out against Orlando and both O'Neals will likely play, Rivers said. Even with the Magic just coming together, it's a matchup that will surely test Boston's bravado.

"We're not really concentrating on the streak," Shaquille O'Neal said. "One of our goals is to try to stay dominant at home, beat the teams we're supposed to beat and stay above .500 on the road."

The Magic don't have quite the same regular-season expectations.

Beating the NBA's top two teams in consecutive games, however, could do wonders for a new team trying to mesh.

"We've only seen a glimpse of what we could be and how well we could play and what we could do," Richardson said. "Boston will be another good test. But time will tell how good we really are."

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AP Sports Writer Jimmy Golen in Boston contributed to this story.

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Magic top Boston to snap Celtics' streak

By ANTONIO GONZALEZ
Posted Dec 25 2010 7:00PM

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) The remolded Magic are the NBA's new streak-busters.

Brandon Bass scored 21 points, Hedo Turkoglu had 15 and the Orlando Magic ended the Boston Celtics' winning streak at 14 games with an 86-78 victory Saturday for back-to-back wins against the NBA's best.

A Magic team that had dropped eight of nine games and orchestrated two blockbuster trades suddenly looks awfully scary in the Eastern Conference after a pair of victories over Boston and San Antonio.

"You see what the possibilities are," Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said. "You see that you have a chance to be a really good team. We're not there yet by any means, but you have a chance to be a very good team. And I think that right there, that belief and that confidence that if we will stay with it, we can be very good.

"That's a great thing for our team to get that belief that, yeah, this can work. We can do this."

Jameer Nelson (12 points) and J.J. Redick (10 points) each made a jumper in the final minutes to help Orlando rally from 12 points down in the second half to cap another big come back. The Magic also ended San Antonio's winning streak at 10 games Thursday night.

Kevin Garnett had 22 points, and Paul Pierce added 18, but injuries finally caught up with the Celtics against the team they beat last season in the East finals. Boston hadn't lost since Nov. 21 at Toronto.

"I just thought we went away from executing offensively and we just didn't get any stops down the stretch," Pierce said.

The Celtics had Magic All-Star center Dwight Howard in foul trouble for the first three quarters. He didn't even score his first field goal until a minute into the fourth quarter, a hook shot over Glen Davis to trim Boston's lead to four.

A few plays later, Howard was wrestling with Shaquille O'Neal for position when he drew a sixth foul on O'Neal by easily falling to the ground. And O'Neal, accused by Van Gundy of flopping in a game two years ago that fueled fodder between the two, wasn't happy with the whistle.

"I just wonder why I've never gotten that call in 20 years," O'Neal said. "Don't pick and choose when you're going to make the call. ... That's what happens when you've got control freaks."

Howard disagreed.

"I didn't flop," he said. "I just tripped."

The Magic tied it at 77 on Bass' short jumper with 1:56 remaining. Nelson followed with a 3-pointer, leaving his hand in the air and chest-bumping teammate Jason Richardson in a frantic celebration near the bench. And after Garnett made one of two free throws, Redick rolled in a jumper from about 20 feet to put Orlando ahead 82-78.

Ray Allen and Nate Robinson each had airballs in the final seconds, and Nelson made four free throws to seal another huge victory for a Magic team that was falling apart only days prior. Two trades so far have made all the difference.

The Magic brought Gilbert Arenas from Washington and acquired Richardson, Turkoglu and Earl Clark from Phoenix. They gave up Rashard Lewis, Vince Carter, Mickael Pietrus and Marcin Gortat, plus a 2011 first-round draft pick and cash, in the deals.

Boston point guard Rajon Rondo again was out with a sprained ankle and had missed seven of the 14 wins during the streak. Backup Delonte West has missed the last 13. O'Neal sat out four, Jermaine O'Neal played for the first time in 14 games against Orlando and Kendrick Perkins - last season's starting center - hasn't even played this season.

Not that Orlando wasn't enjoying the win any less.

"I had never played on Christmas," Arenas said. "I got nice Christmas present today."

NOTES: The game was actually a home contest for several Celtics. Shaquille O'Neal and coach Doc Rivers have lived in the Orlando area for years and Marquis Daniels is from Orlando. ... Tiger Woods sat courtside. ... The Celtics and Magic don't meet again until Jan. 17 in Boston.

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Celtics-Magic notebook

By Dick Scanlon, for NBA.com
Posted Saturday December 25, 2010 7:35PM

THE FACTS: Less than two days after breaking the 10-game winning streak of the Dallas Mavericks, the Orlando Magic broke the Boston's 14-game winning streak, outscoring the Celtics, 15-1, over the final 3:06 of an 86-78 victory.

Jameer Nelson scored 10 of his 12 points in the final 2:32, lifting the Magic into the lead with a couple of 3-pointers.

Kevin Garnett scored a game-high 22 points for the Celtics, but Paul Pierce went scoreless in the fourth quarter.

Orlando center Dwight Howard was held to one field goal and six points, and Boston center Shaquille O'Neal fouled out with two points and one rebound in 12 minutes.

QUOTABLE: "I don't know if it did today, but it will, let's be honest. Nate (Robinson) is on the floor for 42 minutes, Shaq gets in foul trouble, Baby (Davis), you could see he was exhausted out there. But listen, nobody is going to cry for us."
-- Boston coach Doc Rivers on whether injuries to Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins are catching up with the team.

THE STAT: Until Howard scored his only field goal with 11:09 left, the starting centers (Howard and Shaquille O'Neal) had combined for one point and nine fouls.

TURNING POINT: The Celtics had a 77-72 lead with 2:42 left when Garnett. who had made all five of his shots in the second half, missed an open 20-footer. Nelson answered with a three-pointer to get the crowd back in the game, and Boston never scored another field goal.

QUOTABLE II: "We're showing what we can possibly be. I know everyone talks about our height, that we're small desides Dwight. But you've still got to guard us, too, on the outside. There's times during the game when we have five guys out on the perimeter, and you've got to guard us. Tonight we showed that no matter how many guys you've got down there, No.1 Dwight's gonna foul them all out, and No. 2, you've got to guard us still."

-- Magic guard Gilbert Arenas.

HOT: Hedo Turkoglu shot 6-for-10 including 4-for-8 3-pointers, and finished the game with a plus/minus of plus-30.

NOT: The Celtics, who lead the NBA in field-goal percentage, shot 35 percent (28-for-81) for the game and 29 percent (6-for-21) in the fourth quarter.

GOOD MOVE: The Celtics were maintaing their lead midway through the third quarter when Hedo Turkoglu prevented a dunk with a hard foul of Garnett, drawing a technical foul from Boston coach Doc Rivers.

BAD MOVE: With 6:49 left in the first half, Howard forfeited a free throw attempt by delaying more than 10 seconds after being handed the ball.

QUOTABLE III: "If I was a fan, I would be pissed; you pay all that money for good seats, you have two of the best guys in the country sitting on the bench, out of the game. That is what happens when you have control freaks out there."

-- Shaquille O'Neal after fouling out.

IN THE ARENA: Tiger Woods and his entourage sat in the front row for the nationally televised game.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: In his seven games as the Magic's starting power forward, Brandon Bass has averaged 15.1 points and 7.1 rebounds while shooting 59 percent.

NOTABLE: The Magic became the first team in 13 years to end 10-plus game winning streaks in consecutive games. The Los Angeles Lakers were the last team to do it in April of 1997, snapping an 11-game streak of the Phoenix Suns and a 15-game streak of the Utah Jazz . . . Howard and Magic coach Stan Van Gundy maintained their league leaderships in technical fouls among players and coaches, respectively. Howard was called for his 10th, Van Gundy for his sixth.

UP NEXT: For the Celtics, Tuesday @ Indiana, Wednesday @ Detroit, Friday vs. New Orleans. For the Magic, Monday @ New Jersey, Tuesday @ Cleveland, Thursday vs. New York.

• Celtics: Perkins, Rondo, West
• Magic: Allen, Orton

• Celtics: Pierce, Rivers
• Magic: Howard, Van Gundy

• Lead Changes: 6
• Times Tied: 6

• Arena: Amway Center, Orlando, FL
• Officials: #26 Bob Delaney, #46 Matt Boland, #68 Marat Kogut
• Attendance: 19013
• Duration: 2:38

Boston Celtics (23-5)		Orlando Magic (18-12)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Howard vs O'Neal
O'Neal Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	11:50
	11:50 [ORL 1-0]	Bass Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
	11:34 [ORL 3-0]	Richardson Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	11:18
	11:18	Team Rebound
O'Neal Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	11:18
	11:05	Richardson Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:05
Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bass (1 ST)	10:57
	10:46 [ORL 6-0]	Turkoglu 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Bass (1 AST)
O'Neal Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Howard (1 ST)	10:28
	10:19	Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:18	Bass Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:06 [ORL 8-0]	Turkoglu Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (5 PTS)
	09:51	Howard Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	09:44
	09:43	Bass Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:37 [ORL 11-0]	Turkoglu 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Nelson (1 AST)
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	09:10
	08:53	Nelson Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Robinson Jump Shot: Missed	08:41
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:40
Allen Foul : Offensive Charge (1 PF)	08:36
Allen Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	08:36
	08:17	Howard Running Hook Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	08:17
	08:17	Bass Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
O'Neal Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (1 BLK)	07:57
	07:53	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:37 [ORL 13-0]	Bass Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Howard (1 AST)
Pierce Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:19 [BOS 2-13]
	07:03	Bass Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Pierce Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	06:45
	06:43	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:37	Turkoglu 3pt Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:37
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	06:28
	06:27	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:19	Nelson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Pierce (1 ST)
	06:08	Howard Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Davis	06:08
Allen Free Throw Technical Missed	06:08
Team Rebound	06:08
Garnett Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pierce (1 AST)	06:00 [BOS 4-13]
	05:43	Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:43
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	05:34
	05:33	Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:22	Bass Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:21
	05:21	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:21	Turkoglu Substitution replaced by Anderson
	05:21	Bass Substitution replaced by Redick
Allen Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:06 [BOS 6-13]
	04:47	Richardson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Davis (1 ST)
	04:42	Howard Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Pierce Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:42 [BOS 8-13]
	04:42	Richardson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	04:42	Van Gundy Technical
Allen Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)	04:42 [BOS 9-13]
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	04:42 [BOS 10-13]
	04:24	Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:24
Allen Substitution replaced by Daniels	04:24
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	04:09
	04:09	Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:57	Howard Jump Hook Shot: Missed
	03:55	Anderson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:54	Anderson Tip Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:53
Daniels 3pt Shot: Missed	03:42
	03:41	Anderson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:39	Howard Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	03:39	Howard Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	03:39	Howard Substitution replaced by Bass
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	03:24
	03:23	Team Rebound
Davis Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:12
	02:56	Richardson Driving Dunk Shot: Missed
Daniels Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:55
Pierce Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	02:44 [BOS 12-13]
	02:44	Nelson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:44
	02:44	Richardson Substitution replaced by Turkoglu
	02:44	Nelson Substitution replaced by Arenas
Garnett Substitution replaced by O'Neal	02:44
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)	02:44 [BOS 13-13]
	02:17	Turkoglu 3pt Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:16
O'Neal Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pierce (2 AST)	02:07 [BOS 15-13]
	01:52	Bass Jump Shot: Missed
	01:51	Anderson Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Daniels Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:49
	01:49	Anderson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:49	Team Rebound
	01:49 [ORL 14-15]	Anderson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Daniels Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	01:30
	01:29	Anderson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	01:23 [ORL 17-15]	Redick 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Turkoglu (1 AST)
Davis Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed Block: Anderson (1 BLK)	01:02
	01:00	Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:56.0 [ORL 19-15]	Bass Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Turkoglu (2 AST)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bass (1 BLK)	00:38.9
Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:37.9
Davis Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:33.9 [BOS 17-19]
	00:27.9	Arenas Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Daniels Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:26.9
Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)	00:06.8 [BOS 20-19]
	00:02.0	Bass Layup Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	00:01.6
End of 1st Quarter
Boston Celtics (23-5)		Orlando Magic (18-12)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:40	Anderson Foul : Shooting Block (1 PF)
Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	11:40 [BOS 21-19]
Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	11:40 [BOS 22-19]
	11:25	Anderson 3pt Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:24
Daniels Jump Shot: Missed	11:10
Team Rebound	11:10
Davis Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	11:05
Bradley Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:00
	10:49	Turkoglu 3pt Shot: Missed
Daniels Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:48
O'Neal Layup Shot: Missed	10:38
	10:38	Bass Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:35
	10:35	Bass Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:35	Team Rebound
	10:35 [ORL 20-22]	Bass Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Davis Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed	10:16
	10:15	Turkoglu Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:06	Anderson 3pt Shot: Missed
Daniels Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:06
	10:04	Anderson Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	10:04	Bass Substitution replaced by Howard
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	09:56
	09:55	Turkoglu Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:47
	09:47 [ORL 21-22]	Anderson Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
O'Neal Substitution replaced by O'Neal	09:47
	09:47 [ORL 22-22]	Anderson Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Davis Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (6 PTS)	09:31 [BOS 24-22]
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:19
	09:19 [ORL 23-24]	Anderson Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
Bradley Substitution replaced by Robinson	09:19
	09:19 [ORL 24-24]	Anderson Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Allen Pullup Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)	09:06 [BOS 26-24]
	08:50 [ORL 26-26]	Arenas Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	08:27
	08:27	Turkoglu Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:19	Anderson 3pt Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:18
Robinson Pullup Jump shot: Missed	08:03
	07:58	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	07:52 [ORL 29-26]	Arenas 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Turkoglu (3 AST)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	07:27
	07:26	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	07:18
	07:18
	07:18	Anderson Substitution replaced by Richardson
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Pierce	07:18
Daniels Substitution replaced by Garnett	07:18
	07:18	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:18	Team Rebound
	07:18	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Team Rebound	07:18
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)	07:03 [BOS 28-29]
Allen Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:49
	06:49 [ORL 30-28]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	06:49
Team Rebound	06:49
	06:49	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
	06:49	Howard Technical
Allen Free Throw Technical (6 PTS)	06:49 [BOS 29-30]
	06:31	Turkoglu Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	06:31	Turkoglu Substitution replaced by Bass
Allen Driving Layup Shot: Missed	06:18
	06:14	Team Rebound
	06:04 [ORL 32-29]	Redick Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Arenas (1 AST)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	05:51
	05:50	Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:43	Richardson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Davis (2 ST)
Robinson Jump Shot: Missed	05:37
	05:35	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	05:30	Redick 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:28	Bass Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	05:24	Bass Jump Shot: Missed Block: Garnett (1 BLK)
Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:23
Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Robinson (1 AST)	05:15 [BOS 32-32]
	05:04	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:04	Redick Substitution replaced by Nelson
	04:54	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:54
Pierce Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)	04:45 [BOS 34-32]
	04:26	Nelson Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	04:12
Davis Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	04:11
Davis Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (2 BLK)	04:09
	04:07	Jump Ball Arenas vs Davis (Bass gains possession)
	04:07	Team Rebound
	03:50	Howard Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:50
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Robinson (2 AST)	03:35 [BOS 36-32]
	03:21	Arenas Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Garnett (1 ST)
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	03:04
	03:03	Bass Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	02:46	Bass Jump Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	02:45
Team Timeout : Regular	02:38
	02:30	Arenas Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	02:30 [BOS 37-32]
Allen Substitution replaced by Daniels	02:30
Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	02:30 [BOS 38-32]
	02:15	Bass Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	02:14
Garnett Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Pierce (3 AST)	02:05 [BOS 40-32]
	01:58	Team Timeout : Short
	01:47	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed Block: Daniels (1 BLK)
Daniels Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	01:46
Daniels Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:40 [BOS 42-32]
	01:27	Nelson Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Garnett (2 ST)
Pierce Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Nelson (1 ST)	01:18
	01:10 [ORL 34-42]	Bass Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Garnett Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Pierce (4 AST)	00:48.6 [BOS 44-34]
	00:32.9	Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	00:32.7
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	00:07.8
Team Rebound	00:07.7
	00:07.7	Bass Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:07.7 [BOS 45-34]
	00:07.7	Bass Substitution replaced by Turkoglu
Team Timeout : Short	00:07.7
Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	00:07.7 [BOS 46-34]
	00:01.0 [ORL 36-46]	Nelson Driving Bank shot: Made (2 PTS)
End of 2nd Quarter
Boston Celtics (23-5)		Orlando Magic (18-12)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	11:35 [BOS 48-36]
	11:23	Howard Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	11:23	Howard Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
O'Neal Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)	11:09
	10:43	Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:43
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	10:23
	10:16	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
O'Neal Foul : Personal (4 PF)	10:15
	10:02	Nelson Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (1 BLK)
	10:02	Team Rebound
	09:56 [ORL 38-48]	Bass Slam Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Turkoglu (4 AST)
Robinson Jump Shot: Missed	09:38
	09:37	Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:24	Richardson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:24
	09:24	Howard Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	09:07
	09:06	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
O'Neal Foul : Personal (5 PF)	08:57
	08:57	Howard Substitution replaced by Anderson
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Davis	08:57
	08:49 [ORL 41-48]	Turkoglu 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Nelson (2 AST)
Garnett Fade Away Bank shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Robinson (3 AST)	08:31 [BOS 50-41]
	08:11	Richardson Floating Jump shot: Missed
	08:09	Anderson Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	08:08	Anderson Tip Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	08:07
Robinson Jump Shot: Missed	07:57
	07:57	Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	07:51	Turkoglu 3pt Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:50
Davis Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed	07:28
	07:28	Nelson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Robinson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:23
	07:17	Nelson Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Garnett (3 ST)
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	07:10
	07:09	Bass Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	07:02 [ORL 43-50]	Turkoglu Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Robinson Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Garnett (1 AST)	06:43 [BOS 52-43]
	06:30 [ORL 46-52]	Anderson 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Richardson (1 AST)
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	06:14
	06:12	Bass Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	05:57	Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:57	Bass Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	05:46	Nelson Turnover : Lost Ball (6 TO) Steal:Garnett (4 ST)
	05:43	Turkoglu Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Rivers Technical	05:43
	05:43	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:43	Richardson Substitution replaced by Redick
	05:43 [ORL 47-52]	Bass Free Throw Technical (11 PTS)
Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:43
Team Rebound	05:43
Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	05:43 [BOS 53-47]
	05:19	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	05:07
	05:07	Anderson Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
Robinson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:01
	04:52	Nelson Jump Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:51
Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Allen (2 AST)	04:44 [BOS 56-47]
	04:26	Redick Floating Jump shot: Missed
	04:26	Anderson Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	04:26 [ORL 49-56]	Anderson Tip Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Davis (1 AST)	04:11 [BOS 59-49]
	03:57 [ORL 52-59]	Turkoglu 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Redick (1 AST)
	03:40	Bass Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	03:40 [BOS 60-52]
Garnett Substitution replaced by O'Neal	03:40
	03:40	Nelson Substitution replaced by Arenas
Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	03:40 [BOS 61-52]
	03:20	Redick 3pt Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:19
Pierce Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Arenas (1 ST)	03:10
	03:03	Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:01
Pierce Technical	02:55
Team Timeout : Regular	02:55
	02:55 [ORL 53-61]	Redick Free Throw Technical (6 PTS)
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	02:38
	02:38	Bass Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	02:18 [ORL 55-61]	Bass Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Arenas (2 AST)
	02:04	Bass Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	02:04 [BOS 62-55]
Allen Substitution replaced by Daniels	02:04
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	02:04 [BOS 63-55]
	01:47	Anderson 3pt Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:45
Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Arenas (2 ST)	01:21
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:14
	01:14 [ORL 56-63]	Bass Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
Robinson Substitution replaced by Bradley	01:14
	01:14 [ORL 57-63]	Bass Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Davis Jump Shot: Missed	01:00
	00:59.9	Turkoglu Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Bradley Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:45.1
	00:45.1	Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:45.1	Team Rebound
	00:45.1	Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:43.9
Daniels Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed	00:24.9
	00:21.9	Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:01.8	Arenas Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
End of 3rd Quarter
Boston Celtics (23-5)		Orlando Magic (18-12)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	11:42
	11:42	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	11:42	Team Rebound
	11:42	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Bradley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:40
Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO)	11:21
	11:09 [ORL 59-63]	Howard Jump Bank Hook Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Daniels Jump Shot: Missed Block: Howard (3 BLK)	10:47
	10:46	Anderson Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	10:38	Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:37	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
Pierce Substitution replaced by O'Neal	10:35
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Robinson	10:35
Bradley Substitution replaced by Allen	10:35
	10:30	Arenas Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	10:29
Davis Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	10:15
	10:15	Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	10:04	Howard Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:O'Neal (1 ST)
	10:02	Arenas Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Robinson Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	10:02 [BOS 64-59]
Robinson Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	10:02 [BOS 65-59]
	09:48 [ORL 62-65]	Redick 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Richardson (2 AST)
O'Neal Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Robinson (4 AST)	09:23 [BOS 67-62]
O'Neal Foul : Personal (6 PF)	09:20
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Garnett	09:20
	09:10	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	09:10
Davis Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (14 PTS)	08:49 [BOS 69-62]
	08:32	Howard Turnover : Traveling (4 TO)
	08:32
Robinson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Arenas (1 BLK)	08:08
	08:07	Anderson Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	07:57	Anderson Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	07:56
Davis Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Allen (3 AST)	07:42 [BOS 71-62]
	07:21	Anderson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Daniels Substitution replaced by Pierce	07:21
Robinson Layup Shot: Missed	06:59
	06:58	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
	06:50 [ORL 65-71]	Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Anderson (1 AST)
Pierce Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (4 BLK)	06:24
Davis Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	06:24
Davis Layup Shot: Missed	06:23
Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	06:16
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	06:16
Team Rebound	06:16
	06:16	Anderson Substitution replaced by Bass
Davis Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	06:07
Davis Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:52
	05:52	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:52	Richardson Substitution replaced by Nelson
	05:52	Arenas Substitution replaced by Turkoglu
	05:40 [ORL 67-71]	Bass Floating Jump shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Nelson (3 AST)
Garnett Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (17 PTS)	05:19 [BOS 73-67]
	05:04	Bass Jump Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:04
Davis Jump Shot: Missed Block: Turkoglu (1 BLK)	04:48
	04:46	Redick Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:38 [ORL 69-73]	Bass Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Redick (2 AST)
Garnett Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Allen (4 AST)	04:10 [BOS 75-69]
Garnett Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:49
Davis Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:38
	03:38 [ORL 70-75]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	03:38 [ORL 71-75]	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Pierce (5 AST)	03:21 [BOS 77-71]
Davis Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	03:06
	03:06 [ORL 72-77]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	03:06	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	03:04
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed Block: Howard (5 BLK)	02:51
Team Rebound	02:51
Team Timeout : Regular	02:51
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	02:42
	02:41	Nelson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:32 [ORL 75-77]	Nelson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	02:09
Davis Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	02:08
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	02:07
	02:05	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:10)
	01:56 [ORL 77-77]	Bass Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:34
Pierce Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed	01:32
Team Rebound	01:32
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	01:32
	01:19 [ORL 80-77]	Nelson 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	01:19
	01:11	Turkoglu Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	01:04	Howard Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:04
Team Rebound	01:04
Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)	01:04 [BOS 78-80]
	00:43.3 [ORL 82-78]	Redick Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:43.3
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	00:35.9
	00:34.9	Team Rebound
Robinson Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:24.5
	00:24.5 [ORL 83-78]	Nelson Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	00:24.5 [ORL 84-78]	Nelson Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Robinson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Howard (2 ST)	00:17.9
Garnett Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:16.4
	00:16.4 [ORL 85-78]	Nelson Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	00:16.4 [ORL 86-78]	Nelson Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:11.9
	00:10.9	Redick Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
End of 4th Quarter

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