Celtics vs. Magic Game 5 Thread

[Jacko]

Didn't see one posted so figured I'd get it started.

BOS should win this easy. Their confidence will be sky high after Game 4.

[Spur-Addict]

18-8 run at the end of the 1st quarter by Orlando. Orlando missed quite a few open threes as well. They could easily be up ten points right now.

[icem]

celtics missed tons of easy shots as well....

[Spur-Addict]

Ten rebounds for Howard already and there's nine minutes left in the second quarter.

[TampaDude]

Announcer reverse jinx on Ray Allen...right after they put up the stat that Allen had missed 11 3-pointers in a row (longest playoff drought), he nails a huge 3. :lol

[Jacko]

If the Magic play like THIS they won't lose another game to BOS.

Stop shooting dumbass 3's. Attack, attack, attack. BOS has absolutely NO shot blocking presence outside of Perkins who is clearly playing hurt.

[TampaDude]

While the Celtics have good depth, it's clear that they really miss KG.

[LnGrrrR]

So I've been in night class and missed the first half. Why's Boston losing? What's been the flow of the game so far?

[LnGrrrR]

Yikes...35% shooting sure as hell doesn't help. Good Orl defense, or shitty Bos shooting?

[Jacko]

Looks like ORL finally got a clue and stopped chucking 3's and starting attacking the paint.

We'll see what adjustments BOS makes coming out of the half. I don't expect the Magic to be able to waltz into the lane as easily as they did in the 1st half.

[LnGrrrR]

Looks like ORL finally got a clue and stopped chucking 3's and starting attacking the paint.

We'll see what adjustments BOS makes coming out of the half. I don't expect the Magic to be able to waltz into the lane as easily as they did in the 1st half.

That's how they killed Bos in Game 3. I'm surprised they haven't done it more. Celtics get on a rally when they force Orlando to the outside to jack up 3's; this also causes the rebounds to be a bit farther out so Howard can't just get putbacks under the rim and dunk.

Honestly, if Orlando attacks, there's not a heck of a lot Boston can do. Maybe Boston can just sign some free agent for the extra fouls? lol

[Brazil]

Celtics are shooting 37% and Orlando has "only" 9 points ahead... hummm

[timtonymanu]

damn Magic are so annoying with their obsession with the 3. Reddick can get a better shot on a fastbreak. Instead he jacks up a 3.

[timtonymanu]

dumbass Howard

[pauls931]

damn, turk is sucking ass these last few games.

[LnGrrrR]

4th foul on Dwight Howard already? Damn.

[Armando]

The Magic should be ahead by more. The Celts shooting less then 40 percent and they are still in the game. I wonder if Orlando will even win this series. They had a chance to go up 3-1 in Game 4 and blew it. You can only give Boston so many chances before they beat you.

[td4mvp21]

Why the league focuses on fucking petty things like toes on the three point line or traveling instead of its shitty inconsistent officiating is beyond me.

[LnGrrrR]

I have five dollars, and I would like to buy a bucket for the Celtics. Any takers? Anyone?

[Jacko]

ORL's defense has been stellar. That's what is winning them this game.

People please watch the game before you comment.

[pauls931]

damn, marbury is sucking almost as much as turk right now.

[pauls931]

god, I'm getting eye cancer watching this!

[Jacko]

Then don't watch.

[Def Rowe]

At this point of the game it's getting ugly. Both sides turning it over and missing layups.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

wow, the celtics won't even break 60 points heading into the 4th on their own home floor

[LnGrrrR]

Did we go through a timewarp and land in the 90's? The score with 3:15 is 57-48... lol

[LnGrrrR]

Celtics are now shooting 33%! And they're only down by 9...

[Ghazi]

some people started proclaiming paul pierce a top 3-5 player last year. SOME people.

kinda dum now imo

[LnGrrrR]

some people started proclaiming paul pierce a top 3-5 player last year. SOME people.

kinda dum now imo

I'd put him top 10... last year. You can tell this year he doesn't have the legs. He needs to rest up in the offseason. The last 20 games or so without KG he played all out, expecting KG to be there during the playoffs to help lighten the load.

You could really tell it in the Chicago series, where he was getting blocked by guys that had no right blocking him. He just couldn't get the separation off the dribble for shots, and his elevation was lacking.

These playoffs he's been playing at about 60% his normal self, and he turns it up to 80% when they really need him. I don't think he can go higher than 80% right now...

[Brazil]

Pietrus is becoming a liability on O in this serie

[rayray2k8]

Nobody gives a shit about this game? lol

[LnGrrrR]

Ray's got a big goose egg on personal fouls. I expect him to slash a few times towards the basket in the 4th.

[rayray2k8]

I care, but I'm saying that it's not drawing as much attention as the nugs/mavs or L.A/hou

[pauls931]

I care, it's half the answer to a non LA/Boston finals.

[LnGrrrR]

Still anyone's game, but Celtics have to keep pounding the paint. If you look at the ESPN Gamecast, you can see that the Celtics have been scoring more in the paint since the start, and the Magic less. That's the only hope the men in green have.

[rayray2k8]

Not a good shooting night for either 2 teams.

[rayray2k8]

Marbury sighting. lol

[LnGrrrR]

Not a good shooting night for either 2 teams.

Actually, Orlando is shooting a decent 47%, and a less-respectable 33% on 3's.

Boston is shooting an abysmal 37% and a horrific 25% on 3's.

Edit: Make that 23.1% on 3s'.

[Def Rowe]

Let's see what Dwight Howard does here.

[LnGrrrR]

<--- punching wall

[rayray2k8]

Magic just need to go to the rack against this "baby" celtics line-up.

[Def Rowe]

What's Boston played like 200 games in the last year and a half? That's gotta take it's toll on the big players.

[Jacko]

The Magic are an interesting team.

In the 1st round they played like idiots for the 1st couple of games and then figured out what they needed to do and eventually won handily in the closeout game.

It's looking like they have finally realized the Celtics have ZERO shotblocking inside. Just P&R to death, get their bigs to have to move their feet, and the gaps will start to appear.

If Stan Van Gundy moves onto the ECF I think people will have to start giving the man his credit.

[rayray2k8]

Boston really needed that basket.
Does Rondo have 5 fouls??

[LnGrrrR]

Cmon home team crowd. If ever a team needed HCA, it's this team.

[Def Rowe]

Big Baby keeping the Celts in the game. Impressive.

[rayray2k8]

Davis killing with that jump hook.
Wow, finally a few shots are starting to fall for the celts.

[Jacko]

I shouldn't be complimenting the Celtics but Doc Rivers has found a way to get ultra scrubs like Eddie House and BBD to really produce and be effective.

[rayray2k8]

Um, I think it's time to bring Rondo back in..

[pauls931]

you are not elite lewis...

[rayray2k8]

Boston got another run in them?

[Def Rowe]

Ray Allen is being guarded pretty well.

[LnGrrrR]

Cmon Celts... you gotta suck it up and leave it on the floor. Win this game.

[rayray2k8]

Any early predictions for the Rockets and Lakers game coming up next?
Got the Lakers winning. Curious to see how much Odom is hurting.

[rayray2k8]

interesting move by doc with the 1-2 combo of Marbury and Rondo in the backcourt.

[pauls931]

wow, who hit the self destruct button?

[rayray2k8]

wonder who's shaking more, the magic or SVG. :lmao

[gaKNOW!blee]

give the fucking ball to Howard

[Def Rowe]

Haha, turned into a nice game.

[Jacko]

Epic choke job by the Magic.

Good Lord this is not a game they should lose. They need a closer in the worst way, nobody on that team knows what to do in the clutch.

[Cry Havoc]

Magic showing how young they are. What they wouldn't give for Jameer Nelson right now.

[JamStone]

Shaq is so right about Ron Jeremy.

[iggypop123]

magic cant get a call, so then just give it howard and he can jump over perkins

[rayray2k8]

What the fuck is the point of taking a time out now? Orlando should have took it when they were up by 4.

[Jacko]

I guess this is why they miss Jameer. He wouldn't have folded like Hedo, Rafer, and Lewis have thus far.

WTF kind of offense are they running? Are these really the best shots they can get up? Playoff N-E-R-V-E-S......Van Gundy will be fired if they lose this game. Book it.

[pauls931]

my guess, a forced 3 by hedo

[Armando]

Wow the Mavs I mean the Magic are about to pull of an epic choke job

[LnGrrrR]

I am PUMPED.

[timtonymanu]

WOOHOOO Go Boston!

Orlando doesnt deserve to win the series.

[rayray2k8]

Magic left the building early... unreal

[iggypop123]

kg needs to be raped

[Jacko]

:lmao at KG talking shit to skip to my Lou.

[iggypop123]

that looked like all net

[Spur-Addict]

Do you feel the panic?

[pauls931]

WOOHOOO Go Boston!

Orlando doesnt deserve to win the series.

I'll have to agree, this choke job is amazing. Yup, the ball hit the rim...

[gaKNOW!blee]

how the fuck can you change that call?

[Jacko]

Looks like it was an airball. Magic get screwed. NBA officials again screw up a close call in the last minute that could have potentially swung the game.

[iggypop123]

this is where home court comes in handy. for calls like that. hey mavs you have company

[LnGrrrR]

Gift by the refs? Eh, it was too close to call for me, either way. I wouldn't have been mad if it was ruled the other way.

[Jacko]

The NBA seriously has the worst officiating of any major sport.

David Stern should be tarred and feathered for allowing this shit to happen. GO TO THE FUCKING VIDEO REPLAY if it's under 1 minute. Who cares if you delay the game, just get the fucking call right.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

normally I'd feel bad for the Magic, but f*ck them, they are the softest team in the NBA.

Pathetic to choke this bad

[braeden0613]

horrible call...didnt hit the rim...looks like we'll see another apology from the NBA tomorrow

[JamStone]

Late game officiating is just plain silly these days.

[Armando]

WOOHOOO Go Boston!

Orlando doesnt deserve to win the series.



Yeah for real if you are losing to Davis buzzer beaters you don't deserve to win

[Basketballgirl25]

fuck the refs. I don't complain that ball didn't hit the rim

[LnGrrrR]

Even if Orlando got it back, we'd just be forced to watch them dribble for 20 secs then jack up a 3 :D

[pauls931]

wow, I just saw the replay. I can't tell if it hit or not. I guess this isnt the nfl where irefutable evidence is needed to change a call.

[lurker]

That didn't hit the rim. Such bullshit.

[Jacko]

The way the Magic just folded they don't even deserve to win this game.

I'm telling you right now. If they lose this game Stan Van Gundy will be fired.

[redzero]

lol refs

[Jacko]

This is why you don't hire streetballers to be your starting PG.

No discipline. Idiotic play by Reefer throwing the ball up in the air hoping Howard would get to it.

[rayray2k8]

So it's the refs fault for the Magic's monumental collapse???

[Def Rowe]

LOL. What a game.

[lefty]

Choooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooke Artists

[iggypop123]

cant wait for van gundy post game. they got screwed

[rayray2k8]

So I'm guessing it's the refs fault for the magic not being able to secure the rebound too, huh? get real.

[tp2021]

House should miss the 2nd free throw so his team can get the ball back.

[Jacko]

If Nelson wasn't injured the Magic probably win this series in 5.

People underestimate how badly you NEED a closer in the playoffs.

[coldsweat]

that didn't look like it hit the rim.

[lefty]

The Magic wish the Celtics had Antoine Wright on their team

[Capt Bringdown]

Rarely do you see such a team as Orlando. Way to enter playoff infamy.
No balls, no balls at all. LOSERS!

[rayray2k8]

Quick 2 and then foul or make the 3 now?

[Jacko]

The Magic deserve all the shit they have coming to them.

I mean 2 games in a row where they choked the lead away.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Dwight Howard is on the same level as Rasho Nesterovic

[lurker]

Not saying Magic aren't chokers, but that was still a bad call.

[rayray2k8]

I'm gonna laugh if the biggest choker of the magic makes a 3..
meaning hedo

[LnGrrrR]

If Nelson wasn't injured the Magic probably win this series in 5.

People underestimate how badly you NEED a closer in the playoffs.

And if KG wasn't injured, Celtics would've closed this out in 5. Injuries happen.

If you can't beat the Celtics with SCALABRINE playing 18 minutes, you don't deserve to win :lol

[pauls931]

Just hand the ball over orlando save the embarrasment.

[iggypop123]

well looks like we get the cop out ending

[lefty]

Fuck

The Magic wish the Celtics had Antoine Wright on their team

[rayray2k8]

Wasn't expecting the celtics to foul.
Stupid.

[manu]

pietrus killed it

[Jacko]

Looks like the Cavs might sweep their way to the Finals.

[iggypop123]

please dont foul. i want to see some excitement in the playoffs. its been boring lately

[iggypop123]

anyone remember that 3 pointer they didn't review that was clearly a 2? i cant wait until van gundy brings it up.

[Jacko]

Actually you can't pin the meltdown on any one player.

I saw Rafer, Hedo, and Lewis all fuck up consecutive possessions.

[Crookshanks]

The Magic really don't deserve to win this game - they pissed away a 14-point lead and just thought the Celtics would lay down and give them the win.

[lefty]

Magic :lmao

[gaKNOW!blee]

ROFL The Magic are choking so bad

[rayray2k8]

Time to earn your check Howard.

[manu]

why IN THE WORLD would U EVEN THINK TO PASS IT TO Dwight Howard for free throws???

[lefty]

please dont foul. i want to see some excitement in the playoffs. its been boring lately

Don't worry

Antoine Wright is not a Celtic

[pauls931]

wow, van gundy may be looking for a new job. They did exactly what boston wanted them to do.

[iggypop123]

it doesnt matter. they will continue to foul. nothing will happen

[01Snake]

I'd love to have seen that guy screaming courtside get punched in the face just then.

[iggypop123]

wow thats a jumpball

[JamStone]

Ron Jeremy: He knows you suck and he'll make sure you choke

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t198/charlesvegas/Ron_Jeremy.jpg

[Stump]

Hm, maybe Shaq was right about SVG

[rayray2k8]

Game

[Capt Bringdown]

Unbelieveable. Why when you need a 3 pointer, do you keep Howard in the game?

[lefty]

Rofl

[Jacko]

It's still only 3-2 guys.

The Magic will win Game 6. This series is going to 7 games.

In Game 7 the Magic could get incredibly hot and come back to win this. This ain't over yet.

[balli]

I don't care if Orlando collapsed and/or deserved to lose... Fuck Boston. Fuck em. Each and every one of those bitches on their roster. Rondo, House, Davis, Perkins, Starbury, Pierce, etc, etc, etc... Fuck em.

Assuming Orlando doesn't win out (they won't) I really, really, really didn't want to watch another round of these bitch ass Celtics. The only consolation is that they'll be the final team to get embarrassed in the probable fo, fo fo.

Fuck Boston.

[iggypop123]

yes magic were screwed in every way and shape and form (refs, no review of 3, bs airball) but they choked it

[LnGrrrR]

Man! What a game. Sure, a late gift to the Celtics, but you can't pin the loss/ultimate fate of the game all on that call like the earlier Mavs/Nuggets game.

[manu]

Celtics suck

[LnGrrrR]

wow thats a jumpball

Not really. Glen Davis clearly had possession.

[ManuTP9]

lol magic lol stan van gundy

[redzero]

Choke artists of the highest degree, even if the refs helped the Celtics out a little bit.

[Spur-Addict]

Marbury came up huge tonight.

[LnGrrrR]

I don't care if Orlando collapsed and/or deserved to lose... Fuck Boston. Fuck em. Each and every one of those bitches on their roster. Rondo, House, Davis, Perkins, Starbury, Pierce, etc, etc, etc... Fuck em.

Assuming Orlando doesn't win out (they won't) I really, really, really didn't want to watch another round of these bitch ass Celtics. The only consolation is that they'll be the final team to get embarrassed in the probable fo, fo fo.

Fuck Boston.


They're not fishing yet. :rollin

Oh, and if we do make it, all I want is for us to take ONE game away from the Cavs, and I'm pretty sure we could do it. Even if it will take KG limping out from the bench to play a game.

[Armando]

Fuck Boston and Fuck Orlando for choking a 14 point lead. Looks like LeBron is going to have to be the one to send these bitches home.

[Crookshanks]

:lmao at Paul Pierce saying they believe they're the best team in the playoffs. I guess we'll soon see...

[td4mvp21]

The Celtics are fucking bitches but I am not going to cheer for a team as soft as the Magic. Sorry.

[Armando]

Choke artists of the highest degree, even if the refs helped the Celtics out a little bit.

Maybe Shaq is right

[Armando]

:lmao at Paul Pierce saying they believe they're the best team in the playoffs. I guess we'll soon see...





:lol

[Capt Bringdown]

:lmao at Paul Pierce saying they believe they're the best team in the playoffs. I guess we'll soon see...

They have displayed the most grit of any team I've seen in the PO. And they're getting huge contributions from unexpected sources. Dudes are stepping up, pretty impressive.

[Armando]

The Celtics are fucking bitches but I am not going to cheer for a team as soft as the Magic. Sorry.



It boggles my mind that Howard did not touch the ball until the end when the Celtics wanted for him to get the ball. Why did SVG fail to put in him when Boston started thier run is unexcusable.

[iggypop123]

:lmao at Paul Pierce saying they believe they're the best team in the playoffs. I guess we'll soon see...

maybe the swine flu is starting to hit him

[jag]

I'm outraged at all of this! OUTRAGED!

[lefty]

They have displayed the most grit of any team I've seen in the PO. And they're getting huge contributions from unexpected sources. Dudes are stepping up, pretty impressive.

And Rondo not getting the 2 suspensions he deserved in the 1st round helped a lot too

[Spur-Addict]

Maybe Shaq is right

The masterrrr of panic.

[TampaDude]

When the Magic were up by 14 in the 4th, I told my wife "The Celtics will have the lead before the end of the game." She didn't believe me. Guess she believes me now. :lol

To be fair, I saw the following missed calls tonight, all in Boston's favor:

The 3 that should've been a 2.
The ball did not touch the rim.
The shot clock was clearly at zero before Ray Allen put up that shot near the end.
That should've been a jumpball at the end, not Celtics' ball.

That said, the Magic shot 6/23 from beyond the arc tonight...pathetic, especially for a team known for its 3-point shooting. If they had hit a few more of those, they win this game tonight.

Oh, well...Stern wants a Cavs-Celtics rematch in the ECF, and what Stern wants, Stern usually gets.

[bostonguy]

They're not fishing yet. :rollin

Oh, and if we do make it, all I want is for us to take ONE game away from the Cavs, and I'm pretty sure we could do it. Even if it will take KG limping out from the bench to play a game.

KG isnt coming back. Our stupid organization fucked up the whole situation about them holding him out when in reality he wont be a factor if he does return. I admire the heart these fucks are showing.

[LnGrrrR]

:lmao at Paul Pierce saying they believe they're the best team in the playoffs. I guess we'll soon see...

Wtf is he supposed to say?

"Well, it was a good game, and we were lucky to beat a team so much better than us. Hopefully we can get another lucky game, maybe some help from the refs again, so we will have the extreme fortune of getting blown out by double digits by the Cavs. Oh and Lebron, if you need a massage, you know my number, give me a call."

:rollin

[Brazil]

Is Orlando the only PO team w/o any fan posting on ST ??

[lefty]

:lmao at Paul Pierce saying they believe they're the best team in the playoffs. I guess we'll soon see...


" After eating Paul Pierce alive, King James is about to clean his teeth with the Truth's socks (the Truth sucks; did you see what I did? ) "

http://frillr.com/files/images/lebron%20james.jpg

[gaKNOW!blee]

When the Magic were up by 14 in the 4th, I told my wife "The Celtics will have the lead before the end of the game." She didn't believe me. Guess she believes me now. :lol

To be fair, I saw the following missed calls tonight, all in Boston's favor:

The 3 that should've been a 2.
The ball did not touch the rim.
The shot clock was clearly at zero before Ray Allen put up that shot near the end.
That should've been a jumpball at the end, not Celtics' ball.

That said, the Magic shot 6/23 from beyond the arc tonight...pathetic, especially for a team known for its 3-point shooting. If they had hit a few more of those, they win this game tonight.

Oh, well...Stern wants a Cavs-Celtics rematch in the ECF, and what Stern wants, Stern usually gets.

The first two are true, im pretty sure your right about the 3rd, and the 4th i really dont know.

[TampaDude]

The first two are true, im pretty sure your right about the 3rd, and the 4th i really dont know.

Okay...I went back and watched Ray Allen's shot again...looks like he JUST got the shot off in time...and that shot did hit the rim...you can clearly see the ball change direction.

The other shot that the refs said hit the rim DID NOT...it brushed the net well below the rim...that one was not even close...that call was laughable. It also took away Orlando's last really good chance to take the lead before the intentional fouling started.

I hate it when an otherwise good game is spoiled by stupid calls right at the end. Can't we have an exciting, close game without bad refereeing??? :bang

[Armando]

Okay...I went back and watched Ray Allen's shot again...looks like he JUST got the shot off in time...and that shot did hit the rim...you can clearly see the ball change direction.

The other shot that the refs said hit the rim DID NOT...it brushed the net well below the rim...that one was not even close...that call was laughable. It also took away Orlando's last really good chance to take the lead before the intentional fouling started.

I hate it when an otherwise good game is spoiled by stupid calls right at the end. Can't we have an exciting, close game without bad refereeing??? :bang



Still 14 point lead with less then 5 minutes to go. How can you blow that?

[tp2021]

Man! What a game. Sure, a late gift to the Celtics, but you can't pin the loss/ultimate fate of the game all on that call like the earlier Mavs/Nuggets game.

Your argument and reasoning don't cooperate. If you don't think the gifts the Celts got affected the outcome (which they obviously did), how can you say the call in the Mavs-Nugs game did? Plenty of things could have happened before that possession to change the outcome.

As soon as I saw the players complaining that the ball hit the rim, I just knew the refs would cave into pressure and make the BS call.

[TampaDude]

Still 14 point lead with less then 5 minutes to go. How can you blow that?

Young team, on the road, facing the defending champs...the Celtics started to get on a run, and the Magic just folded like a $5 lawnchair... :lol

[venitian navigator]

There has been at least three non calls (one on a rasherd Lewis shot; one other on a Howard rebound; one oter on a Turkoglu shot) on fauls made from Boston players in the last 7 minutes...the non calls help a lot the coming backs.
On the other side, at the minimum touch it was a call in Boston favor.
I Understand they were playing at home and a little advantage in comprehensible...but that was too much.
Van Gundy and Magic players were clearly frustrated by the referees behavior.
So, I think, the neutral public (like I am...better like I was before this game...)