Celtics Fizzle Magic!

Leading from the starting gun, the Boston Celtics took a 3-0 lead in their best of seven series against the Orlando Magic with a 94-71 win. Rajon Rondo again led the Celts with 11 pts. and 12 assts and chipped in 4 stls. The kid looked focused all night as he made play after play that enabled the Celtics to take the lead and never look back including one brilliant steal from Orlando Jason Williams that led to a beautiful converted bucket. 

Glen "Big-Baby" Davis came off the bench and added 17 pts. & 6 rbs. in 23 minutes and Paul Pierce, playing a very motivated game, added 15 pts. and 9 rbs.. Ray Allen added 14 pts., 6 rbs. & 6 assts. and Kevin Garnett finished with 10 pts. 6 rbs. & 3 stls. Rondo added in the post game interview 

"We believe in the system. We have so many weapons and we are still hungry".

The Magic body language began to mimmic the same as the Cleveland Cavs when they had been broken down by the Celtic defense late in their series.

 Dwight Howard played a less than inspired game with 7 pts. 7 rbs. and 3 blks. on a night when he shot a tawdry 3-10 from the field. Vince Carter led the Magic scoring with 15 pts. & 5 rbs. as they shot 36.9 from the field and only 8-30 from 3 point range. Jameer Nelson, seen covering his face with his hands on the bench after the Celtics removed their starters at the 4 minute mark also added 15 pts. but never caught a good rhythm in the game. The Magic committed 17 turnovers and only achieved 10 assts from the field for the entire game.

Attempting to win their 18th League Championship Boston has posted 6 straight wins now against the two best records in the League. No team has ever come back from a 0-3 deficit to win a conference championship series and that is what the Magic are faced with at this point.

Game #3 is set for  Monday night @ 8:30 on ESPN.