Mattie T’s 2nd Round Playoff Recap:#2 Boston Celtics vs. #3 Orlando Magic
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on May 19, 2009
Game 1:
95
90
Star Player of the Game: Magic center Dwight Howard, who scored 16 points, grabbed 22 rebounds & blocked 4 shots in 43 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Boston shot just 38.5% for the game & lost despite outscoring Orlando 28-17 during the 4th quarter. (Magic led 78-62 after 3 quarters)
Game 2:
112
94
Star Player of the Game: Celtics guard Rajon Rondo, who scored 15 points, dished out 18 assists & grabbed 11 rebounds in 39 minutes of play.
Key Stat: Boston’s Eddie House outscored Orlando’s entire bench 31-29.
Game 3:
117
96
Star Player of the Game: Magic center Dwight Howard, who scored 17 points, grabbed 14 rebounds & blocked 5 shots in 27 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Orlando shot 59.1% for the game & won despite committing more turnovers (17) than assists (16).
Game 4:
95
94
Star Player of the Game: Celtics guard Rajon Rondo, who scored 21 points & grabbed 14 rebounds in 41 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Orlando lost despite outscoring Boston’s bench 31-2.
Game 5:
92
88
Star Player of the Game: Celtics forward Paul Pierce, who scored 19 points, grabbed 9 rebounds & dished out 8 assists in 40 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Orlando connected on just 6-of-24 (25.0%) of their three-point attempts.
Game 6:
83
75
Star Player of the Game: Magic center Dwight Howard, who scored 23 points & grabbed 22 rebounds in 45 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Orlando won despite shooting 36.6% from the field & connected on just 17-of-31 (54.8%) from the free-throw line.
Game 7:
101
82
Star Player of the Game: Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu, who scored 25 points, dished out 12 assists & grabbed 5 rebounds in 36 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Boston shot just 39.2% for the game & was outscored 35-21 during the 4th quarter. (Magic led 66-61 after 3 quarters)
Congratulations to Stan Van Gundy’s Orlando Magic, who will now head to their first Conference Finals appearence since 1996.
As for Doc Rivers’ Boston Celtics, this will be their first Conference Semifinals loss since 2003.
Orlando will now move on to face Cleveland in the Eastern Conference Finals.
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