The Celtics game was overshadowed yesterday by the Patriots Sunday night game. Still, the C's had an exciting game that want down to the final possession. Paul Pierce had a chance to win it but his desperation three-pointer rimmed out as the Magic (9-2) beat the Celtics (8-1), 104-102 in Orlando.In all honesty, Boston had no business winning this game. They were down 58-41 at the half and 20 points early in the third quarter. Amazingly, they kept chipping away at the Magic lead and eventually took a one-point lead on James Posey's three with six minutes left. The Celtics couldn't hold on though as Kevin Garnett fouled out and Orlando kept making plays. Pierce finished with a game-high 28 points, six assists and five rebounds. Ray Allen struggled shooting (7-for-19) but still finished with 19 points (including a three which cut it to one with seven seconds left). Rajon Rondo continued to impress as he had 18 points and five rebounds. Garnett had 14 points and 11 rebounds. The Celts stayed in the game by outrebounding the Magic 41-28. Dwight Howard led the Magic with 24 points, six rebounds and three blocks. Rashard Lewis scored 22 and Jameer Nelson had 18 points and six assists. Finally, Hedo Turkoglu added 16 points and six rebounds for the Magic.
It's clear that the win-streak and extra attention was starting to wear on the C's as they had the bulls-eye on their back. Now they can go back to focusing on one game at a time rather than worrying about setting any record starts. They'll host the Warriors on Wednesday night at the Garden. Should be a high-scoring game, I'm psyched to be attending it.
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