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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 7, 2007 19:06:20 GMT -5
Celtics inbound on the side. Wally, West, Al, Green, and Tony on the floor. Wally misses in the lane and Green flies in and slams back the miss. Cousy wants to give Green 2 Tommy points for that one. He said he took off his cape and swooped in for the slam. Green called for a foul. Hill hits both FTs. Nelson on West as he brings it up court. Al has it stolen as he backs into the paint. Battie hits a jumper. Wally misses a 3. Magic rebound. Tony steals it and misses a layup. Magic come away with the rebound. Turkoglu hits a 3. Wally drives to the basket and hits a short jumper and draws the foul on Nelson. Wally completes the 3 point play. Lead is back to 10. West called for a foul and Hill goes to the line. Hill hits both FTs. Scal drives into the paint and then hands off to Wally who is fouled on the shot. he hits both FTs. Nelson misses a jumper. Tony rebounds and then is called for a carry. Time out with Orlando up 47-37 and 2:59 left in the half
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 7, 2007 19:16:55 GMT -5
Magic inbound and bring it up. Turkoglu misses a 3 and West called for a foul on the rebound. He hits both FTs. Magic pressing in the back court. Wally has it knocked away and dives to the floor for it and is tied up by Turkoglu. Magic win the tip. Turkoglu misses arunner and Tony rebounds. Al misses a layup and is called for a foul on the rebound. Perk is back in for Al. Battie is at the line. He misses the first. Telfair in along with West. He hits the second. Tony has it slapped away on the drive. Magic has the ball and Ariza misses a layup but is fouled on the rebound. He hits both FTs. Celtics miss a jumper and Magic rebound. Ariza misses and Orlando rebounds. They miss again and get the rebound. Battie slams it on the third attempt. Telfair is fouled. Green in for West. Telfair misses the first. hits the second FT. Nelson misses a jumper in the paint. Tony with the rebound. Ball goes out of bounds off Turkoglu. Celtics inbound under the basket with 34 sec left in the half. Perk goes acoss the lane but his hook shot won't go. Magic rebound. Rondo is in with Telfair. Turkoglu travels with 2 on the SC and 3.4 left in the half. Telfair misses a runner at the buzzer. Score at the half is Orlando 54 and Celtics 38.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 7, 2007 19:19:42 GMT -5
Celtics are shooting just 32%. The Magic are only shooting 37% but are out rebounding us 31-16. The Celtics had 13 turnovers in the half as well. Our shots are not falling. We are settling for quick shots instead of passing the ball. We are letting them dictate the tempo of the game and we are not crashing the boards. Not a good half for us at all.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 7, 2007 19:35:47 GMT -5
Magic inbound to start the third period. Starters are on the floor for the Celtics with the exception of Perk in for Gomes. Magic miss their first shot and Al rebounds. Tony with a nice feed under the basket to Al who lays it in and draws the foul. Gomes is battling a stomach flu and isn't feeling well and so Perk starting the quarter for him. Al misses the FT. Magic with the rebound and miss. Perk rebounds. Celtics miss and Magic rebounds. Tony is hit in the face and goes down but no call. Magic with a 24 second violation. Time out with10:18 left in the 3rd and Orlando up 54-40
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 7, 2007 19:39:58 GMT -5
Celtics inbound on the side. Al is surrounded by white jerseys in the lane but still able to hit the shot. West called for his 3rd foul. Magic inbound. Block by Perk but he is called for a foul on it as Howard takes it strong to the hoop. He misses the first and hits the second. Perk on a cut to the basket is hit by Howard as he goes up for the shot but no call. Rebound out of bounds off Jefferson. Battie misses and Allen with the rebound. Al hits a hook shot on the baseline. Battie misses and Al rebounds. West hits a baseline jumper. Time out with 8:18 left in the 3rd and Magic up 55-46
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 7, 2007 19:52:06 GMT -5
Orlando inbounds and Nelson brings the ball up. Howard hits a hook shot off the glass. Defensive 3 second violation on Battie. West hits the T. Celtics inbound with 14 on the SC. Perk's hook shot on the baseline is short and Orlando gets the rebound. He seems to be rushing his shot. Magic miss Allen gets the rebound. Brings it up court and misses as he stops and pops at the FT line. Magic miss and Celtics rebound. Tony hits a 3. Howard goes across the lane and Perk is called for his 4th foul. Magic inbound. Turkoglu misses a jumper and Al rebounds. West finds Wally open in the corner and he misses the 3. Magic rebound. Al with a block on Battie. Wally takes it to the hoop and Hill with a block. 3 second defensive violation on West. Hill hits the T. Howard spins and hits a hook shot on the block. Perk passes inside to Al and the pass is picked off. He misses a hook shot as Perk gets a piece of it. Al rebounds. Wally misses a layup but draws the foul. He hits both FTs. Travel on Howard. Good defense by the team and Perk especially forcing the travel. Turkoglu tips a pass out of bounds. Celtics inbound with 8 on the SC and West hits a 3 on the inbounds pass. Nelson misses a 3. Tony rebounds. Al goes baseline and has it blocked. Perk rebounds but misses the layup. Magic come away with it. A foul is called and time out called with 2:28 left in the 3rd. Magic up 60-55
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 7, 2007 20:01:01 GMT -5
Green, Perk, Al, Wally, and Tony in for Boston. Howard at the lline The first barely hits the front of the rim. He hits the second. Tony is fouled by Turkoglu. 4th team foul so Celtics inbound with 14 on he SC. Tony drives and lays it down for Al who can't finish. Howard with the rebound. Milicic hits a 3. Green's 3 goes in and out and magic rebound. Turkoglu hits a 3. West is fouled as he drives basline to the hoop. Scal comes in for Perk. West hits the first and misses the 2nd. Magic rebound. Arroyo called for an offensive foul. Scal misses a jumper. rebound goes out of bounds to the Magic. Nelson misses a half court shot at the buzzer. Celtics had cut it to 5 at one point and are down 10 at the end of the 3rd. Orlando 66 Boston 56.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 7, 2007 20:10:45 GMT -5
Celtics inbound to start the 4th. Scal, Telfair, Green, Kandi and Tony on the floor. Green misses a baseline jumper. Howard with a weak side rebound. Tony with a steal and he takes it all alone for a 2 handed slam. Kandi called for a foul. Ariza misses both FTs. Celtics rebound. Telfair misses with the SC winding down. He gets his own long rebound. Tony misses a 3 and rebound goes out of bounds off Howard. Scal drives baseline and draws a foul off Milicic. Scal hits both FTs to cut the lead to 6. Tony tips a ball away and tries to run it down but can't get to it. Tony steals the inbounds pass. Scal across the land and has it blocked. Telfair gives a foul to prevent the layup. Orlando inbounds. Telfair called for a foul and Arroyo goes to the line. the first rims in and out. He hits the second. Scal misses from the FT line. Kandi tips it in but is called for a foul over the back. Kandi called for his 3rd foul and time out is called with Magic up 67-60 and 8:55 left in the 4th
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 7, 2007 20:17:31 GMT -5
Howard at the line. he misses the FT but Ariza tips in the miss. A confrontation between Arroyo and Telfair as Telfair shoves Arroyo. Telfair called for a technical. Arroyo hits the T. West comes in for Telfair. Tony pulls up and hits a jumper from the top of the key. offensive foul called on Howard. Perk and Wally in. Wally called for a travel as he tries to spin in the lane. Arroyo hits a jumper. Wally misses a short jumper off the glass. Milicic hits a jumper. Time out with Magic up 75-62 and 6:49 left in the 4th
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Jan 7, 2007 20:19:32 GMT -5
Q down the stretch - The Celtics cannot seem to find any offense tonight. Orlando let them back in the game in the third. Perkins and Jefferson are playing together but not effectively. But props to Doc for trying.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 7, 2007 20:28:46 GMT -5
Al, Tony, Wally, West, Perk in the game. Celtics inbound. Wally hits a jumper off the catch. Al breaks up a pass and Magic inbound with 15 on the SC. Tony with a steal and is fouled at half court by Arroyo. Celtics inbound at mid court. Ariza with a steal and is fouled by West to prevent the layup. He misses the first and hits the second. West misses a 3 but is fouled by Arroyo on the shot. Arroyo called for a technical. West hits the T. He hits the first, misses the second. hits the 3rd. Nelson brings it up. West picks him up just past half court. Tony with another steal. Hill blocks Tony's shot as he goes in for a layup. Tony hits the FTs. Howard misses a layup and Perk called for a foul. Howard hits both FTs. Al misses a hook shot on the baseline . Tony with good hustle to save it. It is tipped around and goes out of bounds off Boston. Hill hits a turn around jumper. Time out with Orlando up 80-69 and 4:27 left in the 4th.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 7, 2007 20:36:21 GMT -5
Celtics inbound on the baseline. West brings it up. West front rims a jumper. Al with the rebound. West inside to Wally who can't handle the pass. Orlando comes away with it. Tony with a block on Howard. Orlando inbounds with 4 on the SC. Hill misses on the baseline. Milicic with an hard elbow on Tony who stays on the floor for a while but gets back up finally. Milicic called for a flagrant foul. Tony hits both T's. Celtics inbound Darko called for knocking down Wally in the lane. Wally's first bounces off the back of the rim. He hits the second Ft. Darko misses a jumper. Howard has the rebound but West takes it out of his hands and forces a jump ball. Howard wins the tip. Nelson hits a baseline jumper. Jefferson gives it to Tony as he goes by. Tony has it blocked. Hill finishes the fast break on the other end. Time out with Magic up 84-72 and 2:25 left in the 4th.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 7, 2007 20:44:02 GMT -5
Celtics inbound and West brings it up. West misses a 3 from the corner. Magic with the rebound. Hill is fouled by Green as he goes up for a layup. He hits both FTs. Wally hits a 3 from the corner off the catch. Turkoglu misses and tony rebounds. Telfair takes it hard to the basket and draws the foul on Nelson. Telfair hits the first. Rondo comes in for Wally. Telfair hits the second. celtics pressing in the back court. Rondo called for a foul on Hill. Hill front rims the first FT. hits the second. Celtics miss a 3 and Orlando rebounds. Wally with a steal. West misses a quick 3 and Orlando rebounds. Magic dribbling out the SC. Celtics get it back with 12 left in the game. Telfair takes it to the basket and lays it in. Orlando dribbles out the clock. Final score is Orlando 87 Celtics 79
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 7, 2007 21:18:43 GMT -5
Tony Allen was the player of the game. He shot 50% from the field and finished with 21 points, 9 rebounds, 7 steals, 3 assists, 1 block. I know I sound like a broken record, but why no Powe? When Doc has given him minutes, the kid has produced... every time. Tonight we desperately needed defense and scoring inside along with rebounds (we were out rebounded 51-31) and Powe brings all that to the game and Doc didn't play him at all. He didn't even give hm a chance. I just don't get it.
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Jan 7, 2007 22:45:54 GMT -5
My concluding thoughts: Orlando and Chicago look like the two best teams in the Eastern Conference and the ones that will give the Celtics the most trouble. Orlando played agressive defense and the Celtics did not have much luck shooting the ball. Tony Allen is obviously a keeper and I will call anybody out who says to trade him. I also like the fact Perkins and Jefferson played together even though they were not effective tonight. In a game where we shot and rebounded poorly and had trouble with our offense we ended up losing only by 7 points. There is opportunities for improvement.
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