ORLANDO, FL - the magic redesigned are NBA new seeding-busters.
Brandon Bass scored 21 points, Hidayet Turkoglu had 15 magic finished winning Orlando streak of Boston Celtics in 14 games with victory 86-78 Saturday for successive victories against the best in the NBA.
A Magic team dropped eight of the nine games and orchestrated by two blockbuster trade suddenly seems very afraid in the Eastern Conference after a few victories in Boston and San Antonio.
"See you what opportunities," said Magic coach Stan Van Gundy. "See you that you have a chance to be a very good team." Not money, but you'll have a chance to be a very good team. And I think that the faith and confidence that if we continue with the desire, we can be very good.
"It's a great thing for our team to this belief that, Yes, this can work." We can do. »
Jameer Nelson (12 points) and j.j. Redick (10 points) each fact a sweater in the last minute to help Orlando rally 12 low points in the second half to come to another big cap. End magic streak also winner of San Antonio in 10 games Thursday evening.
Kevin Garnett had 22 points and Paul Pierce added 18, but finally taken with the Celtics injuries against the team to beat the season last in the East finals. Boston had not lost since 21 November in Toronto.
"I thought that we have gone far in execute offensively and we just don't get all stops on the segment," said Pierce.
The Celtics had Magic Star Center Dwight Howard in the problems of error for the first three quarters. It has not yet his first field goal scoring up to a minute in the fourth quarter, hook on Glen Davis cultures of Boston fire can lead to four.
A few plays later, Howard was struggling with Shaquille o ' Neal position when he fired a sixth error on o ' Neal by easily fall on the ground. And o ' Neal, charged by Van Gundy for buffets in a two-year game fed feed between the two, was not satisfied with the flute.
"I wonder why I have never this call in 20 years" said o ' Neal. "Unavailable if you go to call." ... This is what happens when you control freaks.
Howard disagree.
"I do step flop,", he said. "I only stumbled."
Related magic 77 on short jumping Bass with remaining 1: 56. Nelson followed with a 3-pointer, leaving his hand in the air and bumping the teammate Jason Richardson chest in a hectic holiday close to the shore. And after that Garnett, one of two free made pleas, individuals travelling on a jumper to approximately 20 metres to convert Orlando before 82-78.
Ray Allen and Nate Robinson had each airballs in the final seconds, and Nelson made four throws to seal an another great victory for a Magic team has collapsed a few days before. Two transactions were up to this fact the difference.
The Magic Gilbert Arenas Washington and Richardson, Turkoglu and Earl Clark of Phoenix. It gives Rashard Lewis, Vince Carter, Mickael pietrus, Marcin Gortat, as well as a 2011 first round draft pick and cash in the agreements.
Boston point guard Rajon Rondo was once more with a sprained ankle and seven of the 14 WINS had missed in the band. Backup Delonte West missed the last 13. O'Neal is four, Jermaine O'Neal has played for the first time in 14 matches against Orlando and Kendrick Perkins - began last season Center - even has not played this season.
Not Orlando was not less enjoying the victory.
"I had never played at Christmas," said Arenas. "I am beautiful Christmas present today."
Comments: the game was in fact a home for different Celtics game. Shaquille o ' Neal and coach Doc Rivers have lived in the area of Orlando years and Marquis Daniels are Orlando. ... Tiger Woods was seated beside. ... The Celtics and Magic again on January 17 in Boston.
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