orlando magic

It's become very clear that the Celtics simply don't have enough left to win a championship (although I will still find some way to explain how they could if they win game 7).  They are too hurt… too run down… too reliant on guys who should be getting 15-20 minutes per game, rather than 35-40.  [...]

SevenSecondsOrMess does a great job breaking down video.  Today, it's Dwight Howard and his offensive game under the microscope.  Once again, TV analysts seem to accept some misconceptions about Dwight Howard being a dominant player.  Even last night, in a monster game, he didn't score very often on an offensive move.  He dominated the boards.  [...]

Getty Images So that's how Orlando felt after Game 5. The Celtics scored a whopping 29 second half points.  Their last points of the game were scored by Rajon Rondo at the 3:46 mark.  Orlando erased a 10 point Celtics lead halfway through the 3rd quarter to force a game 7 Sunday night.  Box Score [...]

3 @ 2 Thursday, May 14, 2009 7:00 pm ET Amway Arena (Orlando, FL) The fourth quarter of Game 5 was gut-check time, and the Celtics answered the call. Trailing by as many as 14 points in the final frame, Boston rallied behind a hot streak from Stephon Marbury and pulled out a monster four-point [...]

Getty Images Dwight Howard kissed and made up with SVG yesterday… and then came out with a guarantee "We can't give up hope," Howard said Wednesday. "We're in this series to win it. We are going to win this series." I get why athletes say these things.  And Orlando winning twice wouldn't be the most [...]

This blog isn’t writing itself, so I’m just going to start typing. Three hours of interrupted sleep will do that to a man. Watching your son get circumcised doesn’t help much either. I’ll just empty my head. The left side of my brain: Nothing comes easy for this Celtics team and I don’t expect that [...]

We can now close the door on the Big Baby "shove" controversy.  Faced with an avalanche of criticism over his reaction, Ernest Provetti has apologized to Glen Davis in an email to PTI "What I said about Glen 'Big Baby' Davis is inexcusable, is disgusting, and I feel horrible about it. I am truly sorry. [...]

  I've said from the beginning of this season… check that… since the beginning of LAST season that the Magic are not built for the playoffs.  I think the world is starting to see why I say that.  Horrible shot selection when it matters most.  Lack of heart.  Suspect coaching moves. And it's that last [...]

I touched on this yesterday, but only because I knew I wanted to do more on it today.  Stephon Marbury saved the Celtics last night with an amazing 12 point burst in 6 minutes in the 4th.  The first basket was scored at 11:04.  The last point came on a free throw at 5:54, after [...]

2 @ 2 Tuesday, May 12, 2009 8:00 pm ET TD BankNorth Garden (Boston, MA) Quick game note:  Kendrick Perkins says he's fine. Kendrick Perkins, who suffered a strained left shoulder in the fourth quarter of Game 4 on Sunday, participated in the Celtics' shootaround this morning and will start tonight in Game 5. "It's [...]