The (2) Orlando Magic defeated the (4) Boston Celtics 96-92 in overtime tonight in the TD Garden in Boston in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Celtics lead the series 3-1. Dwight Howard had 32 points and 16 rebounds for the Magic while Jameer Nelson added 23 points and 9 assists. J.J. Redick chipped in 12 off the bench including three 3 pointers. Paul Pierce had 32 points and 11 rebounds for the Celtics while Ray Allen added 22 points on five 3 pointers.
Looks like I, along with most other people, had this one wrong. I said last night that I thought Howard looked defeated, but he had a very strong game and apparently even had an inspirational speech to his teammates before the game. Redick seemed to always hit a three when the Celtics were making a run to stop their momentum. You can't underestimate how big those 3 pointers were for the psyche of the Magic. Nelson had a couple of big threes in overtime, including one that he banked in. Both of those shots were big in helping the Magic in seizing control of overtime. Now the Magic go home for Game 5 on Wednesday. Tip-off is at 6:30 p.m. MT on ESPN and espn3.com. The Magic have a chance to make things really interesting with a home win.
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