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Saturday, May 22, 2010Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G3 · Box score
Magic71
Celtics94
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +17; Q3 BOS +28; Q4 BOS +23
On this day · 2008–09May 22, 2009: 1 game. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Magic), 35 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · Magic-Celtics

Boston goes up 3–0 on Orlando

Rajon Rondo goes for 12 assists

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+15+17+28+23BOS AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1222132471
Celtics2724241994
Who led
Glen DavisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 6, 5, 5, 15, 1, 6, 8, 17BOS17 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 14, 11, 9, 21, 13, 22, 28, 15BOS15 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 21, 20, 24, 7, 22, 23, 16, 15ORL15 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 32, 18, 19, 20, 14, 16, 20, 9, 15ORL15 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Final · Magic-Celtics
Magic 71Celtics 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1222132471
Celtics2724241994
The story
Paul Pierce had 15 points as Boston beat Orlando 94-71

Vince Carter led Orlando with 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 6-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the first 27-12, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
300 +15+17+28+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Reg. season avg11.9Last 3 playoff games

11.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 5 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.2Reg. season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 17.2 a game in the regular season (54 games). Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−9.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.1Reg. season avg5.0Last 3 playoff games

5.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.1 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 4 points in 28 minutes.

Top performances

Glen Davis leads the day with 17

Glen DavisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 6, 5, 5, 15, 1, 6, 8, 17Celtics-Magic · W
8.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 14, 11, 9, 21, 13, 22, 28, 15Celtics-Magic · W
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · −2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 21, 20, 24, 7, 22, 23, 16, 15Magic-Celtics · L
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · −2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 32, 18, 19, 20, 14, 16, 20, 9, 15Magic-Celtics · L
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · −4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 22, 7, 18, 25, 8, 25, 4, 14Celtics-Magic · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · −2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Mickael PietrusPoints, last 10 games: 9, 0, 13, 8, 13, 13, 12, 4, 5, 12Magic-Celtics · L
9.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST