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Wednesday, May 26, 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 · G5 · Box score
Celtics92
Magic113
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +21
On this day · 2008–09May 26, 2009: 1 game. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Magic), 44 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · Celtics-Magic

Orlando stays alive against Boston

Dwight Howard goes for 21 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+8+9+21ORL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2722261792
Magic31262729113
Who led
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 20, 14, 16, 20, 9, 15, 23, 24ORL24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 6, 21, 29, 21, 13, 13, 30, 7, 32, 21ORL21 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 2, 3, 0, 13, 13, 6, 10, 4, 21BOS21 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 29, 16, 21, 8, 25, 11, 9, 19BOS19 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Final · Celtics-Magic
Celtics 92Magic 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2722261792
Magic31262729113
The story
Rashard Lewis had 14 points as Orlando beat Boston 113-92

Rajon Rondo led Boston with 19 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 14 PTS, 7 REB · 6-11 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the fourth 29-17, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +4+8+9+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.6Reg. season avg20.7Last 3 playoff games

20.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.6 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 24 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Reg. season avg14.2Last 3 playoff games

14.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 5 points in 18 minutes.

Cooling off
−7.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.6Reg. season avg8.7Last 3 playoff games

8.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.6 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 8 points in 26 minutes.

Top performances

Jameer Nelson leads the day with 24

Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 20, 14, 16, 20, 9, 15, 23, 24Magic-Celtics · W
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 6, 21, 29, 21, 13, 13, 30, 7, 32, 21Magic-Celtics · W
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 2, 3, 0, 13, 13, 6, 10, 4, 21Celtics-Magic · L
6.9 PPG playoffs to date · +15.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 29, 16, 21, 8, 25, 11, 9, 19Celtics-Magic · L
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 9, 21, 13, 22, 28, 15, 32, 18Celtics-Magic · L
18.4 PPG playoffs to date · −0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 20, 22, 17, 6, 5, 4, 13, 14Magic-Celtics · W
13.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Magic9