Celtics 117-96 Magic (2 Mar, 2004) Play-by-Play

Orlando Magic

17-45, 9-24 away

	1	2	3	4	T
ORL	26	31	25	14	96
BOS	27	29	31	30	117

Boston Celtics

26-36, 13-18 home

117

Brandon Hunter missed Layup.
Paul Pierce missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mark Blount missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
Paul Pierce missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mark Blount missed 19 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Paul Pierce missed 23 ft Jumper.
Chucky Atkins missed Two Point Shot.
Jiri Welsch missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Brandon Hunter missed Layup.
Jiri Welsch made 22 ft Jumper.
Mark Blount missed Layup.
Mark Blount made Hook Shot.
Mark Blount made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Chucky Atkins missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Paul Pierce made 19 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
Jiri Welsch made 19 ft Jumper.
Brandon Hunter made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Banks.
Chris Mihm missed Layup. Blocked by Sean Rooks.
Jiri Welsch missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ricky Davis made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Banks.
Marcus Banks missed 6 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chris Mihm made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
Marcus Banks missed Layup.
Walter McCarty missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
Walter McCarty made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Paul Pierce missed 20 ft Jumper.
Mark Blount missed Layup.
Mark Blount made Layup.
Ricky Davis made Dunk. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Ricky Davis made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Ricky Davis made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Mark Blount made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Ricky Davis missed 9 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 14 ft Jumper.
Chucky Atkins made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Chucky Atkins missed 11 ft Jumper.
Mark Blount made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Chucky Atkins missed 6 ft Jumper.
Brandon Hunter missed Layup. Blocked by Steven Hunter.
Brandon Hunter made Layup.
Chucky Atkins missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Brandon Hunter missed 44 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chucky Atkins missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mark Blount missed 16 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 19 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce made Layup. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Mark Blount made Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Paul Pierce made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Hunter.
Paul Pierce made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Mark Blount missed Jumper.
Brandon Hunter missed Layup.
Mark Blount made Layup.
Mark Blount made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Paul Pierce made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Paul Pierce missed 19 ft Two Point Shot.
Chucky Atkins missed 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Mark Blount made Layup.
Chucky Atkins made Two Point Shot.
Ricky Davis made 20 ft Jumper.
Mark Blount made Layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Mark Blount made Layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Ricky Davis made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Walter McCarty missed 16 ft Jumper.
Mark Blount missed 4 ft Jumper.
Mark Blount made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
Walter McCarty missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Walter McCarty made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Ricky Davis made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Chucky Atkins made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ricky Davis missed Layup. Blocked by Steven Hunter.
Paul Pierce missed Layup.
Mark Blount missed Layup. Blocked by Steven Hunter.
Mark Blount made Layup.
Walter McCarty made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Blount.
Chucky Atkins made Two Point Shot.
Chucky Atkins made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Blount.
Ricky Davis missed 18 ft Jumper.
Jiri Welsch missed 18 ft Jumper.
Ricky Davis missed 18 ft Jumper.
Walter McCarty missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ricky Davis made 7 ft Jumper.
Ricky Davis made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
Marcus Banks made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Jumaine Jones missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ricky Davis missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michael Stewart made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Kendrick Perkins missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tracy McGrady missed Layup. Blocked by Mark Blount.
Tracy McGrady made Tip Shot.
Drew Gooden missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tracy McGrady missed 22 ft Jumper.
Keith Bogans made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Gooden.
Drew Gooden missed 5 ft Jumper.
DeShawn Stevenson missed 21 ft Jumper.
Tyronn Lue made 19 ft Jumper.
Tyronn Lue made 19 ft Jumper.
Keith Bogans missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeShawn Stevenson missed Layup.
Tyronn Lue missed 19 ft Jumper.
Drew Gooden made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tyronn Lue.
Sean Rooks missed 18 ft Jumper.
Keith Bogans made 22 ft Jumper.
DeShawn Stevenson made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tyronn Lue.
DeShawn Stevenson made Two Point Shot.
Steven Hunter made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Keith Bogans.
Sean Rooks made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tyronn Lue.
Tyronn Lue missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sean Rooks made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tyronn Lue.
DeShawn Stevenson made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sean Rooks.
Tracy McGrady missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tracy McGrady made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Desmond Penigar made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sean Rooks.
Zaza Pachulia made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
Keith Bogans made Layup. Assisted by DeShawn Stevenson.
Keith Bogans missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Steven Hunter missed Layup.
Tracy McGrady missed 18 ft Jumper.
Keith Bogans missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sean Rooks missed Jumper.
Tracy McGrady missed Layup.
Tracy McGrady made Layup.
Tyronn Lue made 20 ft Jumper.
Keith Bogans made Layup. Assisted by Tyronn Lue.
Tracy McGrady made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Rooks.
Tyronn Lue made 15 ft Jumper.
Tracy McGrady missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tracy McGrady missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tyronn Lue missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tyronn Lue missed 21 ft Jumper.
Tracy McGrady missed 4 ft Jumper.
Tracy McGrady made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tyronn Lue.
Tracy McGrady made Dunk. Assisted by Tyronn Lue.
Tyronn Lue missed 5 ft Jumper.
DeShawn Stevenson made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
Drew Gooden missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tracy McGrady missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tracy McGrady made Two Point Shot. Assisted by DeShawn Stevenson.
Tracy McGrady made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tyronn Lue.
Tracy McGrady made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tyronn Lue.
Tracy McGrady missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tyronn Lue missed Layup. Blocked by Mark Blount.
Tyronn Lue made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
Tracy McGrady made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tyronn Lue.
Steven Hunter made Layup. Assisted by Tyronn Lue.
Sean Rooks made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
Tyronn Lue missed 16 ft Jumper.
Steven Hunter missed Layup.
Tracy McGrady made Jumper. Assisted by DeShawn Stevenson.
Tracy McGrady missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeShawn Stevenson made 22 ft Jumper.
Keith Bogans missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeShawn Stevenson missed 21 ft Jumper.
Tracy McGrady missed 18 ft Jumper.
Keith Bogans missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sean Rooks missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tracy McGrady missed 16 ft Jumper. Blocked by Ricky Davis.
Tracy McGrady missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Steven Hunter missed Jumper.
Sean Rooks missed Layup.
Tracy McGrady missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Desmond Penigar missed 17 ft Jumper.
Sean Rooks missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tracy McGrady missed Layup.
Sean Rooks missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tracy McGrady missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeShawn Stevenson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Drew Gooden missed Layup. Blocked by Mark Blount.
Drew Gooden missed Layup.
DeShawn Stevenson missed 21 ft Jumper.
Keith Bogans made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Reece Gaines.
Zaza Pachulia missed Layup. Blocked by Chris Mihm.
Desmond Penigar made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Reece Gaines.
Drew Gooden missed 19 ft Jumper.
Keith Bogans made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Reece Gaines.
Keith Bogans missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Desmond Penigar made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Zaza Pachulia.
Reece Gaines made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Penigar.

MAGIC

CELTICS

TIME		ORL	BOS
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball. Steven Hunter vs. Mark Blount. Paul Pierce gains possession.	0	0
11:45	Brandon Hunter missed Layup.	0	0
11:44	Drew Gooden Defensive Rebound.	0	0
11:33	Jiri Welsch Shooting Foul	0	0
11:33	Steven Hunter missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	0
11:33	Orlando Offensive Rebound.	0	0
11:33	Steven Hunter missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	0	0
11:30	Brandon Hunter Defensive Rebound.	0	0
11:11	Paul Pierce missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
11:10	Drew Gooden Defensive Rebound.	0	0
10:59	Tracy McGrady missed Layup. Blocked by Mark Blount.	0	0
10:56	Tracy McGrady Offensive Rebound.	0	0
10:56	Tracy McGrady made Tip Shot.	2	0
10:42	Mark Blount missed 7 ft Hook Shot.	2	0
10:40	DeShawn Stevenson Defensive Rebound.	2	0
10:29	Drew Gooden missed 9 ft Jumper.	2	0
10:26	Paul Pierce Defensive Rebound.	2	0
10:22	Paul Pierce missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	0
10:19	Jiri Welsch Offensive Rebound.	2	0
10:12	Tracy McGrady Shooting Foul	2	0
10:12	Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	1
10:12	Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	2
9:59	Tracy McGrady missed 22 ft Jumper.	2	2
9:56	Mark Blount Defensive Rebound.	2	2
9:49	Mark Blount missed 19 ft Jumper.	2	2
9:48	Boston Offensive Rebound.	2	2
9:41	Tracy McGrady Shooting Foul	2	2
9:41	Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	3
9:41	Keith Bogans enters the game for Tracy McGrady.	2	3
9:41	Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	4
9:25	Keith Bogans made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Gooden.	5	4
9:10	Paul Pierce made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.	5	6
8:52	Drew Gooden missed 5 ft Jumper.	5	6
8:51	Mark Blount Defensive Rebound.	5	6
8:47	Paul Pierce missed 23 ft Jumper.	5	6
8:45	Boston Defensive Rebound.	5	6
8:33	DeShawn Stevenson missed 21 ft Jumper.	5	6
8:30	Mark Blount Defensive Rebound.	5	6
8:26	Chucky Atkins missed Two Point Shot.	5	6
8:23	Brandon Hunter Offensive Rebound.	5	6
8:22	Steven Hunter Shooting Foul	5	6
8:22	Brandon Hunter missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	6
8:22	Boston Offensive Rebound.	5	6
8:22	Brandon Hunter missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	6
8:22	Steven Hunter Defensive Rebound.	5	6
8:10	Tyronn Lue made 19 ft Jumper.	7	6
7:52	Drew Gooden Shooting Foul	7	6
7:52	Brandon Hunter made Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	7
7:52	Brandon Hunter made Free Throw 2 of 2.	7	8
7:41	Tyronn Lue made 19 ft Jumper.	9	8
7:20	Jiri Welsch missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	8
7:18	Drew Gooden Defensive Rebound.	9	8
7:13	Keith Bogans missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	8
7:11	DeShawn Stevenson Offensive Rebound.	9	8
7:09	DeShawn Stevenson missed Layup.	9	8
7:07	Mark Blount Defensive Rebound.	9	8
6:56	Brandon Hunter missed Layup.	9	8
6:54	Steven Hunter Defensive Rebound.	9	8
6:54	Steven Hunter Bad Pass	9	8
6:33	Jiri Welsch made 22 ft Jumper.	9	10
6:18	Tyronn Lue missed 19 ft Jumper.	9	10
6:18	Brandon Hunter Defensive Rebound.	9	10
6:07	Mark Blount missed Layup.	9	10
6:05	Mark Blount Offensive Rebound.	9	10
6:01	Mark Blount made Hook Shot.	9	12
5:43	Drew Gooden made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tyronn Lue.	11	12
5:24	Drew Gooden Shooting Foul	11	12
5:24	Boston Full Timeout.	11	12
5:24	Sean Rooks enters the game for Drew Gooden.	11	12
5:24	Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	13
5:24	Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	14
5:09	Sean Rooks missed 18 ft Jumper.	11	14
5:07	Brandon Hunter Defensive Rebound.	11	14
4:50	Mark Blount made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.	11	16
4:24	Keith Bogans made 22 ft Jumper.	13	16
4:03	Chucky Atkins missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	16
4:01	Keith Bogans Defensive Rebound.	13	16
3:49	DeShawn Stevenson made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tyronn Lue.	15	16
3:34	Paul Pierce made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.	15	19
3:18	DeShawn Stevenson made Two Point Shot.	17	19
3:18	Paul Pierce Shooting Foul	17	19
3:18	Marcus Banks enters the game for Chucky Atkins.	17	19
3:18	DeShawn Stevenson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	17	19
3:16	Keith Bogans Offensive Rebound.	17	19
3:15	Steven Hunter made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Keith Bogans.	19	19
3:15	Brandon Hunter Shooting Foul	19	19
3:15	Steven Hunter missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	19	19
3:13	Brandon Hunter Defensive Rebound.	19	19
3:01	Mark Blount Offensive Foul	19	19
3:01	Mark Blount Foul	19	19
3:01	Desmond Penigar enters the game for DeShawn Stevenson.	19	19
2:44	Sean Rooks made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tyronn Lue.	21	19
2:28	Paul Pierce made 19 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.	21	21
2:16	Marcus Banks Shooting Foul	21	21
2:16	Orlando Full Timeout.	21	21
2:16	Ricky Davis enters the game for Paul Pierce.	21	21
2:16	Tyronn Lue made Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	21
2:16	Tyronn Lue missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	21
2:15	Brandon Hunter Defensive Rebound.	22	21
2:00	Jiri Welsch made 19 ft Jumper.	22	23
1:50	Tyronn Lue missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	23
1:47	Ricky Davis Defensive Rebound.	22	23
1:42	Brandon Hunter made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Banks.	22	25
1:42	Desmond Penigar Shooting Foul	22	25
1:42	Chris Mihm enters the game for Mark Blount.	22	25
1:42	Brandon Hunter missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	22	25
1:40	Desmond Penigar Defensive Rebound.	22	25
1:23	Desmond Penigar Lost Ball. Stolen by Jiri Welsch.	22	25
1:16	Chris Mihm missed Layup. Blocked by Sean Rooks.	22	25
1:15	Desmond Penigar Defensive Rebound.	22	25
1:07	Sean Rooks made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tyronn Lue.	24	25
50.9	Jiri Welsch missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	25
48.5	Keith Bogans Defensive Rebound.	24	25
40.5	Marcus Banks Shooting Foul	24	25
40.5	Zaza Pachulia enters the game for Steven Hunter.	24	25
40.5	Tyronn Lue made Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	25
40.5	Walter McCarty enters the game for Brandon Hunter.	25	25
40.5	Tyronn Lue made Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	25
29.8	Ricky Davis made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Banks.	26	27
10.9	Sean Rooks Bad Pass. Stolen by Chris Mihm.	26	27
1.1	Marcus Banks missed 6 ft Jumper.	26	27
0.3	Zaza Pachulia Defensive Rebound.	26	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	26	27

Regular Season Series

BOS wins 3-1

Celtics
94
Magic
92

Game 1

27/11

Magic
93
Celtics
101

Game 2

8/1

Celtics
118
Magic
124

Game 3

17/1

Magic
96
Celtics
117

Game 4

2/3

TD Garden

12:00 AM, 2 March 2004

Boston, MA

Attendance: 13,636

Referees:
Tim Donaghy
Phil Robinson
Greg Willard

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	22	6	.786	-	W1
New York	18	10	.643	4	W3
Brooklyn	11	17	.393	11	L1
Philadelphia	9	17	.346	12	L1
Toronto	7	22	.241	15.5	L7

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