Magic 83-75 Celtics (15 May, 2009) Play-by-Play

Boston Celtics

62-20, 27-14 away

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	25	21	16	13	75
ORL	22	23	16	22	83

Orlando Magic

59-23, 32-9 home

Rafer Alston misses driving layup
Hedo Turkoglu misses 25-foot three point jumper
J.J. Redick misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard makes dunk (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Hedo Turkoglu misses layup
Dwight Howard makes two point shot
Rashard Lewis misses driving layup
Dwight Howard misses tip shot
Dwight Howard makes layup
Rashard Lewis misses 15-foot jumper
Rashard Lewis misses 23-foot three point jumper
J.J. Redick misses driving layup
Kendrick Perkins blocks J.J. Redick's driving layup
Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dwight Howard assists)
Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rashard Lewis makes 14-foot jumper (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Rashard Lewis misses 10-foot running jumper
Dwight Howard misses tip shot
Rashard Lewis makes 9-foot jumper
J.J. Redick misses 18-foot jumper
Mickael Pietrus makes 19-foot two point shot
Rashard Lewis makes 16-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Mickael Pietrus misses 24-foot three point jumper
Courtney Lee misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mickael Pietrus makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Mickael Pietrus misses 29-foot three point jumper
Hedo Turkoglu misses 19-foot jumper
Tony Battie misses 19-foot jumper
Anthony Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dwight Howard assists)
Dwight Howard makes slam dunk
Anthony Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rashard Lewis makes 6-foot two point shot
Hedo Turkoglu misses 26-foot three point jumper
Hedo Turkoglu misses 17-foot two point shot
Hedo Turkoglu makes 8-foot two point shot
Anthony Johnson misses 12-foot jumper
Dwight Howard makes tip shot
Dwight Howard misses two point shot
Dwight Howard misses 7-foot hook shot
Mickael Pietrus makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rashard Lewis assists)
Rafer Alston makes 20-foot jumper
Dwight Howard misses layup
Mickael Pietrus makes layup
Rashard Lewis makes 9-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Kendrick Perkins blocks Dwight Howard's layup
Rashard Lewis misses 24-foot three point jumper
Hedo Turkoglu misses 20-foot jumper
J.J. Redick misses layup
J.J. Redick misses 27-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard misses 9-foot hook shot
Rafer Alston misses 10-foot jumper
Dwight Howard makes layup
Rashard Lewis misses driving layup
Dwight Howard makes tip shot
Rafer Alston misses 18-foot jumper
Hedo Turkoglu makes driving layup
J.J. Redick misses 20-foot jumper
Dwight Howard makes hook shot (Rashard Lewis assists)
Mickael Pietrus misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rashard Lewis misses layup
Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Mickael Pietrus misses 25-foot three point jumper
Courtney Lee makes 19-foot jumper
Anthony Johnson misses 41-foot three point running jumper
Anthony Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rashard Lewis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kendrick Perkins blocks Courtney Lee's driving layup
Rashard Lewis makes 6-foot running jumper (Mickael Pietrus assists)
Hedo Turkoglu misses 25-foot three point jumper
Courtney Lee makes driving layup (Rashard Lewis assists)
Rashard Lewis makes driving layup
Courtney Lee misses 15-foot two point shot
Rashard Lewis misses layup
Hedo Turkoglu misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mickael Pietrus assists)
Hedo Turkoglu misses two point shot
Brian Scalabrine blocks Rashard Lewis's 12-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes 7-foot two point shot
Hedo Turkoglu makes 26-foot three point jumper
Hedo Turkoglu misses 13-foot running jumper
Rashard Lewis misses 28-foot three point jumper
Glen Davis makes layup (Kendrick Perkins assists)
Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rajon Rondo makes 14-foot two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)
Rajon Rondo makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
J.J. Redick blocks Ray Allen's 9-foot jumper
Dwight Howard blocks Kendrick Perkins's layup
Kendrick Perkins makes 21-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo misses 19-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
Brian Scalabrine misses 22-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce makes driving layup
Paul Pierce misses layup
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Kendrick Perkins misses layup
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Eddie House misses 18-foot jumper
Brian Scalabrine misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brian Scalabrine makes 22-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Brian Scalabrine makes 24-foot jumper (Eddie House assists)
Eddie House makes 16-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Kendrick Perkins makes 9-foot hook shot
Paul Pierce makes layup
Paul Pierce makes layup
Dwight Howard blocks Glen Davis's 8-foot jumper
Stephon Marbury misses 21-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins makes 7-foot hook shot
Rajon Rondo misses 21-foot jumper
Eddie House makes 19-foot jumper (Brian Scalabrine assists)
Brian Scalabrine makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ray Allen assists)
Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen makes 21-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Eddie House misses layup
Rajon Rondo misses tip shot
Brian Scalabrine misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen makes 21-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kendrick Perkins makes 8-foot two point shot
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Rajon Rondo misses 23-foot running jumper
Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kendrick Perkins makes 9-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Glen Davis misses 16-foot jumper
Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rajon Rondo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Glen Davis assists)
Kendrick Perkins makes 14-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Dwight Howard blocks Rajon Rondo's 7-foot jumper
Glen Davis makes 13-foot two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)
Rajon Rondo makes 19-foot jumper
Glen Davis misses 18-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 16-foot jumper
Rashard Lewis blocks Glen Davis's layup
Rafer Alston blocks Kendrick Perkins's 13-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo misses 31-foot three point jumper
Glen Davis makes layup (Stephon Marbury assists)
Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
Eddie House misses 20-foot jumper
Brian Scalabrine misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eddie House makes 18-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins misses 8-foot hook shot
Rajon Rondo misses 19-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 16-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Glen Davis assists)
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Ray Allen misses 9-foot jumper
Glen Davis misses 16-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 18-foot two point shot
Paul Pierce makes 19-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 22-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo makes 9-foot two point shot
Paul Pierce misses 21-foot jumper
Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston blocks Rajon Rondo's 24-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper

CELTICS

MAGIC

TIME		BOS	ORL
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Kendrick Perkins vs. Dwight Howard (Rafer Alston gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Rafer Alston misses driving layup	0	0
11:36	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	0	0
11:19	Glen Davis makes layup (Kendrick Perkins assists)	2	0
11:07	Hedo Turkoglu misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
11:06	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	2	0
10:56	Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:56	Rafer Alston defensive rebound	2	0
10:44	J.J. Redick misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:41	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	2	0
10:41	Glen Davis shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	2	0
10:41	Brian Scalabrine enters the game for Glen Davis	2	0
10:41	Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	2	1
10:41	Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	2	2
10:22	Rajon Rondo makes 14-foot two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)	4	2
10:00	Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	2
10:00	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	4	2
9:52	Rajon Rondo makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)	6	2
9:30	Dwight Howard makes dunk (Hedo Turkoglu assists)	6	4
9:12	Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	4
9:11	J.J. Redick defensive rebound	6	4
9:03	Hedo Turkoglu misses layup	6	4
9:03	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	6	6
9:03	Dwight Howard makes two point shot	6	6
8:44	J.J. Redick blocks Ray Allen's 9-foot jumper	6	6
8:44	Boston offensive rebound	6	6
8:37	Dwight Howard blocks Kendrick Perkins's layup	6	6
8:36	Boston offensive rebound	6	6
8:33	Kendrick Perkins makes 21-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	8	6
8:22	Rashard Lewis misses driving layup	8	6
8:21	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	8	6
8:21	Dwight Howard misses tip shot	8	6
8:19	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	8	6
7:58	Rajon Rondo misses 19-foot jumper	8	6
7:56	Rashard Lewis defensive rebound	8	6
7:47	Dwight Howard makes layup	8	8
7:46	Dwight Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)	8	8
7:46	Ray Allen makes technical free throw	9	8
7:28	Rajon Rondo makes driving layup	11	8
7:15	Rashard Lewis misses 15-foot jumper	11	8
7:13	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	11	8
7:03	Brian Scalabrine misses 22-foot jumper	11	8
7:01	Rajon Rondo offensive rebound	11	8
6:56	Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	8
6:54	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	11	8
6:43	Rashard Lewis misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	8
6:41	Rashard Lewis offensive rebound	11	8
6:28	J.J. Redick misses driving layup	11	8
6:28	Brian Scalabrine defensive rebound	11	8
6:18	Paul Pierce makes driving layup	13	8
6:11	Orlando full timeout	13	8
6:00	Kendrick Perkins blocks J.J. Redick's driving layup	13	8
6:00	Orlando offensive rebound	13	8
5:52	Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dwight Howard assists)	13	11
5:33	Paul Pierce misses layup	13	11
5:31	Ray Allen offensive rebound	13	11
5:30	Ray Allen lost ball (Rafer Alston steals)	13	11
5:11	Paul Pierce personal foul (Rashard Lewis draws the foul)	13	11
4:56	Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	11
4:56	Ray Allen defensive rebound	13	11
4:37	Rajon Rondo misses layup	13	11
4:35	Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound	13	11
4:33	Kendrick Perkins misses layup	13	11
4:33	Boston defensive rebound	13	11
4:18	Rashard Lewis makes 14-foot jumper (Hedo Turkoglu assists)	13	13
4:03	Rajon Rondo makes driving layup	15	13
4:03	Rashard Lewis shooting foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)	15	13
4:03	Mickael Pietrus enters the game for Hedo Turkoglu	15	13
4:03	Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 1	15	13
4:01	J.J. Redick defensive rebound	15	13
3:45	Brian Scalabrine personal foul (Rashard Lewis draws the foul)	15	13
3:33	Rashard Lewis misses 10-foot running jumper	15	13
3:31	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	15	13
3:31	Dwight Howard misses tip shot	15	13
3:30	Rashard Lewis offensive rebound	15	13
3:29	Rashard Lewis makes 9-foot jumper	15	15
3:14	Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)	17	15
3:14	Rafer Alston shooting foul (Kendrick Perkins draws the foul)	17	15
3:14	Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 1 of 1	18	15
3:00	J.J. Redick misses 18-foot jumper	18	15
3:00	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	18	15
2:56	Rajon Rondo offensive foul (Rafer Alston draws the foul)	18	15
2:56	Rajon Rondo turnover	18	15
2:56	Boston full timeout	18	15
2:35	Mickael Pietrus makes 19-foot two point shot	18	17
2:17	Mickael Pietrus shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	18	17
2:17	Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2	18	17
2:17	Boston offensive rebound	18	17
2:17	Eddie House enters the game for Ray Allen	18	17
2:17	Courtney Lee enters the game for J.J. Redick	18	17
2:17	Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2	19	17
2:08	Rashard Lewis makes 16-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	19	19
1:46	Eddie House misses 18-foot jumper	19	19
1:45	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	19	19
1:35	Mickael Pietrus misses 24-foot three point jumper	19	19
1:34	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	19	19
1:27	Brian Scalabrine misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	19
1:25	Courtney Lee defensive rebound	19	19
1:17	Courtney Lee misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	19
1:16	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	19	19
1:09	Brian Scalabrine makes 22-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)	21	19
56.9	Rashard Lewis lost ball (Rajon Rondo steals)	21	19
47.4	Stephon Marbury enters the game for Rajon Rondo	21	19
41.0	Brian Scalabrine makes 24-foot jumper (Eddie House assists)	23	19
26.7	Mickael Pietrus makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	23	22
3.5	Eddie House makes 16-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)	25	22
0.0	Mickael Pietrus misses 29-foot three point jumper	25	22
0.0	Orlando offensive rebound	25	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	22

Magic
95
Celtics
90

Game 1

5/5

Magic
94
Celtics
112

Game 2

7/5

Celtics
96
Magic
117

Game 3

9/5

Celtics
95
Magic
94

Game 4

11/5

Magic
88
Celtics
92

Game 5

13/5

Celtics
75
Magic
83

Game 6

15/5

Magic
101
Celtics
82

Game 7

18/5

Amway Arena

12:00 AM, 15 May 2009

Orlando, FL

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	7	1	.875	-	W3
Brooklyn	4	4	.500	3	W1
New York	3	3	.500	3	L1
Toronto	2	6	.250	5	L1
Philadelphia	1	5	.167	5	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Miami	3	3	.500	-	L1
Orlando	3	5	.375	1	L4
Atlanta	3	5	.375	1	L1
Washington	2	4	.333	1	L2
Charlotte	2	5	.286	1.5	L3

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