In a match-up between the two best teams in the East, the Celtics suffered their first loss of the season at the hands of the Orlando Magic. The Magic stuck it to the Celtics from the opening tip, quickly running up an early lead. Despite being a young team, the Magic played to their strengths using their engery and athleticism to attack the Celtics. It worked for 3 quarters as the Magic had a lead as big as 20, but in the fourth the C's battled back and even took a breif lead in the final minutes of the game. Every time it looked like the Celtics would surge ahead, Hedo Turkoglu was their to crush their dreams. Orlando's Turkish delight hit two highly contested 3's in the closing minutes of the 4th to put the game just out of reach.
The outcome was sealed when Tony Allen missed a wide open lay-up in the final minute to tie the game. Although Allen played well, a year ago Tony would have dunked the same lay-up without hesitation. Mentally he i still has a ways to go.
Even though the Celtics shot 53%, they played like bird crap. They seemed intimidated by the Magic early on and really didn't settle til' the 4th quarter. Its hard to believe that anyone could be any more intimidating than Kevin Garnett, but Dwight Howard clearly is. A bonafied man, Howard is the biggest dude in the NBA. Offenses play scared knowing that he's lurking in the paint. The only flaw in his game is that he shoots free throws like a 12 year old girl, but as we all know free-throws are the most OVER-RATED stat ever. On paper the Magic don't have great players, but Howard's presence fuels the confidence of the team and fits their run and gun style. Guys like Lewis, Turkoglu, and Nelson can jack anything they want knowing that at the end of the day Howard is going to be there to clean up their mess.
While the outcome of the game is disappointing and Celtics have sucked for two games, they have played well in both fourth quarters when it really counts. They have shown that no lead is safe against them, and if a couple breaks had gone their way, they would still be undefeated. Posey and House are great bench players, but they really need a low-post presence off the bench. (big baby big baby big baby big baby). Hopefully now that the winning streak is over and the pressure is off, they can relax a little and focus on the big picture of preparing this team for the post-season.
MVP: Hedo Turkoglu. More underrated than Might Ducks 3.
LVP: Adonal Foyle. Played 1 minute 40 seconds. Zero points, rebounds, shots, fouls, and ball touches. Jokes on all of us though, he makes over ten million a year....bahhh
Coach of the Game: If this category were judged in accordance to Miss America standards Doc would have it in the bag. Doc's basketball skills would easily win him the talent competition and Stan "the man" would have no chance if it came down to throwing down in Speedos. Yes Van Gundy is the better looking brother and allegedly has a 15 inch penis, but the man has no alibi when it comes to his looks. Lucky for him, coach of the game puts more emphasis on x's and o's, and Van Gundy looks great with a clipboard. He is by far the better coach and showed it with this win.
Tom Heinsohn Quote of the Evening: "Someone pull his greencard." Referring to Turkish player Hedo Turkoglu after he hit a huge goahead 3 in the 4th quarter.Source URL: http://ledger-heath.blogspot.com/2007/11/celtics-get-spanked-by-van-gundy-suffer.html
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