Stan Van Gundy made a mistake.
It was not a huge mistake. But it cost the Magic a Game Four win.
Orlando erased a nine-point fourth quarter deficit and took the lead with 11 seconds left with two Rashard Lewis free throws. Then, the team cut off Ray Allen on a flare screen, kept Rajon Rondo from driving the paint and forced Paul Pierce to pass the ball.
To a wide open Glenn Davis who buried the shot and tied the series at two.
No reason to hold your head down on that. It was the exact shot you did not mind giving up in that situation and it happened to fall.
It was a fantastic game and the O-Rena was rocking once again. Could not have asked for anything more from the fans.
The big takeaway from this game is that the Magic played close to the Celtics despite not having their shots falling. It was a very concerted effort offensively, sometimes the shots do not fall. At the end, Orlando executed nearly flawlessly.
The defense was the problem tonight. Boston had a much more concerted effort to get Paul Pierce the ball and Pierce attacked the basket every time he touched it. Orlando had a difficult time keeping him out of the paint and Dwight Howard was on his guard defensively the entire game because of an early foul he received.
The Magic lost their first game that they actually played well in this series.
A lot of things in this game will not happen again, that is for sure.
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