What They're Saying: Magic vs. Celtics Game 2

-Kevin Robert of Bleacher Report writes that for JJ Redick, there is no time like the present. He wonders if what we saw from the three-year man out of Duke was an aberration or a signal that Redick has turned the corner.

-Mike Bianchi of The Orlando Sentinel is up to his usual gimmicky antics with a poem that places the Magic in history and plays off of another city's icon. Thank god a good, thoughtful writer like George Diaz has joined the Sentinel as a columnist.

-Stan Van Gundy is some kind of sadist. He was happy to see his team unsatisfied with its win in Game One. He believes that it will help them focus in Game Two. Hopefully enough to keep a 28-point lead in the second half this time.

-Courtney Lee arrived in Boston yesterday but is not expected to play in Game Two. The team greeted him to their team meeting with a round of applause, Brian Schmitz of The Orlando Sentinel reports. Lee has been fitted with a mask to wear (our very own Richard Hamilton!) and is still adjusting to it and testing it out in workout situations. He could be ready to go this weekend. Lee might still be dressing out tonight, according to Brian Schmitz.

-Magic blog The Puns Are Starting to Bore Me found some interesting stats that point to Dwight Howard having the greatest rebounding postseason in NBA history.

-Mark Murphy of the Boston Herald writes about a few things: including Ray Allen's historical Game One struggles and the appeal of Brian Scalabrine (the best player on the court for his team, according to Doc Rivers).

-Murphy also adds that the Celtics take no moral victory from their Game One loss. Because really, what is the difference between the way they lost Monday and if they had lost by five in a close game?

-Dwight Howard certainly affected the Celtics' mindset going at the rim in Game One, Steve Bulpett of The Boston Herald reports. Offensively, that is probably the biggest adjustment Boston has to make for Game Two.

-Orlando has issues holding leads -- especially against Boston. Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald says the Magic also realize this problem and have (hopefully) learned their lesson if they gain a big lead the rest of this series.

-Henry Abbott of TrueHoop gets a look inside the mind of Stan Van Gundy... via his white board. I have seen an NBA white board and it is typically full of matchups and diagrams of plays (as Abbott reports). But Van Gundy's board seems to go beyond obsession. And Orlando is succeeding in part because of his attention to detail.

-There should not be any shock about anything that goes on in the Playoffs right now, every team left in the playoffs is capable of winning any game.

-Thoughts from the team itself before tonight's Game Two.

-Anthony Johnson wants to play three more years in the league and is still amazed by what the young players on his team can do. No doubt that this is the best chance the 12-year veteran has had at getting the title, reports Gene Sapakoff of The Post & Courier (Charleston, S.C.).

-Julian Benbow of the Boston Globe notes the eerily similar paths (and random crossings) in the careers of Dwight Howard and Kendrick Perkins. Also mentions Howard crossing paths with his original tutor, Celtics assistant coach Clifford Ray.

-Speed kills. And that is what is the Celtics did successfully against the Bulls. That is not what they did in Game One against the Magic, Frank Dell'Appa of the Boston Globe says. Rajon Rondo especially needs to move in fast forward for Boston to have success tonight.

-Stephon Marbury had a breakout game in Game One and somewhat vindicated himself, reports Marc J. Spears of the Boston Globe.

-ESPN delves into four key questions entering tonight's game.

-Jonathan Abrams of the New York Times gets inside the world of Rajon Rondo.