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

-In the aftermath of a game-winning shot, Glen Davis pushed aside an innocent young boy. Now his father wants an apology. This has the opportunity to be the overblown mini moment of this series. Don't blame Davis for releasing his emotion, but give the kid a nice autographed basketball and a hand shake if he happens to be at Game Six. He has backed off some of those comments now. And Glen Davis apologized for hurting anyone after getting caught up in the moment. There all settled.

-Dwight Howard is keeping the faith that the Magic can close it out in six.

-No secret Glen Davis is not the greatest shooter in the world. Most of his makes are put backs and stuff around the basket. But as Henry Abbott of TrueHoop analyzes, Davis hit his big shot where he likes it most. It still needed a nice kick off the front rim to go in and completely change the complexion of this series.

-Brian Schmitz of The Orlando Sentinel believes it is time for Stan Van Gundy to make a change and start Courtney Lee over JJ Redick and use Anthony Johnson more (although, it was peculiar that neither Johnson nor Rafer Alston were playing a lot in the fourth quarter Sunday). Redick has played superb defense on Ray Allen even though he is struggling to shoot. Might be a risky move although it would boost offensive production most likely.

-No easy task to beat the Celtics in Boston, but the Magic have to do it at least once to win this series.

-Mike Bianchi of The Orlando Sentinel looks to far ahead into the future and wonders if Orlando could still take Cleveland the way the team is playing. One step at a time... but the answer is, we will see.

-Woody Womack of Orlando Magic Daily wonders how much momentum the Celtics got from Glen Davis' shot. The best caricature? Instead of being asked about how the series is potentially over after Game Four, the questions were directed on their resiliency.

-Brian Scalabrine missed shootaround this morning with an undisclosed illness and Kendrick Perkins practiced the full time, according to the Boston Globe. I would expect both to play.

-Rajon Rondo is perhaps the most important player in the series for Boston, Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald writes.

-Confidence is not an issue according to Stan Van Gundy.

-Leon Powe, who is out for the playoffs, received the NBA's Community Assist Award for the month of April. Thought I would recognize it.

-Boston did a rare thing Sunday, according to Zach Lowe of Celtics Hub. The Celtics won the game after hitting just one 3-pointer. It shows the value of the 3-pointer for both these teams as we enter the crucial Game Five.

-Making big shots is nothing new for Glen Davis and other notes from The Orlando Sentinel.

-Courtney Lee should be back in the starting lineup tonight according to the Boston Globe and other notes.

-Defense from the bench was a key to the Celtics win. Even when they are not scoring, their play is key to an undermanned Boston team, Frank Dell'Apa writes for the Boston Globe.

-Game Five is pretty big. Whoever wins, is one step away from going to the Eastern Conference Finals. Chris Sheridan of ESPN.com breaks down five keys to Game Five.

-Mike Moreau of Scouts Inc. says to expect the most physical game of the series as Boston has done a good job pushing Dwight Howard and Rashard Lewis from their favorite spots. The Magic still got what they wanted offensively, don't expect them to shoot so poorly again.

-John Caroll of Scouts Inc. (Insider only) is scratching his head wondering why Orlando has allowed Boston to tie the series at two. As far as he is concerned, the Magic can be the much better team, but continue to shoot themselves in the foot. Sorry it is Insider only folks.