If you decided to tune out of the Boston Celtic - Orlando Magic series, all you need to see is this clip.
The Celtics were up 17 at this point, yet Rajon Rondo of the Boston Celtics is the one diving to the ground for the ball sacrificing his body, not Jason Williams in a must win game for the Magic. This play sums up game three and the series overall. It is about the desire to win and how a team reacts when the opposition makes a run. Instead of fighting back when the Celtics took a lead, the Magic were outhustled and outplayed. They had three offensive rebounds as a team displaying a complete lack of effort. Yes, the Boston Celtic defense is largely responsible for shutting the Magic down, but not to the extent that it happened – a 23 point blowout victory with the Magic down 0-2 in the series. Hopefully the Magic at least go out trying in game 4, but one thing is clear – they should start making summer vacation plans.
Yeah the video clip says it all (also shows how damn athletic Rondo is!). To be fair to the Magic, any team who loses the first two games AT HOME in a playoff series--their soul is permanently crushed.
ReplyDeleteThe determination is there for the Cs, but the Magic think that their Finals appearance is owed to them.....big difference
ReplyDeleteDwight needs to get some post moves so he can be more of a playmaker. Playoffs have been a yawn this year. Wake me up when the lakers-celtics series starts.
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