Celtics (29-13) at Magic (29-16) 1/28

[MattG12]

Foul on a 3?!?!

[Chief]

JJ has not earned that call against a future hall of famer.

[vinnie]

Once Redick takes these free throws it will be 40-14 from the line for Orlando. On top of that, the team on the floor right now, other than Rasheed, looks dead. If they lose this game it will be one of the biggest gag jobs of the year.

[BASS_THUMPER]

This game's over.

Too many free throws from the Magic.  We can't stay in these drawn out games.  Can't put away these tough opponents when we need to.

I wouldn't be surprised if we go 0-3 this weekend.

i feel ya..but i dont..

fat lady aint even warmed up yet

[jdpapa3]

I'd like to see the replay on that one...

[misha]

This is the worst rebound team ever.

[threats13]

im just about sick of the NBA and the foul shooting..its out of control that one team can amass 37 foul shots and the other team whose actually playing better only has 16 i simply dont understand the logic there

[CelticSooner]

Just hang around until the 4th and you have a great shot against the C's.  

[Change]

Gortat is having his best game this year.

[celticinorlando]

pretty much the same as game 6 vs them....blew a big lead to lose late...looks like that is going to happen again...boston fell in love with the 3 for a stretch of the third andit is going to cost them

[fanofgreen]

Have to ask again. Am I the only one that thinks that KG is less than 50 percent out there? He is invisible on both ends of the court.

Yeah, I think its obvious.

I see it as well.

[PosImpos]

We've set ourselves up to lose these kinds of games because opponents get so many second chance looks against us.

It's really hard to be a tough defensive team in the league these days, and this game is a perfect example of why.  Instead of dominating the opponent with strong defense we just end up getting ourselves into foul trouble and losing whatever lead we establish because of all the free throws.

[Who]

Pierce + Garnett + Rondo = 20 points on 24 shot attempts

Paul Pierce had a money matchup against Matt Barnes tonight too. It's difficult going down the stretch without the C's best closer/scorer.

[jadams5214]

Celtics avoided their normal 3rd period collapse tonight and instead saved it for the 4th quarter way to go let's stay positive.

C's turned a 12 point 4th quarter lead into a probable deficit after the time out not sure how to put a positive spin on that collapse.

They are in the bonus but not getting to the line.
They cannot rebound at all on the defensive glass, instead allowing the Magic to get multiple shots on almost every possession.

The C's have appeared to dominate this game most of the way but are not even leading anymore that is a bad sign for even the most optimistic of fans.  They cannot hold leads ever anymore even when dominating games.

PITIFUL collapse here again tonight.

[BASS_THUMPER]

tell me why are you leaving...when there's no place to go...whats this secret your keeping..you dont want me to know...