The Celtics “cleaned” Magic and qualified for the semifinals of the East

The Celtics proved once again their superiority by dominating the Magic with an emphatic 120-89 In Game 5 of their series in the first round of NBA playoffs. In this way, Boston got the win in a row with 4-1 And he qualified for the semifinals of the Eastern District, where they will face the winner of the Nicks-Piston couple (3-2).

Jason Titum He was the Celtics leader, scoring 35 points, sharing 10 assists and picking up 8 rebounds. The decisive moment of the match came when Magic’s star Paulo Banzero was charged with his fifth foul, leaving his team without his basic player.

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The Magic, although they had not been able to score a three -point half in the first half – something that happened for the first time in the Celtics for almost four years – managed to lead with nine points. In fact, they maintained a small lead (51-47) at the beginning of the third period, before Banzero suffered in the fourth foul. Just 79 seconds later, he was charged with the fifth, a decision that triggered a strong reaction from Magic coach Jamal Mosley, who called for a phase review.

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Ripley appeared that Banzero pressed Jane Brown while he was a shoot, with the Magic forward to lead to the bench and staying there for the rest of the third period. During this time, Boston scored 31 of the next 40 points, creating a 21-point difference (83-62).

In addition to the excellent Teitum, Jane Brown added 23 points for the Celtics.

For Magic, Franz Wagner scored 25 points, Banzero 19 and Weden Carter Junior had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Orlando’s team continues to wait for its first victory in a series of playoffs from 2010when Dwight Howard, Vince Carter and coach Stan Van Gandhi had led them to the finals of the Eastern District.

It is worth noting that the Celtics, the team with the More apt three -pointers in NBA historythey finished the first half without any. Titum was the one who achieved the first three -pointer at the beginning of the third period, but it took seven minutes to mark the second. During the normal period, the Celtics were average in a three -pointer every 2 minutes and 42 seconds.

In detail the results of the NBA

Pisters-Bucks 119-118

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Knicks-Piston 103-106

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ozrdBC2T6Q

Celtics-Majik 120-89

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Nuggets-Clippers 131-115

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4TVD7yjxk4