Magic 96, Celtics 92 (OT – Celtics lead 3-1)
Down 3-0 and hearing the rumors that they already gave up, the Orlando Magic went into Boston and found a way to win in overtime.  Up seven with 2:15 left to play in regulation, the Magic surrendered their lead giving Boston a chance to win the game.  As Paul Pierce set up for the game winning shot, much like he did earlier in the playoffs against the Heat, he fumbled the ball.  As both teams dove for the ball, time expired setting …

Suns 118, Lakers 109 (Lakers lead 2-1)
One game at home, one victory for the Suns.  They took care of business like they needed to, to make the series a respectable 2-1 in favor the Lakers.  Amare’ Stoudemire shrugged off all the media talk of him not playing defense but still not playing defense BUT scoring 42 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.  After the first two games, the Suns seemed deflated so it was a good moral victory for this team to and they still have another home game before heading …

Lakers 124, Suns 112 (Lakers lead 2-0)
Before this series is OFFICIALLY over, it seems all but over for the Suns.  Now I picked the Suns to win this series because, like the Lakers, they were playing hot all around and everyone was performing at the peak of their game.  But just like Shooter said, guys like Frye were playing WAAAAY over their heads and it’s killed the Suns thus far.

Kobe scored 40 points in game 1, so what was the game 2 strategy?  Well it seemed like they were going …

Lakers 126, Suns 107 (Lakers lead 1-0)

The best way to describe the outcome of this game is that Kobe did what LeBron was supposed to do in game six of the Cavs-Celtics series. He took over, and made sure that they wouldn’t lose this game. It wasn’t all about Kobe, but when you can drop 40-somethin’ points on somebody, you’re probably going to take the W (unless you are the W’s aka the Warriors).
The Lake Show took a seven point lead into the half, and it seemed like letting Phoenix …

Celtics 92, Magic 88 (Celtics lead 1-0)
Did anyone else think they were going to blow it? Or did the Magic wake up too late to complete the comeback?
Holding a 20-point advantage in the third quarter, the Orlando Magic launched a massive assault at Boston, including a 6-point swing off Jason Williams and Mickael Pietrus 3-point bombs. While they were able to get the lead down to two off an acrobatic tip in by Jameer Nelson, the Magic were unable to revert the lead.
Story of the game was Paul Pierce and …

Celtics 94, Cavaliers 85 (Celtics win series 4-2)
Oh my, that just happened…
Boston will now move on to face the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference finals after a 9 point clinching win at the TD Bank North Garden. I’m honestly still in disbelief this happened. Again, the Celtics used a balanced attack of Rondo, Ray-Ray, Pierce, and KG and gave LeBron and Co way to much to handle.
But let’s be honest – if anything was telling about the last 2 minutes of the game, it was Cleveland giving up. 9 …

Celtics 120, Cavaliers 88 (Celtics lead 3-2)
Wait…what? Did anybody see this coming?
I, who had hopes of Boston maybe stretching this series to 7, never thought this was possible. But the Boston Celtics used a balanced attack of their Big Three to completely romp Cleveland on the road. They now have a 3-2 series lead and could wrap up this series with a win at The Garden Thursday night. It was Paul Pierce’s turn to lead Boston with the attack tonight, scoring 21 points and picking up 11 rebounds (he was …