Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 at 9:00 am  |  66 responses

Paul Pierce, Celtics Look to Sweep Orlando

by Marcel Mutoni / @marcel_mutoni

“Anybody got a BROOM?”

That’s the taunting message that materialized on Paul Pierce’s Twitter page not too long after the Boston Celtics dug the Orlando Magic into what could be an insurmountable 2-0 hole. Predictably, the tweet has now vanished, with Pierce’s social media company claiming his page was hacked.

It doesn’t really matter if the account was hacked or not in the grand scheme of things; the damage — the kind that matters; the kind that takes place on the hardwood — has already been done to the Magic’s pride.

They face a much harsher reality than perceived disrespect from their opponent: Orlando’s season is on the brink of termination, with the next two games taking place in Beantown.

Despite a breakout game from Dwight Howard (30 points, 8 boards), the rest of the Magic came up short.

Rashard Lewis disappeared yet again, Vince Carter morphed into Nick Anderson at the free throw line late in the game, and JJ Redick had the ultimate brain freeze, wasting valuable seconds in failing to immediately call a timeout in the waning moments.

It all adds up to a scenario no Orlando Magic player, coach, front-office type, or fan could have possibly imagined. A dream season is on the verge of ending in the most devastating way possible, against a team absolutely no one expected to get this far (save for themselves, perhaps.)

Pierce didn’t even need to use Twitter to crystallize the situation at hand; his postgame comments during a television interview told the entire story, that of a team now only two wins away from a return to the NBA Finals: “We’re coming home to close it out.”

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  • Lz – Cphfinest3

    @vtrobot; to answer your question: ‘doesn’t SVG ever exercise, even by accident, during ORL practices? dude is like a ball wearing a dark polo shirt.’ Yes, SVG do in fact work out, his training-regiment is called ‘Busty Miami Blondes’ and he goes through it three times a day.

  • Lz – Cphfinest3

    Boston in 4, then 7. Rondo Finals MVP, he’s going to straight up melest Fisher.

  • Lz – Cphfinest3

    Boston in 4, then 7 vs. LA. Rondo for Finals MVP – he’s going to destroy Fisher.

  • http://www.hibachi20.blogspot.com BETCATS

    Im still getting used to the idea of another Celtics Lakers finals. If it happens, im going with the same end result as last time.

  • topo

    all this talk about the the boston 3 peat if kg had been healthy? if Bynum and Ariza had been healthy in the 08 finals L.A. would be preparing for a 3peat i hope boston makes it to the finals just so that they get a taste of their own medicine

  • http://slamonline.com beenie

    man I gotta give it up to the C’s with the way they been playing, hot at the right time, and L’A better be ready, these C’s are going to beat the hell out of them. and for orlando, they just ain’t making shots that’s all. cold at the wrong time, plus ya’ll know dwight don’t have the skills to be your go to guy, if that happens that mean you are in big trouble, even though I respect his presence on the court

  • kriz

    @ topo. ariza barely played that year. Lakers werent winning that series. last year they might have beaten the Cs if the Cs had garnett bc ariza was playing great D, hitting shots, and his long arms were causing havoc (obviously not the only reason). think artest is not as good a fit as ariza was. if kobe and gasol share shots then i give LA a great chance to win, but usually kobe is kobe and tries too much

  • Conoro

    Los Angeles v. Boston Finals

    Lakers in 6.

  • http://ww.kb24.com The Seed

    @kriz—-Kobe is Kobe tries too much is the dumbest statement ever, what you want him to be like Lebron and try to less. SHUT UP. PLUS ORLANDO WILL WIN IN SEVEN GAMES BOOK IT!!!

  • http://thetroyblog.com Teddy-the-Bear

    Allenp: This Boston team wouldn’t be able to contain Ewing at all, let’s be real. All the great centers can find a way to score on good defenders. Ewing would own Big Baby, Sheed, and Perkins, (AND Dwight).

  • http://www.kwapt.blogspot.com KobeWearsAPurpleThong

    1) His Twitter was in fact hacked

    2)Enough with this “not performing” BS. Celtics are playing their best bball of the year. Perk, ‘Sheed and co. have Howard frustrated and basically have shut him down. They have also (finally) got out on Orlando’s 3 pt. shooters and made them pretty much a non-factor so far.

    3)Howard is not a leader. During crucial moments last night, when his team was fighting for their playoff lives, he could be seen laughing & smiling. He just doesn’t have that edge, that fire. And he never will.

  • http://ww.kb24.com The Seed

    There are some other players who don’t have the edge or fire or ablitiy to lead in crucial points and they are called a ______. Orlando needs to start Piertis over Basketball wife Barnes and have Brandon Bass play if Lewis continues to play like Joe Johnson.

  • orl.chris

    @The Seed – agreed man. I was screaming at my TV all game long wondering why Bass wasnt being subbed in for Lewis. I love Rashard and all, but if he’s going to play like this all series long I’d rather he get zero minutes – get Bass and Ryan Anderson in the game, see if they play with some heart…

  • http://www.kwapt.blogspot.com KobeWearsAPurpleThong

    @TheSeed & orl.chris I felt the same way earlier in the year when ‘Sheed was playing like crap-I said “throw Shelden Williams in-he’ll play with heart.” But then it hit me-Shelden didn’t get in and neither will Bass or Anderson. Guys like ‘Sheed and ‘Shard make too much damn money-if they are benched (especially in the playoffs where it’d never happen anyway) the owners will have a fit. Unfortunately, the NBA is run by the almighty $$$. Owners and execs shell out too much $ in salary and advertising to have their superstars on the bench..

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