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Why Is Everyone So In Love With Orlando?

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Posted Sunday, May 16, 2010 09:10 AM   36 comments
Is it because they blew their way through the first  2 rounds of the playoffs?  ORL has had the luck of the draw in this postseason more than any other team.  CHA and ATL, although possessed of very potent offenses, were ORL's regular season bitches.  If not for a last-second putback dunk by Josh Smith that resulted in a 86-84 ATL win last Mar. 24, ORL would've swept the season series between them 4-0.  Similarly, CHA took advantage of ORL's b2b situation last Mar. 14 to put up their only season win vs the Magic.  The playoffs between these 2 and the Magic have not been really competitive, with the only game the Magic failed to cover a ORL -10 game vs CHA last April 18 (Playoffs Game 1), with the 98-89 final score failing to illustrate that ORL had led by as much as 22 pts in the 2nd half.  CHA and ATL are teams that have problems with opponents that feature great centers biggest they don't have legit big men.  The Celtics are not that kind of team.

Magic vs Celtics
The Magic must've been hoping that it was CLEV who came out of the Eastern semifinal, because there is nothing on that scrub team, despite the addition of Jamison and Shaq, that would've guaranteed a Cleveland series victory.  Basically the same CLEV team as last year = an Orlando trip to the NBA Finals.  On the other hand, the Celtics are now all healthy, and are enjoying an offensive renaissance from Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo.  Yes, the same Ray-Ray and Rondo that last year were both the subject of trade proposals.  Even Paul Pierce was shaking his head at how they might be broken up.  And yet that Celtics team, rife with trade talk, with KG out and so shorthanded they had to play Stephon Marbury and that inutile cocksucker Scalabrine, was able to take it to the almighty Magic.  After Game 5, the Celts were up 3-2, after which everything pretty much went downhill because ORL refused to just roll over and die.  Is ORL that much better this year?  One might say that Jameer playing would spell the difference.  To an extent, yes, but look at his defensive assignment.  It's not as if he's going have a walk in the park with the faster, younger and more talented Rondo. 
Look past the 3-1 season advantage ORL has over BOS and consider that in their 3rd meeting, a 96-94 ORL victory, the Celtics led by as much as 16pts, a feat that required a 35-22 ORL surge late in the game to achieve a Magic win.  So it could very well have been 2-2 between them. 
The only hope that ORL could have to win this series is by shooting less 3's and taking more high percentage shots.  Fat chance.  In the CHA series, ORL took +/- 30 three-pointers per game.  In the ATL series, ORL seemed to tone down in the 1st 2 games, attempting 23 three-pointers each, then slunk back to their old ways, shooting 29 and 37 attempts in Games 3 & 4.  The point with ORL's 3-pt attempts is that in their regular season matchup, whenever ORL shoots a good percentage from beyond the arc, they win over the Celts.  When they don't, the outcome is a predictable ORL loss.  It will hardly be that easy vs this playoff's 2nd stingiest defense (BOS).  ORL will have to rely very much on Dwight down low to free up space for their long-range bombers, but even there, Team Disney will not have it easy.  No one on the Celtics team is incapable or afraid of Dwight.  Not Perkins, not Rasheed, and certainly not KG.  The other Magic men would now have to create their own shot much more than they did during the first two rounds of the playoffs, something they might have to relearn after their cakewalk vs ATL and CHA.        

Last year, ORL walked into TD Banknorth Garden and stole Game 1.  I bet my marbles the Celtics haven't forgotten and are looking to return the favor this year.  Although I don't have the balls to bet BOS ML just yet, my Game 1 bet is...

Boston +6.5

Contrarian opinions most welcome, folks!! 
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myLORD says:
05/16/10 09:50AM
on as well borat
BOL
dimeplayer68 says:
05/16/10 11:58AM
GL Borat
capskip says:
05/16/10 12:35PM
 Celtics Baby.
coldsnap55 says:
05/16/10 04:13PM

baskets4money says:
05/16/10 04:20PM

I WAS STUPID

ironlionzion722 says:
05/16/10 04:22PM
Celtics
Osirus13 says:
05/16/10 05:43PM
Why are you basing the magic off of 2 rounds in the playoffs? Who have they struggled against the last 2 seasons? Nobody. They have beaten everyone. They went to the finals. They have proven themselves. The first 2 rounds dont matter. They played 8 games and won them. Thats it
coldsnap55 says:
05/16/10 06:46PM
kimoinsd808 says:
05/16/10 06:55PM
gd2436 says:
05/16/10 07:03PM
why is everyone in love with boston???....because i like winning money!!...and they are the best team in the nba all around with maybe the exception of the lakers....but we will see after the celtics put these majic away and take their game to the finals which i believe will be the lakers!....so you just keep betting on orlando and throw your money away...if you cant see that boston is the better team after today....you dont deserve to win anything, anyways!!!
kimoinsd808 says:
05/16/10 07:05PM


They didn't beat the Lakers.
elsewhere says:
05/16/10 07:05PM

good job Borat

SCROG says:
05/16/10 07:07PM
Why did it take Boston 6 games to eliminate a scrub Cleveland team?
gd2436 says:
05/16/10 07:11PM
why did it take six games to eliminate cleveland?...are you serious!.....why did it take 5 games for orlando to eliminate charlotte!!...your basketball IQ must really be low....do you even watch any games!.....what a dumbass question!
kimoinsd808 says:
05/16/10 07:15PM


I hate to be the one to point this out to you, but Orlando swept
Charlotte.
jwheels86 says:
05/16/10 07:18PM


LOL 
SCROG says:
05/16/10 07:18PM
Osirus13 says:
05/16/10 07:25PM
I know that but they did beat the lakers 3 of the last 4 in the regular season and have played well against most elite teams. Point is they are an elite team so who they have played in the 1st 2 rounds doesnt matter 1 bit
dacaw says:
05/16/10 07:29PM

 hu???? how much did bet game 5 orl vs char?
Borat38 says:
05/16/10 08:10PM


Keep betting ORL then.  Take them for the series win if you wish.

And good luck.  You'll need it.
CrazyMilkMan says:
05/16/10 08:45PM
gd2436 says:
05/16/10 10:57PM
my mistake...they did sweep charlotte,.... but did not cover the first game
jwheels86 says:
05/16/10 11:00PM


Easily made mistake, didn't cover the first game makes you think it went 5. Makes sense

xxx777 says:
05/17/10 01:07AM
We all expected Orlando to WIN before game#1. But after Boston has lead by >15pts.....we are losing em Love for Orlando. They need to step up GAME#2 to make us Believe  or Else.....Boston is Our best Friend in Making us the MONEY!! So far, people are going with the Momentum and throw away "Stats"----Seeing is Believing...and Boston is looking #1 right NOW in the EAST!!!!!
marnypoly says:
05/17/10 01:28AM
Just know that no lead is safe with Boston. Another minute and they definitely would've blown the game.


BurningPlanet26 says:
05/17/10 03:35AM
got to bump this. this shit is covers at its most pure







BurningPlanet26 says:
05/17/10 03:36AM
and he was cocky as shit about it
BurningPlanet26 says:
05/17/10 03:38AM
jmw59 says:
05/17/10 10:55AM
nice call
otownkid says:
05/17/10 10:23AM
20% field goal for Orl in first quarter of game 1 was their downfall- bet they score more than 14 to open game 2 . 7' is an awful lot, considering the regular season game pt. differentials were, 5,9,2 and 7. Celts covered 5 straight once this season, back in early December- they've also covered 3 straight on the road, having covered 4 straight on road during same 5 game ATS streak. I know it's the playoffs, but Magic will regain their touch for game 2, and win by 10.
BurningPlanet26 says:
05/17/10 03:42AM
(sry im high)
Borat38 says:
05/17/10 10:44AM
otownkid: I

see you're from Florida.  That'd pretty much explain why you initially

said "7 pts is an awful lot" and go on to say Magic will win by 10

DFlyersFan_82 says:
05/17/10 11:05AM

How hard was it for Boston against Cleveland according to most people it was just LeBron surronded by a bunch of scrubs.

DFlyersFan_82 says:
05/17/10 11:12AM

They probably think most bettors count on Orlando coming out alot more hungry as to not blow both opening home games going into Boston.

barbusergiu says:
05/17/10 11:30AM


THE BEST STATEMENT IN THE WHOLE THREAD


who thought that with about 1:30 to go in the 3rd Q and trailed by 20, Magic would come back in the game?

Bad_Beat says:
05/17/10 05:03AM
I don't understand why boston is +7.5 for game2. They played great defense last night and outscored orlando first 3Q. any comments for game2???
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