CELTICS GREEN BLOG by and for boston celtics fans: Comments from the Other Side Magic Game 4 5/24

It was pretty amazing to me to be reading all the comments about how the refs were giving the Celtics the game. I was wondering if they were watching the same game as I was. Like the 2 elbows to KG's head that weren't called. Or the T on KG for being pushed in the chest all the way across the court by Matt Barnes after one of those shots to the head. I'm not saying that the refs gave the game to the Magic, because it was the Celtics failure to play well that lost the game, not the refs. But, for the Magic fans to think the game was called one sided was ridiculous. There was just as much contact allowed by the Magic as there was by the Celtics, maybe even more if you count the fact that Howard's elbow to the back of KG's head should have been a flagrant 2 that was completely ignored. I don't like giving a team as good as the Magic hope or confidence. The Celtics need to shut the door by coming out on fire in game 5 and just end this series. Magic fans are now thinking reverse sweep. The Celtics were up 3-2 last season with home court advantage and lost the series. The Celtics need to remember this.

I still believe in MAGIC!

Who cares anymore? I am not watching the game.

I'm gonna predict a Celtics 97-82 win. Pretty much just like every game in this series, Boston pounces on us early and we play come from behind all night Hate seeing a sweep in the ECF after all we've been through. But we have no answer for them, and they have all the answers for us.

It's no coincidence that we have been held to almost 20 points per game below our season average. Boston by 17

I'm tired of inconsistency. This season is over. If we loose the series I hope we get swept. I think we need some changes.

I think that if SOMEHOW we win this game, it will still be a tough series. We may gain momentum and win our home game than it's 3-2 and anything is possible.

"This team" has no heart simply put...I'm sure 5 of us board members could score 12 points in a Qt. Against Boston its pitiful

I hope they don't drag this out
We deserve to be swept away like garbage that has accumulated on the kitchen floor

The Magic should just stay in the locker room tonight. They haven't got a chance, none. It's over and they're on their way to another unproductive off-season of surrounding "Superman" with "Lois Lanes" and "Jimmy Olsens".

Officially we have been watching the Orlando Tragic in this series. I don't know how you beat a team 3 to 1 in the regular season and then get beat by the same team 3 times in a row, 2 of them happened in Orlando.

I only wish that Magic would come out aggressive, and not worry about fouls because they will lose anyway. Dwight should let that elbow fly, so what if he is suspended for a game. Magic don't go down with out a fight.

1 game at a time. Somebody has to become the first team to come back from 0-3

I disagree. I've seen our guys at our best, and this is not it. I won't give up hope until we lose the 4th, until then, we can win it.

We let Big Baby and Pierce punk us in G3 without making them pay. I doubt our guys cone out with any heart.

I feel really good about the game tonight. I don't know what it is, but I feel confident we're gunna get a 'W' tonight.

The Magic are due for a win. The Heat were able to win one so the Magic should come into this one saying we can win one too.

If we get out to a fast first quarter, we might be able to build some confidence. But if the Celts get out to another early 10+ lead, we're gunna fold up like a tent.

Orlando just seemed like a bunch of dogs playing dead in game 3

I know Dwight Howard, Matt Barnes, Jamer Nelson, Gortat, and Bass want to win but I feel like the rest just want to play enough not to get blamed. I feel like half this team doesn't want to fight another 3 games.

This nightmare should end tonight. I don't want Amway Arena to close out with Boston celebrating on our court. Might as well end it tonight.

Show some type of heart out there. Up your intensity and want it more than Boston. If the effort is there, anything is possible.

This feels like the last game (even though we have the early lead)

They're going to beat us at the free-throw line. Seriously. This is ridiculous how many fouls they're getting.

I KNEW we were beating ourselves those first 3 games.

Does Pierce ever NOT get fouled??

Boston getting all the calls.

Ha. Figures..jj gets hit in the stomach and gets called for a travel.

So Orlando finally out plays them and refs come out to help them?

Pierce is such a piece of ****, trying to get that BS foul at the end If that guy didn't have the refs in his back pocket, he would even average 10ppg

Whats the longest pierce has ever gone in a game without falling down?

Now C's are confused... Keep collapsing their D, it affects their head and mentality on offense

Stan is forcing Doc to adjust, and Doc sucks at coaching!

Glen Davis 6'9 289 pounds of overrated fat

The bad thing with this,is that while we are dominating we aren't getting away from them and I fear that soon as they catch up they would be able to run away without us being able to respond,please someone takes off reddick who is just soft despite him trying to look tough.

Howard hits a free throw and an angel gets it's wings

Every time he misses Big Baby gains a pound

I just love how much EVERY player on the Celtics flops

If Pierce is gunna flop, why doesn't someone fall in his knee "accidently"?

The refs protect Pierce more than the Secret Service protects the president.

Davis, Perkins or KG can never beat Howard down the floor... If Howard gets there fast enough, he'll always catch their bigs in that foul call

Can we get Vince to kill Pierce? That way we get Pierce AND Vince out of the way, just positives for us

I would like to remove the facial hair of pierce with a Chainsaw

The refs are favoring us. Sad if we lose this in the second half.

Finally starting to get some calls. . . . . .

Sign me to a 1 game contract against Boston so I can injure Pierce

Only thing I'm not happy with is Rondo is in foul trouble and we let them walk the ball up the court. Tony Allen isn't a PG. If Rondo is on the bench we should be pressuring the ball. They don't even have a back up PG.

At least Big Baby hasn't scored, and thus hasn't had the opportunity to dance around like a moron.

Its hard to win on the road when the officials are so blatantly biased towards one side

If the Magic keeps playing like they are and get the starting line up for Boston in foul trouble by the start of the third quarter it will be over

If we keep playing like this, we can win 4 straight games

Loved the way Barnes kept going at Garnet trying to "play the peacemaker". Lol

KG...feel free to go back to the hood where u belong

Vince should just retire.Its really painfull for me,watching him getting ridiculed by less talented players.

Dwight clears out after a rebound like he's done a billion times and they call offensive foul (NOTE: this was on the elbow to the back of KG's head)

LOL at the Celtics. Boy when things aren't going right lets flop and complain.

I would like to smash Fat baby's face
With a sledge hammer

Boston has a lot of actors.

Rondo is a flopper with a glass jaw. I would knock his ass out with a left jab.

If we're going to get called for a foul every single time, then at least round-kick Pierce and Rondo in their face, see if they can get back up

So how is Wallace still in the game? He gets a T and just keeps talking

Pierce flopping again. Ha. You touch him and he'll fall over.

These Celtics players are truly cry babies who want calls for the kinda of fouls they commit on the daily basis

If we let Glen Davis beat us....we deserve to lose this series. What a scrub

Glen Davis continues to play far beyond his abilities.

Dwight needs to elbow Fatbaby Porkchop Davis

When Rajon Rondo gets MVP chants, you know it's time to retire MVP chants.

We need to get a flopper or two on our team in the offseason.. As much as I hate flopping look how much it has influenced this game.. Also look at the cavs..Anderson sucks but he's valuable b/c of his flopping..

Every person in that Arena deserves to be slapped. Pierce gets away with everything and they never stop complaining.

BAD SHOT by Rashard... NICE FLOP by Rashard...

Nelson is owning Rondo right now. BACK TO BACK 3s!!!

If you can take the old tired Celts to OT you have the advantage!

Why in the world would you leave Ray Allen -- yes, that guy

Ray Allen is cold blooded

2nd Ray three was good D, just a great shot by maybe the best shooter ever.

Great win if they get this.. But the Celtics are winning this series. David Stern has already rigged the playoffs for his precious Lakers vs. Celtics matchup.

NOW Let's win game 5 and the pressure will be on Boston for game 6!

3 more wins from makin history

It's important the Magic or the Lakers win the title, I hate the C's

The Cavs should be here right now, not Boston.

Reffing has nothing to do with it. Boston is better than Cleveland. Okay?

Reffing has nothing to do with my statement. There is some inside rigging going on in the Front Office. It's the precious Celtics with their 15 championships remember? David Stern can't have his franchise go down. That last game where Varejao shot a three and they walked up the ball? That's obvious.

I feel like we escaped...thank god no sweep!

Celtics get tired in the 4th, but if you take them to OT, they are exhausted.

I can only laugh at people thinking the Celtics have dominated this series. The Magic could have been up just as easily 3-1. 3 out of the 4 games have come down to the last minute or OT.

Do you think the longer this goes the more their age will show and help us?

Great win. We showed they are not invincible, and their defense has flaws.

I want to see The Magic make history..Come back from 3-0 has NEVER been done, something has to give..Why not us?!

Possible reverse sweep on the way!

2 out of 3 in Orlando, Boston has awoken a sleeping beast. Why they were sleeping is beyond me, but if I was Boston I would be very, very careful at this point.

Am I the only one, who saw a TIRED Celtics at the end of the game?

If we win game 5 it will be like a bad rerun for the Celtics. They were up 3-2 last year with home court and lost it. This year we have game 7 on our floor. We got this.

This isn't over yet. I mean, it’s too soon to say anything… but 4 games is ridiculous. 3 games… not so ridiculous. Especially when 2 of them are at home. And especially when the Magic are — or should be — the better team.

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