06-05-2009, 03:19 PM
The Orlando Magic weathered a storming comeback from the Boston Celtics to defeat the defending NBA champions 95-90 and win the opening game of their Eastern Conference semifinal series in Boston on Monday night.
Dwight Howard grabbed 22 rebounds and 16 points to help underdog Orlando to a 28-point, second-half lead but Boston launched a sensational comeback to close the gap to three points on Paul Pierce's three-pointer with less than seven seconds left. Turkish star had Hedo Türkoğlu had 15 points with three rebounds and three assists.
However, the Magic closed out the win with two free throws from J.J. Redick. Rashard Lewis chipped in with 18 points for Orlando with Mickael Pietrus adding 17 and Redick 12.
The Celtics, who host Game 2 today, got 23 points from Pierce. Rajan Rondo chalked up 14 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists and Glen Davis had 12 points. The Celtics shot less than 39 percent and turned the ball over 14 times, seven by Rondo.
Rockets outmuscle Lakers in opener
Meanwhile in Los Angeles Yao Ming, who briefly left with a knee injury in the closing minutes, had 28 points and 10 rebounds, to lead the Houston Rockets to a physical 100-92 victory win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.
Ron Artest added 21 points and Aaron Brooks had 19 for the Rockets.
Kobe Bryant, who finished a distant second to LeBron James in NBA MVP voting announced earlier Monday, scored 32 points, doing his best to keep the Lakers in the game despite missing practice on Sunday with a sore throat.
Houston forward Shane Battier needed four stitches to close a gash over his left eye late in the first quarter.
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Dwight Howard grabbed 22 rebounds and 16 points to help underdog Orlando to a 28-point, second-half lead but Boston launched a sensational comeback to close the gap to three points on Paul Pierce's three-pointer with less than seven seconds left. Turkish star had Hedo Türkoğlu had 15 points with three rebounds and three assists.
However, the Magic closed out the win with two free throws from J.J. Redick. Rashard Lewis chipped in with 18 points for Orlando with Mickael Pietrus adding 17 and Redick 12.
The Celtics, who host Game 2 today, got 23 points from Pierce. Rajan Rondo chalked up 14 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists and Glen Davis had 12 points. The Celtics shot less than 39 percent and turned the ball over 14 times, seven by Rondo.
Rockets outmuscle Lakers in opener
Meanwhile in Los Angeles Yao Ming, who briefly left with a knee injury in the closing minutes, had 28 points and 10 rebounds, to lead the Houston Rockets to a physical 100-92 victory win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.
Ron Artest added 21 points and Aaron Brooks had 19 for the Rockets.
Kobe Bryant, who finished a distant second to LeBron James in NBA MVP voting announced earlier Monday, scored 32 points, doing his best to keep the Lakers in the game despite missing practice on Sunday with a sore throat.
Houston forward Shane Battier needed four stitches to close a gash over his left eye late in the first quarter.
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