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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 semi-final series on
Tuesday.
Dwight Howard grabbed 22 rebounds and 16 points to help underdogs
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.
However, the Magic closed out the win with two free throws from
J.J. Redick.
Rashard Lewis chipped in with 18 points for Orlando, Mickael
Pietrus adding 17, Hedo Turkoglu 15 and Redick 12.
The Celtics, who host Game Two on Thursday, 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.
