Except for a hiccup in the second quarter, the Celtics had no problem dispatching the Magic last night, 132-96.
1. It was only the Magic, right?
The Magic have been eliminated from the playoffs. They shipped out their three best players at the trade deadline, effectively giving up on their season. Also, their injury list is even longer than Boston’s, they’ve lost 7 of their last 10, and their record has dropped to 21-45. Beating them should’ve been no problem.
Well, the Cs did blow them out, as expected, but let’s not take it for granted.