Boston Celtics

Game 5 at a glance

Points Wallace 21 Nelson 24
Rebounds Garnett 5 Howard 10
Assists Allen 7 Nelson 5
Steals Pierce 1 Howard 2

— The Magic remain perfect this postseason when shooting better than 50 percent from the floor (52.2 percent in Game 5).

— This is the 94th time in NBA history that a team fell behind 3-0 in a best-of-seven series. The Magic became just the 10th team to force a Game 6 in that situation.

— The Magic have now outscored the Celtics in the fourth quarter of every game this series (29-17 in Game 5).

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