Game 5 at a glance
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| 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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