FSFL to air the ’09 Magic playoff wins over Celtics
This week’s Orlando Magic classic replays series airing on Fox Sports Florida will focus on 2009 playoff series wins over the Boston Celtics.
Dwight Howard, Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu helped lead the 2009 Magic to the NBA Finals, dispatching a Celtics lineup that included Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo, Glen Davis and Ray Allen.
Fox Sports Florida will feature all the Magic wins over the Celtics during the seven-game series.
Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., Fox Sports Florida will replay Game 1 of the series.
The channel will air a doubleheader Thursday, airing Game 3 at 6 p.m. and Game 6 at 8:30 p.m.
And Saturday at 7:30 p.m., the channel will air Game 7.
Magic assistant coach Patrick Ewing created some buzz ahead of the Celtics series finale.
“Even though I’m not playing, I guarantee a win,” Ewing said on John Thompson’s radio show before Game 7.
Celtics coach Doc Rivers was surprised by the comment and said his team felt great entering the matchup while Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said he had no problem with Ewing’s statement.
“We’re going in there to win the game,” Van Gundy told the Orlando Sentinel. “I’m certainly not going to stand here and say, ‘Well, I don’t know if we’re going to win the game.’ “
The Magic ultimately backed up Ewing, rolling to a 101-82 win. Turkoglu led all scorers with 25 points, one of five Orlando players who finished with double-figure scoring.