Celtics – Magic Game 2 2nd round I 2009 Playoffs
BOSTON (AP)—Rajon Rondo(notes) took the pass from Eddie House(notes) and bolted for the basket, cutting between 6-foot-11 Dwight Howard(notes) and 6-10 Rashard Lewis(notes) for a thunderous dunk. In a crucial game for the Boston Celtics, the little guys came up big. Rondo had 15 points, 18 assists and 11 rebounds for his third triple-double of the playoffs, and House scored a career playoff high-shattering 31 points on Wednesday night to lead Boston to a 112-94 victory over the Orlando Magic in Game 2 that evened the Eastern Conference semifinals. Ive seen some great shooting shows in my life, but that was unbelievable, Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said. We didnt take away anything; they got everything they wanted. They just had us running around. And we did not handle it well. Howard had 12 points and 12 rebounds and Lewis had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Magic, who stole Game 1 on Monday night despite blowing almost all of a 28-point lead. Orlando never led Wednesday night, trailing by 15 at halftime and by as many as 26 in the second. Game 3 is Friday night in Orlando. They got what they wanted: They got a win. Now they have home court, Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. We have to go there trying to get wins. Rondo had 12 assists without a turnover at halftime and finished one assist short of his career high. The only time the 6-1 point guard has had more than 18 assists was the triple-overtime Game 6 of the first-round series against Chicago in which he played 57 1/2 …