"Magic coach Stan Van Gundy nearly described the fate of his team before the game began. In the ritual pregame chat with members of the media last night, Van Gundy insisted that NBA games are won in the first quarter. "Look it up,'' he insisted. "The team that's ahead after the first quarter wins the game.'' An hour later, Van Gundy's Magic took the court at TD Garden to try to extend their remarkable comeback in the Eastern Conference finals with a third straight victory over the Celtics after three losses. But Van Gundy's definition of the NBA as a first-quarter league soon left his team in a predicament; it stumbled at the start while the Celtics were roiling with energy. While holding Orlando to 38 percent shooting and 19 points in the first quarter, the Celtics knocked down 30 points, shooting 47.4 percent. Orlando never recovered and the Celtics walked away with the 96-84 victory, claiming the series, four games to two." http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2010/05/29/demise_came_very_quickly/
