2009 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
	vs.
Boston leads, 3-2
May 14th, 2009
Amway Arena
7:00 PM
ESPN
Probable Starters
Rajon Rondo	PG	Rafer Alston
Ray Allen	SG	J.J. Redick
Paul Pierce	SF	Hedo Turkoglu
Glen Davis	PF	Rashard Lewis
Kendrick Perkins	C	Dwight Howard
Game Officials
Dan Crawford
Dick Bavetta
Marc Davis
Series Central

On March May (whoops!) 13th, 2008, the Orlando Magic's 2007/2008 season ended in Detroit after the Pistons handed them a 91-86 defeat in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Today, one year and one day later, Orlando will hope to avoid a similar fate. Down 3-2 to the Boston Celtics, the Magic must win tonight in order to keep their season alive, forcing a Game 7 this Sunday in Boston.

We've said almost all we've had to say about what the Magic need to do in this series--here's Eddy on 5 things they can do, and my post from earlier today about Dwight Howard--so there's no point in dragging this preview post out.

UPDATE: Eddy here, with some final thoughts before the game:

• John Hollinger of ESPN.com thinks three-point shooting will be a storyline to watch out for between the Orlando Magic and Boston Celtics, tonight. 
  
• Likewise, check out Dwight's comments on his official blog, today, about the road ahead for the team in the series. I suggest giving the post a read. 

The game tips at 7 on ESPN. I hope to discuss the game with some Magic players in the locker-room beforehand, so if everything works out, look for a post on that subject here just before tipoff.