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The Boston Celtics beat the Orlando Magic handily in Game 1 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs. And if you ask Shaquille O’Neal, he sees a sweep on the horizon.
“Orlando will be lucky to win one game,” O’Neal said on “Inside the NBA.” “Listen, I love the Orlando Magic, love the organization. But they are better full strength. They are not at full strength. Their bench is not really that good. They don’t have a lot of scorers. If Franz (Wagner) and Paulo (Banchero) aren’t doing most of the work, they don’t have a shot.”
Fellow former Celtics player Paul Pierce held the same sentiment, noting that while the Magic have one of the league’s best young rosters, “they can’t score.”
Orlando struggled mightily on offense during the regular season. The team ranked last in 3-point percentage, 3-pointers made and was 27th in field goal percentage.
The Celtics, meanwhile, are looking to repeat as NBA champions after they cruised to Banner 18 with a 16-3 record in the postseason.
The Magic beat the Celtics twice in the regular season, but both teams get a clean slate in the playoffs, and now Orlando has to play from behind if it wants to keep from falling in a 2-0 hole on Wednesday night.
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“Orlando will be lucky to win one game,” O’Neal said on “Inside the NBA.” “Listen, I love the Orlando Magic, love the organization. But they are better full strength. They are not at full strength. Their bench is not really that good. They don’t have a lot of scorers. If Franz (Wagner) and Paulo (Banchero) aren’t doing most of the work, they don’t have a shot.”
Fellow former Celtics player Paul Pierce held the same sentiment, noting that while the Magic have one of the league’s best young rosters, “they can’t score.”
Orlando struggled mightily on offense during the regular season. The team ranked last in 3-point percentage, 3-pointers made and was 27th in field goal percentage.
The Celtics, meanwhile, are looking to repeat as NBA champions after they cruised to Banner 18 with a 16-3 record in the postseason.
The Magic beat the Celtics twice in the regular season, but both teams get a clean slate in the playoffs, and now Orlando has to play from behind if it wants to keep from falling in a 2-0 hole on Wednesday night.
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