Interestingly enough, for the remaining two minutes and 53 seconds after those witty, Phil Mushnick-pleasing remarks, KG and his uninspired pack of bullies failed to score another point.

Vincenzo Carter, a newcomer to this blooming rivalry who I thought would offer nothing but softness during crunch time, scored 10 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, including a tiebreaking fadeaway jumper to put the Magic up for good.

If the Celtics were in the beastly Southeast, they’d be in third place.

Thanks to reader Pete A. for grabbing the video.