lopsided four-game sweep in playoff history. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Magic winning the first meeting. Western Conference semifinals (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Utah Jazz Game 4 is Jerry Sloan's final playoff game as head coach of the Utah Jazz before he was resigned midway through the 2010–11 season. This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning three of the first five meetings. (3) Phoenix Suns vs. (7) San Antonio Spurs This was the tenth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Spurs winning six of the first nine meetings. Conference finals Eastern Conference finals (2) Orlando Magic vs. (4) Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics were able to hold off a late Magic rally to steal home-court advantage in Game 1. They even used that momentum to grab Game 2 in Orlando to take a 2-0 lead going into Boston. After winning back-to-back road games to begin a series for the first time in franchise history, the Celtics would go on to blow out the Magic by 23 points in Game 3 to take a 3 to nothing lead. The Magic, however, would rally for a desperate Game 4 victory in overtime to force Game 5 in Orlando. Dwight Howard poured in 32 points in that victory. The Celtics seemed to lose control of the series, as the Magic scored another victory in Game 5, making the series 3-2, to force it back to Boston. Boston fans began to become anxious, especially after recently seeing the NHL's Boston Bruins lose their playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers even though the Bruins had a 3-0 lead initially. No team in NBA history has rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win a post-season series. However, Orlando fell short as the Celtics were able to advance to the NBA Finals for the second time in three years with a 12-point win in Game 6. This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Magic winning the first two meetings. Western Conference finals (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Phoenix Suns The Lakers put their home-court advantage to good use by winning the first two games at home. The Suns struck back to tie the series by taking Games 3 & 4 in Phoenix, but after a heart-breaking loss in Game 5 in which Ron