alem bert . ▁This ▁time ▁however , ▁Magic ▁ro ok ie ▁Court ney ▁Lee ▁was ▁the ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁hit ▁from ▁his ▁team mate . ▁Lee ▁left ▁the ▁game ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁return . ▁S uffer ing ▁a ▁f ract ured ▁sin us , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Lee ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁have ▁surg ery ▁and ▁could ▁miss ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁post season . ▁Ne ither ▁player ' s ▁absence ▁would ▁prove ▁cost ly ▁to ▁Or lando ▁in ▁Game ▁ 6 , ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁series ▁with ▁a ▁blow out ▁on ▁the ▁road , ▁and ▁Lee ▁returned ▁to ▁action ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁series ▁we aring ▁a ▁protect ive ▁face ▁mask , ▁such ▁as ▁one ▁worn ▁by ▁Richard ▁Hamilton . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Conference ▁semif inals , ▁the ▁Magic ▁faced ▁the ▁def ending ▁champion ▁Boston ▁C elt ics . ▁F acing ▁a ▁ 3 – 2 ▁series ▁def ic it , ▁the ▁Magic ▁tied ▁the ▁series ▁with ▁a ▁home ▁game ▁victory ▁in ▁Game ▁ 6 ▁and ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Conference ▁Final s ▁by ▁winning ▁Game ▁ 7 ▁on ▁the ▁road , ▁ending ▁Boston ' s ▁ 3 2 - 0 ▁und efe ated ▁record ▁when ▁leading ▁the ▁series ▁ 3 - 2 . ▁Ass istant ▁Co ach ▁Patrick ▁E wing ▁had ▁guaranteed ▁a ▁win ▁in ▁Game ▁ 7 . ▁ ▁Return ing ▁to ▁the ▁conference ▁final s ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁Magic ' s ▁oppon ent ▁was ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Cav ali ers