"If you're searching for a specific moment when the tide started to turn against the Orlando Magic and in favor of the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals, look no further than Jameer Nelson's offensive foul with 2:22 remaining in the first quarter.

It was Nelson's second personal foul of the game, and coach Stan Van Gundy had no other choice but take his starting point guard and his offensive sparkplug out of the game.

The Magic never recovered.

There are a multitude of reasons why the Celtics routed the Magic 96-84 on Friday, ending the Magic's season, but there's little doubt that Boston won the battle of the point guards.

Rajon Rondo and rarely used backup Nate Robinson combined to score 27 points and took control of the game in the first half. Meanwhile, Nelson and his backup, Jason Williams, totaled 16 points and never could sustain any momentum.

"Tonight, it seemed like we were a step low or they were a little better," Nelson said afterward. "Myself, in particular, I turned the ball over too much. Going into the lane, I had too many indecisive plays that led to turnovers and fastbreak points for them. I put a lot of it offensively on myself, but we're in this thing together.""