It was a brutal night for Boston's big guys in the Celtics' 113-92 loss to the Orlando Magic in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Starting center Kendrick Perkins was ejected in the first half, forward Glen Davis suffered a concussion in the second half and Rasheed Wallace fouled out with 4:49 left in the game. Wallace also "tweaked his back," according to Boston coach Doc Rivers.

Jameer Nelson scored a game-high 24 points for the Magic and led their first successful 3-point parade of the series.

Dwight Howard added 21 points, 10 rebounds and another dominating defensive effort that included five blocks.

"At this point we believe we can win the series," Nelson said. "We have to stay humble and keep focused and remember how we won these last two games. I believe they have pressure on them right now, but they have veteran players with Hall of Famers and a great coach."

The Celtics still lead the series, three games to two.

Game 6 will be played Friday night in Boston, where the Magic have won four of their last five, including Monday night's overtime victory.

"We need to win one game, and let's hope it's the next one," Rivers said. "If it takes coming back here, we'll be ready for that, too. But we'd like to do the next one."

If they don't win either game, the Celtics will become the first team in NBA history to lose a playoff series after winning the first three games.

It is questionable whether they will have either Perkins or Davis for Game 6.

Perkins was automatically ejected after getting his second technical foul with 36.1 seconds left in the first half. Perhaps more significantly, it was Perkins' seventh technical of the postseason, which calls for a one-game suspension unless one of the technicals is rescinded by the league.

"I didn't think he deserved either one, but he got them," Rivers said. "I did think once Eddie Rush realized he called [the second technical], he couldn't rescind the tech because he forgot they had given him the other one."

After taking a Howard elbow to the face in the final seconds of the third quarter, Davis fell to the floor and stayed down for a few seconds as the action went to the other end of the court. Then he got up and wobbled to halfcourt before falling into the hands of referee Joey Crawford.

He was taken to the locker room, where Dr. Brian McKeon diagnosed a concussion.

"We're just trying to win," said Howard, who considers Davis a good friend. "Our intention is not to hurt anybody out there, but basketball is a very physical sport."

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