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It's A Boston Green Party: The Celtics Are NBA Champions

By Citizen Correspondent Jim Green
Date Posted: 06/18/08
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Congrats to the Boston Celtics. They earned it and didn't leave any doubt about it. Well done.

There were a lot of great plays - KGs and 1, House and Posey going on an 11-0 run, Tony Allen's reverse ally oop, Glen Davis inexplicably dunking, Pierce's drives and assists, a statement block by Perk, Ray Allen raining down 3s, and more. But Rondo's numerous steals in general and the one on Odom in particular were big time.

In fact it was a huge night for Rondo – 21 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 steals. He had as many offensive rebounds (2) as all of the Lakers combined. On top of that Rondo had 2 more steals than LA and did it all with one turnover.

If there was one thing that bothered me tonight it was the fact that people did not praise James Posey enough, despite Jeff Van Gundy's best efforts, following the Celtics victory. Even Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, and KG did give the man enough credit.

Remember during the All Star Break when J.A. Adande asked NBA players who they wanted to see win a championship besides themselves? Well Kevin Garnett came up a lot.

There was one notable absentee in the voting: the ultra-competitive Kobe Bryant. 'If it ain't us, I don't care,' Kobe said.

Well KG got his. And so did Allen, Allen, Pierce, Posey, Rondo, Perkins, Powe, and everyone else. Enough Kobe talk.

Paul Pierce was the Finals MVP. Even David Stern called him The Truth. Now I've seen everything. And Pierce thanked the fans. Well done. Now I'm just going to watch the recap and figure out when the parade is.

P.S. Has a NBA coach ever gotten the Gatorade dump?












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