Rajon Rondo, Paul Pierce Realize They're Wearing Same Headband

Man, I love the onion.

So the Celts kicked ass last night, continuing to demonstrate that championship basketball is about teamwork and ball movement and not ball-hogging superstars, even though I'll be the first to admit that Kobe's hands down the best player on the court. What he's doing out there is insane. I think he could literally hit half-court fadeaways for a whole quarter if he wanted to (all the while ignoring his four other teammates wide-open underneath the basket).

In addition, I'd like to officially award my coveted Golden Jock Strap Award for heart and hustle to Rajon Rondo, who proved he's not afraid to poke an angry bear, shoving Ron Artest after a hard foul on Garnett in the 2nd quarter. Reminded me of Varitek offering a mitt sandwich to A-Rod in 2004 to turn the season around for the Red Sox.


Mmmm, delicious.

Jock Strap runners-up were, in no particular order:

- Glen "Droolio" Davis
- Tony "Did you see that block on Gasol?!!!" Allen, (video), and
- Kendrick "Don't ever let me go coast to coast" Perkins

Here's a good article on Rondo's impact on the momentum of the game and Artest's recent struggle with the game of basketball.

Also, if you haven't seen the excerpts from Nate Robinson's and Big Baby's Game 4 post-game interview, it's worth a look. Fingers crossed for Tuesday's game...