Through aggressive shirt touseling and a series of screams, Kevin Garnett made it clear to Green Street that the Celtics are ready to hoist the black flag and begin slitting throats, and that he is Boston’s blackest and greenest Mark Messier.
Via WEEI.com:
“We’re taking their best shot. I still don’t think we’ve played our best basketball and we’ve got to do that. We can’t just come out here and talk about it. We’re not on the white sands of the beach no more. We’re back in the jungle. Hopefully that’ll do some good for us. We’ll figure it out. I told you man, we’re all in. I got two pocket Kings and I’m all in. Let’s do it.”
Sometimes mixing metaphors doesn’t work (like the song “2 A.M.” by Anna Nalick, where she compares life to an hourglass glued to a table with difficult to find controls inside of a cable car), but when you’re Kevin Garnett and sports are on the line, it is awesome. You’re in the jungle, and I’m willing to cheat at cards to beat you while you’re there! I couldn’t cheat when we were playing on the beach but NOW I CAN BECAUSE THE JUNGLE. Garnett’s roaring is especially welcome in response to the L.A. Lakers, who are down two-zip to the Mavericks and the best Kobe Bryan can do is practice quietly.
So, With Leather (I am addressing you directly), since I won’t talk to you again until Monday, what’s going to happen? Which approach is going to work? Can the Celtics or the Lakers rebound? And what happens if they don’t, and we have to watch the Hawks? Am I even allowed to do that?
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Kevin Garnett is the NBA’s version of Triple H giving a Hell in a Cell promo.
The C’s starting five are going to be jacked up in the Garden. Celtics fans are going to rock the building way before tip-off. The Heat will be riding their 2 game high early, the crowd will rile them up. If the C’s can get an early lead and sustain their offense, their D will stomp the Heat’s fire. KG will get their defense hard nosed. Pierce, KG and Ray all need to get to the line. Rondo can’t be the only one driving and shooting, he isn’t good from the foul line, whereas those 3 are exceptional. Jermaine needs to play sound D, rebound, and get fouled to hit the line as well. If Rondo gets over 10 assists, that’s when you know the C’s are rolling. Conversely, Lebron and D-Wade are on fire, early scores for them could get gnarly, and they are flying around the court on D. The Garden atmosphere plus a rested Celtics team should take Game 3. Don’t let the Heat get into a grove and play shut down D!
Gosh, it feels great to be right.
I’m so excited for the Lakers to get eliminated…that it probably won’t happen and I’ll be crushed again. And Anna Nalick could sing about a dustpan and it would still be hot.