I’m still crawling out of my vacation cocoon, so I’ve been thinking all day about which aspects of the incredible Eastern and Western Conference Finals series that I most wanted to talk about today. Right off the bat, there was last night’s incredible finish in San Antonio, as the Oklahoma City Thunder barely held off the Spurs in what was one of the most amazing and intense 3-minute stretches in recent memory.

Or we could discuss LeBron James and his whole “I don’t foul out” attitude as people heaped blame on him and Dwyane Wade for the Boston Celtics tying their series at 2 each with the Miami Heat the other night.

But I’d rather talk about my favorite thing about the entire playoffs so far – Rajon Rondo. Normally, I’m not much of a Rondo fan, because he seems like a dick. And from what I can tell from interviews and highlights, he is definitely a dick. Without that dick, though, the Celtics are already done and the Heat have their feet up, waiting for the Thunder and Spurs to kill each other.

So instead of going back and recapping everything that has happened, I just wanted to pay a little respect to Rondo with my favorite highlights of him through this ECF thus far, because he’s the only reason this series has been so entertaining.

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Guys, what’s up? Whatcha talking about? Can I , can I just pop in here for a second? I want to know what’s so cool that you told Juwan Howard to come over? Are you telling jokes? I love jokes!

Ooh, is that a yo-yo? Doc never lets us play with yo-yos! LeBron! Stop pushing me! That hurts! I’ll tell on you!

Are you talking about how Shaq must take poops the size of a two year-old? That’s not very nice. You’re mean. Leave him out of this.

Are you talking about how the expectations for your team are roughly around winning seven rings in six seasons and that it doesn’t help that you’re losing to us by nine points right now? I don’t know who you are, guy in suit, but I don’t appreciate the glares.

What should you do, LeBron? Let me in your conversation. I’m just wondering, bro. You let Big Z in the conversation, and that g-ddamn dumb son of a bitch can’t even understand English.

Oh. Ray! RAY! They were talking about Chris Bosh’s husband going to Chicago for a week without telling him! Yeah, I know! I think that’s really inconsiderate, too! How’s Chris going to take care of the kids by herself WHILE falling all over playing basketball? See, LeBron? We can get along if you just let me hang out with you.

Tonight is the Yom Kippur of the NBA season, because at 9 PM EST, the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers will play one last game to settle the NBA Championship. Boston in the Finals means one thing: insufferable douche bags. And it just wouldn’t be a Game 7 if the most insufferable of all douche bags didn’t put in his two cents. Gimmie what ya got, Dane Cook.

“I heard Phil Jackson said the Celtics are a team that loses in the fourth quarter. Well, the Lakers are gonna be a team that loses the championship.” –NBA Off Season

You really showed him, Dane. Please, go back to jumping around like a jackass instead of writing actual material. Speaking of jackasses, Laker fans refuse to let Bostonians one-up their douche-baggery. Various high-ranking LA government officials have already issued a statement to the Detroit LA ‘faithful’, who have been known to have a penchant for destruction. Read the rest of this entry »