Kevin Garnett Will Be The Difference Maker
By Chad Matejicka on June 17th, 2008 5:24 AM |
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With the Boston Celtics clinging to a 3-2 series edge over the Los Angeles Lakers, there is no question that Paul Pierce right now has been the MVP of the series.
However, if the Celtics are to complete the best turnaround in NBA history within one season, it will be because of the play of Kevin Garnett. Garnett’s presence in the paint has and will be the difference maker for the Celtics in these final two games. Garnett is way too athletic and strong for Paul Gasol or any other Laker on the offensive end. Defensively, no player can match Garnett’s intensity and rebounding ability. For the series, Garnett is quietly averaging 20 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block per game and his play inside will be counted on even more with the uncertainty of center Kendrick Perkins for the final two games of the series.
Expect Ray Allen and Paul Pierce to continue to play well, but when it comes down to needing a big bucket or a crucial defensive stop, expect “The Big Ticket” to rise to the occasion. Garnett has simply waited too long and poured his heart into too many games to come up empty handed, as he, like Allen and Pierce have waited for this opportunity their entire careers.
And whether it happens tonight or Thursday, we can all stand and applaud these three unselfish superstars who deserve every minute of the spotlight that they are going to receive.
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What a clown…did you see the post game after they won? KG sounded like one of Jerry’s kids….Bill Russell had to be cringing after he watched KG speak his ebonics…what the heck was the guy saying? Did he really think he sounded smart? The guy sounded like he should have been in Newark stealing cars…..he ruined the moment with his nonsense…and here I thought that Paul Pierce was going to embarass himself….unselfish or not, KG made himself look like someone who never graduated high school….but he has 100 million in the bank right?? Isn’t that what it is all about?? You mean to tell me that the lord felt so sorry for this guy not winning a championship that he decided to give poor KG a ring? He gave him talent, he gave him fame and he gave him all the money in the world….isn’t that enough? If the Celtics lost, so you really think he would loose sleep in his mansion?? Big Ticket my A**