So the Celtics upped the ante and won Game 1 of the Eastern Final as KG and Paul Pierce, current wearer of the Cindarella-esque glass Air Jordans, both dropped over 20 points in the 88-79 win over the Pistons.
I tuned in the third quarter to see another stellar Celtic combo of Rajon Rondo and James Posey manufacture back to back steals, the second resulting in a decisive drive to the net and subsequent two by Rondo.
Like the West Final in the NHL, the Eastern counterpart in the NBA seems like a formality. Where we're waiting for one team to graciously bow out after winning one, maybe two games so we can get to the main event. In hockey, we want Detroit to roll onto the next and final round so we can see Zetterberg square off against Sid. In hoops, Detroit can't seize up fast enough because we want to fast forward to see KG square off against Kobe.
Maybe after the Pistons inevitably exit, shooting guard, Richard Hamilton, will join the Red Wings to help in the war effort against the Penguins. Keeping with the tradition of Piston players who scare the beejeezus out of us, Hamilton should have no problem continuing where Bill Laimbeer left off 14 years ago and put the fear of God into Mario's men.
It's almost like the fifth installment of the Friday The 13th franchise, "A New Beginning" where an upstart dons the mask to continue Jason Vorhees' bloody legacy.
Sid and Malkin beware.
