Raja
Bell’s much, much more likely than Tony Allen to make two or three key
plays on an ultra-micro level that could change the course of a playoff
game and a season. He could hit two three-pointers in a 12-0 run during
the second quarter of a must-win Eastern Conference Finals game. He
could agitate LeBron James (or Kobe Bryant) for a three-minute stretch
late in the third quarter of a playoff game, when the starters are
resting.
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Seems like a misplaced quote to begin a piece about Glen Davis, no?
No.
The
above description of Raja Bell crystallizes what Doc was thinking when
he started screaming at the green during game 4 of the NBA Finals. “You
don’t need to walk around with your heads down. You don’t need to feel
sorry for yourselves. But YOU DO need to start making plays.”
Ah, making plays.
That’s what the game is about. Offense, defense, whatever. Go out there and make a difference.
Big
Baby’s been making a difference with the Boston Celtics pretty much
since they first gave him meaningful PT back during the 2007-08 season.
His break-out game came on the road against the Detroit Pistons on January 5th, 2008. For a rookie to have a break-out game against your main conference rival is one thing. To do it on the road is even more telling. A month later he came up big against Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs, this time at home.
Last season, everyone knows what Baby did when Kevin Garnett went down for the year, especially in the playoffs. You hope for these kinds of gutsy, steel-nerved performances in big games. But you don’t see them very often. This ain’t no Michael Smith and his 1990 West Coast Trip.
Now you see why I’m thinking Doc’s gonna find time for Bambino Grande, one way or the other, no matter how many bigs we have on the roster or how many minutes they are forecast to play.
