Here we are in Switzerland with Juli and Jeff visiting, talking about how they have been watching the Boston Celtics and that they are in the finals and playing the LA Lakers ... I personally am not a basketball fan. Never have been. I appreciate the sport and talent it takes to play, but am frankly bored by it for the most part ...
The last time I remember watching the Celtics play and being interested was when I was v. young and the Celts were v. good. Larry Bird, Kevin McHale (I called him Frankenstein - what shoulders!), Robert Parrish, Danny Ainge were playing and the shorts were short and the socks were high and striped.
We talked about last night's game and that was really that as a.) we have no TV. b.) the Celtics do not play on Swiss TV anyway and c.) we were having a little dinner party so when I woke up this morning, Juli had been on the computer to check out the results and told me the news which I now convey with a fabulously written play-by-play by Juli's dad, the Reverend Dick Parker of Newburyport, Massachusetts:
"Last nite's Celtics game ought to bring headlines all over Europe as well as here (try to buy any "western" newspaper that's inEnglish; it's quite a story)! Celtics, stunned & shocked by being behind to Lakers by 24 points for mostof the 1st 2 periods & some of the 3rd, got angry!!! At halftime, Pierce went to Doc Rivers & said, "I want to guard Kobe. I want him bad!" (Ray Allen had been guarding Kobe, & had done pretty well. Kobe had not shot well during 1st half, & Pierce personally wanted to make sure he didn't score in second half either!) Celtics then went "small" using Eddie House & James Posey & PJ Brown the rest of the way instead of Rondo (not playing well), Perkins (injured left shoulder in 1st quarter), & Sam Cassell (a selfish older player who can't play defense any more). Posey & House hit several off-balance three-pointers, Ray Allen played all 48 minutes (19 points & 9 rebounds), & Pierce (20) & KJ (16) most of the game as well!!! Pierce totally smothered Kobe!!! Total Celtics TIGHT defense in second half was like nothing I've ever seen before!!! Most of Celtics nation went to bed at halftime, figuring it was all over! Most of Celtics nation therefore missed the greatest comeback in the historyof the NBA Finals!!! Karen & I refused to give up & give in! Celts win,97-91!!! The whole world (literally) is saying this morning that last nite's game was the best-ever NBA Finals Series game ever played!!! Celts now lead series, 3-1. No team has ever come back from a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals!!! But so much for the 9:00 p.m. EDT starting time - that sucks royally!!! Next game is in LA, Father's Day (Sunday) night, at 9 p.m.. with most fathers having to get up early Monday to go to work, no doubt bleary-eyed as hell! Wake up, Commissioner David Stern!!", Reverend Richard Parker, Newburyport, MA
I love this guy. He needs his own blog. (Dick, email me and we'll make it happen!)
Arrivederci! We leave for Italy tomorrow - no phones, no computers - much wine, much fun.
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