Josh Q. Public:Guess who’s back? Back again. Shady’s back. Tell a friend. -Eminem
Public Service Announcement: OK, here we go! And you thought the Patriots were good. There’s nothing I like more than a good old fashioned home court smackdown. A good old fashioned break your backdown. A good old fashioned fade to blackdown. That’s what the Celtics dished out to the Denver Nuggets last night. And that’s a fact Jackdown. I’m sorry I’m so excited. I’m sorry I just can’t hide it. I’m sorry I’m about to lose control and I think I like it. It’s just that it’s been a while. It’s been a while since I’ve heard things like: Bobby Jones is gonna put the ball into play and the pass hits the top of the backboard and it’s over! They won three in a row, they came from 3-1 down and they have won the series!!! It’s all over!!! Or: And it goes quickly now into Magic, back over to Worthy and it’s picked off. Off to Henderson and he lays it up and in. It’s all tied up. That’s a nice play by Henderson. Or: Now there’s a steal by Bird! Underneath to DJ who lays it in!!…Right at one second left!! What a play by Bird! Bird stole the inbounding pass, laid it up to DJ, and DJ laid it up and in, and Boston has a one-point lead with one second left! OH, MY, THIS PLACE IS GOING CRAZY!!! Yes it’s been a while. It’s been a while since I could hold my head up high. And it’s been a while since I could stand on my own two feet again. Well, I can stand on my own two feet now. Back in the saddle again now. The Celtics are still undefeated now. I know, I know. It’s early. It’s only three games in. But still. My God! Did you see it? Did you believe it? The Celtics had seventy-seven points by halftime. By halftime! Only eight points shy of tying the franchise record for points in a first half. A record set when another Big Three roamed the planet. Boston was up as many as forty-one points twice in the third quarter. What? Is Belichick coaching this team? No, just Doc Rivers. Not plane, nor bird, nor even frog, it’s just little old me, Underdog. Just little old him, Doc Rivers. Doc Rivers, like Lou Gherig, the luckiest man on the face of the earth. With Doc Rivers at the helm, the Cs shot 71.2 percent through three quarters. Doc: “We played well, but I’m telling you guys, we’re better than that.” If they’re better than that, the rest of the NBA is in for a long season. The Celtics get the rock to the right guy at the right time all night long. Let it roll, baby, roll. Let it roll, all night long. The Celtics simply own the glass. Who owns da Chiefs? Owns. They protect the rim. They swarm to the ball. This a team to be reckoned with I reckon. Ridin’ the range once more. Totin’ my old .44. Where you sleep out every night. And the only law is right. Back in the saddle again.
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ball into play and the pass hits the top of the backboard and it’s over! They won three in a row, they came from 3-1 down and they have won the series!!! It’s all over!!! Or: And it goes quickly now into Magic, back over to Worthy and it’s picked off. Off to Henderson and he lays it up and in. It’s all tied up. That’s a nice play by Henderson. Or: Now there’s a steal by Bird! Underneath to DJ who lays it in!!…Right at one second left!! What a play by Bird! Bird stole the inbounding pass, laid it up to DJ, and DJ laid it up and in, and Boston has a one-point lead with one second left! OH, MY, THIS PLACE IS GOING CRAZY!!! Yes it’s been a while. It’s been a while since I could hold my head up high. And it’s been a while since I could stand on my own two feet again. Well, I can stand on my own two feet now. Back in the saddle again now. The 
Celtics are still undefeated now. I know, I know. It’s early. It’s only three games in. But still. My God! Did you see it? Did you believe it? The Celtics had seventy-seven points by halftime. By halftime! Only eight points shy of tying the franchise record for points in a first half. A record set when another Big Three roamed the planet. Boston was up as many as forty-one points twice in the third quarter. What? Is Belichick coaching this team? No, just Doc Rivers. Not plane, nor bird, nor even frog, it’s just little old me, Underdog. Just little old him, Doc Rivers. Doc Rivers, like Lou Gherig, the luckiest man on the face of the earth. With Doc Rivers at the helm, the Cs shot 71.2 percent 
through three quarters. Doc: “We played well, but I’m telling you guys, we’re better than that.” If they’re better than that, the rest of the NBA is in for a long season. The Celtics get the rock to the right guy at the right time all night long. Let it roll, baby, roll. Let it roll, all night long. The Celtics simply own the glass. Who owns da Chiefs? Owns. They protect the rim. They swarm to the ball. This a team to be reckoned with I reckon. Ridin’ the range once more. Totin’ my old .44. Where you sleep out every night. And the only law is right. Back in the saddle again.
