All day Tuesday I was saying to myself "Doc needs to start Davis he just has too" though the reasoning was a bit flawed, I was telling myself this for the fact that everyone can remember who the "Ticket Stub" is and we have not seen him in awhile. It was about time to unearth Davis' alter ego. Unearth he did, 23 points 8 boards and a fire that showed the Garden faithful why they loved the "Ticket Stub" and why we needed to see him again.

KG out because of an elbow, to a guy we all would love to elbow anyway, had to sit in the clubhouse and watch what at one time was thought to be his protege start the game and go gang busters all over the Miami Heat. The game got so out of hand that I switched over to the Sox game cause a game at the Fens in APRIL was more exciting to watch than the beating the C's were doling out.

KG I am sure was smiling and maybe you will see him take Davis under his wing like he was two seasons ago. After showing that he has the talent and that playoff run last season was not as big as a fluke as most thought it was. Here is my only gripe with Davis and the "Ticket Stub". Why not bring it out all the time? Do you have to start the game to show what you are made of? Makes no sense to me, whether you are starting or coming off the bench the "Stub" should always be a part of his game.

Overall the C's got exactly what they needed out of Davis and whether we see the "Ticket Stub" on Friday in Miami when KG comes back or just the "Stub" Glen Davis was a HUGE (pun intended) reason the C's are not sitting at 2-0.

scotty@wickedpissadude.com

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Wednesday night was a night 7 years in the making. I took my 7 year old son Tyler, to his first professional sporting event. We saw the Celtics vs. the Thunder. What a night. The only thing that could have made it better was if the Celtics had won. To start the day off, I was offered tickets by one of my friends, and thought that it might be a good idea to bring my son to his first Celtic's game. I called home and asked if he wanted to go. I got the twenty questions, how long would it be, would I have fun, and so on. He couldn't make up his mind, so, because I was given these only hours before game time, I needed to move quick, in order to get someone to go with me. So, I called Timmy to let him know that I wasn't going to be able to do the podcast, and to see if he would be able to go. While I was talking to him, my wife called me back and said he was crying and really wanted to go. It was set, he was going with me.

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Rubba Shoes has a little "bounce" in his step as he takes off for the Garden to see the Celtics play the Bobcats. Meanwhile Timmy has to "bounce" little Cameron out of Studio NH during the broadcast due to a lack of security. Scotty Dukes wonders if Rondo has the chemistry to take it to the next level and "bounce" the shamrocks back into the finals. Although the biggest "bounce" of all could be the next move made by one Bobby Dugan. Where is he going and will Timmy have to take a boat to visit him? All this and a musical tribute to Dugan's departure this week on the weekend preview edition of the Wicked Pissa Dude Podcast. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend.

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It was a nice fantasy to think that the Boston Celtics could close out the Los Angeles Lakers in 5 Games, but it almost came true. After leading by as much as 19 in Game 5, the Lakers almost let the championship slip through their fingers, but were able to hold off the final charge of the Boston Celtics.

It's not much of a game to hang their hats on as they go back to Boston, because it was mostly the Celtics mis-steps that led to their ultimate demise in Game 5.

However, even with all of their mistakes down the stretch, the Celtics still only trailed by just 3 points with seconds to go in the 4th quarter after an Eddie House fade away three. After he hit that shot, he almost came up with a Larry Bird-esque steal to close out the final game at the Dunder Mifflin Center for this season. It just wasn't meant to be and now the series goes back to the Garden.

The captain was unstoppable tonight, finishing the game with 38 points and 8 assists. As always it wasn't just his offense that led the team, it was his defense of Kobe Bryant who was held to 25 points on just 8-21 shooting from the field. Pierce was a monster on defense and led the C's, but was helped out considerably by James Posey and Ray Ray. Kevin Garnett was absent for the most part as he was in foul trouble for the most part during the game.

It will be talked about over the next couple of days before Game 6, but is this the best that the Lakers have to throw at the Celtics? If so, it wasn't pretty and it probably won't be so glamerous for the Lakers during Game 6.

No Perk and no Rajon Rondo for this game and they will both be question marks for Game 6. That makes the C's a different team, but they certainly are a team that is resilient and should bounce back strong at the Boston Garden.

We will have much more on this game and looking ahead at Game 6 in the Bean, on Wicked Pissa Dude Radio tomorrow night. Tune in and tell your friends.

Celts lose 103-98

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