Play of the NBA season ?

Having been off line for over a week while in England, I was very happy to have internet access at the last hostel we stayed in on our trip. Not that there wasn't access at the other places we stayed in, which all provided wifi, but as I hadn't brought along a laptop, I had been offline for over a week.

And the first chance I had, I checked on the Boston Celtics.

And they're not only still surviving in the NBA playoffs, they're absolutely thriving !

When I checked, the Celtics were 2-0 up in a best of 7 games Eastern Conference Final and had one leg in the NBA Finals and a chance to win it all. When I got off the plane on my return flight to KL, the Celtics had won game #3 and are now in position to win the series against the Orlando Magic in a few hours time.

And one play in particular in game 3 has caught the eye of anybody who follows the NBA :

It's quite an incredible play - to dive onto the floor and grab the basketball right off the opponent's shoe laces - having started off from a few feet behind said opponent.........

And to put it in context : the Celtics were already up 34-17 in this game having won the first 2 games. They were already cruising at this stage.

As KG put it, this was a pure 'I-want-it-more-than-you' play. And Ray Allen had a really good perspective : "It's one thing to have the ball and make something miraculous happen, but not having the ball and making something miraculous happen ?"

Make no mistake. The Celtics are proving that they're still a force to contend with as the Big Three are healthy and playing well in this year's playoffs, but the best player on their team right now, as he has been all season, is one Rajon Rondo.