This is going to be one of the iconic images of the 2010 NBA Finals - but only if the Boston Celtics end up being the champions.
It's a photo of Glen 'Big Baby' Davis and Nate 'Krypto-Nate' Robinson celebrating after Davis scored a basket in a crucial fourth quarter run against the LA Lakers. It was a run that is acknowledged as the pivotal moment in the Celtics game 4 win against the Lakers. A run where the Celtics reserves, playing primarily against the Lakers starting five, outscored their adversaries by a total of 10 points over 9 minutes and 9 seconds.
When the reserves started the fourth quarter, the score was 60-62. When they were finally replaced by the Celtics starting five, the score was 85-77. As the Celtics wound up winning by 7 points, it's obvious that this was the turning point of the game.
And that's why the NBA Finals is finely poised with both Celtics and Lakers having won 2 games each. That leaves 3 games to go for the NBA champions to be crowned. Which means that I'm taking leave to watch the last 2-3 games.
And that photo up above ? This is the sequence that led to it :
As much as the photo captures the emotion expressed in Glen Davis screaming and hollering, did you notice the slobbering and drooling (Big Baby, right ?) that was also going on ? Davis admitted as much in the post-game interview.
The press has already picked up on that celebration as evidenced by this interview of the duo :
This interview has been a hit on the internet, where the fans of both Celtics and Lakers (and other teams as well !) have picked up on Nate's imaginative description.
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