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From Worst to First, and With One Arm Tied Behind their Backs
Or maybe two, as they sat all three of the big three tonight as they set a new single-season turnaround mark of 37 wins. Even more impressive, unlike the '98 Spurs, the Celtics have gone from 24 wins to the best record in the NBA (at this point they'd have to go 0-6 and Detroit win out the slate for the Pistons to tie them for best record). They may even become the 13th squad in NBA history to win 65 games, a worst to all time great turnaround. So let's all take a moment to give thanks to the men that turned this squad from a laughingstock into a team that can stand shoulder to shoulder with the '73 and '86 Celtics. To Paul Pierce for putting up with all the bull**** over the years, and for letting management know that he was getting off the train unless they brought in some vet all stars. To Ray Allen for coming home to New England and helping to bring his old high school friend to Boston so that they could play for a title together. And to Kevin Garnett for coming here and igniting this defense, and doing whatever it took to win. They've been better than anything we ever imagined, I haven't enjoyed Celtics basketball this much in 20 years.
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"The Spurs are the Jason Voorhees of the NBA. No matter how many times you think you've finally killed them, turn your back on them and they're right back on their feet, machete in one hand and chainsaw in the other."
"Tim Duncan is the biggest crybaby in the NBA. If the Spurs were gay, he'd be Liberace." MCD
"Opium is the religion of the masses." Fred Reed
"I do not know what the Queensberry rules are, sir, but the Wilde rules are to shoot on sight!" Oscar Wilde to the Marquis of Queensbury after being threatened by the former pugilist.
Those who are in the know praise Dead Women Tell No Tales:
"The account of Kobe participating in orgies and the description of the surroundings is accurate. I attended few of those parties myself..." -- Jondell R. Montgomery, Long Beach, 2006
"Mom, you'd tell me if you were in a German scheisse video, right?"
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