Playoff. DRAMA

WOW! How much drama could you have in one NBA Playoff game… in Utah?

Last night will be forever remembered in Utah for the point gaurds. All three PGs on the Utah roster brought their own drama and intrigue to an unbelievable game.

In chronological order of intrigue, first you had Dee Brown. The Illini alumni was involved in a freak accident where Mehmet Okur fell on Brown and virtually crushed his spine. Anyone who say Brown “walk” off the court, saw a man that was visibly shaken. Good news is that reports are that X-rays were negative and Brown will be fine.

Next you had Derek Fisher. Fisher missed the first game of the series to be with his daughter in NY. When the game began Fisher was nowhere to be seen and even heading out of the locker room after halftime, Fisher wasn’t anywhere. Come the middle of the third quarter the TV cameras started following Fisher dressed in street clothes to the locker room. Five minutes later Fisher was on the floor. Thought he only ended up with 5 points (on 1-1 from 3 and 2-2 FTs) Fisher was an inspiration to the crowd and his team. Though it is not listed in the box score in today’s paper, besides his 5 points, 1 reb and 3 assists, Fisher also got 2000 air miles last night.

Lastly you had Deron Williams, Brown’s Illini teammate and 2005 3rd overall pick. When this guy was selected by the Jazz that high, I thought they were out of their mind. But Williams has hushed every critic this postseason. Last night, with less than three seconds on the clock, Williams hit a runner to tie the score at 113 and send the game into overtime. TV commentator Reggie Miller kept saying, “At home you go for the tie, on the road you shoot the 3 for the win.” Was he ever right, Williams’ runner sent the game into an extra frame and that was all she wrote for the Warriors, who managed only 4 points in overtime, compared to 14 for the Jazz, leading to a 127-117 Jazz victory and 2-0 series lead.

This series is turning out to be a classic. Two really close games. Home team winning both. Lots of intrigue. Going into the series I saw this as the least entertaining of the 4, but I was wrong.

==MLB Wrapup==
BoSox manager Terry Francona stepped in to quiet his players down on the Bonds topic. This comes after consecutive days of Big Papi and Schilling commenting publicly on the Bonds steroid issue (although with conflicting interpretations). Good job Terry. No need for this type of distraction.

Last on this, but Monday night, Rickey Henderson, sitting in the stands at AT&T Park caught a foul ball AND REFUSED TO GIVE IT TO A KID saying he has always wanted to catch a foul bal. For a guy that probably caught 10,000 fly balls in his 25 years, what is going on? He used this story as a platform to announce that he wants to return to the majors, and will listen to any offer. This just adds another layer to Henderson’s already hilarious resume (Joh Olerud, $1M check, Gwynn)

In non-sports related news, Austin City Limits Festival lineup was announced. My bachelor party will be EPIC.

- SEO, TEO