Bring it home, baby make it true…

By Gary Dzen

June 18, 2008

2 minutes to read

It started as a concept. It ended with a 131-92 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6 of the NBA Finals Tuesday night.

“I just want to say, other than my kid being born, this has got to be the happiest day of my life right now,” a jubilant Kevin Garnett said after the game.

Garnett finished Game 6 with 26 points and 14 rebounds, but the man who averaged a double-double in the Finals was not the series MVP. Teammate Paul Pierce earned the honor.

“It feels so great, man,” said Pierce. “Just to work so hard and for 10 long years being with the Boston Celtics, just going through my ups and downs, Danny, Doc, ownership, guys sticking with me through tough times, this is what makes those other moments so sweet, knowing that you were at rock bottom a year ago today, and to climb all the way to the top, this is a dream come true, and I’m going to cherish this forever.”

Before the season, questions abounded on whether the Big Three of Pierce, Garnett, and Allen would be able to suppress their egos and play on a championship level. After winning the title, there are no more questions.

“We said from day one this is Paul’s team,” said Garnett. “Ray and I had no problem with that. Doc let us know that the three of us were going to have to sacrifice. I know it sounds old fashioned and cliché, but it’s just real talk.

I thought the three of us did that. I thought we made plays for each other, the bench and the guys on the team…It worked, not to say that it was pretty, not to say that it was perfect, but we found a way and we made it work.”

Said Pierce, “It’s one thing to talk about it, another thing to go out and do it…We sacrificed so much of what we did throughout our careers to get to this point because we’ve done everything we’ve been able to do individually, won all type of awards, but never made it to the mountaintop, and today it’s like a breath of fresh air.”