JESUS SHUTTLEWORTH FINALLY SHOWED UP

Even though he has been hiding like Bin Laden for most of the NBA playoffs, Ray Allen made an appearance last night that was reminiscent of his old Seattle Supersonics days (I refuse to call them the Sonics because Supersonics is so much cooler). The Big 3 had been reduced to the Big 2 and for Boston to win the NBA Championship they need Ray Allen. His outside shooting opens up so many things for their offense. It is like night and day: when he is on they are scoring 100 points a game; when he is off then you have the Cleveland vs. Boston series.

But I caution Boston fans who think Jesus Shuttleworth has turned the corner. He is playing on legs worse than Joe Namath, so a repeat performance in Game 6 is unlikely, but maybe they can get Denzel to come through for motivation.

On a side note, why is Doc Rivers playing Sam Cassell at all in the series? Every time Sam played in the Cleveland or Atlanta series, the Celtics played horribly. When he has played in the Pistons series, they have played horribly. The one game that he didn't play at all was the road game the Celtics won for the first time on the road. How much more evidence do you need? Just because ET is complaining about minutes doesn't mean you have to play him unless you want to lose, Doc?