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Last night was frigan amazing at the Garden. I mean seriously. I have no voice whatsoever today, and I am perfectly fine with that (at least this time, I will know why I have no voice for the next week, unlike Philly).

So Will pulls off winning a twitter contest to win Celtics tickets for last night from Shelden Williams. I helped him win by tweeting Shelden like a lunatic. When he won, he found he got 3 tickets. Will took me and my brother, Laker fan. I immediately asked him not to wear Laker gear because if one fan said something to him, I was the one that was going to throw down. And lets just say...the last thing I need right now is to get in a fight at the Garden and end up in jail. Thankfully, he didn't.

As we sat at Halftime Pizza (still the best place in Boston) drinking 32 ounce beers and eating two slices of pizza for 15 bucks (best deal in America), we went back and forth talking about how this was real/not real. Convinced that we were not really getting tickets and this was some ticket scam, my brother was plotting where we were going to watch the game. Greatest Bar? Harp?

So here is video number 1:




After we ended up getting the tickets...tell me how sick THIS is:

So we got to meet Shelden Williams after the game. More to come on this.

Then we walk in, and its time for us to be loud, crazy, weird...ya know, my normal life. Complete maniac/lunatic style. As we sit there, we took some pictures, met up with Stephanie for a bit, got on the big screen, yelled things, and got all amped up til the starting lineups came out. I cannot explain to you how fired up I was. I mean, I've been to playoff games before. But never the NBA Finals; against the Lakers too. Can't beat that stuff. And I was there for absolutely nothing. As the crowd filed in, we started to notice that everyone around us were the players family. We were sitting next to Marquis Daniels' fam, Big Baby's brother and two friends were in front of us, Scal's brother (exact same haircut) sat 2 rows in front of us. Legendary stuff.

Starting Lineup time:





Now as most of you saw the game, I don't need to go crazy recap but...I will say this. The first half was played like a woman's basketball game. I remember looking up at the big screen and seeing Celtics 28 - Lakers 27 5:48 to play in the 2nd quarter. Really? Ugly play. But whatever. It was close. That's all that matters.

At halftime we decided to walk around the concourse. We got outside where we see the following people walking around:

• Marc Gasol (absolute monster and he was all dolled up. Well, as dolled up as Marc Gasol could be)
• Gary Guyton
  
• Shelly Smith (where I immediately yelled, "Well I guess the camera doesn't add 10 pounds" She definitely heard me.)
• Darius Butler (The guy is literally my size. Like arms and everything. And he was in line to get chicken fingers and fries. Will noticed him. I didnt believe him. Then he was sitting with Gary Guyton and Wilfork so...it was definitely him.)
• And my favorite: Mark Sanchez. He was walking through the hallway alone. I immediately yell MARK SANCHEZ. He was not happy. Everyone started turning around wanting pictures and stuff. He just wanted to get away from everyone. Hahaha. Sorry Mark Sanchez. When my blog becomes way more important than your stupid life, you will not ever be mentioned. USC completely sucks and the sanctions blog is coming soon. I didn't forget.
  

So skipping to the 4th quarter...Big Baby, Nate Robinson, and Tony Allen were the key to the game. I mean, Rondo, Garnett, and Pierce didn't come back into the game until about 4 minutes left. And by then, they had given us so much energy and spark that the Celts were up 9. And I say we as in the crowd. I get it. I'm not on the Celtics.

Seriously, I loved last nights game. The bench carried us when we needed it. The starters were struggling, and it gave them a HUGE rest that allowed them to close it out the right way. Huge win. The Garden was rocking and it was as loud as I have ever heard it. It was amazing. One of the greatest experiences of my life. This slightly edged the Dino Radja, Dana Barrows days at Celtics games. Slightly. (I still miss Antoine)

And when we get a Celtics win...we get GINO:




After the game we get to meet Shelden Williams, who I must say is actually a pretty good dude. He hooked us up and then took the time to meet us. After my brother declined to take a photo with him (Sorry Mike, didn't realize you were bigger than him in life...bitter about the game), me and Will took pics with him. I took the WORST picture of my life. I mean, I look like a COMPLETE dick kisser. Look at me. Wow. Way to look like a complete tool, Matt. Unbelievable.




Although the cool part about this was after we took a few pictures on our cameras, Shelden gave my brother his cell phone and asked to take a picture of the three of us. He posted it on his twitter, which I thought was pretty cool.


Series tied at 2. HUGE game Sunday. I suggest you all come to Good Wood's softball game and then head out to watch game 5 afterwards, as we take out Keith Ivy for his birthday that was last week when he was in Cali. Gonna be a blast...oh yeah...Speaking of Keith Ivy...saw him last night at the game. Bro...bad enough you are secretly rooting for the Lakers but...Pau Gasol??? COME ON MANNNNNNNNNNNNN: