I’m getting a drift that people are sick of the NBA. So let’s span the globe for other PM delights.

• Harsh words over the airwaves: “We’ve done our homework on guys like Adam Dunn and there’s a reason why we don’t want Adam Dunn.” (National Post).
• Derek Jeter, most overrated player, according to new SI poll? (NY Daily News)
• That’s Kinda Fucked Up: Flip Saunders on a Wheaties box (Cuzoogle.com)
• SI assembles a cute list of the toughest things to do in sports. Funny thing is, “shutting down Kobe” is second on the list. Paul Pierce defies SI. (SI.com)
• As a college student at a big-time sports school, I’m always intrigued by other schools’ methods of student sections and student ticket distribution. Penn State’s might be the worst I’ve ever heard. (Daily Collegian)
• Must See: As if the beer belly wasn’t cool enough… how about… the WINE RACK!!! (Beer Belly Cooler)

According to NBC Sports’ Buzzer Beater, which was filmed way before the Celtics won it all, Boston’s success throughout the playoffs was all a conspiracy. The hosts of the show, Matt Stroup — who looks like he’s 12 — and Tiffany Simons — who is surely to give Matt Stroup funny feelings in his pants — laid out four reasons as to why Boston had the advantage over Los Angeles.

1. Create a diversion using the Celtics Dancers.

It’s hard to tell whether Boston really has the advantage here, as we discussed with our Celtics Dancers/Laker Girls Scouting Report. Some say the Laker Girls are sexier and more distracting. Others say that a booty shaker clad in green causes more cases of A-D-D. It’s really a toss up. The winner of this diversion could go either way. Kinda like Tila Tequila.

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Editor’s Note: This instant analysis was written while the shit was still fresh in my pants.

Absolutely unreal.

The Boston Celtics collected themselves for just that — a collective team effort to complete the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history in a momentum-shifting Game 4.

It came from James Posey’s clutch three-point shooting. It came from Eddie House’s remarkable floor spacing, forcing the Lakers to cover all five positions. It came from Kevin Garnett, posting up on the block and grabbing 11 rebounds. It came from Paul Pierce’s tremendous lock down defense on Kobe Bryant, effectively shutting down the MVP. And it came from Ray Allen’s nine rebounds and game-clinching layup.

No Big Three. No Big Powe. No Big Perkins. The House-Allen-Posey-Pierce-KG became the Big Five that overcame a 24-point first-half deficit as one unit.

Now, instead of facing a 2-2 series against a perfect 11-0 Laker squad at home, the Celtics took a pivotal 3-1 lead in the series, with two games back at the Garden if necessary.

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