Let me start by saying, I know it's not the same. I know 23 years is a lot less than 86, but for some of us the Celtics have meant even more than the Red Sox. 

And i'm guessing that others, like me, thought of someone as the seconds ticked down last night vs. Detroit.

So lets do this. Let's Beat LA!

Me, I want to win this for my dad, George Piotrowski.

I was 13 when this team last won a title. And while he was never a big sports fan my dad and I watched those games together on CBS in 85, 86, 87 -- in the days before Dish/DirectTV.

I would lie on the living room floor and I would scream and yell and throw pillows during the battles with the Lakers, Pistons and Sixers.  And he would tell me to calm down, especially when it was still just in the 1st quarter:) I can still hear him say, "calm down". Sorry dad I still scream and yell, maybe more. I miss him terribly (he died a month before we drafted Jon Barry, bad few months) and would give anything to get to watch these finals with him.

So I want to win it for him, my dad.

And lets win it for Reggie. Who might have led us to #17 if he'd lived. We miss ya Reg.


Who do you want to win it for?

[P.S.] For those not familiar with the original "Win it For..." thread on Sons of Sam Horn:
http://sonsofsamhorn.net/wiki/index.php/Win_It_For...