This is the possession Phil Jackson was speaking about when he said, “one of the more unusual sequences I’ve ever witnessed.” Artest himself, when asked what he was doing during the play, said merely, “I don’t know. I’m not sure.”

In case you were wondering, the above paragraph is exactly why a lot of people cautioned that the Lakers would have been better off keeping Trevor Ariza.

(h/t Ball Don’t Lie)

Rondo did just about everything a basketball player can do last night. There was this:

And this:

And this:

And this:

There was more too: I couldn’t find his steal of Kobe or his offensive rebound and swooping finish over Pau Gasol.

There’s also some bonus coverage. Watch this, it’s great:

Ep. 587: Game 2 Recap from The Basketball Jones on Vimeo.

Kobe: “Man, I should have won the Heisman this season.”

Rondo: “What the hell is this dude talking about? Oh shit, he might hit me.”

Best caption wins a giant stick of butter.

Remember Rajon Rondo’s Finals ticket giveaway I posted about yesterday? It starts today at 5:00 p.m., and you’ll have to be following Rondo on Twitter to be alerted of the contest.

What Rondo’s doing is dropping basketballs around Boston and alerting fans to their location via Twitter. To get a prize (prizes range from autographed stuff to a pair of Game 4 tickets) you’ve got to be the first one to get to the ball, touch it, and say, “Loose Ball.”

Easy enough, right? So go follow Rondo so you can participate in the damn contest, and remember my only rule:

If you win the Finals tickets, you’ve got to invite me. Hey, I’m the one who told you about the contest, so it’s only fair.

(P.S. – Follow me on Twitter too.)

Ray Allen’s movement off the ball is a lot like Jessica Biel’s swimming scene during Summer Catch; you just want to watch it, savor it, and salivate over its prettiness.

Here’s TrueHoop’s Kevin Arnovitz on how Allen got open so many damn times yesterday.

My favorite part? Obviously, Shannon Brown’s FOMO.

So there you have it, folks. It’s over. The Celtics are winning the series 4-1, ‘cuz Pierce said so. Also, Pau Gasol was a little over-excited when fouling Perkins. Take it easy, Poodle. It wasn’t your fault your team lost the game… it was Kobe’s, Lamar’s and Artest’s.