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Six games. One wheelchair. That's how the 2008 Finals became history.
Boston's Big 3 grabbed their sixteenth championship with a simple recipe. Kevin Garnett owned the glass, Ray Allen couldn't miss from three, and Paul Pierce — the '08 Finals MVP — did a bit of everything.
In Game 1 of the Finals, Pierce went down and twisted his knee badly enough that he had to be carted off with 6:49 left in the third quarter. He thought he heard a pop. This is also a man who survived being stabbed eleven times, so a twisted knee wasn't about to keep him out of the Finals. Back he came with 5:04 still on the clock in that same quarter. A few minutes later, bang: three-ball from the right wing. Next possession, bang: another one from the same spot. Just another instant classic in Beantown. The lifelong Celtic (up to that point) had written his name into Boston basketball's history books.
More iconic moments followed through the rest of that postseason, enough for him to lead the Cs in scoring and take home the 2008 Finals MVP.
The trophy in his hands on the cover of SLAM 121 answered every question that had been dogging Boston. Can the Big 3 actually play together? Who is this unknown point guard? They nearly lost to Atlanta — how are they supposed to win it all? Plenty more where those came from.
Short answer: Paul Pierce really is The Truth.
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