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Why did the Los Angeles Lakers lose Game 2 of the NBA Finals Sunday night?
Because they turned their back on Jesus.
Boston Celtics’ guard Ray Allen – who played “Jesus Shuttlesworth” in Spike Lee’s He Got Game – went off on L.A. He hit a Finals-record eight 3-pointers, scored 27 points in the first half and propelled a 103-94 win that evened the series at 1-1.
How the Lakers continually allowed Allen open looks is inexplicable. And how Jesus Shuttlesworth isn’t the all-time best sports movie character name is just as astounding …
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10. Morris Buttermaker – Bad News Bears.
9. Moses Guthrie – The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
8. Crash Davis – Bull Durham.
7. Clubber Lang – Rocky III.
6. Ricky Bobby – Talladega Nights.
5. Shooter McGavin – Happy Gilmore.
4. Rudy – Rudy.
3. Nuke LaLoosh – Bull Durham.
2. Jesus Shuttlesworth – He Got Game.
1. Rocky Balboa – Rocky
