Maybe it was us? That’s the sentiment we’re left with after openly rooting against the Celtics for the NBA postseason, including Game 1 of the finals last night. We wanted to believe that Kevin Garnett didn’t deserve a championship, that he had failed here. But you know what? All that time, we were just talking ourselves into believing that somehow he was somehow to blame for not taking the Timberwolves to the promised land. We wanted to believe that his fourth-quarter shyness equaled a lack of heart. But you know what? KG has heart. And any frustration with his success this year is directed squarely at the Wolves’ inability, outside of one fine year, to put adequate pieces around him. And picking the Lakers to win in six, while reasonable, was a pick made with a tainted heart, not the head, which violates our own rules. KG doesn’t “deserve” a ring, but we shouldn’t begrudge him for his effort in trying to earn it.

If it wasn’t for Paul Pierce’s wheelchair histrionics — seriously, you need to be wheeled off? Seemed like a ploy to us, and there’s nothing we hate more than the questionable creation of a “moment” — we would be squarely behind the Celtics now. Such as it is now, and as Rocket likes to say, we’ll just root for the game of basketball.

But coming clean on KG and realizing the error of our ways? That was a surprise. As such, today’s quotes will come from movies that surprised us, for better (last five) or worse (first five).

1. Great question. I like where your head’s at and two of them actually are, but I got us covered: Purple hearts. We won’t have to pay for a drink all night.

2. This was a particularly bad case of somebody being cut in half.

3. When you are a man, sometimes you wear stretchy pants in your room. It’s for fun.

4. No more training do you require. Already know you, that which you need.

5. Dear Lord Baby Jesus, I want to thank you for this wonderful meal, my two beautiful sons, Walker and Texas Ranger, and my Red-Hot Smokin’ Wife, Carley.

6. There’s a time when a man needs to fight, and a time when he needs to accept that his destiny is lost … the ship has sailed and only a fool would continue. Truth is … I’ve always been a fool.

7. Take this quarter, go downtown, and have a rat gnaw that thing off your face! Good day to you, madam.

8. I’m Shellie’s new boyfriend and I’m out of my mind. If you so much as talk to her or even think her name, I’ll cut you in ways that’ll make you useless to a woman.

9. If you’re looking for a Clydesdale I’m probably not your man. Like I don’t live to work, it’s more the other way around. I work to live. Incidentally, what’s your policy on Columbus Day?

10. What is it about high school? You read all the worst books by good writers.

Fasola-link! Women’s wrestling. Hey … copycats.

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