Beasts Of The East

One of our favorite Denzel Washington movie scenes ever is in He Got Game, when Denzel's character is accosting Rosario Dawson and some lame tries to intervene (start from 1:40).Now that's how you shut someone the fuck up. Funny enough, Jesus Shuttlesworth (a.k.a. Ray Allen) pulled off a similar move on Rip Hamilton last week during the Celtics' win over the Pistons (clip here). Sure, it was Ray Ray's elbow, not an open hand, but the effect was all the same. Gangsta.

Point is, the East is starting to get nasty as the regular season winds down. ESPN's Friday night game featured the Bulls visiting the Celtics, always a fun match-up. But no matter how physical it got, nothing will compare to the gulliness present in this Chicago v. Boston smackdown. Now that's gangsta, kiddies.