HUNGRY GERALD

Dinner was the prelude to game six of the Celtics-Heat battle. It was a very comfortable meal crafted by BSK. There was some leftover cauliflower pasta from a previous meal and a wondrous stew (“Fire Chicken”) of cut up chicken thighs in Korean Gochujang sauce enhanced with olive oil and garlic and topped with mozzarella and feta cheese (The cheeses tempered the “Fire” of the sauce). Brandy/Peychaud Bitters in hand, HG watched one of the most exciting (And improbable) basketball games ever. After leading by double figures for most of the game, the Celtics deflated toward the end of the fourth quarter. Jimmy Butler (Heat) finally caught fire and the Heats led by one point with four seconds left. Okay. Nice try, Celtics, but it’s over. But, wait.  The Celtics sent the ball in. Quick unsuccessful 3-point shot. But, miracle of miracles, the Celtics rebounded and scored to win by a point. Did time run out? No. Refs conferred and looked at a replay. There was a fraction of a second left and the shot–and win–counted. Derrick White made the sensational putback. Game seven in Boston Monday night. HG will watch with heart pounding.