ESPN scoured its message boards this morning to find its boldest, cleverest, most enlightening comment, and chose this one above all others ...

• "I see good in this comeback for the Celtics. Boston will still be on their toes." — larrylegend 2011

Previous ESPN Featured Comment of the Day, plus a Featured Deadspin Response or two ...

• "KG dominated Gasol. The Celtics dominated the boards and played solid team defense." — fdantes

• [Star] dominated [Other star]. [Team] [Choose one: "shot the lights out" | "dominated the boards" | "played solid team defense" | "rose to the occasion"] and [Choose one: "shot the lights out" | "dominated the boards" | "played solid team defense" | "rose to the occasion"]. (byproxy)

• Here's my losing entry: "The Celtics showed up ready to play last night." (FriendsLikeJimRome)

• And Leon's getting larger.—Johnny (UkraineNotWeak)