"After the Celtics 106-77 disco music-inducing dismantling of the Miami Heat last night, Rasheed Wallace slipped on a Philadelphia Phillies cap and slipped out of the locker room, ceding the floor -- as he did during the game -- to Glen "Big Baby" Davis.

"Talk to Baby. He's the star of the game," said Wallace cordially as he walked out to meet his waiting family.

The gregarious Davis, who made up for the absence of a suspended Kevin Garnett by pouring in 23 points and grabbing eight rebounds in 29 minutes of alacritous action, was more than happy to hold court with the media at his locker, even though he had previously recounted his performance at the podium.

The arrangement was fine for last night, but at some point in these playoffs Wallace has to be heard from on the court -- and not just pleading his case to an official -- or like him the Celtics will go out silently into the night. They cannot return to the NBA Finals if all they're going to get out of Big Shot 'Sheed is the combined 10 points and 6 rebounds they've gotten in the first two games of their Eastern Conference playoff series."