Daniel Gibson

We've seen this show before: Daniel "Boobie" Gibson appears from seemingly nowhere and makes like an assassin from behind the arc.

The last time it happened on this big a stage, writers were championing his agent for having the foresight to cancel all his client's other workouts in order to let him be available for the Cavs 42nd pick in the 2nd round of the 2006 draft.

It looked like that was the start of a beautiful relationship for years to come. They signed him to a 5 year extension this past summer and believed they had an athletic shooter and running mate that LeBron needs to pass the ball to when he gets double-teamed or when defenses collapse on him when he charges through the middle.

Then a funny thing happened, in fact, 75 games of funny things where Boobie averaged 7.8 points per game on only 39% shooting. Then a funnier thing happened, while the Cavs were stampeding through the playoffs, Gibson averaged 2.8 points per game through 12 games on 6 for 22 from 3 point land.

Now, don't be mistaken, last night was LeBron's doing, he carried that team on his back, but when Hedo Turkoglu quieted the crowd by making 3 straight foul shots to tie the game at 94 with 4 minutes to go, it was Gibson's third trey of the night that propelled the Cavs towards their run.

This may all be a footnote if Cleveland can't take Game 6, but the King loves Boobie, Boobie Gibson that is, and if that running mate the Cavs thought they signed finally shows up and matures into someone he can team with for the future, we may look back at tonight as the night where Boobie Gibson got back on track and became a serious hindrance to the Knicks in 2010.

Mo Williams may be a few months from 29 years old next summer, but Boobie Gibson will be a young 24 year old on July 1, 2010 and may just be entering his prime...