BOSTON — It’s been a few days since my last post about the Finals, and a lot has happened. After Game 3 on Sunday in Los Angeles, we packed up our equipment (all 21 cases!), drove like madmen to ship it via air cargo, and slept about 3 hours before hopping on a plane to Boston. And once we arrived in Boston on Monday afternoon (traveling from the west to east coast is no picnic, considering you lose 3 hours), we went to the arena to get a head start installing remotes. So needless to say, our schedule has been grueling and we’ve been a little tired …
Jordan outside the TD Garden after a long day.
Flash Wizards wait to be attached to cameras while Shawn installs a remote camera.
Here, I'm preparing a piece of black wrap for our glass remote.
We are pretty much using the same setup as we did in Los Angeles, with a few exceptions. For the Finals, we get one remote behind the backboard, or “glass camera”, and one on the shot clock (which is situated several feet above the backboard). In L.A., McDonough installed the shot clock camera, while Bob used the glass remote. In Boston, we’ve reversed it. In the picture above, I’m preparing a piece of of what we call “black wrap” that goes around the camera to prevent reflections from showing up in the picture (I’ll take a picture of the glass camera during tonight’s game and post it later to give you a better idea). This wrap is taped around the camera and to the backboard itself. At some NBA games, there can be several (sometimes 4 or 5) cameras mounted to each backboard. For the Finals, however, the NBA allows only two on each backboard.
In addition to Bob and John, SI photographer Damien Strohmeyer is also shooting the three games in Boston. He is shooting available light from an elevated position. His assistant, Mike Clarke, has been a great help. He has helped up set up many of our remotes and then took us to a killer Italian restaurant here in Boston, Regina Pizzeria, which has been open since 1926.
Mike, left, and Shawn get ready to install some remotes.
Regina's Pizzeria.
Shawn and Jordan laughing at some of my amazing jokes at Regina's.
The friendly staff at Regina's.
Before I leave you, I wanted to share a photo from our day off in L.A. Jordan and I rode around Hollywood and Beverly Hills, and then visited the Annenberg Space for Photography, which was phenomenal. You should definitely check it out if you get a chance. Again, thanks for stopping by, and I’ll have more updates from the Finals in the next couple of days.
Jordan outside some really big, pretty buildings near the Annenberg.
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