Playing on the championship stage is nothing new for Davis.
The Baton Rouge native won the state title at University High School. He played on Louisiana State University's 2006 Final Four team. And now at age 22, "Big Baby" is playing in the Finals, against the Lakers.
Davis said he has received numerous congratulatory phone calls from the likes of ex-LSU coach John Brady, Oklahoma State assistant Butch Pierre, who coached Davis at LSU, and former LSU teammate Tyrus Thomas of the Bulls.
"I'm a lucky individual," Davis said. "A lot of people can't say they've done that on every level, they've been on a championship team or been to the championship. So hopefully we can get this one down. I thought about that on the way back from Detroit on the plane after the game [Friday night]."
Of all the Celtics keeping Davis grounded, the one who has been in his ear most is guard Sam Cassell. Cassell won NBA titles during his first two seasons with the Rockets, in 1994 and 1995, but he hasn't been back to the Finals until now.
"Sam can understand that," Davis said. "He won a championship his first two years in the league. That's one of the guys who I can relate to. He understands that everything you do is magnified because you're a rookie. You're a whipping boy sometimes [as a rookie].
"He totally understands my situation. He said, 'You have to always remember this moment because it can set your career for the rest of your life.' "
Davis said he has never had problems being overwhelmed in public because he played for the Celtics. But Saturday, while hanging out with his girlfriend at the Natick Collection, he was surrounded by a horde of fans and needed security to exit.
"My girlfriend and I were [at a store] and we couldn't walk out," Davis said. "It got flooded. People were saying, 'Congratulations.' People were buying Big Baby T-shirts for me to sign. I was like, 'Oh my, where did you get this T-shirt from.' It was crazy.
