MILWAUKEE - Every night, someone, somewhere, watches the NBA for the first time. Young or old. North Dakotan or Asian. Short or tall. Future pro basketball player or former accountant. Someone, somewhere.

Ramon Sessions plays like he knows someone is watching basketball for the first time.

And he plays like that every night.

On a rare occasion, that play results in 44 points or 24 assists. Usually, it is quantified in more modest numbers. Virtually always, it is a joy to watch and benefits the Bucks.

Sunday, Sessions helped deliver the city of Milwaukee an early shot of St. Patrick's Day cheer in an equally improbable and important 86-77 win over Boston at the Bradley Center on the heels of consecutive home losses.

For Sessions, it was not only a win in the playoff race against the defending champions; it marked his personal first win against the Celtics in six tries. He contributed five points, seven assists, four steals, a block, and just one turnover to produce one of those more modest stat lines.

"You beat the champs, and you know you can beat anybody," Sessions said following the game.

But that is only a small part of this story.

The 56th pick in the 2007 NBA draft, Sessions is technically nearing the end of his second year. But Sunday's game against the Celtics was the 83rd of his career, so he is really only now starting his second year in the big leagues.

That begs the question: How has the University of Nevada product packed so many memorable moments into such a short time period? Certainly not because he was handed anything.

After four dominant months as a Tulsa 66er in the NBDL last year, the Bucks finally called Sessions up. Merely a month after his NBA debut, he closed the season with 10, 14, 13, 24, and 14 assists. Then the Bucks dealt starting point guard Mo Williams to the Cavaliers in the offseason, paving the way for Sessions to play major minutes.

Right? Not quite.

The Bucks also had added a new coach (Scott Skiles), general manager (John Hammond), and point guard (Luke Ridnour). Despite playing the part of sizzle to the team's fizzling finish last season, Sessions began the 2009 campaign lost in the shuffle and inexplicably glued to bench for the first two games.

Since then, Sessions has pretty quickly and surely cemented a 6-foot-3 and 190-pound prominent spot on an NBA court for the next decade. Hopefully the Bradley Center will be that court for Sessions, a restricted free agent this summer.

As observers, we hold a certain fondness for the players we grew up watching and admiring. Everyone takes their own personal, slightly different scenic route following the game, uniquely affected by specific individuals and teams. While we all pretended to have a little MJ in our game in the 1990's, I also mimicked Mitch Richmond's form and Damon Stoudamire's crossover on the faded blacktop outside my house.

The way Sessions fires zestful passes and sails to the basket, I'm confident that those just starting to watch basketball will keep coming back when they see him.

So, what prompted his drive? What inspires the eventual inspirer? No simple answer, but I asked a few questions before Sunday's game.

"I grew up in the ‘90's watching the Bulls, seeing Jordan and those guys playing," Sessions said.

"To come out here and be in the same professional level as the Bulls and Jordan is a dream come true. It's a great feeling. It's just a dream come true to be out here playing in NBA arenas night in and night out."

As a point guard, Sessions modeled his game following a few of the best at his own position.

"I grew up watching Jason Kidd, Steve Nash, and Chauncey Billups," he said. "Just watching those guys and trying to pattern my game after them. I used to love watching Nash play in college."

Now Sessions is the one being watched, but he's still learning from at least one NBA point guard that played in the 1990's: coach Scott Skiles.

"He was a great point guard in this league. You learn from him; (Skiles) being a defensive-minded guy is big," Sessions said.

Who knows? Maybe the next great NBA point guard watched basketball for the first time Sunday afternoon. All I know for sure is that someone, somewhere can get a great start watching Sessions.

Alex Boeder co-authors BrewHoop, a Milwaukee Bucks blog. He is also currently a media relations intern with the Milwaukee Brewers and has written for the Brewers, SLAM Online, 540 ESPN Radio, KFFL, and more. He can be reached at adboeder@gmail.com.