Tomjanovich wins huge award

BOSTON – When Rick Carlisle telephoned Rudy Tomjanovich to inform him that he had won the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award, Tomjanovich was as surprised as anyone.

“The great thing about this award is it came to me out of the blue,” Tomjanovich said Sunday. “I had no idea I was up for this. I happened to be with my son up in Houston when I got the call and Rick started telling me about it.

“I got emotional. My son kept asking, ‘Are you okay? Are you okay?’ Then, (Carlisle) told me what the award stood for, and finally I hung up and I told (my son), ‘No, everything’s great.’ And then I did cry. The reason is, when something like this happens, I’m not thinking about the championships, I’m…