brightcove.createExperiences(); The Boston Celtics will take Saturday off from practice, but if you need your Rajon Rondo fix, you can check out Red Bull’s King of the Rock. From Red Bull: Amidst the crumbling walls and the eerily lit cell house of one of the most notorious locations on earth, CBS will air Red Bull King of the Rock on Saturday, May 19 at 2 pm ET. Hosted by All-Star Guard Rajon (more…)
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2012
Rondo’s King of the Rock
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2012
2-on-2: Celtics vs. 76ers (Game 4)
Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesAll eyes are on Rajon Rondo and the Celtics heading into Friday’s Game 4 in Philadelphia.The Boston Celtics can put a stranglehold on an Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night at Wells Fargo Arena (8 p.m., ESPN). On the heels of a dominant Game 3 triumph here Wednesday, the Celtics own a 2-1 lead and are looking for more before the (more…)
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2012
Random Rajon Rondo Set The Tone
Chris Webber made a comment that for much of the night it didn’t even seem like the Celtics were calling set plays. They were just getting the ball to Rondo and Kevin Garnett and going to work. That sounds to me like Doc let Rajon run the “random” set a lot more. Or perhaps Rondo was being more aggressive and efficient with it so Doc rode the hot streak. Either way, Rondo (more…)
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2012
Video: What’s Rondo thinking?
In the video above, Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo gives you a closer look into his mindset on the defensive side of the ball. “Most of my steals come out of anticipation, trying to disguise myself to make it seem like I’m not looking,” he says. “I don’t think you can teach it, I just think it’s something I’ve been blessed with. It’s one of my knacks for the game. Sometimes (more…)
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May
2012
The Truth Hurts – Perhaps Pierce Should Sit
Paul Pierce should not play tonight and not until his bummed knee improves. He is hurt. He is ineffective. The Celtics are a better team without him on the floor. Paul Pierce continuing to play injured does nothing to help the Celtics this post-season. The only thing that can help this team is his rest, and rest he should for as long as it takes to make some serious improvements in his (more…)
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May
2012
A Random Rondo Goes, So Goes The Celtics
Don’t know why I never thought of this before, but I must say that the word “random” is about as good a word as you can get to describe Rajon Rondo’s game. Like a great jazz player jamming with his band, you never know what’s coming next and that’s part of what makes him so great. Of course the flipside is that sometimes that randomness comes out flat. Sometimes the band mates (more…)
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2012
2-on-2: Celtics vs. 76ers (Game 2)
AP Photo/Elise AmendolaCan Rajon Rondo and the Celtics get past the 76ers again in Game 2?The Boston Celtics will carry a 1-0 series lead over the Philadelphia 76ers into Monday night’s Game 2 of an Eastern Conference semifinal matchup at TD Garden (7 p.m., TNT). To preview the battle, we play a game of 2-on-2 with colleague Greg Payne: 1. The Celtics won Game 1, but what do they need to tighten (more…)
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May
2012
Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo Are Our MVPs
Sure, LeBron James won the MVP. Happy for him. Hope he has a long summer to enjoy it. Rajon Rondo, however, was the Celtic that got the most MVP votes, and for good reason. He led the league in assists and was and is the straw the stirs the Celtics drink. Rondo 8th in MVP voting – Boston Celtics Blog – ESPN Boston Rondo earned eight votes — 2 fourth-place votes and (more…)
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May
2012
GameCenter: Walk on the wild side
BOSTON — A look at ESPN Boston headlines after the Boston Celtics defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 92-91 Saturday evening in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series at TD Garden, including Jackie MacMullan’s take on a wild night and Chris Forsberg on Rajon Rondo’s performance that was as gaudy as his red suede shoes.
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May
2012
Rondo 8th in MVP voting
Greg M. Cooper/US PresswireRajon Rondo finished eighth in MVP balloting this season.Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo finished eighth in the balloting for the 2012 MVP. Rondo earned eight votes — 2 fourth-place votes and 6 fifth-place votes — for a total of 12 points. That put him one point behind Orlando’s Dwight Howard, but ahead of names like Phoenix’s Steve Nash (7), Miami’s Dwyane Wade (6), Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook (4) and (more…)
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