Rondo is one of the most unique players in the league. His shooting is generally terrible, which allows defenses to back up off him. This gives him a much better chance at getting good looks and contributes to his extremely high assist count. However, he is notorious for being inconsistent, some days he just doesn't have it and that is a completely fair and true criticism. Last night, he had it. The Celtics needed a win, and they played their hearts out against the mighty Miami Heat to try and capture one. Unfortunately, this was not successful. Rondo put up 44 points, 15 assists, 8 rebounds, a bunch of steals and only 3 turnovers. He played every single minute of this 53 minute overtime game, and he scored all 12 of the Celtics OT points. Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce fouled out of the game, and Ray Allen, although he hit a big 3, was much more of a role player than he has been in his career. Rondo was even clearly fouled going for a layup towards the end, which ended up resulting in him not getting back on defense and then an easy dunk by Haslem. If this call had gone the other way, and in my opinion this is a foul 75% of the time, the result may have been different. In my opinion, the Celtics lost this game in the 3rd quarter when they allowed Miami to get a lead after being up by 15 in the first half. C'est la Vie.
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