MIAMI - This was Bob Cousy going for 50 against Syracuse in 1953. It was Sam Jones promising Bill Russell he’d “take care of things’’ in the deciding game, then going off for 47 against the Cincinnati Royals. It was John Havlicek scoring 43 against the Lakers in the noble 1969 Finals.
Rajon Rondo did it all Wednesday night. He hit jump shots. He banked in a reverse layup. He hit a couple of desperation threes in the final seconds of overtime. He dished. He rebounded. He made 10 of 12 free throws. He even guarded LeBron James after three of his teammates fouled out.
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Hard to say but Garnett was awful down the stretch last night. Didn't rebound, defend well, or hit shots, and had a couple of crucial turnovers. He was almost as bad as the zebras. They will come back to win Game 3 but they needed that game for the series. Pietrus was putrid defensively and Hollins and Stiemsma have to prevent offensive rebounds for Miami.
Can we officially end the talk of "Trade Rondo" now... if we had done that earlier this season - and many wanted to, including you, Dan - we would have traded away our "best player" for pennies on the dollar.