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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Trade & What it Means for James Harden
The logical thing to do after another early exit from the playoffs for the Houston Rockets? Getting rid of Kevin McHale, making James Harden understand that this team isn’t just about him and giving Jeremy Lin a bigger role in running the offense. However, the NBA isn’t the most logical of places at times, and there’s nothing from what’s happened over the last two years that suggests right decisions are what we should expect from this franchise.
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Chicago Bulls – Defense & Efficiency Win Championships
The majority still isn’t sold on the Chicago Bulls being championship contenders, but it doesn’t stop the team from envisioning it happen, led by D.J. Augustin in 107-102 win over the Boston Celtics, improving their chances of having home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
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Celtics Over Heat – Rajon Rondo Enjoying the LeBron James Absence
The Boston Celtics aren’t a very good team, but once in a while they can do a bit better than everyone expects of them, as Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh weren’t enough to carry the Miami Heat through a game without LeBron James, while Rajon Rondo looked like a point guard worth keeping for the future.
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Brooklyn Nets – Beating the Best, Losing to the Worst
The Brooklyn Nets are the most impossible team to read this season, capable of beating the best teams in the West before losing to the worst teams in the East. Paul Pierce was awful once again upon his visit to his former home arena, while Rajon Rondo, in a mistake filled night, pulled the Boston Celtics wagon forward in a rare moment of actually being proud of the work that’s done there this season.
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Two More Reasons to Hate Rajon Rondo
This is a frustrating time to be Rajon Rondo, and it clearly showed in another loss for the Boston Celtics, this time at home against the Indiana Pacers, with the point guard showing his full arsenal of being kind of annoying by interrupting a hi-five session for Paul George and then stopping Roy Hibbert from helping Jeff Green getting up.
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NBA Rumors – Boston Celtics Willing to Trade Rajon Rondo & Jeff Green
While it’s going to take a monster offer for anyone to get the Boston Celtics agreement to trade Rajon Rondo, he’s on the table if there are lucrative offers. The same goes for Jeff Green, although his contract is a bit harder to move.
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Boston Celtics – Rajon Rondo Finally Putting the Injury Behind Him
It’s only a win over the Orlando Magic, and the Boston Celtics aren’t going anywhere anyhow. However, seeing Rajon Rondo shoot, move and pass like he did in the 96-89 has been one of the more pleasing moments for those following the team this season.
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NBA Rumors – Boston Celtics & Rajon Rondo Forever?
The fact that Rajon Rondo rejected the contract extension offered to him by the Boston Celtics doesn’t mean he isn’t going to play for them in the future. It just means that right now, it’s not the best thing for him to sign, even though he’s not ruling out staying with the franchise forever.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Deserves Better But Might Not Get It
One game of the Houston Rockets actually playing very well without Jeremy Lin playing a major part of it doesn’t mean that the team is actually better with him as a sixth man while James Harden is paired up with Patrick Beverley in the backcourt, but obviously, there is more than one side to this.
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NBA Rumors – Boston Celtics Considering Trading Rajon Rondo
It was quiet on the Rajon Rondo front while he was out injured, but now that he’s back, it’s time for trade talk again, and with most believing that the Boston Celtics are looking to ship him somewhere else, possibly to the Houston Rockets or Dallas Mavericks.