Rajon Rondo
Rajon Rondo
Rajon Pierre Rondois an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association. He is a four-time NBA All-Star, and a four-time NBA All-Defensive Team member. He also led the NBA in steals during the 2009–10 season, and assists during the 2011–12, 2012–13 and 2015–16 seasons. He began his professional career with the Boston Celtics, winning an NBA championship in 2008. He ranks fourth in Celtic history in assists, and third in steals. He briefly played...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth22 February 1986
CityLouisville, KY
Coach told us before the game that he was going to be a different person. He told us he was going back to his old way of coaching.
A big key to the game was handling their pressure, especially because we weren't shooting the ball well. We were able to break their press with patience and we didn't get into the up-tempo game that they wanted. We pushed the ball, but only when we wanted to.
We've got Tennessee at home; it's a big game and we know they beat Florida, so we've got to come ready to play.
I always get up for every game, but this game is especially big. It's a do-or-die thing. This could be (decide) whoever wins the regular-season championship.
I'm a point guard, so I want to see everybody else score and be happy. I don't necessarily need to score at all. I could be happy with zero points as long as it was a team game and everybody contributed.
I knew it was going in. It didn't feel like it was going to rattle out, hit the backboard or anything.
I knew I wasn't (starting). I'm not upset. The players out there deserved to start.
I knew I wanted to take the last shot. I never doubted that it would go in. When I started to penetrate, there were nine seconds left, so I knew I had to make a decision quickly. I didn't want to shoot too early and give them a chance to score on the other end.
I like it a lot. I plan on taking a lot of shots in that spot.
I kind of (get up a little bit more for Louisville). Just because I'm from there. I know a lot of those guys.
I love it. I think it's a mistake for teams to press us.
It was a completely different style of play. I had to speed up and be more vocal to keep up with the other players.
I want the ball in my hands at the end of the game. I want to make something happen.
Talking to the doctor helped us a lot. We got a lot of stuff off our chests. A lot of guys were holding things inside, and we were all frustrated. We cleared a lot of things up.