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
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.
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.
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.
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.
We just want to keep taking care of business. We can't worry about what our record was. We just have to keep playing hard.
(Tennessee) played up on me and my big men kept setting screens and getting me open.
Everybody gets down on Patrick's defense. He showed it tonight. It was all determination and desire.
Everybody expressed themselves. Everybody just didn't really hold anything back last night, just talked. We were more encouraging, we were kind of negative because we were losing and we needed to straighten up, and we did.
We've got so many talented guys. As long as someone's stepping up, we don't need a (consistent threat), but in the long run, we'll need someone consistent.
That's the type of style I like to play. I think that's not a smart thing for a team to do, to press us. I feel like I can beat anyone off the dribble.
That's what got me a starting role last year. Whoever's got the hot hand for Florida, I guess that's who I'll be checking.
I was really happy for him. I just kept feeding him the ball.
I was trying to get up and pressure the ball, but the picks were very effective. It was very frustrating. It's a play that we run a lot, but they executed it very well.