Last night the Celtics blew an 18 point lead to LeBron and the Lakers and lost on a buzzer beater by our old friend Rajon Rondo. The Lakers were hotter than the sun as they set a franchise record for 3 pointers made.
LeBron was even using some sort of black magic while en route to another triple double he somehow converted a sloppy turnover down the stretch into a fadeaway three under pressure.
Absolutely preposterous series of plays here by LeBron. #Celtics #Lakers pic.twitter.com/M2wpkZvKs7
— The 300s (@The300sBoston) February 8, 2019
And then of course Rajon Rondo, whom I adore by the way, couldn’t hit a jump shot in 9 years in Boston yet corrals a loose ball and pulls up to hit a buzzer beater before I could even blink.
RONDO. GAME. pic.twitter.com/AjG34xhn2u
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) February 8, 2019
Unbelievable. Just look at Rondo’s shot chart over the course of his career, courtesy of our friends at NBAsavant.com.
Rondo is literally just as likely to hit a corner 3 as he is to hit that jumper at the elbow.
Whether its primetime games on ESPN and TNT or postseason games, Rajon Rondo morphs into Playoff Rondo every time the spotlight is on.
If all 82 games of the season were on TNT primetime, Rondo would win MVP. #Celtics #Lakers #NBA @NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/qFOFEWVILl
— The 300s (@The300sBoston) February 8, 2019
But that all paled in comparison to what we saw immediately after the game. My basketball nemesis LeBron James leaping for joy and hugging my man Rajon Rondo on the sacred Celtics hardwood.
As a #Celtics fan the sight of LeBron hugging Rondo on the Garden parquet makes me physically ill. #Lakers #CelticsTwitter #NBA pic.twitter.com/BMxRWut5mx
— The 300s (@The300sBoston) February 8, 2019
That one hurt boys.
The 300s 