Cavs Overload on Defense Leaving Rondo to Beat Them

CelticsBlog found this 5/11/2008 on coachingbetterbball.blogspot.com [flag]

As we say all the time, playoff basketball is all about adjustments and I really like what Mike Brown did defensively tonight in the Cavs win over the Celtics. They decided to have Delonte West overload the ball side leaving Rajon Rondo completely open. The premise being that the Cavs feel that they can live with Rondo taking open jump shots until he proves to them that he can knock them down ... [link]

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