Celtics guard concerns

kcudah posted 5/20/2008 from www.bostonherald.com [flag]

WALTHAM - Rajon Rondo [stats]’s recent performances have bounced wildly between supreme and invisible, and Ray Allen has been blitzed and double-teamed into the lowest shooting numbers of his playoff career. A backcourt functioning in this kind of ebb is the last thing the Celtics [team stats] need heading into tonight’s Eastern Conference finals opener against the Detroit Pistons at TD ... [link]

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