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It has been almost 10 years since New Orleans Pelicans point guard Rajon Rondo won a championship with the Boston Celtics back in June of 2008, but the 32-year-old is still making a huge impact in the playoffs for his current team.
During the Pelicans' 119-102 rout over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 3 of their first-round series, “Playoff Rondo” was in full effect and the best guard on the court Thursday night for either team.
According to an article written by Chris Mannix of Yahoo Sports, Rondo was watching game film at his locker immediately after the victory.
“Inside the Pelicans’ locker room, the tales are similar about Rondo’s focus. After winning two straight in Portland, Rondo was the first to remind his teammates that they hadn’t accomplished anything. Of his obsessive game study, teammates talk of late-night texts from Rondo with an observation he had seen on game footage. As Rondo dressed in front of his locker Thursday, game footage played on a laptop in front of him,” Mannix said.
That is the mindset of a true championship-minded veteran player who is a proven winner.
The Pelicans, who now have a commanding 3-0 series lead over the Blazers, got a fantastic performance from Rondo with 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field, 11 assists, five rebounds, two steals, and one blocked shot in Game 3.
In the three games against Portland, Rondo is putting together a very impressive stat line with 12.7 points on 50.0 percent shooting, a whopping 12.3 assists, 7.7 rebounds, and 1.0 steal in roughly 35.3 minutes of action per contest.
