In case you missed Rajon Rondo’s halftime interview with ESPN’s Doris Burke last night, here it is. One thing about the interview, in which Rondo said the Heat were complaining to the officials, Burke didn’t follow up. most times the sideline reporters have a fixed set of a couple of questions they want to ask, no matter what. They don’t seem to be even listening to...

The Boston Celtics promised to rough up the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals tonight, but Dwyane Wade and LeBron James aren’t exactly quaking in their boots. From the Sun-Sentinel: “a day after Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo said, ‘they’ve got to hit the deck, too,’ the Miami Heat treated the comment as routine postseason fodder. ‘I mean,’ forward LeBron James said,...

With just over four minutes to play and nursing a three point lead, the Celtics’ leading scorer for the regular season fouled out and left his team’s hopes of advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals looking pretty slim. Luckily for Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo had just what Boston needed to finish off the resilient Sixers at home and pull out an 85-75 victory in a decisive Game 7 to win the right to play the...

ATLANTA — Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers said point guard Rajon Rondo talked with league security on Monday morning, but was still awaiting a verdict on whether he’ll be suspended after bumping a game official during the final moments of Sunday’s Game 1 loss to the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena. Rondo did not make himself...

By PAUL NEWBERRY April 30, 2012 12:00 AM ATLANTA — Josh Smith scored 22 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, leading the Atlanta Hawks to an 83-74 victory over Boston in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference playoffs Sunday night, the final minute turning ugly when Celtics star Rajon Rondo was ejected for bumping an official. The Hawks, who led by as many as 19 in the first half,...