Nets Beat Celtics, Rondo’s Assist Streak Ends With Clash

Nets Beat Celtics Rondo Assist Streak Ends With Clash

In the past weeks, Boston Celtics star point guard Rajon Rondo has been widely critisized for his streak of double-digit assist games. For some, Rondo has changed his style of play to keep the streak going. Others don't care as players are expected to hunt for milestones all the time. No matter the opinion, it's hard to watch Rondo these days without keeping the streak in mind.

On Wednesday night, Rondo ended the streak in embarrassing fashion. With fewer than 30 seconds remaining in the first half of the Celtics' home game against the Brooklyn Nets, Kris Humphries fouled Kevin Garnett on a jumper, after which Garnett sold the contact and fell back into the first row of seats and cameramen along the baseline. Rondo, who was near the ring, immediately grabbed and shoved Humphries. More players got involved, including the Nets' Gerald Wallace - who ran a fair distance to jump in, the Celtics' Brandon Bass, and a late-arriving Garnett.

Rondo, Humphries, and Wallace were all ejected, and all three, plus a few more of the participants, can expect certain fines and possible suspensions in the next few days. Rondo finished with only three assists in 18 minutes, bringing his streak to an end at 37 games, which ties him at second all-time with John Stockton. Magic Johnson will continue to hold the record at 46 games.

As Y!'s Marc Spears noted on Twitter, Rondo adores KG as if he were his big brother, so it's not terribly surprising that he'd stick up for his teammate.

Posted by Andre Monohan on Friday November 30 2012, 4:10 AM EDT. Ref: Google. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0