The King of Kings

In the latest installment of Why I love Rajon Rondo, this young man continues to make the game look easy, firing passes to his teammates and wreaking havoc on the defensive end.  On a night where the Celtics clinched their third straight division title, Rajon Rondo stole the show, leading the C's to another home win against the Sacramento Kings.  Despite scoring only 6 points, Rondo unquestionably dominated the game at both ends of the floor.  As the green team continues their solid play at home, their point guard is showing everyone why he was an all-star, and the key to any future sucess for his team.  Once again, Rondo showed just the right amount of flash in setting up his teammates for wide-open looks, bringing the home crowd to their feet on several occasions.  Rondo's 18 assists may have been the star of the show, but his three steals put him in the team-record book for most in a single season, while Pierce, Allen, and Garnett continue to climb the all-time scoring list.  It seems like members of this team are setting records on a nightly basis, which is both good and bad.  It's good because, well....it must mean they're good, right?  It's bad because it's a reminder of how old we are, with the average age on this team being somewhere between 70 and 75, or so it seems.  You'll notice that the other names on these lists, or the players that they're passing in the process, are almost all retired, and some have even died, which is a sobering reminder of this team's ever-closing window, and impending mortality.  On Sunday, the C's will continue their homestand against another team with some players that are currently eligible for senior discounts, the San Antonio Spurs.  If the C's were hoping to cruise through this upcoming contest, they had better think twice, as the Spurs are fresh-off a convincing win against the league's best Cavaliers.  There is some symmetry bewtween these clubs meeting on the parquet tomorrow evening.  Both clubs are littered with veterans, pass-first point guards, and the experience of winning a championship.  Both teams have been written off by many so-called pundits, but both teams will also provide a less-than desirable matchup come playoff time, with older team's typically stepping-up their game in the post-season.  Anyways, it's another good test for the C's who are undoubtedly trying to sweep this current homestand, and hopefully lock-up that coveted #2 seed in the conference.