Paul Pierce: Boston Celtics Are Not Better Off without Rajon Rondo
February 5th, 2013 by Zach Buckley Leave a reply »The Boston Celtics are playing some of their best basketball of the season of late despite losing All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo (torn ACL) and rookie Jared Sullinger (back surgery) in recent weeks.
Coach Doc Rivers' team has strung together four straight wins, already their second-longest winning streak this season. They've also increased the gap between them and the Philadelphia 76ers for the final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference.
Considering that Rondo's departure coincided with the beginning of this surge, speculation has been swirling about whether or not this team is actually better off without him.
Sounds ridiculous, right? Well, there are some tangible numbers lending some credence to the theory.
Rondo has missed nine of the team's 43 games this season. The Celtics have won six of them, leaving them with a .667 winning percentage during that stretch. That means in Rondo's 38 games, the team is just 18-20 (.473 winning percentage).
To put those numbers in better perspective, a .667 winning percentage would give Boston the sixth-best mark in the NBA. A .473 rate, meanwhile, ranks just 17t ...
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