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Daily Dime: Rondo the All-Star

By Chris Sheridan
ESPN.com

Sunday, December 21, 2008

BOSTON -- Everyone around the country will have a chance to get a closer look at Rajon Rondo on Christmas afternoon in Boston's NBA Finals rematch against the Los Angeles Lakers. And if his current form holds, all will respect, admire and appreciate his game even more than they did in May and June. As for the annual challenge folks face to come up with some Christmas night small talk while sitting in front of the tube? That may be fulfilled, too, for those who will learn from this column that Rondo has lip balm and headband quirks, too. Just how much there is to admire was on full display Sunday evening as Rondo went 9-for-9 from the field in the third quarter -- with eight of the buckets coming on layups -- and finished 12-for-14 from the field as the Celtics won their 18th consecutive game and defeated New York 124-105.

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