Boston Celtics Rajon Rondo vs Los Angeles Lakers Derek Fisher NBA Championship games betting review. Rondo will definitely get the step on Fisher in this series, but Derek Fisher has tons of experience in these kinds of rolls.  He has been through wars and has seen it all in previous NBA games.  Fisher's NBA playoff heroics are well-documented, and the veteran definitely won't be rattled playing the games in his fourth NBA Finals.  This year NBA playoff Fisher averaged 11.7 points in each game, 2.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.  On the other side of the basketball Rondo averaged 10.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists average in each of his games.  The oddsmakers at sportsbetting.com currently have the LA Lakers -200 favorites to Boston to win the NBA Championship games.

Rondo's quickness and playmaking ability are a big plus, and he can shoot the ball at a high percentage. The problem is he is wide open a lot to take the shot and he passes it up to try to get the assist.  His unwillingness to shoot the ball when he's open has hurt the Celtics at times in thier NBA playoff games.  He knows that the BIG 3 might now get here again and he doesn't want to be the one that makes the mistake and blows the NBA playoff games.  Rondo is a second year PG in his first year as a fulltime starter.  He has played very good basketball and showed a lot of improvement over the course of the season, the only weakness is his shooting.

At first it may seem like Rondo would give Fisher grief, seeing how Fisher usually has trouble guarding quick guards.  Fisher is a great veteran defender.  Fisher isn't young anymore though, and Rondo has the younger legs.  Fisher can handle him, to a certain point.  Veterans get tired easily, especially with Fisher's age.  By about five minutes into the quarter, Rondo's speed would've caught up to Fisher's, and Fisher would just lag behind him.  Defensively Rondo averaged half a steal higher than Fisher in the regular season and Fisher a half a steal higher in the postseason.  Rondo's job is to run the offense and setup the Big 3.  In the 2008 playoff games, Rondo has actually upped his assists to seven per game, earning the confidence of head coach Doc Rivers, despite his lack of postseason experience.

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