Dallas Mavericks defeat Boston Celtics, 89-87

DALLAS — In a moment of failure, Rajon Rondo took a major step forward as a leader and a franchise point guard.

The scouting report on Rondo is brutally honest. Leave him alone on the perimeter. If he hits three in a row, leave him alone. If he hits five, leave him alone.

It won’t change for a while, regardless of how much Rondo works on his most glaring weakness — his jump shot. In the waning seconds of the Celtics’ 89-87 loss last night at American Airlines Center,...

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