Firts Cup: Monday

Ron Borges of the Boston Herald: "The Big Three owe The Little One big time because yesterday he was Big Time. Were it not for the peerless four quarters played by Rajon Rondo at the Garden, the Cleveland Cavaliers might well be at home tomorrow night holding a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal playoffs. They are not because the smallest man on the floor was the biggest man in the game, a fact the biggest man in the league grudgingly acknowledged after Rondo finished off his Cavs. 'He does everything for them,' LeBron James said after Rondo had 29 points, a playoff career-high 18 rebounds and 13 assists in a 97-87 Celtics victory that evened the series at 2-2. 'They may be one of the oldest teams but Rondo is one of the youngest players in the playoffs. His quickness and his speed get them out on the break and he creates for himself and creates for others. It doesn’t matter if those guys are running with him or not, I think it starts with Rondo. He&...