Here's the situation: 3rd quarter, Celtics down 3 and fighting like hell to get ahead of the Phoenix Suns. Phoenix has the ball out of bounds. As the play starts, two players flare to either side of the court, clearing space underneath the hoop. Phoenix is trying to get a play to the basket... which you can tell as both of these players aren't making moves for the ball at all. They're getting out of the way. The video freezes as Steve Nash sets a pick on Kevin Garnett, who is guarding Amare Stoudemire. The key to this play defensively is Rajon Rondo. As the pick is set, he's too far in the lane. There's no reason to be there. There's no one cutting in the lane for a pass... and if Nash gets a big lob pass at the top of the key to set the offense... so be it. On the first video freeze, Rondo should about a step to his left just to show Stoudemire that he doesn't have a clean path to the hoop. Rondo has both feet in the lane... when his right foot,...
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