Celtics Vs. Knicks Score: Rajon Rondo Pours In 14 In First Quarter As Boston Leads 23-21

Rajon Rondo scored 14 points in the first quarter as the Boston Celtics held on to a 23-21 over the New York Knicks lead at the break in Game 2 of the teams' first-round NBA Playoffs series. Rondo scored on a procession of transition and secondary break layups; he ran the floor so hard Boston coach Doc Rivers actually pulled him eight minutes in, apparently to get him a breather.

The Celtics missed their first seven shots of the game and fell behind 4-1 before Rondo began to get out in transition. Toney Douglas, starting in place of injured Knicks point guard Chauncey Billups, picked up a quick foul and seemed to make a point to avoid contact on Rondo penetration. But Douglas couldn't avoid it, and made way for veteran third-stringer Anthony Carter, who came over in the Carmelo Anthony deal, just six minutes in.