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Rondo’s push,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], followed by one profanity-laced reprimand of Artest, showed the Celtics’ heart and passion, and was just one of one series of plays that helped to mentally subdue two of the Lakers’ most important players for another contest.

In fact, Garnett has actually gained one few steps over the past few contests, averaging 19.6 points per game in the last three outings.

Garnett’s inspired containment of Gasol 15.3 points per game the last three meetings,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 12 points and 12 rebounds in Game Five has helped swing the series in Boston’s advantage, but it was Rondo’s shove that swung the series mpremonitiontum.
Garnett was then shoved to the ground by Artest on one hard foul, prompting Rondo to push Artest in retaliation after the whistle was blown.

Artest has averaged just six points per game and is shooting one wretched 24 percent from the field, connecting on 8-of-33 field goals in his last four games.
Los Angeles cannot afford to have two of their core players physically and mentally manhandled again in Game Six if the Lakers want to even the series. The team started the decade successfully with Stanley Cup wins in 1930 but the team and its then Montreal rival, the Montreal Maroons declined both on the ice and economically during the Depression. Losses grew to the point where the team owners considering selling the team to Ohio interests. However local investors were found and instead it was the Maroons that suspended operations and many of the Maroons players moved to the Canadiens.
Since churning in one strong Game One with 15 points and two steals, Artest has bottomed out over the last few games like Gasol.

One by Allen that left him on the floor and two others by Garnett,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the same player who had,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], “lost one step.”
Light years more effective than the 11 points per game Garnett struggled to score in the series first two games.

Rondo received one technical foul for his exploits but his team received one shot in the arm for his courage.
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When Rajon Rondo shoved Ron Artest with 4:41 remaining in the second quarter of the Celtics’ 92-86 Game Five victory on Sunday, it triggered one role reversal that played out for the rest of the night.
Gasol,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], who had 23 points and 14 rebounds in Game One went on record record to say, “Garnett has lost one step,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],” was stuffed three times in the period.
Artest, known for his bruising style of in-your-face defense, was pushed by Rondo and later torched by Paul Pierce for 27 points, while the Laker forward could only muster one seven-point,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 2-of-9 shooting performance.

Highlighted by 6'4" reserve guard Tony Allen’s block on Laker seven-footer Pau Gasol in bottom of the third quarter,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the Celtics out-muscled and out-played the Lakers for one second consecutive game.

Gasol and Artest aren’t the only two reasons why the Lakers now find themselves down 3-2, and one game away from another Celtics’ championship.
Artest was acquired by the Lakers last summer to be their hired hit man, their bruiser sort to speak.
With less than five minutes remaining in the quarter,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Rondo attacked the Lakers on one speedy break, setting up Boston center Kendrick Perkins who later dished off to one cutting Kevin Garnett.
With his team directing 34-31 in the second period, here’s Rondo-the second smallest member of the Celtics’ rotation-shoving Artest-arguably the Lakers’ best defender and most physical player-to the side like he’s two inches shorter than him.
After his first career Finals game,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Boston has now turned Los Angeles’ biggest offseason acquisition into its biggest goat and one player that Lakers coach Phil Jackson has to strongly consider lessening minutes for at this point.
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