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Rajon Rondo’s streak of at least 10 assists in a game is the longest in the NBA in 17 years

Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo (9) handles the ball in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat in Boston, Sunday, April 1, 2012. Rondo had a triple-double as the Celtics won 91-72. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Rajon Rondo (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Rajon Rondo’s amazing streak of having at least 10 assists in a game is the longest in the NBA in 17 years. He could have trouble extending it, however, against the Indiana Pacers.  Rondo hasn’t been very productive in two losses to the Pacers this season for the Boston Celtics entering Saturday night’s matchup at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.  The Celtics point guard has recorded a double-digit assist total in 15 straight games…

 

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On This Day in UK Basketball History

On December 22, 1953, undefeated Kentucky checked LaSalle's Tom Gola and turned loose its own Cliff Hagan to score a 73-60 victory and gain the championship of the University of Kentucky's first invitational basketball tournament.  The significance of Kentucky’s win over La Salle became apparent after the 1953-54 season. Unbeaten at 25-0, UK declined a bid to the NCAA Tournament because its three best players, Hagan, Tsioropoulos and Frank Ramsey were graduate students and therefore ineligible to play in the postseason by the rules of that time. With UK out of the field, La Salle won the 1954 NCAA championship.

 

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