PHOENIX (AP) Rajon Rondo scored a career-high 32 points to go with 10 assists on his 23rd birthday and the Boston Celtics didn't need Kevin Garnett ...

... in the last 2 minutes to hold on and keep its drive for an 18th NBA title alive. Kendrick Perkins had 13 rebounds, Rajon Rondo had 11 assists and Eddie House scored 16 points going 5-for-5 from the floor, including four 3-pointers. After ...

BOSTON Rajon Rondo took the pass from Eddie House and bolted for the basket, cutting between 6-foot-11 Dwight Howard and 6-10 Rashard Lewis ...

... slapping Eddie House in the back of the head in Game 2. Paul Pierce broke out of his series slump to score 27 points, and Rajon Rondo added 15 for the defending champion Celtics, who trimmed a 20-point deficit to seven before the Magic regained control ...

... were the team that failed when it counted most. "We didn't run out of gas. I guess we choked," Celtics guard Rajon Rondo said. "We turned the ball over and things did not go our way. We did not get shots. Turnovers led to a lot of points ...

... Orlando. Boston was down by five early in the fourth quarter, and made key mistakes down the stretch. Down 95-93, Rajon Rondo threw the ball away with 1:12 left. Felton had his shot blocked at the other end, but Pierce missed a straightaway ...

... somber locker room afterward, the Celtics hashed out what went wrong. "Guys said what they had to say," point guard Rajon Rondo said. "Same as last time." The mood carried over onto the team plane, but soon the music came on and the team was ...

... opportunity to even win a game in this series. We battled them right to the end. We just didn't have it today." Rajon Rondo, who missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer in the Game 6 loss that forced the series back to Boston, had 10 ...

... James scored just two points in the second half while finishing with nine rebounds, nine assists and 10 turnovers. Rajon Rondo scored all 15 of his points in the first half, and Kendrick Perkins grabbed 12 rebounds for the Celtics. Paul Pierce ...

... from winning their 17th NBA title. Cleveland hopes for one more chance. Kevin Garnett had 26 points and 16 rebounds, Rajon Rondo added 20 points and 13 assists, and the Celtics beat the Cavaliers 96-89 on Wednesday night to move within a win ...