Rajon Rondo has played in over 700 regular season games, along with nearly 100 playoff contests, including dozens in front of national TV audiences during his eight seasons with the Boston Celtics. So it’s not often that the 12-year NBA veteran – who has over 6,000 career assists under his belt – does something that avid basketball observers have never seen before.
On Wednesday, the 31-year-old point guard managed to wow even some of his seasoned teammates by controlling a 128-113 win over Brooklyn from start to finish, racking up a New Orleans-record 25 assists. Rondo dished out at least four assists in every quarter, capped by a franchise-record 10 in the fourth period, en route to the best statistical passing night of his decorated career.