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发帖数: 576 | 1 DALLAS (AP) — Rajon Rondo has played his last game for the Dallas Mavericks
, and Chandler Parsons is out for the rest of the playoffs with a right knee
injury that will require surgery.
After saying Rondo was out indefinitely with a back injury sustained before
he was benched in a Game 2 loss to Houston, coach Rick Carlisle acknowledged
Wednesday that Rondo will not play another game for Dallas.
The four-time All-Star sat all but 34 seconds after halftime Tuesday night
in a 111-99 loss that gave the Rockets a 2-0 lead in the first-round series.
Game 3 is Friday night in Dallas.
Carlisle said Parsons was exploring options for surgery. He played in the
series opener after missing the last six games of the regular season.
Rondo came in a December trade with Boston and had a shouting match with
Carlisle on the court that resulted in a one-game suspension in February. In
Game 2, he was pulled after picking up his third and fourth fouls guarding
James Harden early in the third quarter, and getting a technical after one
of the calls.
While Carlisle could have hidden behind foul trouble as the reason for yet
another ineffective game from the player acquired to try to boost Dallas'
playoff prospects, the coach changed everything by leaving Rondo on the
bench for good.
The two quick fouls were puzzling, but paled compared to Rondo inexplicably
getting called for an eight-second backcourt violation while walking the
ball up the court in the first half. His poor defense right after the call
led to an easy 3-pointer for Jason Terry.
"I understand that the announcement that's been made is going to have
different interpretations," Carlisle said Wednesday. "I am giving you our
interpretation of it, and this is fact. From here, we're moving forward. We'
ve got a series to win and we've got to win Game 3 with the guys that are
available."
But when asked if he expected the free agent-to-be would wear a Dallas
uniform again, Carlisle said, "No, I don't." | B******Z
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