Kevin Durant’s 38-point explosion guided his Golden State Warriors to a commanding 3-1 series lead against the New Orleans Pelicans, 118-92 in their Western semi-finals showdown. (more…)
Rajon Rondo Archive
Rajon Rondo Card – 2010/11 Panini Prestige Basketball (Base)
Rajon Rondo base card from 2010-11 Panini Prestige Basketball product. (more…)
George Karl Ties For 5th Most Wins As Kings Defeated The Suns
George Karl the Sacramento Kings coach shrugged off a milestone by adding a win to his already amazing NBA résumé to reach the 1,155th victory on Saturday, choosing to concentrate on his team’s ongoing circumstance instead of tying Phil Jackson for the 5th most career wins in NBA history.
DeMarcus Cousins scored 32 points along with his nine rebounds to help provide Karl and also the striving Kings a few short-term relief having a 142-119 triumph against the Phoenix Suns, who dropped their 8th consecutive.
It has been a protracted journey for the 63-year-old George Karl, with a dazzling 1,155-795 winning record in 27 seasons, two times beating cancer in a five-year time period.
Now Karl is given the job of transforming a team which has experienced 9 straight losing seasons.
The former coach of Seattle Supersonics which reached the NBA Finals in 1996 includes a combined 23-39 win-loss record with the Sacramento Kings, along with a 13-20 mark this season which has been seen as a inconsistent play. The most recent loss was an unbearable one last Wednesday at Kings homecourt to Philadelphia, which currently owns the NBA‘s worst record (most number of loss).
George Karl‘s current team was excellent in the second half. The point total is regarded as the most scored by the Kings since the team had a Sacramento-era record 154 points up against Philadelphia, 23 years in the past on Jan. 2, 1993.
Darren Collison logged 21 points and also dished six assists while Marco Belinelli got 19 points for the Sacramento Kings. Rudy Gay also tallied with 16 points while starting point-guard Rajon Rondo had 15 points along with 15 assists. The Kings shoots 61.6 percent from the field and snapping a three-game skid.
Brandon Knight got 23 points while teammate Devin Booker had 21 for the Phoenix Suns, who already lost 10 of its 11 outings. T.J. Warren have scored 19 points and Mirza Teletovic added 13 points.
Sacramento wiped out a four-point Suns lead with twelve consecutive points in the third quarter. Cousins along with Rondo both players had nine points and Sacramento crafted a season-high 44-point quarter in picking a 103-87 advantage going to the fourth quarter.
Final score Suns 119 Kings 142.
Game Highlights
Cookin' with Curry. https://t.co/Zg8kWQQ256
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) January 3, 2016
Cookin' with Curry. https://t.co/Zg8kWQQ256
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) January 3, 2016
2013-14 Panini Basketball Checklist – Favorites
Rajon Rondo – Favorites
| Number | Card Set | Player | Team | Seq. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Favorites | James Harden | Houston Rockets | NN |
| 2 | Favorites | LeBron James | Miami Heat | NN |
| 3 | Favorites | Victor Oladipo | Orlando Magic | NN |
| 4 | Favorites | Ricky Rubio | Minnesota Timberwolves | NN |
| 5 | Favorites | Kobe Bryant | Los Angeles Lakers | NN |
| 6 | Favorites | Anthony Davis | New Orleans Pelicans | NN |
| 7 | Favorites | Rajon Rondo | Boston Celtics | NN |
| 8 | Favorites | Carmelo Anthony | New York Knicks | NN |
| 9 | Favorites | Derrick Rose | Chicago Bulls | NN |
| 10 | Favorites | Kevin Durant | Oklahoma City Thunder | NN |
| 11 | Favorites | Kyrie Irving | Cleveland Cavaliers | NN |
| 12 | Favorites | Michael Carter-Williams | Philadelphia 76ers | NN |
| 13 | Favorites | Dirk Nowitzki | Dallas Mavericks | NN |
| 14 | Favorites | Damian Lillard | Portland Trail Blazers | NN |
| 15 | Favorites | Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors | NN |
Credits: Panini
2013-14 Panini Court Kings Checklist – Masterpieces
Rajon Rondo – Masterpieces
Number of Cards: 25
Parallel: Purple and Platinum
Review: When it comes to canvass cards, Upper Deck also has its own version and coincedentally the set name is also Masterpieces. Anyway, maybe in the trading card world soon the word masterpieces will become synonymous to canvass.
All players on this list are currently active players (as the time of this writing). All regular cards are /75 while the Purple version are /25 and the 1/1 Platinum.
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2013-14 Upper Deck Black Basketball Checklist – UD Black Signatures
Rajon Rondo – UD Black Signatures
| Number | Set Name | Player | Team | Ser |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-AE | UD Black Signatures | Alex English | Gamecocks | 75 |
| S-AG | UD Black Signatures | A.C. Green | Beavers | 75 |
| S-AH | UD Black Signatures | Allan Houston | Volunteers | 75 |
| S-AI | UD Black Signatures | Allen Iverson | Hoyas | 25 |
| S-AW | UD Black Signatures | Antoine Walker | Wildcats | 75 |
| S-BR | UD Black Signatures | Bill Russell | Dons | 25 |
| S-BW | UD Black Signatures | Bill Walton | Bruins | 75 |
| S-CC | UD Black Signatures | Calbert Cheaney | Hoosiers | 75 |
| S-CW | UD Black Signatures | Corliss Williamson | Razorbacks | 75 |
| S-DR | UD Black Signatures | David Robinson | Midshipmen | 75 |
| S-EH | UD Black Signatures | Elvin Hayes | Cougars | 75 |
| S-GH | UD Black Signatures | Grant Hill | Blue Devils | 75 |
| S-GR | UD Black Signatures | Glenn Robinson | Boilermakers | 75 |
| S-HA | UD Black Signatures | Anfernee Hardaway | Tigers | 75 |
| S-JA | UD Black Signatures | LeBron James | Fighting Irish | 75 |
| S-JE | UD Black Signatures | Julius Erving | Minutemen | 75 |
| S-JL | UD Black Signatures | Jerry Lucas | Buckeyes | 75 |
| S-JM | UD Black Signatures | Jamal Mashburn | Wildcats | 75 |
| S-JO | UD Black Signatures | Michael Jordan | Tar Heels | 23 |
| S-JW | UD Black Signatures | Jay Williams | Blue Devils | 75 |
| S-KA | UD Black Signatures | Kenny Anderson | Yellow Jackets | 75 |
| S-KK | UD Black Signatures | Kerry Kittles | Wildcats | 75 |
| S-KM | UD Black Signatures | Karl Malone | Bulldogs | 75 |
| S-KS | UD Black Signatures | Keith Smart | Hoosiers | 75 |
| S-LB | UD Black Signatures | Larry Bird | Sycamores | 25 |
| S-LJ | UD Black Signatures | Larry Johnson (UNLV) | Runnin' Rebels | 75 |
| S-MA | UD Black Signatures | Mark A. Jackson | Red Storm | 75 |
| S-MJ | UD Black Signatures | Magic Johnson | Spartans | 75 |
| S-OB | UD Black Signatures | Otis Birdsong | Cougars | 75 |
| S-PG | UD Black Signatures | Paul George | Bulldogs | 75 |
| S-RR | UD Black Signatures | Rajon Rondo | Wildcats | 75 |
| S-TC | UD Black Signatures | Toni Kukoc | 75 | |
| S-TG | UD Black Signatures | Tony Gwynn | Aztecs | 75 |
Credits: Ebay, Upper Deck
2013-14 Panini Titanium Basketball Checklist – Game Gear Duals
Rajon Rondo / Avery Bradley – Game Gear Duals
Number of Cards: 50
Parallel: Prime and Platinum
Review: The set features the Thunder and Lightning or the Batman and Robin of a certain team. Apart from that, there’s also same name dual card for Isiah Thomas of Kings and Isiah Thomas of Pistons (Bad Boys era) which I think is cool or same nationality like Yao Ming and Jeremy Lin. Another tandem which is included in this set is the past and present NBA greats like Kobe Bryant and James Worthy.
There are three variations for Game Gear Duals. The regular card will run from /155 to as low as /49, for the Prime it will run from /25 to as low as /2 and lastly there is a Platinum 1/1.
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2013-14 Panini Prizm Basketball Checklist – Dominance
Rajon Rondo – Dominance
Regular: Not Numbered
Prizms: Not Numbered
Black: 1/1
Black Prizms Mosaic: 1/1
Blue: Not Numbered
Gold: /10
Green: Not Numbered
Light Blue: /199
Orange: /60
Purple Prizms Die-Cuts: /49
Red: Not Numbered
| Number | Card Set | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominance | LeBron James | Miami Heat |
| 2 | Dominance | Carmelo Anthony | New York Knicks |
| 3 | Dominance | Kevin Durant | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 4 | Dominance | Chris Paul | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 5 | Dominance | James Harden | Houston Rockets |
| 6 | Dominance | Kevin Love | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 7 | Dominance | Kyrie Irving | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 8 | Dominance | Tim Duncan | San Antonio Spurs |
| 9 | Dominance | Derrick Rose | Chicago Bulls |
| 10 | Dominance | Dwight Howard | Houston Rockets |
| 11 | Dominance | Blake Griffin | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 12 | Dominance | Rajon Rondo | Boston Celtics |
| 13 | Dominance | Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors |
| 14 | Dominance | Damian Lillard | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 15 | Dominance | Deron Williams | Brooklyn Nets |
| 16 | Dominance | Kenneth Faried | Denver Nuggets |
| 17 | Dominance | Harrison Barnes | Golden State Warriors |
| 18 | Dominance | Bradley Beal | Washington Wizards |
| 19 | Dominance | Dwyane Wade | Miami Heat |
| 20 | Dominance | Russell Westbrook | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 21 | Dominance | Vince Carter | Dallas Mavericks |
| 22 | Dominance | Brook Lopez | Brooklyn Nets |
| 23 | Dominance | Dirk Nowitzki | Dallas Mavericks |
| 24 | Dominance | Kobe Bryant | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 25 | Dominance | Anthony Davis | New Orleans Pelicans |
Credits: Panini