Pierce & Rondo Do Little As West Edges East 152-149 In 2012 NBA All-Star Game

For some unknown reason, I thought it would be a good idea to watch Billy Crystal host (for the ninth time) the 2012 Oscars so I can't say that I watched much of the 2012 NBA All-Star Game tonight in Orlando.

I caught bits and pieces which is all that matters in that glorified dunking session. The West beat the East 152-149 and Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant (36 points) captured the MVP award.

The two Boston Celtics-Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo-came off the bench and didn't have much of an impact. In 16 minutes, Rondo had two points, eight assists, four turnovers and two rebounds. He was 1 of 3 from the floor. Pierce had a brutal shooting performance, which is pretty tough to do when nobody is even thinking of playing defense on you. In 11 minutes, Pierce had three points on 1 for 8 shooting with two rebounds, a block and two turnovers. Me thinks, that might be the Truth's last All-Star game appearance.

Boston will regroup tomorrow in Cleveland before meeting the Cavaliers on Tuesday night in their 33rd game of the 66-game regular season. Brandon Bass and Rondo will return to a team that was on its death bed when we last saw it, in Oklahoma City.

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Rajon Rondo Finishes Second In Skills Challenge At 2012 NBA All-Star Saturday

Rajon Rondo had plenty of rest after sitting out the last two Celtics games (serving a suspension). He used that extra energy to perform well in his first Skills Challenge.

Rondo was second behind San Antonio's Tony Parker at All-Star Saturday night in Orlando. Rondo beat John Wall in a tiebreaker, with the best time of the night (27.5 seconds).

The bounce pass station proved to be his undoing as it took three attempts on his final run, which cost him in the time department (34.6 seconds). Parker came in at 32.8 seconds and Deron Williams was third at 41.4 seconds.

In the first round, Rondo and Wall tied with identical times of 32.8 seconds thus forcing the tiebreaker.

Tomorrow is the 2012 NBA All-Star Game. After all the pregame crap, the "game" will start after 7:30 p.m. on TNT. This will be Rondo's third All-Star Game appearance while Paul Pierce plays in it for the 10th time. They'll be coached by former Boston assistant Tom Thibodeau.

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