Doc Rivers was putting on a brave face. Alas, the Celtics coach was making optimism blush as he discussed the remainder of a season that will now be executed without Rajon Rondo.
He was talking about people stepping up, but it’s an unavoidable fact the Celts were a sub-.500 team struggling to stay in the playoff bracket and regularly incurring Rivers’ wrath even before Rondo went down and out with a torn right ACL. What can one realistically expect when an All-Star point guard is removed?
“Well, you can write the obituary,” Rivers said. “I’m not.![]()
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