Jackson said that the Lakers have four players they will put on Rondo at times: Bryant, Derek Fisher, Shannon Brown and Jordan Farmar.
Even though Boston's "Big Three" have been transformed to the "Big Four" thanks to Rondo's emergence, Jackson believes that Rondo still falls further down in the pecking order in a controlled game and only feeds individually when there is a little chaos involved.
"If we turn the ball over, or if he gets rebounds, he's going to score in transition," Jackson said. "That's what he does. He's great at that. If we make a lot of mistakes, he's going to score more. Or if he gets a lot rebounds ... If they're in a set offense and they're playing half court, then it's going to be Allen and Garnett and Pierce, etc. [Game 6 in 2008] particularly was a ragged game and there were a lot of things happening that fed into what he can do really well and he did it. That's the kind of things that happen in these ballgames. It's not about an individual that we're going to try and stop."
Bryant, who did not have great success guarding Rondo on Jan. 31 in Boston when the Lakers eked out a one-point victory on a Bryant game-winner that barely silenced Rondo's 21 points, 12 assists and five rebounds wouldn't talk about the Lakers defensive plans for the dynamic guard.
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Jackson is right, Rondo thrives in transition. But he'll also burn the Lakers off made baskets if they get lax setting their defense.
A priority for whomever guards Rondo is boxing out, especially late in games where Rajon has shown a knack for grabbing key offensive rebounds.
One troubling statistic, Rondo's free throw shooting percentage has decreased in each playoff series. 83% vs Miami, 66% vs Cleveland and 58% vs Orlando.