The fact Rajon Rondo [stats] played just 43 seconds of the fourth quarter last night was not the deciding factor in the Celtics [team stats]’ 83-78 loss to Orlando. Nor was Doc Rivers wrong or right for leaving his point guard on the pine.

But the situation is quite representative of the Celts’ largest problem right now. The coach doesn’t know what he’s going to get when he puts any given group on the floor, so when something is going a little right, he’s loathe to make a change.