Leon Powe had made the most of his increased playing time as of late. Powe has played in 6 games (0 starts) for the Celtics the last two weeks and he has averaged 22.3 minutes, 11.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. He also is shooting 58.5% from the floor in his last six games. This shouldn’t surprise anyone as Powe played well last season in his limited minutes on the court.

With Kevin Garnett out the Celtics needed someone to step up and Rondo has been that guy. In the last two weeks, Rondo has started 6 games and he is averaging 31.2 minutes, 16.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.5 steals per game. He also is shooting the ball really well as he’s hitting 54.2% from the floor and 81.5% from the free throw line. If Rondo keeps playing well the Celtics will be hard to stop. His defense fuels the fast break for the Celtics.

The Boston Celtics were smart not to trade guard Tony Allen in the Kevin Garnett trade. He was just starting to come into his own last season before he tore his ACL and he just now seems to be getting back to normal. If Allen gets back to his level of play last season he will be an assassin off of the bench for the Celtics the rest of the season. He has played in 28 games for the Celtics so far this season and he is averaging 16.5 minutes, 5.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.

James Posey and Rajon Rondo have been great support for the “Big Three” in December so far. Posey has been outstanding off of the bench for the Celtics. He has played 4 games so far this month and he has averaged 24.5 minutes, 11.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. Rondo has run the point a little better than most experts thought he could and it’s carried over into December. He has started 4 games in December and he has averaged 31.0 minutes, 10.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game. The Celtics will continue to fly high as long as they get production outside the “Big Three” and Rondo & Posey have been doing a good job.

2nd year man Rajon Rondo has done a good job of running the point for the Celtics so far this season. In his first 16 games, Rondo has averaged 32.6 minutes, 8.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.8 steals per game. He has done a great job of letting the big three make plays. Rondo also has been excellent on defense as he hustles at both ends of the court. One area that Rondo needs to improve on is his free throw shooting as he’s only hit 48.4% of his attempts from there.