LOS ANGELES -- With the Los Angeles Lakers' playoff push in desperate need of a jolt, Luke Walton and Rajon Rondo had a long one-on-one talk to see how to get the team back on track.
"It was an honest conversation," Walton said. "It was healthy and positive."
Perhaps more important was that Rondo was feeling healthy again. He returned to the Lakers from the All-Star break with a stiff back that had limited him to a total of 11 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds in the Lakers' first three games back.