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Wallace, who originally tweaked his back during Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals against Orlando then left in the fourth quarter of Game 6, had been held out of contact drills earlier in the week, but moved fluidly in the portion of practice open to the media, which included stretching and shooting drills.
Rondo said he'll be near full health by Thursday.
"My body is fine," said Rondo. "These five days have definitely been great for me personally. I know it's great for the team, but for me I've been getting a lot of massages, a lot of treatment. I'm feeling better and better each day. The more time I get, the better I am. [Thursday], I'm sure I'll be back almost at 100 percent."
ESPN Boston - Rondo, Wallace Practice
Great news. I was more worried about Sheed (brittle old guy) than Rondo (rubbery young guy).
As for the Lakers Andrew Bynum:
"It didn't really help," Bynum said of the action, which is designed to alleviate the pain of a torn meniscus. "As soon as I drained it, about 12 hours later, all the fluid came back. ... It wasn't really a good procedure."
"It's about the same," Bynum said. "It's going to be there, when I come down from jumping, and push off laterally, but I'll be all right. Muscles kind of shutting down due to the swelling. It's tough to jump and tough to do everything up to your maximum level."
ESPN Boston - Bynum says fluid has returned
Bynum has been able to play through this injury so far, but he hasn't faced a front line like the Celtics in the Western Conference playoffs. Bynum is talking an awful lot about this injury, which makes me think he's prepping the media and fans for a subpar performance - "Don't blame me, I was injured."
On Page 2, Thibs turns down the Hornets for the Bulls, allegedly.
Sources also said Thibodeau, credited as Boston's defensive mastermind, is almost guaranteed to wind up with the Bulls, whom he met with two summers ago but lost out to Vinny Del Negro.
