Guards Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen are looking for fresh starts when the Celtics resume their semifinal series against the Cavaliers on Monday night in Cleveland, according to The Boston Globe.

The Celtics suffered a 24-point loss on Saturday night, and neither player has looked comfortable through the first three games of the series.

In Game One Allen went scoreless for the first time since 1997, and Rondo failed to record an assist in Game Three.

"At the start of the game, I probably need to be more aggressive in transition, but I think it starts with defense. We need to get more stops in order to start the transition break," Rondo said.

"Every time they missed a shot, they got an offensive rebound and kicked it out and got a wide-open look. So, basically, it's just about defense for us," Rondo added.

Allen seemed to agree with the much younger guard.

"In games we've lost, all year, we haven't created a flow on offense and it's put pressure on our defense," Allen said. "Creating the flow on offense, whether we get to the rack and make the extra pass back out and get the easy jump shot, you swing the ball from one side of the floor to the other and you penetrate and then you swing it again and you get the easy shot."

Via The Boston Globe

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