Bulls' Rajon Rondo scores a season-high in Tuesday's defeat

Chicago Bulls point guard Rajon Rondo scored a season-high 24 points to go with 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals in 40 minutes of action as the Bulls lost to the Toronto Raptors 122-120 in overtime on Tuesday.

What It Means:

Rondo has been posting some strong numbers through five contests since moving back into the starting lineup last Monday, averaging 14.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.4 steals in 33.0 minutes per game.

Rondo ranked second among Bulls players in the loss with a 14.8 nERD, per numberFire Live. Despite the recent success, he still ranks only 448th among 478 players with a -3.8 nERD on the season.