When it comes to shooting, the last thing an NBA player wants to do is think. Particularly to a man in a slump, a mind is a terrible thing.

So it was that Rajon Rondo [stats] fiddled with his free throw release after Tuesday’s practice. He might have said he wasn’t concerned, but he’d missed nine straight coming into last night’s game against Golden State. And when he clanged another and failed to complete a three-point play in the second quarter, the streak was at 11 and the NBA record of 13 consecutive misses, held by Chris Dudley, was in sight.