With 41 seconds left in last night’s 83-74 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, Rajon Rondo lost control. As a result, the Celtics point guard’s status is out of his control for tomorrow’s Game 2 of the first-round series.

Rondo accidentally stepped on Davis’ foot and then followed through with a chest-bump.

The Celtics are hoping the momentary trip is enough to save Rondo from a Game 2 suspension.

“Obviously, I was upset about the call and I said some words to Marc,” Rondo said. “I deserved the first tech, and as I was walking I thought he stopped, my momentum carried me into him — I even think I tripped on his foot — I didn’t intentionally chest-bump him. But that’s what it appears to be.”

The league’s official rule allows Rondo that key piece of wiggle room, stating: “Any player or coach guilty of intentional physical contact with an official shall automatically be suspended without pay for one game.”

via Dan Duggan of the Boston Herald