Kendrick Perkins

yer, the type of leader, and the type of heart he has.

Rajon Rondo had another double-double, and Kendrick Perkins definitely lived up to his moniker (Perk IS A BEAST!) by grabbing 19 boards and swatting another 7 shots. This was undeniably Perkins' best performance, and he continued his consistent level of play through the whole game. Glen Davis came up with some big shots and boards, and this series as well as the last 3 months in KG's absence has given him a great deal of confidence. You can see it in his body language and his knack for coming up with a big jumper.

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Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen each played great basketball and Kendrick Perkins was solid down low, but despite his 29 points, Paul Pierce looked sluggish and made some critical errors that were very uncharacteristic of him. His Twitter update yesterday extolled the virtues of Portello's italian sausages in Chicago. He looked like he had eaten a few before the game today. 

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I also challenge anyone to tell me that Kendrick Perkins doesn’t look like a combination of John Thompson III and The Muppets’ Sam Eagle. These are the things I think about it. Is there something wrong with me?

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and LaMarcus Aldridge or their other bigs, seeing as how pick & roll defense is something that Kendrick Perkins, Glen Davis and Kevin Garnett especially excel at as much as anyone else in the league.  Garnett's length and physical play will bother both Aldridge and Roy if they run a lot of these sets, so it's probably better to run more isolation plays for Roy (he's especially good at these) and force the Celtics to defend him one on one. 

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The Celtics have great role players in Rajon Rondo, Kendrick Perkins and Leon Powe, to name a few. Rondo is becoming a superstar in his own way and his skills are still being harnessed as he goes thru his 3rd year in the league. This kid's gonna be big in the future and he will provide added firepower for the Cs.

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On a positive note, the core of Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins should be much more comfortable playing with each other next year, which could mean that the Celtics will dominate even more next year than they did last season.  It’s a stretch, but imagine how much more smoothly the offense could run with everybody on the same page and having spent even more time developing rapports with one another.

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lues the contributions and efforts of the other Celtics like Rajon Rondo, Eddie House, James Posey, Kendrick Perkins, Leon Powe, Tony Allen, Glen Davis, PJ Brown and the alien from the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull… er, I mean Sam Cassell (don’t forget Scal and Scott Pollard!).  Each and every one of those guys, especially Scalabrine, made contributions to the team and were vital parts of this championship run.  The Celtics are all about teamwork, sacrifice and selflessness, and it won them a title.  Highlighting just the three all stars as the contributors goes against every key characteristic of the Celtics’ identity.

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This NBA Finals will be the most watched Finals in a couple years. I myself have not watched any in quite a few years since the Spurs and Pistons were so frequently in them. No offense to them but they are just not exciting teams to watch. I would much rather watch Kobe light up the Celts great D for 50 points or the Big Three of Boston. Tim Duncan is just not an exciting player to watch. Not only are the teams fun to watch but each of the matchups are interesting:

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ost of the Lakers fans are even in their seats.

Speaking of defending Odom and Gasol, this is why Kendrick Perkins will be a huge factor in this series.  He has played good, physical basketball against the Lakers this season, and played very well in the last few games of the Conference Finals against the Pistons.  His size and length should be irritating to a slender, finesse player like Pau Gasol if Perk can stay out of foul trouble for the majority of the series.  perkins is also great at using his body to show on the pick & roll and disrupt the rhythm of the play, which could be crucial against the high screens for Kobe that Gasol will set.  Finally, if Perk can force Gasol to work a little bit on defense, fatigue could be a factor down the stretch for the lanky Spaniard.

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o;m in the Finals! These guys make me look awesome!”

Announcers Desperately Attempt to Make Kendrick Perkins Cool

When Kendrick Perkins had his playoff breakout game during game five of the Celtics-Pistons Conference Finals, the announcers for the game, Mark Jackson, one of the Van Gundy’s and that old white guy, were desperate to claim to know who the hell he was.

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eing a lot of the Big Ticket in his face for most of the game.  Additionally, the Celtics have Kendrick Perkins, whose combination of length and physicality should disrupt Gasol at least a little.  On the perimeter, the Celtics can match Paul Pierce and James Posey up against Lamar Odom (when they aren't guarding Kobe), and put everybody else on the Black Mamba.  Rajon Rondo should also be able to cope with Derek Fisher better than Fisher will be able to handle Rondo, which should work in Boston's favor (though Fisher is consistent and confident, crucial traits that Rondo is LACKING). 

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 Kendrick Perkins, PJ Brown and perhaps Glenn Davis will all take a turn on BIg Z, and match up well against his size and his game.  Additionally, there will be some help on the interior because of the collective black hole that Cleveland has at power forward since they traded Drew Gooden away at midseason.  At best, the Cavs have Joe Smith at the 4, and at worst it's Ben "Anemic on Offense" Wallace, with Floppy McFlopperson (excuse me, Anderson Varejao) falling somewhere in the middle in a realm I like to call obnoxious game and hair land.  Since none of Cleveland's power forward's can score consistently, there will be plenty of help defense on Ilgauskas and anyone else who sets foot in the paint in Boston tonight.  

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