Kendrick Perkins’ HILARIOUS ANECDOTES about the Celtics’ NBA Title hopes ☘️ | NBA Countdown

Kendrick Perkins’ HILARIOUS ANECDOTES about the Celtics’ NBA Title hopes ☘️ | NBA Countdown

Statistically unmatched this season and they’re looking to go wire to wire in their quest to capture the East just look at all the categories they lead in three-point makes Point differential rebounding that one Stephen A I wouldn’t have guessed we nitpick at the Celtics enough so this I’m going to flip this on

Its head Stephen A why will this year be the year the Celtics just exercise their playoff demons and actually get to the mountain top because I think Tatum and brown are going to show the world that they legitimize the superstars in this game especially Jason Tatum I think he’s

Aching for an opport to make amends for the subpar performance he put forth against the Golden State Warriors a couple of years ago where he was neither the first nor the second best play on the court Jaylen Brown was the best Celtic for the Boston Celtics in that final Series against the Warriors

Obviously and Steph Curry was the best in the business we get all of that I’m proud of what I’m seeing from porzingis Shoot 48% from three-point range let’s not forget that okay during this 10 game winning streak averaging nearly 24 game I’m looking at that and they cut down

Just a touch on the amount of three-point shots they were shooting about 44 game now they’re down to about 42.6 I’m looking at that and I’m looking at Missoula constantly F you know focusing on mismatches mismatches and creating mismatches I give them props where it’s due But ultimately I believe

When it comes to playoff basketball there are no secrets even though there’s we’ve seen Steve cerr and his Brilliance along with others it does come down to it’s me against you I know exactly what you’re going to do what the hell are you going to do about it and I think that’s

What wins you championships I think Jason Tatum has the ability to pull it off and I think we’re going to see him do it yeah I think it’s I think that’s all I agree with all that I I don’t know if I have the same conviction level but

If you ask the same way what what is going to be different or why will they do it I might say because of guys like Drew holiday Derrick White these guys are probably I don’t want to say drew holiday is a role player that’s not well

But there was the knock that oh who’s the Celtics point guard Marcus Smart isn’t a true point guard they don’t have that question and now holidays defense in the playoffs is just Relentless Dereck White’s one of of the most underappreciated players in the NBA porzingis has been an unbelievable fit I

Don’t know why you’re looking at me because I think Jimmy Butler would have something to say about that Relentless comment about holiday that’s I finish did I let him I let him you hav learn how this works no I just thought we would respect each other

Youp of you I give you the listen okay thank you uh here’s what’s going to be fascinating there’s going to be moments in the playoffs in the Eastern Conference and then hopefully if you’re a Celtics fan in the finals where we’re going to get to see can Jason Tatum do

It we’re going to get to see there’s going to be a shot he has to make a play he has to make he’s going to have to do that right to win a championship we’re going to find that out but he’s been doing that better this year I know you

Have him as your MVP better than any other year and he has I don’t know that he’ll ever have a better Supporting Cast than right now I think for Boston Joe Missoula I think this is a coach now in his second year with a full off season a

Full training camp bringing out his own staff Charles Lee a future head coach in the league Sam Cassell you know one of the greatest assistants in this league he’s going to have his back in the locker room uh with their star players uh up in down their lineup

Uh I think for Boston and having Jeff Van Gundy in that building now our former colleague one of the best basketball mindes anywhere to have him as a consultant to be able to bounce things off him I think Joe Missoula is so much more he sure in his convictions

Of how they need to play he’s leading that group leading that room I think it’s such a different uh coaching situation for the Celtics heading into the postseason this year than last year when he was just thrown into it the Celtics look I love Boston right they they will be forever my home

Away from home but the fans are starting to get on my damn nerves they the type of people that want to invite you to dinner and then make you pay for it not only make you pay for it they want to order the appetizers they want to order

The full course meal dessert and they want you to sing happy birthday to them and guess what it’s not even their birthday what is actually the reason the reason I’m saying that is because you know they they want the the praise right they want you to say oh Jason Tatum he

Should be in the MVP conversation right and you go out on the limb and you say you know what he actually should be in the MVP conversation and then when you try to call him out and put a little fire up under his butt to make sure that

He reminds the world on national TV and certain matchups like today when Steph Curry is going into your crib you need to show the world why you should be one of the Front Runners for the MVP they just get on my damn nerves I love first

Of first of all first of all that is the most nonsensical thing that’s ever been uttered out of your mouth especially coming from you ridiculous first of all let’s cou a couple of things number one you talked about you holding accountable well if you have the right to hold him

Accountable Boston fans have a right to hold him accountable the Boston Celtics fans you have praised them for years a matter of fact you’ve credited them with holding y’all accountable and establishing a standard that ultimately has led to them being one of the greatest sports franchises in the

History of the in the history of sports anal but now you going to sit up here and complain about them the way that you do that’s a shameful shameful Stephen A I’m a lot I know I talk slow but I’m smart as hell okay and you cannot pull

That on me I said nothing about accountability all I was saying you said they get your damn nerves but the reason why is because because when we talk about Jason Tatum and we talk about these matchups like today that we would like to see him demonstrate why he

Should be on why he should be and I’m simply saying Boston fans have never changed it helped you win a r finish this he let me give you some invite don’t criti don’t criticize [Applause] [Applause] fans

On NBA Countdown, Stephen A. Smith, Bob Myers, Adrian Wojnarowski, Kendrick Perkins and Malika Andrews talk through whether this will be the year the Boston Celtics will dominate the playoffs and win an NBA Title.

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