The Pelicans (+2500) are Kendrick Perkins SLEEPER pick to come out of the West 😴 | ESPN Bet

The Pelicans (+2500) are Kendrick Perkins SLEEPER pick to come out of the West 😴 | ESPN Bet

Back here on ESPN BET live a funny thing happened to the Celtics last night in Cleveland on their way to a 12th straight Victory they entered the fourth quarter with a 17-point lead grew it as large as 22 before losing in regulation after a foul on Jason Tatum’s last

Second shot was overturned by replay C were as long as 30 to one live to win the game outright bad beat indeed the Celtics dropped to 364 and one in games in which they’ve held a fourth quarter lead of at least 20 points dating back to 9798 22-point blown fourth quarter lead

Largest this season Boston was outscored 34 to 11 in the final 9 minutes they went 0 for six from downtown while Cleveland made all eight of their three-point attempts Aaron Joe it’s our guy big perk in the house how we doing Kendrick Perkins hey what’s going on Happy y’all

Got me back on man I appreciate I’ve been missing you we love having you on cuz you’re always entertaining and always informative I bet there’s a deadbolt lock coming at some point but let’s start with those Celtics who blew that lead to the Cav and they didn’t

Even have Donovan Mitchell on the floor last night big perk so is that a big deal or something just to brush off and say it happens look all to all the Celtic fans out there everybody just keep a cool booty it wasn’t that big of

A deal now do Jason Tatum has to be better have to be better in a clutch absolutely he’s one of the worst when it comes down to closing games in the final uh you know 10 seconds of clutch jump shot I get that part but at the end of the

Day I feel like this with the Celtics you need those type of games right to prepare you for the postseason the Celtics have been stomping everybody out right and so when you have this type of game it bring you back to reality bring you back to what’s you know keeping the

Main thing the main thing and not dropping your guards on games that you supposed to win and giving up big leads now the Celtics still have a seven and a half game lead over the Milwaukee Bucks so the one seat in the East feels sort of safe but the Bucks have gotten hot

And two weeks ago you said you wanted to throw the towel in the trash you were done with the Milwaukee Bucks how do you feel about them now you know what and I and I was wrong Aaron because I know better I know better I know I should

Trust Doc Rivers no matter what the outside world is saying I’m supposed to believe in Doc Rivers because I want a championship with him and so I thought it was a Personnel thing but what I see is it’s a mentality when it comes to the Milwaukee Bucks watching Damen Lillard watching Michael

Beasley fight to get up over screens watching Yannis an Topo be better in the pick and roll do you know when he was involved with the screens before Doc Rivers he was ranked he was 81st in the league but after Doc Rivers he’s now top 10 I believe he’s number eight so when

I’m watching this team play they playing with a certain type of tenacity a certain type of Edge and Doc Rivers most definitely got the the ears of that locker room along with Patrick Bev he got a hand in this too I should have kept the cool booty and waited till the

End of that commentary there perk I’m sorry about that let’s zero in on the Southeast Division Miami’s a minus 135 favorite Orlando’s plus 112 to win the division here’s the thing magic are a half game up on the heat and they have the fourth easiest schedule the rest of

The way out am I crazy to like Orlando here no I’m right there with you I’m going with Orlando as well like my grandmother say they may be young but they got a lot of old souls baby on their team and they play like a veteran

Group when you watch this team play they play winning winning agenda free basketball defensively they get into you they make you uncomfortable they have a lot of athleticism they have a rising young superstar in Paulo Beno and this team is well coached and they on the

Mission and I don’t know how I’ve been sleeping on them the entire season and they crept up on me at the number four seed but they’re going to win the division I’m with you 100% and sticking with divisions the Northwest is tight OKC plus 150 Denver plus 160 Minnesota

Plus 230 where should we be putting our money perk on the Minnesota timber Woods I got all faith in Anthony Edwards right to to win this division to to capture the number one seed in the Western Conference here’s the thing right I don’t believe that the Denver Nuggets

Really want the number one seed like that and I just feel like when you look at the timber Woods right now and you look how they play they style of play on both ends of the floor they’ve been having an identity especially on the defensive side of things and when you

Have a young leader like Anthony Edwards that’s coming in that’s that’s that’s having that key in those guys back that’s being able to be held accountable I like they odds I like the Timberwolves winning this division all right I want to see where this ranks on the craziness

Scale right Zion and the Pelicans are 60 to1 to win the title they’re 25 to1 the win the West nobody’s talking about them that’s part of the reason the prices are so long last 15 games they’re 11 and four they’re sixth in the NBA in defensive efficiency they’re fifth in

The entire NBA in point differential I’m not saying they win the whole thing but we play that price perk and we have an opportunity in the playoffs to hedge against them if they can make a little run can they make a little run in the postseason were you ready for this they’re actually

My sleeper to come out of the western conference right when when you look at them you you’re watching a fully engaged Zion Williamson right now this is what this team been wanting this is what the Pelican fan base been wanting he’s engaged he’s playing with a a a a a edge

Like he has a point to prove I love the depth that they have at the wing position Brandon Ingram don’t get talked talk talked about enough when we talk about a lot of young stars and superstars in the in the NBA and when they when I look at the leadership CJ

McCullen has been the ultimate leader for them by the long averaging a little under 20 points I love what Jose Alvarado comes in and bring Off the Bench so I’m looking at this Pelican team man they could really be forced to be reckoned with in the Western

Conference and that’s why I got them as my sleepers to come out of the West no one here

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