Pacers vs. Celtics will be a ‘DIFFERENT’ series – Kendrick Perkins previews the ECF | SportsCenter

Pacers vs. Celtics will be a ‘DIFFERENT’ series – Kendrick Perkins previews the ECF | SportsCenter

well they’re going to need to bring that physicality because now they have a date with the Boston Celtics obviously a team that you’re very familiar with so as we turn the page now to the Eastern Conference Finals what do you see well I I damn sure don’t see the Celtics bringing any roses to this date with this s dinner or whatever they’re not bringing any champagne and look the this is a different series we looking at we watch the Indiana Pacers where they were able to load up on jayen Bronson because he didn’t have another Allstar caliber play on the side out of him but now we’re watching the Boston Celtics where they have multiple Allstar caliber players you have to defend all five uh uh positions when it comes down to the Celtics they like the spaco and they love to operate so they’re going to be tested on both ends of the floor because we know that the Celtics they’re the best team in the Eastern Conference they’re one of the better teams defensively in the league and so now that the Pacers got to switch gears they only have a day turnaround to get their mindset right for the Boston Celtics is definitely going to be a challenge and they need to find a way to contain Tatum he’s averaged 310 and five in four games against the Pacers this season Kendrick Perkins thank you thank you let’s recap the uh regular season between these two uh we’ll pick it up back in November 1st of uh last year Pacers didn’t have Tyrese Halbert and he was injured remember that Cel just dominated this game Jason Tatum had 30 and 12 Derek White had 18 Jaylen Brown added another 16 Celtics won it 155 to 10 was a whooping most by a Celtics team since 1958 59 they played again in December this was the uh inseason tournament okay remember that the NBA Cup halberton played in this one and he was really good the Lakers by the way are the NBA Cup champions even though they’re not in the tournament halberton 26 points 10 rebounds 1 assist his first career triple double uh the Pacers knocking the Celtics out of the inseason tournament that’s December feels like higher stakes in May I don’t know how you feel about that but like if you’re like okay you beat us in the NBA cup but we got you in the Conference Finals that’s that seems like a bigger chip let’s go back to January uh earlier this year another big win for the Celtics another big game by tatm and brown both of those guys knocked down Big Shots both went for over 30 in fact Tatum 38 Brown highest paid player in the NBA 31 and the Celtics W it by 1718 to 101 we go back and forth they seem to be trading how things are going to go in this one they finally finish that up January 8th 2024 it’s just two days later they got right after it and Hal Burton goes down hamstring injury so like if he’s available they seem to be better mhm carried the man off the court uh as we saw tonight he is in good health and ready to go on the other side Jaylen Brown o JB off the glass 40 points at the Celtics in the game late final seconds were tied at 131 Benedict Maan pulls up for the shot foued by the Zinger got to shoot three free throws drains a cut of couple of them and the Pacers 6 seconds left they win it 133 131 and then on the 30th final regular season meeting between these two Tatum again dominated he had 30 uh two clutch blocks too in the like final seconds of this one Celtics win it 129 to 124 and of course now these two will face off for a trip to the NBA finals first time that these guys have met each other in the Eastern Conference Finals Indiana faces a serious uphill battle in the Eastern Conference Final matchup against the seas because according to ESPN bet the Seas open as a minus 1,400 to represent the East and the finals that is the second largest favorite in Conference Finals over the last 35 Seasons trailing only Michael Jordan’s Bulls in 1997 [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause]

Kendrick Perkins joins Shae Peppler on SportsCenter to preview the Eastern Conference Finals matchup between the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers. The winner of this series will advance to the NBA Finals and play against the winner of the Dallas Mavericks-Minnesota Timberwolves Western Conference Finals series.

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