http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/4660 Recent articles about Kendrick Perkins en-us at Boston Celtics (13-4) at Charlotte Bobcats (7-9) Tuesday, December 1 7:00 PM ET Game #18, Road Game #8 TV: CSN HD, SSO-CHA, NBA LP 751, 752 Radio: WEEI, WFNZ Time Warner Cable Arena Referees: Mark Wunderlich, Matt Boland, Derek Richardson The Bobcats are one of those young and athletic teams that always seem to give the Celtics problems. In their first meeting this season, The Celtics home opener, the Celtics beat the Bobcats 92-59. But, that was when the Celtics were ... Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:53:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Celtics_Continue_Road_Trip_Against_a_Tough_Bobcat_Team/1661243 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Celtics_Continue_Road_Trip_Against_a_Tough_Bobcat_Team/1661243 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Celtics_Continue_Road_Trip_Against_a_Tough_Bobcat_Team/1661243 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/2/82fe2dcf909035b135031c78fcafa6df9c1d8951/small/LSU_Tigers_v_76f5.jpg I just wanted to take a moment to point out how Kendrick Perkins is doing work right now.  I also wanted an excuse to use that funny chorus-line photo of Perk from last night.... but mainly this is about how he's beasting for the C's.14 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks last night.  18 points on perfect 8-8 shooting against Toronto.  And maybe among the most under-appreciated, yet fairly important stats:  He's second on the team in free throws attempted.  That means he's being... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:13:52 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/A_nod_to_Perk/1656205 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/A_nod_to_Perk/1656205 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/A_nod_to_Perk/1656205 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/6/96a8b1097e7063e26850b1feef9c1e928d487aac/small/Picture_1.png These are definitely more fun to gather when we win. I am always surprised at how much bashing there is of their own players on most boards. A lot of unhappy fans out there. I hope you enjoy today's edition of Comments from the Other Side. I want to b optimistic but this is a loss. Since wade has been cold lately I'm lookin to see him sharpen it up at home, I believe we can win this, Celtics are lookin old lately Indeed, Our Team Will Win This Game, Jermaine Oneal H... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:03:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Comments_from_the_Other_Side_Heat_1129/1657825 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Comments_from_the_Other_Side_Heat_1129/1657825 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Comments_from_the_Other_Side_Heat_1129/1657825 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/a/eac72b4f95ed7a3cc9c9546e0c7c9b77e78d853f/small/Picture_1.png It's been awhile since I have posted my Random Thoughts. Seems like there is never enough time to do everything I want to do. Between the links and game threads and caring for a family of 8, I just plain run out of time. Two games in a row now, the Celtics have had the same pattern. They come out very sluggish on defense and firing on offense and trade baskets with their opponents with both teams shooting the lights out. Then they decide somewhere in the middle of the game to pla... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:57:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Random_Thoughts_After_A_Miami_Win/1657826 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Random_Thoughts_After_A_Miami_Win/1657826 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Random_Thoughts_After_A_Miami_Win/1657826 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/5/953b0a0b70615485d143c8fbc55874fda6d12db2/small/0.jpg One thing I have to say about the Raptors fans, they might not like their team very much but they sure to talk about it a lot. One board had over 90 pages, one had over 50 and a third had over 20 pages. Most of the posts were trashing their own team, but there were a few gems about the Celtics too. Enjoy! Team might as well forfeit and head back to T.O.... Excuse me, while I go and have a nightmare about the next game. Prediction Raptors come out firing 67-55 at the half. ... Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:36:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Comments_from_the_Other_Side_Raptors_1127/1644468 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Comments_from_the_Other_Side_Raptors_1127/1644468 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Comments_from_the_Other_Side_Raptors_1127/1644468 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/6/96a8b1097e7063e26850b1feef9c1e928d487aac/small/Picture_1.png The Celtics rolled over the Toronto Raptors tonight, 116-103. On a night we saw the Celtics shoot 62% from the field (41% from three), Kevin Garnett and Kendrick Perkins shoot a combined 14-14, and Paul Pierce throw down a monster dunk over Chris Bosh (video above), I'm going to focus on the defense?Yup. The Celtics cranked up the defensive intensity in the 3rd quarter (outscoring Toronto 33-17). They turned a 61-57 deficit into an 82-65 lead with a 25-4 run.More to come....Box Score | Re... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:07:35 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Was_That_Defense_I_Just_Saw/1642581 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Was_That_Defense_I_Just_Saw/1642581 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Was_That_Defense_I_Just_Saw/1642581 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/6/7682e2dc1370aae96dc2781725edf8e2095a6964/small/42.jpg So far this season, we have yet to see the dominant Perkins defense. Of course he lost weight in the offseason, but did this take away from the game he was so used to using? In the past he has had his body size to his advantage. This year he decided to take being in [...] Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:18:12 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Kendrick_Perkins_The_8230_8230_Beast_Maybe/1638448 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Kendrick_Perkins_The_8230_8230_Beast_Maybe/1638448 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Kendrick_Perkins_The_8230_8230_Beast_Maybe/1638448 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/6/96a8b1097e7063e26850b1feef9c1e928d487aac/small/Picture_1.png It's Thanksgiving and that means it's time for unoriginal columns/blogs like this one. 5. Nate Robinson - Aside from their lack of defense, Nate's three-point heave at the other team's basket perfectly captures the dysfunction that is the Knicks. 4. Joey Crawford - This notorious referee made this list the night he slapped Doc Rivers and Kendrick Perkins with technical fouls for non-verbal gestures during the 4th quarter of a close game with Indy. I can't tell you how... Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:45:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/The_Top_5_Turkeys_of_the_NBA_Season/1636126 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/The_Top_5_Turkeys_of_the_NBA_Season/1636126 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/The_Top_5_Turkeys_of_the_NBA_Season/1636126 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/d/dd9cbfa2d449f977767d4e5907d91a793d68b184/small/93426574.jpg Eddie Curry's first game back. This is a huge test for Eddy Curry. I wanna see how he does vs. Kendrick Perkins, Kevin Garnett, and Rasheed Wallace. I hate Perkins. I hope Eddy has the game of his life Well the Knicks are on a winning streak.... Celtics are on a losing streak. Should be easy pickings Watch Rondo run wild on Duhon, also worried about the Gallo Pierce match up it's gonna be a tough assignment for Gallo. But yeah, I'll say it'll be much... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:27:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Comments_from_the_Other_Side_Knicks_1122/1614980 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Comments_from_the_Other_Side_Knicks_1122/1614980 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Comments_from_the_Other_Side_Knicks_1122/1614980 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/6/96a8b1097e7063e26850b1feef9c1e928d487aac/small/Picture_1.png Tomorrow night the Boston Celtics will match up against the Orlando Magic in one of the biggest games of this young season. The Magic are one of the serious threats in the Eastern Conference and are the reigning conference champions. The Celtics are hoping to defeat the Magic and put themselves as the favorite in [...] Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Kendrick_Perkins_8220The_Beast_8221_Battles_Superman_Tomorrow_Night/1597614 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Kendrick_Perkins_8220The_Beast_8221_Battles_Superman_Tomorrow_Night/1597614 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Kendrick_Perkins_8220The_Beast_8221_Battles_Superman_Tomorrow_Night/1597614 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/6/96a8b1097e7063e26850b1feef9c1e928d487aac/small/Picture_1.png The Globe had an item in its blog about the Celtics hoping the NBA rescinds two technical fouls from Joey Crawford on Saturday night.  The NBA reviews all technical fouls and flagrant fouls, so they will
 examine Kendrick Perkins' bizarre technical foul Saturday against
 Indiana, called by Joey Crawford. And they will also look at Doc
 Rivers' technical called 21 seconds later as he waved his hand in
 disgust and then walked back towards the bench, also called by ... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/How_about_we_create_the_Joey_Crawford_rule/1580488 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/How_about_we_create_the_Joey_Crawford_rule/1580488 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/How_about_we_create_the_Joey_Crawford_rule/1580488 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/6/96a8b1097e7063e26850b1feef9c1e928d487aac/small/Picture_1.png Ray Allen is just getting over the 5 stitches he received courtesy of a Kendrick Perkins elbow during a walk through of some of the plays. Now, today we have 2 more reports from practice that indicate just how tough they go at each other in practice. First, from the Globe, Paul Pierce got up close and personal with Scal's elbow. Celtics' captain Paul Pierce sustained a cut on his right cheek, thanks to a Brian Scalabrine elbow, during a Thursday afternoon practice session. ... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:09:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Celtics_Have_Some_Rough_Practices/1553260 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Celtics_Have_Some_Rough_Practices/1553260 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Celtics_Have_Some_Rough_Practices/1553260 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/b/5be22c18e7b8320ba975e95c0a1ca1c72cc626f8/small/Picture_2.png Happy Birthday to my favorite Celtic! Way back in 2004, not many Celtics fans felt that Kendrick Perkins would be the starting center on a championship team. Perk has been my favorite player from the time we drafted him and I have been telling people since then that Perk would be one of the top centers in the league one day. I took a lot of flack for those beliefs back then. The most common comment I got when i would express my belief that Perk was good enough to start on a championshi... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:26:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Happy_Birthday_to_Perk/1538793 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Happy_Birthday_to_Perk/1538793 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Happy_Birthday_to_Perk/1538793 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/6/96a8b1097e7063e26850b1feef9c1e928d487aac/small/Picture_1.png These comments are definitely more fun to gather when the Celtics are playing well and especially when they win. Notice in the middle that one poster says that the Suns would win by 7 and that he has a source. There were a lot of questionable calls in this game. Makes you wonder. Also wondering where the Celtics' defense went to. This will be a great test for the Suns, I know they'll show up motivated to play against a potentially NBA Finals team, we'll know where we stan... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:38:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Comments_from_the_Other_Side_Suns_116/1516972 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Comments_from_the_Other_Side_Suns_116/1516972 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Comments_from_the_Other_Side_Suns_116/1516972 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/6/96a8b1097e7063e26850b1feef9c1e928d487aac/small/Picture_1.png It is no secret that I really love this kid. His attitude and work ethic won me over right from his first year as a Celtic. And I am an even bigger fan of his now than when he first joined the team. The tough times he has been through in his life have made him tougher and more determined to succeed.Kendrick Perkins was born on November 10, 1984 in Nederland, Texas. His mother was killed in a shooting incident at the beauty salon where she worked when Perk was only 5 years old. His dad, forme... Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:01:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Player_Profiles_Kendrick_Perkins_43/1227340 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Player_Profiles_Kendrick_Perkins_43/1227340 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Player_Profiles_Kendrick_Perkins_43/1227340 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/6/96a8b1097e7063e26850b1feef9c1e928d487aac/small/Picture_1.png