Denver Nuggets at ok city Thunder
9:30 PM EASTERN TIME,
Sunday, april 17, 2011
Quarter Finals - NBA Playoffs 2010/2011.
Coverage: TNT, Live & Highlights,
Oklahoma City Arena, Oklahoma City, OK .
The two big men were literally face to face -- foreheads pressed against each other -- in Denver less than two weeks ago, then Nene had to push his way out of a Perkins headlock in a rematch three days later in Oklahoma City.
When the teams play again Sunday night in Game 1, there's almost an expectation that the two will butt heads again.
"Is this a trick question?" Perkins asked. "I don't know. I don't know what to expect."
The Thunder brought in Perkins for times like these.
A stout defender in the low post, he brings the youthful Thunder a load of playoff experience. While most of his teammates have never made it out of the first round, Perkins has won an NBA title in Boston and went back to the finals last season.
He wasn't even healthy when Oklahoma City sent away two starters to get him from Boston at the trade deadline. All he talked about was getting enough games under his belt so he could be ready when the playoffs started.
The Thunder went 13-4 with him in the lineup, with Serge Ibaka moving from backup center to starting power forward.
"He gives them a defensive presence that they didn't have, and I think the combination of Ibaka moving in a good direction and him coming in, that's a strong play," Denver coach George Karl said last week. "Defensively, it's a strong play."
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