| Paul Pierce Twitter: Paul Pierce Twitter: Paul Pierce | | | | matchups." |
| NBA Football Player, For Kendrick Perkins, the road | | | | For Kendrick Perkins, the road through the 2010 NBA |
| through the 2010 NBA playoffs has been just another | | | | playoffs has been just another long highway of hurt. |
| long highway of hurt. | | | | After helping the Boston Celtics send the equivalent of |
| After helping the Boston Celtics send the equivalent of | | | | an AARP card to Miami's Jermaine O'Neal in the first |
| an AARP card to Miami's Jermaine O'Neal in the first | | | | round, Perkins found himself pounding and getting |
| round, Perkins found himself pounding and getting | | | | pounded by Cleveland's Shaquille O'Neal for six grueling |
| pounded by Cleveland's Shaquille O'Neal for six grueling | | | | games. |
| games. | | | | Now the Boston center faces as many as seven |
| Paul Pierce Twitter | | | | games against Superman II, Orlando's Dwight Howard, |
| Now the Boston center faces as many as seven | | | | with Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals |
| games against Superman II, Orlando's Dwight Howard, | | | | Tuesday night at Amway Arena. Should things go well |
| with Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals | | | | enough, often enough for Perkins and his team, his |
| Tuesday night at Amway Arena. Should things go well | | | | prize for all this might be at least four games against |
| enough, often enough for Perkins and his team, his | | | | those purple-and-gold skyscrapers in Los Angeles. |
| prize for all this might be at least four games against | | | | Perkins says his second favorite sport is football (he's |
| those purple-and-gold skyscrapers in Los Angeles. | | | | from Texas, after all), but with the way he plays, it |
| Perkins says his second favorite sport is football (he's | | | | seems he sometimes flips the order with basketball. |
| from Texas, after all), but with the way he plays, it | | | | On a team known for its skill positions (point guard |
| seems he sometimes flips the order with basketball. | | | | Rajon Rondo as quarterback, say, and Paul Pierce, |
| On a team known for its skill positions (point guard | | | | Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen as tailbacks and wide |
| Rajon Rondo as quarterback, say, and Paul Pierce, | | | | receivers), the 6-foot-10, 278-pound Perkins is all nose |
| Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen as tailbacks and wide | | | | tackle. |
| receivers), the 6-foot-10, 278-pound Perkins is all nose | | | | "I look forward to the physical games," Perkins said |
| tackle. | | | | Monday. "I have problems when I have to play against |
| "I look forward to the physical games," Perkins said | | | | the quicker guys. The [Amar'e] Stoudemires, the Pau |
| Monday. "I have problems when I have to play against | | | | Gasols who like to face up. I like the physical |
| the quicker guys. The [Amar'e] Stoudemires, the Pau | | | | matchups. |
| Gasols who like to face up. I like the physical | | | | |