Kendrick Perkins, the big man for Boston, is going to miss the biggest game of the season when the Celtics play Los Angeles tomorrow night for the NBA Title.
On Sunday night, I got into a discussion on why there aren't nearly as many knee injuries in the NBA compared to High School or College.
As a Celtics fan seeing that Perkins now has a torn MCL and PCL, it looks like that discussion was the kiss of death.
Do I think the Celtics can still win without Perkins?
Yes, but it certainly isn't going to come easy. The Celtics are going to need significant contributions from Glen Davis and Rasheed Wallace.
Not to mention the senior leadership from Kevin Garnett. If there was ever a game where Garnett could give it his all for forty full minutes this would be it. Losing Perkins under these circumstances with this matchup is terrible to see.
"Physically, I'm in pain," Perkins said. "I hurt my knee pretty badly. I'm out for tomorrow. There's nothing I could do about it. It's a torn MCL and torn PCL, so I gotta watch from the sideline."
The moment that Perkins hit the deck I feared for ...
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NBA Finals 2010: Boston Celtics’ Kendrick Perkins Out For Critical Game 7
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