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00:00What does Kristaps Porzingis bring to Boston that we haven't truly seen throughout this NBA playoff run?
00:11Well, number one, more than everyone's talking about KP is his ability to block shots.
00:17I mean, that's your rim protector. That's your guy that protects the rim and allows you defensively, let's be honest, Ben,
00:24to get up into people's spaces and take away the three-point shot and funnel players into the lane.
00:29Al Horford, love him, has had a great career, but that's not Al's game.
00:34So I think getting KP back allows you to have that rim protection there and then also the ability to stretch the floor.
00:41Obviously, one of the best shooting big men, he can bring the ball, he can come outside, which then on the flip side,
00:47brings Gafford and Lively, two guys that are good defenders around the rim. It brings them away from the basket as well.
00:54So having KP is key and critical to what could be the 18th title for the Boston Celtics.
01:01They need KP to play well. It's going to be an interesting spot for KP.
01:05It'll be the first time he's in a championship run like this, going against a team that he was,
01:11the Knicks traded him to Dallas to be the sidekick for the Lucas Dodgers.
01:16It obviously did not play well, but KP is going to be a critical point in the series.
01:21And lucky for Boston and for KP, he got himself a little bit of rest.
01:26Should be able to get a lot of the kinks out this week in practice before game one on Thursday night.