Charles Barkley Names NBA Team 'On A Mission' During Playoffs

Tuesday night brought us a couple of blowout games in the NBA Playoffs.

We saw the Boston Celtics defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals with a final score of 120-95. We also saw the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals with a final score of 117-95.

Following the game, the NBA on TNT crew reviewed both games. Afterward, Charles Barkley revealed an NBA team that is "on a mission" in these playoffs.

"This Celtics team, they're on a mission," Barkley said, "They're tired of going deep in the playoffs or losing in the finals. As good as they were, they went out like 'we need Jrue Holiday and we want Porzingis.'"

Barkley continued, "Brad Stevens got Executive of the Year. They were like, what are we missing? We're missing a point guard and a little depth. They went out and had, probably, the two best moves over the Summer."

The Celtics will host the Cavaliers for Game 2 of the second round on Thursday, May 9th.

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