Kendrick Perkins said the Celtics can't wait until the playoffs to put it together. (AP)

Celtics center Kendrick Perkins made an appearance on the Dale & Holley show Thursday morning (listen to the interview here) to talk about the Celtics’ struggles, which were painfully evident in Wednesday night’s blowout loss at home to the Grizzlies. Perkins addressed the team’s home woes. “I don’t think we feel like we have a sense of urgency,” he said. “On the road, you can feel the urgency and focus before the game. [At home], guys are talking more in the locker room. … You can just tell it’s a different kind of focus.”

Asked about the boos from the home crowd Wednesday night, Perkins said he was surprised they started so early, in the first quarter, but that it didn’t bother him. “Not really. I think we deserved to get booed last night,” he said. “We didn’t give our best performance last night. We’ve got to do a better job.”

Asked if he felt the team could coast through the regular season and then turn it on for the playoffs, Perkins said: “No, I don’t think. I feel like we have 19 games left. We’ve got to get it going, sooner or later, before we get into the playoffs.”

Perkins talked about his troubles dealing with officials and getting technical fouls. “In the past two years a lot of my T’s have been complaining to the refs or talking bad to the refs,” he said. “This year a lot of my T’s have been getting tangled up under the basket. I’ve been trying to avoid getting them.” The center said he has tried to develop a better relationship with the refs but fears that his intense demeanor may give off the wrong vibe. “[Magic center] Dwight Howard, he can smile on the court. I’m not that type of person,” Perkins said. “I may have a frown, but I’m not frowning at [the officials].”

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