In two games versus Oklahoma City, Nene is shooting 72 percent on layups and dunks. Outside of the paint, Nene has hit just 3-of-8 jump shots, including 0-for-4 in Game 2. (He was 12-of-18 from the free-throw line in Game 2).
"One thing about him is he's an aggressive player," Perkins said. "I think we've just got to do a better job on our pick-and-roll defense as far as when he's rolling to the basket. But we're going to keep being physical with him, we're going to keep playing him hard.
"We want him taking contested jump shots. He's averaging over 60 percent when he's in the paint and right at 40 percent outside the paint. So that's what we'll try to do."