NBA playoffs: Bulls and Pacers grab final spots as Celtics seal No1 East seed | Sport | The Guardian. “I’m excited to see her,” said Portland coach Mark Parsons, whose Thorns host Orlando in the league’s first game on Lifetime this Saturday. They couldn’t have know that he would be the catalyst for one of the quickest rebuilds in recent memory. With superb drafts that led to the building of the Steel Curtain defense and a potent offense, Pitts.