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Bostonian Of The Week
Bostonian Of The Week
Each week we'll pick a Bostonian who has made news (good or bad) during the week. Illustrator Mike Briggs will provide a caricature of the week's winner or loser. This week's Bostonian is Paul Pierce of the World Champion Boston Celtics. Paul started this season the same way he finished ...
Paul Piece Wants To Leave A Legacy
Paul Piece Wants To Leave A Legacy
redsarmy.wordpress.com — Pierce sees himself staying in Boston after retirement. “My life is Boston. I feel like I might... open up some restaurants, maybe a sports bar or a car dealership. None of the other greats have done that. They won here,” but none left a legacy, he said." Now THAT is a commitment to the city. (more) Paul Piece Wants To Leave A Legacy
One foot out the door for LeBron
sports.yahoo.com — They gave Paul Pierce the microphone at center court to do the brief, obligatory opening night welcome... to the fans and the Celtics captain turned it into an Academy Award acceptance speech. There wasn’t much about Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, about the Celtics repeating as champions, yet rather ... (more) One foot out the door for LeBron
Celtics ring in new year
bostonherald.com — M any of Tony Allen s teammates are worried. When the Celtics [ team stats ] were... measured for their championship rings, which will be presented prior to Tuesday night s season opener against Cleveland, the guard insisted on having his right pinkie ... (more) Celtics ring in new year
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More Awards for the Truth
RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans — ... Our friends at Bostonsportz.com have named Paul Pierce their Bostonian of the Week. Paul’s play in the season opening win over the Cavs has been overshadowed by his weepy appearance during the ring/banner ceremony. Not only did the Truth drop 27 pts (10-19FG) on LBJ, but he did so without much help from his co-stars. Anyone else notice KG and Ray were a combined 7-24 from the field for a total of 19 points? So all those haters can keep cracking those cryin’ jokes. Pierce looks like a man on a mission.  ...

The Hub: October 31, 2008
Comcast SportsNet New England » Wicked Good Sports — ... Paul Pierce: Bostonian of the week The folks at Boston Sportz hand some hardware to The Truth. Posey bringing the same game in Charlotte Steve Weinman at Celtics Blog says, “When ...

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Mr. Box Score
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Game prep for the Champs
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media.www.thesuffolkvoice.net 11/14/2008 — How do you follow up a 36 point, 9 rebound performance of which 22 of those points come in the fourth quarter? Easy, score 34 points, go 15-16 from the line, and hit the game winning shot with 0.5 seconds remaining on the clock to take down a ...
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celticsgreen.blogspot.com 10/12/2008 — It always amazes me how fans from opposing teams can see a game so differently. Celtics fans saw McGrady and Artest being thugs and the Celtics defending themselves, which certainly seemed the case to me. But Rockets fans saw the Celtics as ...
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