tommypoint.com - 6/6/2008
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Not surprising, the knee was definitely bothering him as the night wore on last night. From ESPN:
After the game, Pierce was walking with a pronounced limp as he exited the postgame interview room and headed back to the locker room, but some 45 minutes later the injury was clearly bothering him more.
As he walked to his car, Pierce was still wearing his warm-ups. The snaps along the ...
Plaschke: Pierce Faked His Injury
latimes.com 6/6/2008 — Paul Pierce, the Boston Celtics captain, was carried from the opening game of the NBA Finals in the third quarter Thursday with an apparent serious knee injury that momentarily deadened and distracted the Lakers. At which point, Pierce came running back to finish them off.
To nearly 50 years of delicious Celtics-Lakers lore, add a new apparent bit of chicanery. Call it the Fake N'Shake.
Was the Paul Pierce Situation Overblown?
sports.aol.com 6/6/2008 — Without a doubt, the most memorable moment in Game 1 came when Paul Pierce returned to the floor in the third quarter after suffering what appeared to be a serious knee injury. After Kendrick Perkins landed on Pierce's leg, Pierce was left writhing ...
Celtics Feature: The Truth Hurts —
NBA.com: News 6/6/2008
After 10 seasons of NBA basketball without an appearance in the Finals, Paul Pierce wasn't going to let his first championship experience end after just 20:58 of playing time.
Celtics Notebook: Game 1 —
NBA.com: News 6/6/2008
Paul Pierce had a memorable third quarter and a storybook game, but the Boston Celtics won Game 1 of the 2008 NBA Finals because of how the rest of the team responded during the stretch he was off the floor.
Defense Is The Key For C's —
Wizards Insider 6/6/2008
BOSTON - You never want to place too much stock into the first game of the playoff series, or waste your time trying to caught up in momentum or emotion, because it can all change the next game. So, the riveting theatre provided by Paul Pierce's ...
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