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You Sir, Are No Willis Reed
if I hear one more reference to Paul Pierce pulling a Willis Reed last night, I'm going to hang myself. Willis Reed was legitimately hurt when he limped out onto the floor in Game 7 of the 1970 Finals. He was hurt so bad, he couldn't play more than 15 minutes that game. He was dragging his leg as he ran up the court. Pierce was carried off to the locker room because he said he heard a ...
You Sir, Are No Willis Reed
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The Internets are alive: How hurt was Paul Pierce?
Ball Don't Lie — ... The World Of Isaac: "If I hear one more reference to Paul Pierce pulling a Willis Reed last night, I'm going to hang myself. Willis Reed was legitimately hurt when he limped out onto the floor in Game 7 of the 1970 Finals. He was hurt so bad, he couldn't play more than 15 minutes that game. He was dragging his leg as he ran up the court. Pierce was carried off to the locker room because he said he heard a pop but miraculously his "injured knee" didn't stop him from taking one of the worst flops I've ever seen on ...

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In the battle between offense and defense that is the NBA Finals, the defense took round one as the Celtics won Game 1. On a night where the original focus was on Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce stole the spotlight with a Willis Reed-lite performance. With 6:49 left in the third, Pierce went down with an injured knee after colliding with Kendrick Perkins. Less than two minutes ...