Pierce jumper makes comeback complete
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- If executive director of basketball operations Danny Ainge needed a reason to reconsider dealing young talent for Allen Iverson, he could have found plenty on the floor of Continental Airlines Arena last night.
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Stephon Marbury, concerned about his lousy shooting in Athens, used an off day to go to the gym and work on his shot. By finding his range, he saved the United States&#39; hopes for a basketball gold medal.
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Stephon Marbury set a US Olympic record with 31 points, and the team that spent the first week and a half of the Games missing jumpers finally found its range in a 102-94 victory against Spain in the quarter-finals Thursday.
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Paul Pierce scores 35 points, and Rajon Rondo has 12 assists and 11 rebounds Sunday as the Boston beats San Antonio, 98-90.
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Paul Pierce scored 26 points and Gary Payton added 18 Friday as the Boston Celtics broke a three-game losing streak with a 108-103 victory over the Washington Wizards.
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SEATTLE - Paul Pierce scored 22 points and Gary Payton had 21 against his former team as the Boston Celtics snapped a three-game losing streak, beating the streaking Seattle SuperSonics 98-84 on Saturday night.
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Paul Pierce finally played last night for the first time in more than seven weeks. The result was no different than the last time he had worn No. 34 for real and the Celtics are now inching achingly, agonizingly closer to record book Armageddon.
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Four seconds after he checked into his first basketball game in nearly a year, Alonzo Mourning drilled a jumper from the foul line, then pointed to the ceiling.
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After days of searching from the Acropolis to the Aegean Sea, the United States men&#39;s basketball team finally found its missing jump shot.
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Mark Blount scored 22 points, Paul Pierce had 21, and Kendrick Perkins shattered his career high with 13 rebounds on Wednesday night as the Boston Celtics turned back the division-leading New York Knicks 114-109.
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LAS VEGAS -- Gerald Green blew away the competition with an assortment of creative dunks that touched on Celtics history and showed the world his extraordinary hops last night to become the 2007 Slam Dunk champion. It wasn't even close.
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Paul Pierce scored 23 points and Ricky  Davis added 18 to spark the Boston Celtics to a 100-86 win over  the Indiana Pacers Wednesday.
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It didn&#39;t need any dramatic comeback. No amazing flurry of three-pointers. No tough defensive stand. No bogus referee&#39;s call in the closing seconds.
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Devin Hester used his leaping ability to save Miami from one potential loss this season. He used his speed to rescue his team from another.
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Paul Pierce scores 15 of his 22 points in the third quarter, going 4-for-4 from 3-point range before sitting out the fourth in Friday night's 107-82, Celtics rout of the Bulls.
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Paul Pierce atoned for a woeful shooting effort with a 3-pointer late in regulation and two jumpers in overtime to lift the Boston Celtics to a 96-88 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Saturday.
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Yes, he was back. He showed some familiar signs of his brilliant self, there were rave reviews, and the Nets suddenly looked as though they&#39;re ready to become an NBA team again.