Pierce anchors defense
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Rusty Pierce could have played his last game for the Revolution at Gillette Stadium last week. Pierce is completing his fifth season with the Revolution, the longest continuously serving member of the team, and his Major League Soccer contract concludes in December.
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Paul Pierce will be hospitalized for at least two days because of an infected left elbow, Celtics coach Doc Rivers said yesterday.
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(Sports Network) - Paul Pierce scored 24 points with eight rebounds, leading seven Boston players in double figures as the Celtics rolled to a 117-101 victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday at TD Waterhouse Centre.
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Forget those two new guys who gave Boston its Big Three. Paul Pierce can still carry the Celtics just like the past.
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Paul Pierce nailed a jumper at the buzzer to give the Boston Celtics a 90-88 victory over Portland at the FleetCenter.
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The Boston Celtics added seven-time all-star Ray Allen and subtracted any reason for not being a contender. They also made Paul Pierce one very happy aging star.
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BOSTON (Sports Network) - Paul Pierce scored 26 points and  hit the go- ahead free throw in the final minute, as the Boston  Celtics defeated the Washington Wizards, 108-103, at  FleetCenter.
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FOXBOROUGH -- Sometimes, Ray Lewis is not as tough as he says or thinks he is. On Sunday, every member of the Patriot defense could talk tough like Lewis is given to, and this time they would be dead on.
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When it comes to the Celtics, few sights are more familiar than Paul Pierce forcing a shot from a seemingly impossible angle with time expiring. He made his reputation as a go-to guy by hitting his fair share of memorable buzzer-beaters, the most recent winner Nov. 10 against Portland. By force of habit, the Celtics look for Pierce ...
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EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey  - Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce said on Friday he expected nothing but the best in the Super Bowl from Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, spotted wearing a boot to protect what has been described as a mildly sprained right ankle.
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Celtics forward Paul Pierce saw his ejection from Monday's game in New York as unwarranted and a lesser deal than what was made of it.
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Paul Pierce's basket at the buzzer helped the Boston Celtics snap a five-game losing streak with a 92-90 win over the New Jersey Nets in the NBA in East Rutherford on Saturday.
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The Houston Rockets activated guard Charlie Ward and forward Bostjan Nachbar and put forward Ryan Bowen and guard Andre Barrett on the injured list before Wednesday night's game against the Charlotte Bobcats.
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MIAMI (Ticker) -- Paul Pierce&#39;s first miss from the line came at the wrong time for the Boston Celtics. Pierce, who had made his first eight free throws, split a pair of attempts with a chance to tie the game
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AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Ticker) -- Ben Wallace and the Detroit Pistons displayed the type of suffocating defense that led them to the NBA title last season.
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Celtics captain Paul Pierce elected not to speak to the media before last night's 117-97 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. His play (32 points, 5 for 8 on 3-pointers) spoke for itself.
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If Doc Rivers adds another assistant coach to his staff as a replacement for either Tony Brown (Milwaukee Bucks) or Dave Wohl (Celtics' front office), he will have worked with eight assistants during his Boston tenure. For perspective, that is twice as many assistants as wins without Paul Pierce last season.