Pierce named All-Star reserve
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Just after learning he made his sixth All-Star team, Celtics forward Paul Pierce's first reaction was: " Joe Johnson ?"
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Boston, MA -- 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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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets  leads all players in the Western Conference, while Shaquille  O'Neal of the Miami Heat continues to pace all Eastern  Conference players after the third returns of votes in the 2005  NBA All-Star balloting program.
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The Sporting News - Making the All-Star team is a big deal. Playing well in the All-Star game -- well, maybe not such a big deal.
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Grant Hill of the Orlando Magic edged Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal by slightly more than 65,000 votes for a starting spot on the Eastern Conference All-Star team, according to the NBA, which announced the totals yesterday.
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Wizards forwards Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison are selected as East reserves for the NBA All-Star game.
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Phil Jackson, Chris Mullin and Dick Vitale led the list of 15 finalists for induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame announced during the NBA's All-Star weekend Friday.
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NEW YORK -- Willie Randolph of the New York Mets and Bruce Bochy of the San Francisco Giants were picked Thursday as coaches for the NL All-Star team.
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During warm-ups last night, Paul Pierce spent 35 minutes testing his injured left foot, taking shots, and joking with teammates.
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The Celtics may have the most wins in the NBA, but as of now they will have only one representative in uniform during the All-Star Game.
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He hits go-ahead shot, then steps on a player&#39;s foot on final play of game. Pierre Pierce wasn&#39;t around to celebrate with his teammates.
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets leads all players in the Western Conference, while Shaquille O&#39;Neal of the Miami Heat paces all players in the Eastern Conference after the second returns of votes in the 2005 NBA All-Star
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Joe Johnson of the Atlanta Hawks was chosen by commissioner David Stern for the NBA's East All-Star team on Wednesday as a replacement for injured New Jersey guard Jason Kidd.
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WALTHAM -- He hasn't played since Dec. 20. An injury that initially was diagnosed to keep him out 2-3 weeks is now on week six and likely will stretch to seven before he plays another game. Any wonder Paul Pierce felt a bit isolated as he watched his team drop 20 of 22 games in his absence?
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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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The rosters for the All-Star Game on July 10th were announced Sunday, and Barry Bonds was included as a starter for a game taking place in his hometown.
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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.