[...] sion of the Celtics. Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce are all on the downsides of brilliant careers and the front office has seemingly soured on its one ascending star, Rajon Rondo. Concerned with reported "maturity" issues, the C's shopped Rondo before training camp in the hopes of luring Chris Paul to town, a move that was stillborn when the All-Star, who eventually landed i [...]

[...] int guard Rajon Rondo, as well as aging veterans Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett. Do the Celtics have one more run? Yeah, probably. It's going to be difficult to find future book odds of at least 20/1 on either the Bulls or the Thunder, a pair of young teams that are next in line on most NBA future book lists. Chicago, 16/1, cleared cap space to compete for the services of James [...]

[...] n Game 6. Boston needs an all-world game from Paul Pierce to have a chance. 15 points isn't going to cut it. He needs at least 25 as you know Kobe Bryant will get his 30. Pierce has superstar talent and is the one player on Boston who can consistently create his own shot or drive to the basket. A hot three-point shooting night from Ray Allen would help too. The bench for Boston came u [...]

[...] .A. The Celtics finally got a huge game from Paul Pierce (27 points). The 2008 Finals MVP needed to be able to stand up to Bryant and show he could match buckets with him. Boston also had the better balance with Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo each scoring 18 points and Ray Allen adding 12. The only other Laker in double digits was Pau Gasol. He had 12 points after averaging 20.5 PPG the f [...]

[...] of Famers Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen to go with Paul Pierce, and Boston was back in the NBA Finals in 2008 for the first time since Bird lost to Magic in 1987. There the Bodog favored Celtics beat Kobe’s Lakers in six games for the franchise’s NBA-high 17th title. But Kobe got L.A. back to the Finals last season and led them over the Orlando Magic for the Lakers’ 15th NBA titl [...]

[...] his elbow injury shortly after the All-Star break.Paul Pierce - G - Boston CelticsThe return of Pierce from the injured list hasn't been enough for the Celtics to put an end to their losing streak (as of Monday), but he's at least giving Boston fans someone to watch. However, Pierce hurt his hip against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night and is listed as day-to-day right now.Rashar [...]