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NBA Finals - Celtics vs. Lakers

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I personally think the Pierce knee issue has been totally overblown by the media from the very beginning.......Pierce admitted to being embarrased about being carried off......give the guy a break....personally I have had a knee injury during a game and heard a pop also.....you have a ton of emotions at that time.....luckly for Paul it does not seem to be that bad..

Yahoo!

Pierce says ?great chance? he?ll play in Game 2

By TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer Jun 6, 2:27 pm EDT



BOSTON (AP)?Paul Pierce, whose dramatic return from a knee injury lifted Boston to a win in over Los Angeles in the opener of the NBA finals, said Friday there?s a ?great chance? he?ll play in Game 2 on Sunday.
Pierce was carried from the floor by teammates and carted to the locker room in a wheelchair in the third quarter Thursday night. However, he returned moments later despite a sprained right knee. After coming back, Pierce made two 3-pointers to give the Celtics the lead for good and finished with 22 points as the Celtics beat the Lakers 98-88.
Pierce said his knee was stiff and swollen. He will not practice over the next two days to get treatments.
The 10-year veteran described his injury as a ?sharp pain? in his knee. He plans to put off an MRI until after the season.

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Dubious Reed: Jackson questions Pierce?s injury

By Johnny Ludden, Yahoo! Sports 8 hours, 43 minutes ago

BOSTON ? Having gone from Brian Scalabrine?s arms to wheelchair to scorer?s table to NBA legend in about, oh, seven minutes, Paul Pierce?s miraculous recovery continued another day. He complained his right knee was stiff and sore, said he likely wouldn?t have been able to play Friday and then, when asked to assess his chances of starting Sunday?s Game 2 of the NBA Finals, the Boston Celtics star forward didn?t hesitate with his answer.
?I think there?s a great chance I?ll play,? he said.
Some 12 hours earlier Pierce also claimed to have been touched by an angel, and that was the first sign something might be amiss.
After all, does anyone believe Michael Landon was really a Celtics fan?
More than a couple of the Los Angeles Lakers have rolled their eyes over Pierce?s dramatic performance in the Finals? opening game, no one more than their coach. Asked about Pierce?s ?Willis Reed moment,? Phil Jackson smiled.

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There's hearing a pop, but explain the "agony" on his face and his curing and crying over his "injury". He had a sprained knee, but if someone didn't know better, they would have thought he was shot or stabbed(low blow I know).

What gets me is that he was in such "pain", had to be carried off the court, had to be in a wheel chair, but not three minutes later(literally), he's hopping up and down and running fine without a limp.

It was a total bitch move. I've popped a knee before playing basketball, and what I did wasn't close to what Pierce did. I hopped on one foot and gradually added weight until I was sure it was ok. I didn't act like a little f-ing bitch about it, which is what Pierce did.

Funny part will be Boston fans acting like Pierce is a modern day Willis Reed or something and trying to justify Pierce acting the way he did, when they know if Kobe did something like that(though in fairness, Kobe would NEVER fake an injury like that), they'd be all over him. Just ridiculous.
 
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From this:

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to back on the court without so much as a limp (and I'm sure just acting as fierce and tough as a human can look) within a few minutes.

Give me a huge fucking break.
 
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I am going to 100% disagree with the "bitch move".....and the whole "Willis Reed" issue is a media creation......they made the knee an issue....it creates interest....Pierce has tried to downplay the issue but the media are all over it creating an issue....Remember we are talking about Paul Pierce who was stabbed in the face and many thought he would never play again.....I have a hard time believing that the moment he heard a pop....he was just scared.....it is a natural reaction...and he was not pulling a bitch move......he admitted to being embarrased about being carried off and he stated he would never be carried off again.....unless he was bleeding....give the guy a break.

espn.com

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Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images
After giving up 98 points in Thursday's Game 1 loss, it is time for Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and the rest of the Lakers to turn their attention to the defensive side of the court.
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Defensive Improvements the Key For the Lakers


By John Hollinger
ESPN.com
(Archive)



BOSTON -- With a day to simmer on it, this much about Game 1 is clear: It was there for the taking, and L.A. didn't take it.
Two starters checked out with injuries, including the Celtics' leading scorer, the Lakers had a five-point halftime lead, and Boston wasn't making its threes (6-of-19). Even so, L.A. missed out on a great chance to get the one road win (at a minimum) it needs to take the series.
There are many reasons the Lakers failed -- Paul Pierce's big shots and Kobe Bryant's struggles were huge factors, obviously, that deserved the attention they received.
What we've discussed very little, however, is the fact that L.A. just didn't defend well, and will need to do a much better job in order to win Game 2.

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OSUBasketballJunkie;1179143; said:
I am going to 100% disagree with the "bitch move".....and the whole "Willis Reed" issue is a media creation......they made the knee an issue....it creates interest....Pierce has tried to downplay the issue but the media are all over it creating an issue....Remember we are talking about Paul Pierce who was stabbed in the face and many thought he would never play again.....I have a hard time believing that the moment he heard a pop....he was just scared.....it is a natural reaction...and he was not pulling a bitch move......he admitted to being embarrased about being carried off and he stated he would never be carried off again.....unless he was bleeding....give the guy a break.

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This is nothing new for the NBA, even if it was a "bitch move". Remember Jordan having "the flu" for that Finals game? Yeah, I'm sure he was fevered and all that, dropping forty points or what the fuck ever on Utah. :roll2:
 
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No one is saying that Pierce wasn't scared or that he didn't hear a pop, but that doesn't explain nor justify his over the top dramatic performance on the sideline. I've heard people mention Jodan's flu game and the game in Utah where Kobe had back spasms. Those are completely different situations because neither of those players played up their injury or sickness to be bigger than it was. Neither of them put on Oscar worthy performances. Neither of them acted like total bitches.
 
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ok...but if it was kobe bryant doing that..you would be praising him for how much heart and desire he has to win....pierce came back...played hard and swung the game...my guess is the lakers need some of those "bitch moves"...and rebounding is the key...phil jackson said so after game one.

i personally enjoy the excuses laker fans and players are making for losing...sasha v. saying it was because of the rims...kobe because he just missed shots...seems the lakers thought this would be a walk in the park for them...and kobe has played boston three times this season...guess what...he has had poor shooting games each time...maybe the boston defense has something to do with it.

napoleon let me tell you what a bitch move is...kobe bryant going on 3 different radio shows in the same day saying he wanted to be traded..then he didn't...then he did....throwing his teammates under the bus to a bunch of fans in a parking lot...that is a bitch move....pierce is a tough player...anyone who says otherwise is wrong..and at this point...i could careless what other people think if he helps win boston a title
 
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I'm sorry, having 4 guys carry you from the court because you heard a pop in a knee is NOT a natural reaction.

As far as his vow to never be carried off again unless he's bleeding I can see it now.

Pierce gets hit in the mouth, sees blood and we have a 30 minute delay while they strap him to the body board and start CPR. Pierce gets touched by another angle(and some bactine) then comes charging back onto the court to score 20 in the second half. Stu Scott gets his good eye crossed while nutting on himself at the display of courgage and toughness. ESPIN jacks up its ratings by claiming it had an announcer blinded from witnessing a miracle.
 
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I do not understand why some question he was in actual pain? It is obvious he tore something......which is painful......why question the expression on his face.....is this more about people not liking Boston and holding a bias? Who is anyone to call him a "bitch" and question the moment......have we all become so cynical about millionaire athletes that we question when they seem human?

This is a media creation people....
 
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