Standing pretty old

Chapter 260 The Story of Truth
Fortunately, the heaviest cut went into Pierce's lung, but was a few centimeters away from his heart.

Doctors used advanced minimally invasive surgery instead of opening Pierce's chest, and Pierce was released after only four days in the hospital, then returned to the arena after three weeks of recuperation.This is a miracle.

In the 00-01 season, Pierce averaged 25.3 points per game. He is the most improved player in the NBA and is only one step away from being an All-Star.

The Celtics have given him enough care from the management, coaches, players, and fans.

"Every time I see a scar, I know the pain is real," Pierce said. "But every time I look at the people around me, I find myself living a new life."

His training was even harder. The staff said: "We often see Pierce doing 'cycling' training after the training.

That is, in this season, he led the Celtics to defeat the thriving Lakers in the regular season.

Comedian Shaquille O'Neill gave Pierce a serious nickname: "Truth."

"I knew his ability was outstanding, but I didn't expect him to be so good." O'Neill said sincerely, "Paul Pierce is the'truth'."

There are still doubts about him, such as the officials in charge of his assassination, who believe that Pierce is reluctant to identify the killer.Because if Pierce testifies in court, the three knife-wielding people may even be sentenced to life imprisonment for premeditated murder.

But Pierce said: "I'm still alive, this matter is over." Playoffs."

"Paul Pierce was scared, he feared reprisals," a court official said at the time.

Hearing this, Pierce was a little helpless: "If I was scared, why did I stay in Boston? Why did I renew my contract with the Celtics for 6 years? I just love Boston, and things like this can't change my mind. And, I also understand the responsibility that I have to bear."

After being stabbed several times, Pierce has been thinking about life. He admitted that he was temporarily lost in Vanity Fair: "I found that fame and fortune can't bring me everything. After having fame and fortune, I also have more responsibilities. Leading the Celtics It's my responsibility to revive the team," Pierce said.

The die-hard Lakers fan has a "green" heart.His revival legend with the Celtics officially began from this moment.

Time is like an arrow, and the years are like a song.

Pierce guarded the Celtics alone, waiting for his glorious era, which included several reconstructions of the Green Kai (tossing around).

On May 2005, 5, the playoffs, Indiana's Conseco Arena, reporters rushed to shoot: Paul Pierce stood still, and Jamal Tinsley tossed and turned on the floor in pain.

Pierce was sent off for the second technical foul.

Pacers fans cheer, knowing victory is in sight...

Then Pierce did something that pissed Bostonians off: He took off his jersey and waved it over his head as he walked off the court. "I just want to motivate my teammates," Pierce said.

His actions were inappropriate.The Celtics began their fifth reconstruction in 15 years. In the summer of 5, they wanted to change their ace.

The price offered by the Portland Trail Blazers seems reasonable?But Pierce said categorically: "I will not play for the Trail Blazers. I will play as a Celtic until I retire."

Then, in the next season, he played a perfect performance-averaging close to 27+5+5 per game.

Had fun scoring 50 points in a duel with LeBron James, scored 31 points in 30 minutes in Salt Lake City, and made AK47 (Kirilenko) cry in the locker room.

He took a group of little kids, a player with a bad mind-Ricky Davis, a soft center-Mark Blunt, a white guy who couldn't start anywhere-La Frentz, in no season When counting on the playoffs, he still played happily.

That's why he's a Celtic: Those great numbers hanging from the ceiling of the Garden are, without exception, mentally dysfunctional.

Bill Russell vomits before the game (the coach is Moichi Tagoka?), KC Jones is almost dumb, Larry Bird has a poisonous tongue, Cowens can switch freely between silence and hysteria...

The cultural inheritance of this team is as follows: each of them is a mild pervert with a sullen surface and a paranoid heart.Their excess passion often finds its way into the wrong places.

When Pierce is a normal guy, he's the league's most unstoppable scorer; but when he's unhappy, he waves his jersey around and doesn't feel childish at all.

Yes, he is a true Celtic.

After Fat Toutuo left, the Celtics lost a fat man who shouted and encouraged the atmosphere.

He didn't step up, he just scored 25 or 30 points a game and looked at his teammates with disappointment.

The Celtics' golden age quickly passed, followed by a string of big trades and failed rebuilds: He stayed out of it until the summer of 2005, when he vetoed the possibility of being traded.

Re-examining Pierce in the 05-06 season will make people understand how abnormal he is.

A hopeless young team, but he is fighting in the abyss with a smile on his face.

In the 49 losses throughout the season, he often used some magical shots at the last moment to surprise and frighten the opponent's fans, and felt "Although we won, we didn't get this guy!" When defeated, he will not be defeated.

but next?He was angry.

In the autumn of 2006, the Cardinal passed away. To make matters worse, Pierce's injury in the 06-07 season caused the team to fall to the worst record in team history.

Pierce suddenly realized that he was already 30 years old, so the anger that should have been poured out suddenly spewed out towards the management: Danny Ainge stocked 11 teenagers born after 1982 on the team, his fantasy probably It is the collective success of 11 people, just like the garden bench in the 60s filled with 50 superstars.

After playing with this lineup for two seasons, Pierce couldn't stand it anymore: "I want a better team!"

The subtext is obvious: "OR-trade-me!" (Or trade me!)

Then, in the 07-08 season, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen came.

The leather team has no retreat, this is his team, and he wants to prove that he is the best player.

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单节12投7中，三分5投2中，罚球2罚1中，皮尔斯单节狂砍17分。

Ray Allen also made 3 of 3 shots in this quarter and scored 8 points in a single quarter.

The other two giants in BIG3 stood up.

For the Eagles, Mike Bibby and Childress combined for 15 points in one quarter, barely withstood the Celtics' crazy counterattack, Ruan Erniu scored 4 points and 4 rebounds in this quarter, and his performance was not bad , but for a leader, it is somewhat unsatisfactory.

At 21:29, the Celtics recovered 8 points in a single quarter with the strong performance of the Big Three.

After three quarters, at 74:70, the Celtics were only 4 points behind and entered the final quarter. The key is that the Big Three of the Celtics have found their own touch.

And the Eagles desperately need their own hero.

Lunar Eclipse and Bibby have already stood up, now it's up to Ruan Erniu and Jiongjisen...

(End of this chapter)