Paul+Pierce

=Paul Pierce =

Paul is the Captain of the Celtics, unlike Kevin and Ray, he is not traded to Celtics, actually he has been play as a "Celtic" since the day he was drafted by the Celtics.



Paul Anthony Pierce (born October 13, 1977), nicknamed The Truth, is an American professional basketball forward with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He earned First Team All-America honors in his junior year at Kansas, and has been a starter every season since being selected by the Celtics with the 10th overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft. He is a nine-time All-Star, four-time All-NBA team selection and also led Boston to the NBA Finals in 2008, and 2010, winning the 2008 NBA Finals. He was named the 2008 NBA Finals MVP in his first trip to the NBA Finals. Pierce also is one of only three Celtics, alongside Larry Bird and John Havlicek, who have scored over 20,000 points in their career with the Celtics alone. He holds the Celtics' record for most three-point field goals made. He a lso ranks third in team history in games played, seventh in total rebounds, fifth in total assists, and second in total steals.

Stabbing incident

On September 25, 2000, Pierce was stabbed 11 times in the face, neck, and back and had a bottle smashed over his head while at the Buzz Club, a late night dance club in Boston's theatre district. He had to undergo lung surgery to repair the damage. Nevertheless, Pierce was the only Celtic to start all 82 games in the 2000–01 season. Also, witnesses say that Pierce was attempting to separate the fighters when he was stabbed. Tony Battie, Pierce's team mate at the time, along with Battie’s brother, saved him by rushing him to a nearby hospital after the near-fatal stabbing.

=Achievements =


 * NBA Champion: 2008
 *  [|NBA Finals MVP] : 2008
 * All-NBA Second Team: 2009
 * 3-time All-NBA Third Team: 2002, 2003, 2008
 * 9-time NBA All-Star: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;">NBA All-Rookie First Team: 1999
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;">NBA 3-Point Contest Winner: 2010
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;">NBA regular-season leader, total points: 2002 (2144)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;">NBA regular-season leader, free throws made: 2003 (604)

=<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Video Intro =

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