Pierce moves past Bird on scoring list: Boston SF Paul Pierce nailed a 3-pointer in the third quarter of Tuesday's game against the Bobcats that put him ahead of Larry Bird on the Celtics' all-time scoring list. Pierce moved into second place on Boston's all-time list trailing only John Havlicek. Pierce now sits 28th on the NBA's all-time list. Bird finished his career with 21,791 points. Pierce finished the game with 15 points having shot 6 of 18 from the field. He went 2 for 10 from 3-point range and added eight rebounds and nine assists as he came close to a triple-double in the win. (Updated 02/07/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
The 34-year-old Pierce continues to play at a high level for the Celtics, though he's struggled shooting from 3-point range of late. Fitting, however, that he overcame Bird with a three. He had missed his first six 3-point attempts in the game before nailing the fateful 3-pointer. Pierce is averaging over 20 points per game over his last five contests and can remain active in all Fantasy leagues and formats. (Updated 02/07/2012).
02/10/2012 21:41 Raptors pick up rare win against Celtics
DeMar DeRozan scored 21 points, Jose Calderon had 17 points and 14 assists and the Toronto Raptors beat Boston 86-74 on Friday for their third win in the past 20 meetings with the Celtics.
02/10/2012 13:14 Postups: As Howard mulls future, Magic aim to avoid repeating history
As March 15 nears, the Magic play their ace: 85-year-old, wheelchair-bound owner Rich DeVos pays Dwight Howard a visit. As both try to avoid repeating Shaq history, Ken Berger says Howard may stay put for now.
02/10/2012 01:56 With time running out on Celtics-Lakers, both give us fine flashback
The young guys are coming. The aging Celtics and Lakers can feel it, which means time is of the essence. After a tough 88-87 overtime win for the Lakers, Ken Berger says this games serves as a fitting throwback.
02/09/2012 22:54 Gasol, Lakers survive Celtics in overtime
Pau Gasol blocked Ray Allen's putback attempt at the buzzer in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Boston Celtics 88-87 on Thursday night.
02/07/2012 22:06 Pierce makes history in Celtics' win
Paul Pierce passed Larry Bird for No. 2 on the Celtics' career scoring list, finishing with 15 points as Boston increased its winning streak to five straight with a 94-84 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday night.
The 33-year-old Pierce doesn’t have any designs on slowing down entering 2011-12 as he improved upon his numbers from 2009-10 last year. Pierce picked up his production all around as he scored 18.9 points, grabbed 5.4 rebounds and dished out 3.3 assists per game while shooting a career-high 50 percent from the field. While GM Danny Ainge mentioned he could eventually become a bench player, limiting his minutes, that won’t happen this year. If the Celtics want to win, the offense will keep going through Pierce and Pierce will continue to produce as one of the best Fantasy forwards in the NBA. His Big Three teammates of Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen are still around and the Celtics shouldn’t change the way they play too much. Still durable at his age after playing 80 games last year, Pierce remains a top 15 Fantasy forward and someone to target in the early rounds of most Fantasy drafts. (Updated 8/23/11)
