Paul Pierce and the Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 98-88 Thursday night to take a 1-0 advantage in the NBA Finals. The Celtics (66-16) are a tremendous team and an instrumental piece of their success is the stellar play of Pierce.
Nevertheless, recently I’ve spoken with a slew of incompetent Bostonians, all clearly intoxicated off of one too many Samuel Adams and bowls of clam chowder, who actually believe that the former Kansas Jayhawks star is a Hall of Fame talent. Pierce, 30, who was stabbed 11-times in the face, neck and back in 2000 during an altercation at Buzz Club in the city’s theater district, is a quality player who has made the All-Star team six-times and has been named to the All-NBA third team 3-times since being drafted with the 10th overall selection in the 1998 draft.
