Pierce

Paul Pierce

Paul Pierce, born on October 13, 1977 in Oakland, California, USA, is a former American professional basketball player and a small forward, nicknamed "the truth".

Paul Pierce entered the NBA through draft in 1998. He played for Boston Celtics, Brooklyn nets, Washington Wizards and Los Angeles Clippers. In 1998-99 season, he was selected as the first team of the best rookie team. In 2007-08 season, he won the NBA championship with Celtics and was elected as the MVP in the finals. In 2008-09 season, he was selected as the second team of the best team and won the championship in 2010 He won the star three-point game and was selected into the NBA All-Star lineup for 10 times.

On July 18, 2017, Paul Pierce signed a contract with Celtic and announced his retirement as a Celtic player.

Early experience

From childhood to high school

On October 13, 1977, Paul Pierce was born into a single parent family with two half brothers. His mother, Roland hooch, took two nursing jobs and brought up three children. Pierce's brother, Jamal, was a high school star and won a scholarship from Wyoming State University. Pierce's other brother entered the major league draft when he was 12 and was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the first round.

Pierce has shown his athletic talent since he was a child. Although he is small and thin, he has a good command of outside line Kung Fu. When he finds that his feet move slowly, pierce trains tirelessly to improve his speed and physical strength. Unlike most stars, Pierce's first obsession as a child was not NBA games, but the U.S. college basketball league. Pierce records the NCAA championship every year. Pierce had his first taste of a regular game in seventh grade when he joined the local police League and became a star player in basketball, volleyball and bowling.

In 1991, Paul Pierce entered Inglewood high school in Los Angeles. When he was a sophomore in high school, pierce got 12 points and 7 rebounds in a Christmas game, which helped the team reverse the disadvantage of 17 points. In senior three, Pierce was the captain of the school team. He showed dominance at both ends of the attack and defense as well as inside and outside the line. He averaged 24.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 4 assists. He was selected into McDonald's national best team and was elected California player of the year.

In September 2010, Inglewood high school in Los Angeles retired Pierce's No. 34 Jersey from high school.

University period

In 1995, Paul Pierce entered the University of Kansas to represent the University of Kansas in college basketball.

In his freshman year, Paul Pierce averaged 11.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Together with Chauncey Billups, he was named the best rookie in the big 12.

During his three years in college, Paul Pierce's average score increased every year. During his college years, he played 108 games in total, averaging 16.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 28.1 minutes. In 1997 and 1998, pierce won the MVP of the twelve League Championship for two consecutive years; in 1998, Pierce was selected into the first team of the best lineup of the national college, the first team of the best lineup of the American Basketball Writers Association (usbwa), the first team of the best lineup of the American men's Basketball Coaches Association (NABC), the first team of the best lineup of the associated press, the first team of the best lineup of sports news, and the twelfth league championship The best team.

NBA career

Celtic period

On June 24, 1998, in the 1998 NBA draft, Paul Pierce was selected by the Boston Celtics in the 10th place in the first round.

On February 6, 1999, in the game between Celtic and Toronto Raptors, Paul Pierce made his NBA debut with 19 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 blocks and 2 steals. In February 1999, Pierce was elected the best rookie in the East in February. The 1998-99 season is a shrinking season. Pierce played 48 games on behalf of Celtic team, averaging 16.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. The score and rebounds were ranked second among the Rookies of the year. Pierce was selected as the first team of the best rookie lineup in 1998-99 season.

On December 4, 1999, the Celtics beat the Miami Heat at home. Paul Pierce scored 26 points and made nine steals, setting a new career record. In 1999-00 season, pierce played 73 games on behalf of Celtic team, averaging 19.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.1 steals, among which the number of steals ranked second in the league.

In March 2001, Paul Pierce was elected player of the month for the first time in his career. Pierce scored 40 + points in four games, including a career high 44 points in Celtic's game against New Jersey basketball nets on March 22. In the 2000-01 season, pierce, as the only full-time player in the team, played 38 minutes per game, scored 25.3 points per game, ranked eighth in the league, and became the first Celtic player to score more than 2000 points in a single season since Larry Bird.

On November 10, 2001, the Celtics beat the Seattle SuperSonics 104-94 at home. Paul Pierce scored 35 points and 8 rebounds, including 8-for-12 three-point shots, setting a new career record for three-point hits in a single game. On December 20, when Celtic played Cleveland Cavaliers at home, pierce scored 25 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks, setting a new career record for blocking in a single game. On May 4, 2002, in the fifth game of the first round of the playoffs, the Celtics defeated the Philadelphia 76ers at home. Pierce scored 46 points and 6 assists, including 8-for-10 three-point shots, which set a new career record of scoring and three-point hits in a single game in the playoffs, helping Celtics advance to the semi-finals with a total score of 3-2. In the Eastern Conference finals, the Celtics played the nets, and pierce won the fourth quarter of the third game By 19 out of 28 points, he led the team to turn over the plate successfully after 21 points behind. In 2001-02 season, pierce accumulated 2144 points in the regular season, ranking first in the league, becoming the first Celtic player to rank first in the league in terms of total points.

On April 20, 2003, in the first game of the first round of the playoffs, the Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers 103-100 away. Paul Pierce got 40 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals, 21 free throws and 21 free throws, which set a new career record for free throws in a single game. He also created a situation of 100% free throws in a single game since the NBA began to count the number of free throws in 1963-64 season A new record for the number of penalty shots. In 2002-03 season, pierce played 79 regular season games for Celtic, averaging 25.9 points, 7.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game.

In 2003-04 season, pierce played 80 regular season games on behalf of Celtic, averaging 23.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, scoring more than 10000 points in 436 games, setting an NBA record at that time.

On May 1, 2005, the Celtics beat the Pacers in the fourth game of the first round of the playoffs. Paul Pierce scored 30 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 blocks in the whole game, and made only one mistake, making the series score 2-2. In 2004-05 season, pierce played 82 regular season games for Celtic, averaging 21.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists.

Paul Pierce scored 50 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists on February 16, 2006 when Celtic played Cavaliers at home, setting a new career scoring record. In 2005-06 season, pierce played 79 regular season games for Celtic, averaging 26.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists.

On November 2, 2006, the Celtics played the New Orleans Hornets at home. Paul Pierce scored 29 points and 19 rebounds, setting a new career single game rebounding record. In 2006-07 season, pierce played 47 regular season games for Celtic, averaging 25.0 points, 5.9 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. At the end of the season, pierce attended an internal meeting with his agent, as well as the team owner and general manager. At the meeting, pierce suggested that the team trade themselves for long-term development. However, pierce not only was not traded away, but also waited for two new teammates: Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen.

In 2007-08 season, Paul Pierce played 80 regular season games on behalf of Celtic, averaging 19.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, helping Celtic play the best record of 66-16 in the league. In the first game of the finals, the injured pierce returned to the dressing room in a wheelchair. However, he returned to the field a few minutes later and scored 12 points,

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