Lots of Celtics fans were wondering why Doc Rivers stuck so long with a clearly banged-up Paul Pierce in Game 5 against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night. The reason: the Celtics could have really used that win and the ensuing rest.
Paul Pierce Looks Really Gimpy
Now that they’re playing in a Game 6, Pierce’s sprained MCL looms as a bigger issue. He’s playing in this game, but he’s moving very slowly and has been quite passive thus far. His only shot was a three, and it fell very short. The Celtics are trying hard to get his knee right, but it’s not working well so far.
The Celtics might win with Pierce playing hurt anyway, but getting to a Game 6 was playing with fire with his injury, and Rivers knew it.
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