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Paul Pierce yelled ‘series’ at Atlanta bench after late three-pointer in Wizards’ loss

Oh no, Paul Pierce. Oh no.

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Ricky O'Donnell
Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.

The Truth hurts. Pierce made the go-ahead three-pointer with under nine seconds for Washington, but Atlanta answered with Al Horford’s game-winning putback in the final seconds to steal Game 5. The Hawks have a 3-2 series lead as it heads back to D.C. on Friday.

Update: here’s the screencap!

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