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Nickname. Pierce's nickname, "the Truth", was bestowed on him by Shaquille O'Neal after a 112–107 Los Angeles Lakers victory over the Celtics on March 13, 2001, in which Pierce scored 42 points on 13-of-19 shooting. O'Neal pulled Boston Herald reporter Steve Bulpett over and gestured toward his notepad. "Take this down," said O'Neal.
Chuck Person – "The Rifleman" (whose full name is Chuck Connors Person, because his mom was a fan of The Rifleman). Paul Pierce – "The Truth" Ricky Pierce – "Big Paper Daddy" Jim Pollard – "Kangaroo Kid" Kevin Porter – "Little Drummer Boy"
Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Chester Arthur was fond of fine clothes and entertainment, earning him the nicknames 'Dude President,' 'Elegant Arthur,' and 'Prince Arthur'. ^ Moberg, Julia (2012). Presidential Pets The Weird, Wacky, Little, Big, Scary, Strange Animals That Have Lived in the White House.
By EVANS CLINCHY The Cauldron It wasn't supposed to end like this. This wasn't the way Paul Pierce was supposed to go out. Not Pierce — the biggest, baddest, swaggeriest villain we've seen in an ...
1998–2013: Paul Pierce era Drafted by the Celtics in 1998, Paul Pierce went on to star for the Celtics and later won the NBA Finals MVP Award when the team won the NBA championship in 2008 The following year in the 1998 NBA draft , the Celtics drafted Paul Pierce , [91] a college star who had been expected to be drafted much earlier than the ...
Paul Pierce’s infamous “Wheelchair Game” has sparked years of NBA conspiracy theories. After being wheeled off the court with what looked to be a serious shoulder injury in Game 1 of the ...
The post Paul Pierce Releases His Top 5 Players For NBA MVP appeared first on The Spun. ... but hasn’t been a super popular name for MVP. He has the support of Boston Celtics great Paul Pierce ...
With 41 points in the Conference semifinals against the Cleveland Cavaliers on May 18, Paul Pierce recorded the 2nd highest point total in franchise history in a Game 7. Paul Pierce and LeBron James combined for the 2nd highest point total (86) in NBA history in a Game 7 on May 18.
Five players from the 1998 draft class played in the NBA All-Star Game at least once in their careers: Nowitzki, Carter, Jamison, Paul Pierce and Rashard Lewis. All of them except Lewis scored at least 20,000 career points. Carter retired in 2020, making him the last active player drafted in the 1990s to retire.
Many were skeptical about this decision. However, Ainge stated more than once that he was committed to continuing the rebuilding process under team captain Paul Pierce, who played some of the best basketball of his career in 2006. Despite Pierce's excellence, the Celtics missed the 2006 playoffs with a 33–49 record. 2006 off-season
