Celtics Top Clippers In Pierce’s Farewell To Garden
- Updated: February 6, 2017
Paul Pierce stepped on the Boston Celtic parquet for what many believe will be the final time as a player yesterday and the Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Clippers 107-102.
Pierce was drafted by the Celtics, won a championship with the club spent 15 years with them got the start for his return. Blake Griffin scored 23 points to go along with 8 rebounds.
Jamal Crawford poured in 23 points himself off the bench, and Raymond Felton chipped in 16. Marreese Speights added 11 points while DeAndre Jordan scored 6 points and had 16 rebounds.
For the Celtics they saw seven players reach double figures. All-Star Isiah Thomas scored 28 points and had 8 assists. Al Horford recorded a double-double with 13 points and 15 rebounds.
Amir Johnson, Marcus Smart, and Kelly Olynyk each scored 13 points respectively. Jaylen Brown and Jae Crowder both scored 11 points themselves.
For Pierce he scored the last three points of the night in spectacular fashion. Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times reported the news.
Oh my God pic.twitter.com/rcSeHVfy2X
— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) February 5, 2017
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