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I know it is late, but...
Congratulations to Boston. Despite playing the longest schedule and having injuries to starters, they convincingly won the NBA finals.
Ray Allen played outstanding in the finals, but Paul Pierce was their best player throughout the playoffs. Not only did he drop 40 plus in game 7 against the Cavs, but he out smarted and out muscled Lebron James to steal a critical jump ball late in that game. His performance in the NBA finals was superb. While the media was busy anointing Kobe as an all time great who finally could win a title on his own, Pierce was the best player on the court throughout the series.
We often here about players who are cancers or are just numbers guys. Paul Pierce was considered both by many. People blamed him when the USA men’s basketball team finished in 6th place @ the World Championships in 2002. I don’t think this was just a case of a guy maturing, I think it was the case of him finally having some talent around him. Prior to this year, his best teammate was Antoine Walker of years ago. Pierce has always been an efficient all around player who gets to the line and plays solid defense.
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