Bobcats Vs. Celtics: Paul Pierce Passes Larry Bird, Boston Shut Down Charlotte
Paul Pierce passed Larry Bird to become the No. 2 scorer in Boston Celtics' history as his team beat the Charlotte Bobcats 94-84 on Tuesday.
| Final - 2.7.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Bobcats | 22 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 84 |
| Boston Celtics | 27 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 94 |
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Paul Pierce Passes Larry Bird For Second On Celtics' Scoring List
Paul Pierce officially passed Larry Bird for second place on the Boston Celtics' all-time scoring list Tuesday night, eclipsing Larry Legend with a three-pointer early in the third quarter of Boston's 94-84 win over the Charlotte Bobcats.
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| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | 22 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 84 |
| Boston | 27 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 94 |
| Charlotte | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrus Thomas | 19 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Boris Diaw | 29 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 4 |
| Bismack Biyombo | 21 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Reggie Williams | 37 | 6-15 | 2-8 | 7-8 | 3-0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-0 | 21 |
| Kemba Walker | 39 | 5-13 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 7-2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2-0 | 16 |
| Byron Mullens | 25 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 11 |
| Derrick Brown | 28 | 10-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 20 |
| Cory Higgins | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| D.J. White | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 4 |
| Matt Carroll | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Eduardo Najera | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| DeSagana Diop | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Corey Maggette | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| D.J. Augustin | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Gerald Henderson | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 32-71 | 4-16 | 16-20 | 32-4 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 11-1 | 84 | |
| .451 | .250 | .800 | Team Reb: 7 | Total TO: 3 (14 pts) | |||||||
| Boston | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | 37 | 6-18 | 2-10 | 1-1 | 8-0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 15 |
| Kevin Garnett | 26 | 10-15 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-0 | 22 |
| Jermaine O`Neal | 19 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-1 | 2 |
| Ray Allen | 32 | 8-14 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4-0 | 17 |
| Rajon Rondo | 33 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 10 |
| Brandon Bass | 27 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 13 |
| Chris Wilcox | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 4 |
| Mickael Pietrus | 18 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-0 | 5 |
| Avery Bradley | 15 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-0 | 4 |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Greg Stiemsma | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| E`Twaun Moore | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| JaJuan Johnson | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Marquis Daniels | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Keyon Dooling | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 41-81 | 4-23 | 8-8 | 37-7 | 31 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 15-2 | 94 | |
| .506 | .174 | 1.000 | Team Reb: 7 | Total TO: 0 (14 pts) | |||||||
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Officials: - Jason Phillips, Tony Brown, Haywoode Workman
Duration:2:04
Officials: - Jason Phillips, Tony Brown, Haywoode Workman
Duration:2:04
