BOSTON (AP) -Paul Pierce knows he has to improve his play in Game 4 of the NBA finals. First, he must stay out of foul trouble.
The Boston Celtics’ leading scorer in the regular season picked up his fifth foul in the first minute of the fourth quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 91-84 win Tuesday night that gave them a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Pierce finished with 15 points, and that included a meaningless layup with 5.1 seconds left, after a rough second game when he missed nine of 11 shots and scored 10 points. The Celtics still won 103-94.
Game 4 is Thursday night. Pierce said Wednesday he hasn’t been shooting particularly well but that foul trouble has kept him from establishing a consistent rhythm on offense by sending him to the bench.
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