After the Celtics blew an 11-point lead in the final five minutes of Sunday's eventual 88-87 loss to Cleveland at the Garden, Paul Pierce was asked about what happened to his team and appeared to be taking some shots at head coach Doc Rivers. (ESPN Boston)
And, for Pierce, there also was frustration about a lack of fourth-quarter playing time, the 14th-year veteran openly wondering if things might have been different if he played more than the final 3:42, when the Cavaliers closed on an 8-0 run (part of a 12-0 spurt) and rookie Kyrie Irving's driving layup with 2.6 seconds to go provided the winner. "Maybe I should play a little bit more, I don't know," Pierce said when questioned about what the Celtics have to do to maintain a fourth-quarter edge. Asked if he was disappointed in being put back in so late, Pierce snapped, "No comment." "I'm more upset with losing, more so than not getting back in," he ...
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It sounds like he's mad that the team as a whole blew that lead, and that they haven't exactly been playing well this year. I'm sure he also might want more playing time as any athlete would, but I don't think it was specifically a cheap shot at Doc.
