Paul Pierce ‘clearly not 100 percent,’ says Doc Rivers

Paul Pierce had the same number of missed shots yesterday (seven) as points. He had as many turnovers (five) as rebounds. He shot two for nine in a playoff game for a total of seven points. After hitting his first shot, a contested face-up jumper from the wing, he missed seven of his final eight attempts. This was not vintage Pierce, or anything close. If he smelled like roses during Game 2 against Atlanta, yesterday he smelled like a garbage dumpster filled to the brim with nothing but three-years old gallons of milk.Explaining Pierce’s no-show has to begin with a description of Andre Iguodala’s defense. But it also includes Pierce’s knee, which still bothers him. He wouldn’t admit it, of course, but Doc Rivers told a different story.“Paul clearly is not 100 percent,” he admitted.Said Pierce, “The knee was fine. I wore my knee brace today.”Pierce didn’t actually wear a brace, but the second sentence of his statement was just as truthful as the first. I don’t have any concrete evi...