Last night in the Celtics-Lakers game, Paul Pierce was the hero that sparked the Celtics to comeback and beat the Lakers in the first game of the NBA Finals. After crashing into Kendrick Perkins, Paul Pierce was on the floor in "terrible pain". In that instant moment, millions thought that the series was over: with Paul Pierce put in a wheelchair in so much pain meant only one thing - Lakers winning 2008 NBA Finals. Many thought it was over.
But was it? A minute and a half later (5 minutes in "real life"), Paul Pierce came sprinting out and ready to sub into the game. Celtics fans were going crazy: they weren't going to lose the Finals after all. With Pierce back, he was 5 for 5, with 15 points in the third quarter. He brought the energy back to the Celtics team, and was the big reason why the Celtics won game 1, 98-88.
Comeon, this was a bit exaggerated to say the least. Jalen Rose put it best, "I've seen only two players taken off the court in a wheelchair: Dwayne Wade, when he dislocated his shoulder, and now Paul Pierce." Funny how Wade had season-ending surgery. Pierce? He was out 300 seconds.
Don't give me the bull, and say, "Sometimes people can believe that an injury is worse and start freaking out." Ok, but Paul Pierce didn't need to be carried out on a stretcher. Alonzo Mourning was carried off by two teammates after tearing his ACL. So, Paul Pierce had to be taken out on a wheelchair? He couldn't put even the slightest of pressure on it? If he couldn't put any pressure on his knee, then why was he out for only 300 seconds?
Comeon, Paul Pierce. Choose one or the other: Be in complete pain and get taken out in a wheelchair, or walk if off and don't make a fool out of yourself and arrive 5 minutes later. You weren't even limping when you RAN out from the tunnel ready to play again.
I wish the Oscars had fan voting. My write-in: Paul Pierce.
*donde16*
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2 comments:
nice end line :) Anyways, I absolutely agree with you in the fact that this "injury" was blown OUT OF PROPORTIONS but at the same time you have to play it safe. He could have gotten a charlie horse in addition to feeling a pop or a pull.
Think back to the last time you had a collision with someone and felt something abnormal. I colided with my doubles partner in tennis and sprained my ankle. At the time it felt like it was broken. A few hours later it wasn't even swollen anymore (although it was sprained and I was on crutches for a while).
Your opinion means zilch! This and you are lame.
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