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Paul Pierce

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Boston Celtics · F-G · 10× NBA All-Star · 4× All-NBA · NBA 75th Anniversary Team

Paul Pierce recorded 1,620 NBA appearances across 19 seasons with Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers, Brooklyn Nets, Washington Wizards.

▶Best highlights

19.7

career pts/gm

5.6

career reb/gm

3.5

career ast/gm

1,343

career games

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Paul Pierce's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1993-94–2006-07

Rebuilding around a singular scorer

Boston Celtics · Pierce carries the bridge

After tragedy and decline, Pierce became the franchise constant and eventually gave Boston a star worth building a new contender around.

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Franchise era

2007-08–2012-13

Ubuntu and the 2008 championship

Boston Celtics · The modern Big Three

Garnett and Allen joined Pierce, transforming Boston overnight into a defensive champion and a two-Finals team.

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Franchise era

2008-09–2015-16

A new arena, then the costly veteran trade

Brooklyn Nets · Brooklyn and the all-in gamble

The move to Brooklyn brought enormous ambition; the 2013 trade delivered one playoff run but surrendered the draft future.

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Franchise era

2010-11–2018-19

A dynamic backcourt reaches the second round

Washington Wizards · Wall and Beal

Wall's speed and Beal's shooting produced four playoff appearances and came one game short of the 2017 conference finals.

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Franchise era

2009-10–2016-17

Paul, Griffin and relevance at last

LA Clippers · Lob City

Paul's command and Griffin's explosiveness turned the Clippers into a perennial 50-win attraction, though the conference finals stayed out of reach.

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Career accomplishments

4× All-NBA10× NBA All-StarNBA 75th Anniversary Team2007-08 Finals MVP1998-99 1st All-Rookie selection19 NBA seasons1,620 career appearances29,577 career points170 playoff appearances10 triple-doublesCareer high: 50 pointsCareer high: 19 reboundsCareer high: 14 assists

Career honors stored from Basketball Reference

Team history

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Paul Pierce's most significant indexed performances.

Athlore #1 · 99.3 relevance

Eastern ConferenceFirst Round

Boston Celtics vs Indiana Pacers

40 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST · 4 STL · 1 BLK

Athlore #2 · 98.2 relevance

CLEVELANDCAVALIERS

Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers

41 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST · 4 STL · 2 BLK

Athlore #3 · 98.2 relevance

Eastern ConferenceFirst Round

PHILADELPHIA76ERS

Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics

46 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST · 1 STL · 1 BLK

Athlore #4 · 96.6 relevance

Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks

46 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST · 2 STL · 2 BLK

Athlore #5 · 95.6 relevance

MINNESOTATIMBERWOLVES

Minnesota Timberwolves vs Boston Celtics

42 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST · 4 STL · 1 BLK

Single-game records

Career-high games

One verified indexed game for each major box-score category.

Career high · Points (50)

CLEVELANDCAVALIERS

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Boston Celtics

50 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST

Career high · Assists (14)

Denver Nuggets vs Boston Celtics

27 PTS · 14 REB · 14 AST

Career high · Rebounds (19)

NEW ORLEANSPELICANS

New Orleans Pelicans vs Boston Celtics

29 PTS · 19 REB · 4 AST · 1 STL

Career high · Steals (9)

Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics

26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST · 9 STL · 1 BLK

Career high · Blocks (5)

Eastern ConferenceFirst Round

Boston Celtics vs Indiana Pacers

30 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST · 1 STL · 5 BLK