Point Shots - Hollywood has moved to Boston
And the Oscar for best dramatic performance in an NBA Finals game goes to.....Paul Pierce for his portrait an injured basketball star.Pierce went down in Game 1 and needed to be carried off by his teammates and into a wheelchair. Apparently Bank North Arena doesn’t have stretchers available. Paul then received treatment and made a miraculous recovery from a sprained knee to come out of the locker room bouncing out of the tunnel to the delight of the home crowd. Either there are great medical people in Boston or he has that Vince Carter syndrome where injuries are greatly exaggerated and it is ok to go down like you were shot. Lets see how Paul rebounds tonight in game 2 in the Garden. NBA Action, you gotta love it!
2 comments:
I think it will probably be revealed after the series that he's playing injured, and thereby adding to his small legacy. In game 2, you can see there are times when he's limping to the bench a little.
Or it could be just a natural reaction. Sometimes you get hit, you say Ow, but it didn't really hurt. It just seemed like the thing to say at the time.
I used to like Pierce, but this is a good point. Pretty big Hollywood production here. I shall be interested to see next year when the no-flopping rules are instituted.
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