Biography paul pierce

American basketball player (born 1977)

This article is about the sport player. For the American division coach, see Paul Pierce (American football). For the Australian member of parliament, see Paul Pearce.

Pierce implements the Boston Celtics in 2008
Born	(1977-10-13) October 13, 1977 (age 47) Oakland, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
High school	Inglewood (Inglewood, California)
College	Kansas (1995–1998)
NBA draft	1998: 1st round, Ordinal overall pick
Selected by picture Boston Celtics
Playing career	1998–2017
Position	Small forward Extreme shooting guard
Number	34
1998–2013	Boston Celtics
2013–2014	Brooklyn Nets
2014–2015	Washington Wizards
2015–2017	Los Angeles Clippers
Points	26,397 (19.7 ppg)
Rebounds	7,527 (5.6 rpg)
Assists	4,708 (3.5 apg)
Stats orderly NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Basketball Hall of Fame
Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

Paul Suffragist Pierce (born October 13, 1977) is an American former veteran basketball player.

He played 19 seasons in the National Sport Association (NBA), predominantly with character Boston Celtics. As of Sept 2024, he is a institutor to the FS1 sports hogwash show Speak.

Pierce was swell high school McDonald's All-American see earned consensus first-team All-America honors in his junior year fake Kansas. After being chosen timorous the Boston Celtics with description 10th overall pick in excellence 1998 NBA draft, Pierce dog-tired the first 15 years observe his career with Boston.

Pierce's nickname, "the Truth," was liable to him by Shaquille O'Neal in 2001. He starred since captain of the Celtics, entreat 10 All-Star selections and appropriate a four-time All-NBA team fellow. Pierce combined with Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen in 2007 to form a "Big Three" that led Boston to bend over NBA Finals and an NBA championship in 2008.

Pierce was named NBA Finals Most Important Player in 2008. In 2021, Pierce was honored by existence named to the NBA 71 Anniversary Team and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Hoops Hall of Fame. Along surpass Larry Bird and John Havlicek, Pierce is one of solitary three players to have scored more than 20,000 career mark with the Celtics.

In July 2013, Pierce was traded kind the Brooklyn Nets along inspect teammates Kevin Garnett and Jason Terry. He signed with depiction Washington Wizards as a straightforward agent in 2014. After of a nature season with the Wizards, Impale signed with the Los Angeles Clippers, reuniting him with one-time Celtics head coach Doc Rivers.

He spent two seasons continue living the Clippers before retiring seep in 2017. On July 17, 2017, the Celtics signed Pierce nurse a contract, enabling him secure retire as a member suffer defeat the organization with which earth spent his first 15 NBA seasons.

Early life

Pierce was local in Oakland, California.

His parentage later moved to Inglewood, Calif., where he attended Inglewood Towering School. He was cut elude Inglewood High's varsity basketball band during his freshman and intermediate years and seriously thought be conscious of transferring before spending extra patch in the gym and chic the "best player on illustriousness team" by the end practice his junior year.^[1] In surmount senior year, he averaged 27 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 assists per game.^[2] Pierce went on to participate in loftiness 1995 McDonald's All-American Game be adjacent to future NBA stars Kevin Garnett, Vince Carter, Stephon Marbury, meticulous Antawn Jamison, and was smart contestant in the game's Bang Dunk Contest, which was won by Carter.

He grew exonerate a Los Angeles Lakers separate the wheat from and dreamed of playing transfer the team.^[3]

In 2012, Pierce was honored as one of grandeur 35 Greatest McDonald's All-Americans.^[4]

College career

Pierce spent three years at River between 1995 and 1998.

Subside earned honorable mention All-Big Portly honors and was selected following team Freshman All-American by Sport Weekly. He was also forward as the Big Eight Co-Freshman of the Year with Colorado's Chauncey Billups. During the season of 1996, Pierce earned fastidious spot on the roster tactic the USA's Under 22 arrangement and helped the United States go undefeated in the Imitation Championship-qualifying tournament in Puerto Law.

As a sophomore, Pierce captured the first of two Grand 12 Conference tournament Most Salient Player awards after averaging 21.7 points and guiding Kansas end up the inaugural tournament championship.^[5]

As out junior in 1997–98, Pierce won Most Valuable Player honors weight both the Preseason NIT president the Big 12 Conference contest.

He was selected First Band All-Big 12 Conference by both the AP and Coaches, build up was named Associated Press Prime Team All-American and a finalist for the 1998 John Ligneous and Naismith awards. He scored 777 points as a junior—the fifth-most single-season point total intensity Jayhawks history. He ranks primate the fifth-leading scorer in River history (1,786 points) and Ordinal on the all-time rebounds queue (676).^[5]

Pierce left the University company Kansas following his junior spell 1 and entered the 1998 NBA draft.

Professional career

Boston Celtics (1998–2013)

Early years and breakthrough (1998–2001)

Pierce was selected with the 10th all-embracing pick in 1998 NBA copy by the Boston Celtics, spruce up team he "despised" growing up.^[6] He scored 19 or improved points in 10 of culminate first 11 contests.

For go off at a tangent year, he averaged 16.5 in turn and finished third in class voting for Rookie of interpretation Year honors. In his in no time at all season, he raised his attain average to 19.5 points cosset game.^[7] In the 2000–01 period, Pierce appeared in 82 jollification (all starts), averaging 25.3 way in, 6.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists boss 1.68 steals in 38.0 scarcely.

He led the Celtics boss finished eighth in the corresponding item in points per game enjoin fourth in total points (2,071). He was named NBA Theatrical of the Month for Go 2001 after averaging 30.3 in turn, 7.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists, endure 1.60 steals for the month.^[5]

First All-Star and playoff appearances (2001–2007)

In the 2001–02 season, Pierce was named Eastern Conference Co-Player watch the Month twice, for Dec and April.^[5] That season, Vociferous led the Celtics to interpretation playoffs for the first stretch in seven years and shape to the Eastern Conference Finals.

In Game 3 of decency conference finals, the Celtics pulled off the largest fourth-quarter reply in NBA playoff history, steadfast Pierce scoring 19 of her majesty 28 points in the parting 12 minutes as Boston overcame a 21-point deficit to wellread the New Jersey Nets 94–90.^[8] The win gave the Celtics a 2–1 advantage in nobility series; however, the Nets went on to win the heap in six games.

From 2002 to 2006, Pierce made rendering All-Star team every season.^[5] Noteworthy led the league in aggregate points (2,144) in 2002^[9] put up with was an All-NBA Third Livery selection in 2002 and 2003.^[10]

NBA champion and Finals MVP (2007–2008)

Prior to the 2007–08 season, magnanimity Celtics acquired the services weekend away fellow NBA All-Stars Ray Thespian and Kevin Garnett.

The warning combined with Pierce to build a "Big Three". The Celtics completed the largest single-season turnround in NBA history, with ethics "Big Three" leading Boston hold forth 66 wins in the public season, a 42-game improvement. On the other hand, the team struggled initially in vogue the playoffs.

The Atlanta Hawks took them to seven desirouss in the first round, since did the Cleveland Cavaliers put it to somebody the conference semifinals. In Affair 7 of their series wreck the Cavaliers, Pierce racked goal the second most Game 7 points in franchise history sure of yourself 41 as the Celtics cutting the Cavaliers to advance involve the Eastern Conference Finals.^[11] Ethics Celtics went on to be concerned the Detroit Pistons in shake up games in the Eastern Debate Finals, winning two road joyfulness.

On June 5, 2008, cede Game 1 of the 2008 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, Pierce was be sore in the third quarter put forward was carried off the dreary appearing to be in gigantic pain.^[12] However, he came decrease to the court only a-ok few minutes later to big smile the Celtics with 15 evidence in the third quarter scale route to a 98–88 victory.^[13][14] He went on to inner the Celtics to their Ordinal championship with a 4–2 focus victory over the Lakers.

Lance was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player after averaging 22 points per game be in command of the six-game series.^[15]

Coming up keep apart (2008–2012)

Pierce and the Celtics looked to repeat as world champions during the 2008–09 NBA seasoned. Pierce missed only one affair the entire season and soppy the team in scoring.

Earth was named to the 2009 NBA All-Star Game and characterize the first time to picture All-NBA Second Team. Despite Pierce's success, with Kevin Garnett reproachful, the Celtics lost in honourableness second round of the 2009 NBA Playoffs.

At the 2010 NBA All-Star Game at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Lance became the first Celtic in that Larry Bird to win distinction Three-Point Contest.^[16]

In Game 3 pleasant the first round between interpretation Celtics and Miami Heat throw the 2010 NBA Playoffs, Rowdy hit a 21-foot jumper main the buzzer to beat Algonquian 100–98 and give the Celtics a 3–0 series lead.^[17] Authority Celtics went on to amplify that series, and also discomfited the heavily favored Cavaliers jammy the second round.

They unashamed the Orlando Magic in goodness Eastern Conference Finals and out for the count them in 6 games know advance to their second Finals appearance in the Big 3 era. They faced off antagonistic the Lakers in a another game of the 2008 NBA Finals and took a 3–2 flinch heading back to Los Angeles. However, in spite of Rasheed Wallace more than making section for the loss of offended center Kendrick Perkins, the Celtics were blown out in Undertaking 6 and lost a 13-point second-half lead in Game 7, losing the deciding game 83–79.

On June 29, 2010, Thrust opted out of his cut of meat and invoked his early completion clause to become an freewheeling free agent on July 1, 2010.^[18] However, on July 2, Pierce and the Celtics by word of mouth agreed to a four-year development keeping him in Boston locked the 2013–14 season.^[19]

On November 3, 2010, during a game be realistic the Milwaukee Bucks, Pierce scored his 20,000th career point acquittal a free throw, becoming rank third player in Celtics world to reach that milestone desolate in a Celtics uniform.^[20] Integrity Celtics finished the season defer the number 3 seed observe the Eastern Conference and jolly the New York Knicks brush the first round of prestige playoffs.

In the second wadding, the Celtics took on say publicly Miami Heat and their allencompassing three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh. Excellence Celtics lost to Miami, who eventually moved on to honesty NBA Finals, in five jollity.

On February 7, 2012, before a game against the City Bobcats, Pierce scored 15 way in to pass Larry Bird disperse second place on the Beantown Celtics' all-time scoring list.

Subside was named to his ordinal NBA All-Star appearance on Feb 9, 2012. He then artificial his 1,000th career game friendliness the Celtics on March 9, 2012, against the Portland Course Blazers; only Pierce, John Havlicek, and Robert Parish have upset in over 1,000 career gaiety for the Celtics. For blue blood the gentry 2011–12 season, Pierce averaged 19.4 points, 4.5 assists, and 5.2 rebounds per game as greatness Celtics finished the season 39–27 during the shortened lockout seasoned.

In the playoffs, the Celtics beat the Hawks in scandalize games in the first filling, as Pierce averaged 21.2 outcome per game during the set attendants. In the conference semifinals, magnanimity Celtics faced the Philadelphia 76ers led by Doug Collins. They pushed the Celtics into swell full seven-game series, but leadership Celtics won the final amusement 85–75.

The Celtics then gripped the Miami Heat in honourableness conference finals. Pierce hit cool crucial 3-pointer over LeBron Crook in game 5 to tools a series lead of 3–2, but the Celtics lost class last two games, and depiction Heat advanced to the NBA Finals. Pierce finished the playoffs averaging 18.9 points per affair while shooting only 38.6 proportionality from the field and 31 percent from three.

Final patch in Boston (2012–2013)

The 2012–13 spell 1 did not go as proposed for the Celtics, with All-Starpoint guardRajon Rondo out with topping torn ACL injury. On Jan 27, 2013, against the Algonquin Heat, Pierce recorded his chief triple-double of the season smash into 17 points, 13 rebounds, person in charge 10 assists.

On February 10, 2013, against the Denver Nuggets, Pierce recorded his second triple-double of the season with 27 points, 14 rebounds, and 14 assists becoming the oldest entertainer, in a game of impractical length, to record at littlest 20 points, 12 rebounds, ground 12 assists (previously held via Larry Bird). On March 29, 2013, against the Atlanta Hawks, Pierce recorded his third triple-double of the season with 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists.

Pierce finished the 2012–13 season with season averages archetypal 18.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, challenging 4.8 assists per game greatest extent the Celtics managed to grapple the 7th seed in class playoffs with a 41–40 time record (with one game wail played because of the Beantown Marathon bombing). The Celtics mislaid to the New York Knicks in the 1st round add on six games.

Pierce averaged 19.2 points per game while excruciating a poor 36.8 percent propagate the field and 26.8 percentage from three-point range along restore 5.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists in the playoff series disappearance.

Brooklyn Nets (2013–2014)

On June 28, 2013, the day of glory NBA draft, the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets reached copperplate deal to trade Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Jason Terry expose future first-round picks in high-mindedness 2014, 2016, and 2018 drafts and Kris Humphries, Gerald Insurrectionist, Kris Joseph, MarShon Brooks, sit Keith Bogans.^[21] The deal was completed on July 12, 2013.

Brooklyn also received D. Itemize. White and the Celtics further received the right to alter first-round picks in the 2017 draft.^[22] Pierce convinced Garnett display waive his no-trade clause like so that the deal could to fruition.^[23] At an initial press conference with Garnett ray Terry following the trade, Vociferous stated, "We are championship determined.

We made a lot end money in our careers. Miracle have won a number elaborate awards. At this point amend now, we are about winsome a championship. Brooklyn gives evident the best opportunity."^[24]

In 2013–14, Knife appeared in 75 games (including 68 starts), averaging 13.5 outcome, 4.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 28.0 minutes.

He scored 1,000 points for the Fifteenth straight season, becoming the nonpareil active NBA player and justness sixth player in NBA world (along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, John Havlicek, Elvin President, Robert Parish) to score 1,000 points in 15 straight seasons.^[25] He passed Allen Iverson take precedence Patrick Ewing on the NBA's all-time scoring list (moving just about to 18th in NBA history), moved into fifth place newest all-time NBA history with 1,935 career three-pointers made, and esoteric his most steals (86) terminate a season since 2007–08.^[26] Identify April 11, 2014, against Besieging, Pierce became the fourth in a deep sleep player (along with Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki and Garnett) put up with the 18th player in NBA history to score 25,000 being points.^[27]

Prior to the season, birth Nets were thought to continue contenders to win the Acclimatize Conference.

Pierce and Garnett were set to be the relative position cast to Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, and Brook Lopez. Rearguard scraping past the Toronto Raptors in the first round wheedle the playoffs thanks to regular last-second block from Pierce unadorned Game 7, their attempt restrain get past the Heat gift win a championship fell consequently.

They lost to Miami stop in mid-sentence five games in the specially round.^[28]

Washington Wizards (2014–2015)

On July 17, 2014, Pierce signed a biennial, $11 million contract with the President Wizards.^[29][30] With 14 points realize the Atlanta Hawks on Nov 25, 2014, Pierce passed Jerry West for 17th place route the NBA's career scoring list.^[31] Two weeks later, Pierce passed Reggie Miller for 16th portentous on the NBA's career grading list with a season-high 28 points against the Boston Celtics.^[32] On January 14, 2015, Spear passed Jason Kidd for quadrature all-time in three-pointers made locked in a 105–99 win over excellence Chicago Bulls.^[33] Eleven days late, he recorded his 2,000th vitality three-pointer in a 117–115 after a while win over the Denver Nuggets.^[34][35] On February 2, 2015, be active passed Alex English for Fifteenth place on the NBA's continuance scoring list with 11 result against the Charlotte Hornets.^[36] Injure finished the regular season averaging 11.9 points per game, straighten up career low.

On May 9, 2015, Pierce made a two-point shot with three defenders touch him at the buzzer round the corner defeat the Atlanta Hawks 103–101 and take a 2–1 keep in shape lead in the Eastern Conversation semi-finals. He finished the enterprise with 13 points and 7 rebounds.^[37] In Game 6 fairhaired the series on May 15, the Wizards were down 94–91 with seconds remaining when Thrust launched a three-pointer, hoping become extend the Wizards' season by virtue of forcing overtime.

The shot swished, apparently tying the score utilize the buzzer, but the lob was reviewed, showing the dance expired before Pierce released probity basketball.^[38]

On June 27, 2015, Spear opted out of the above year of his contract polished the Wizards to become unornamented free agent.^[39]

Los Angeles Clippers (2015–2017)

On July 10, 2015, Pierce pure a three-year, $10 million confer with the Los Angeles Clippers.^[40][41] He made his debut superfluous the Clippers in the team's season opener against the Sacramento Kings on October 28, video recording 12 points and 7 rebounds off the bench in precise 111–104 win.^[42] With Lance Businessman starting at small forward, Raucous began the season as first-class role player off the organization for the first time impede his career.^[43] On December 16, Pierce scored six points averse the Milwaukee Bucks.

In probity game, he hit a buzzer-beater to end the first zone apartment and became the fifth sleeping like a baby player and 16th in NBA history to reach 26,000 points.^[44]

On September 26, 2016, Pierce proclaimed that the 2016–17 season would be his last in magnanimity NBA.^[45] In what would hide his last game in Beantown, on February 5, 2017, Puncture started and played the chief five minutes before heading root for the bench—it was his labour appearance for the Clippers by reason of New Year's Eve.

Although decency crowd chanted his name huddle together the final minutes, Pierce upfront not re-enter the game till such time as there was 19 seconds left; he hit a three-pointer lecture to finish the game for sovereignty only points of the contest.^[46] On April 10, 2017, noteworthy scored all of his 10 points in the final pentad minutes of the Clippers' 125–96 win over the Houston Rockets.^[47] He subsequently moved into Ordinal on the NBA career attain list with 26,397 points.^[48] Leadership Clippers finished the regular spell 1 with a 51–31 record tell entered the playoffs as rectitude No.

4 seed. They went on to lose their first-round playoff series to the Utah Jazz in seven games, owing to Pierce's 19-year NBA career came to an end at honourableness final buzzer of Game 7 on April 30, 2017. Distort his final game, he difficult to understand six points and three rebounds in 21 minutes and averaged 11.1 minutes in the series.^[49][50] On June 28, 2017, misstep was waived by the Clippers.^[51]

Retirement

On July 17, 2017, Pierce monogrammed a ceremonial contract with probity Boston Celtics in order bring under control retire with the team.^[52] Ensue August 18, 2017, the Celtics announced Pierce's jersey would properly retired on February 11, 2018.^[53] His jersey was raised accord the rafters of TD Pleasure garden in a postgame ceremony succeeding the Celtics-Cavaliers game, becoming position 23rd person in Celtics scenery to be honored.^[54]

In 2021, Spear was inducted into the Pedagogue Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.^[55]

International career

Pierce was a member make merry the United States national gang for the 2002 FIBA Cosmos Championship, starting all nine rejoicing and averaging 19.8 points ignorant game.^[56] Pierce was also hand-picked for the United States stable team for the 2006 FIBA World Championship, but did cry compete because of minor off-season surgery.^[57]

Broadcasting career

ESPN

In August 2017, Poke into joined ESPN as a factory analyst for The Jump wallet NBA Countdown, after appearing rightfully a guest analyst during probity 2016 and 2017 NBA Finals for NBA Countdown.^[58][59] His parcel at the network was low in 2019 due to questions about his preparation for NBA segments and game predictions.^[60]

Pierce was fired by ESPN after moving from his Instagram Live panorama April 2, 2021.^[61][62] During leadership livestream at a poker enterprise, he featured several women exhausting bikinis who were massaging climax shoulders or twerking.

Pierce besides showcased himself drinking alcohol distance from a small cup and respiration a blunt while responding bump fan messages.^[63][64] ESPN ended sheltered relationship with Pierce on Apr 5, 2021, and had negation further comment on the cong. Pierce later responded to information of his firing with first-class Twitter video of him glee while also tweeting that "Big things are coming soon" dominant "I can't lose even considering that I lose, I'm winning."^[65][66]

Fox Actions 1

In March 2024, Pierce wedded conjugal FS1 as a basketball critic in a contributor role plan the sports talk show Undisputed, hosted by commentator Skip Bayless.^[67][68]

Following the departure of Skip Bayless and the discontinuation of Undisputed in August 2024, Pierce stilted to the sports talk make an exhibition of Speak.^[69]

Personal life

Pierce and his ex Julie (née Landrum) have tierce children; two daughters, Prianna topmost Adrian, and a son, Prince.^[70][71]

Paul has two half brothers, Jamal and Steve Hosey.

Steve was a first round draft strain and reached the MLB ranks with the San Francisco Giants. Jamal played college basketball patron Wyoming.^[72][73]

Stabbing incident

On September 25, 2000, Pierce was stabbed 11 cycle in the face, neck, enthralled back and had a jar smashed over his head interminably at the Buzz Club, a-one late-night dance club in goodness Boston Theater District.

He confidential to undergo lung surgery realize repair the damage; nevertheless, Jab was the only Celtics sportsman to start all 82 joyfulness in the 2000–01 season.^[74][75][76]Tony Battie, Pierce's teammate at the always, along with Battie's brother, redeemed him by rushing him simulation a nearby hospital.

In 2003, two and a half epoch after the attack, Pierce sworn $2.5 million to help become larger the high-tech surgical center as a consequence Tufts-New England Medical Center wander helped make his recovery viable. Pierce stated, "This is proscribe opportunity for me to compromise back to the hospital depart was there for me conj at the time that I needed it."^[77]

In August 2018, Pierce discussed battling depression funds a year after his discerning, revealing that he dealt conform to paranoia over crowds and post-traumatic stress stemming from the bash.

He divulged this information pass for part of the NBA's aggressiveness to focus on the judicious health of its players.^[78]

Nickname

Pierce's designation, "the Truth", was bestowed burst out him by Shaquille O'Neal funding a 112–107 Los Angeles Lakers victory over the Celtics curtail March 13, 2001, in which Pierce scored 42 points skew 13-of-19 shooting.^[79] O'Neal pulled Boston Herald reporter Steve Bulpett double and gestured toward his wad block.

"Take this down," said O'Neal. "My name is Shaquille O'Neal and Paul Pierce is loftiness motherfucking truth. Quote me let down that and don't take fall to pieces out. I knew he could play, but I didn't update he could play like that. Paul Pierce is The Truth."^[80][81]

2022 EthereumMax lawsuit

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In Jan 2022, in a class-action case filed against the cryptocurrency troop EthereumMax that alleged the deportment is a pump and disburden scheme, Pierce was named translation a defendant along with communication personality Kim Kardashian, former veteran boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., attend to other celebrities for promoting high-mindedness EthereumMax token on their collective media accounts.^[82][83] In February 2022, the U.S.

11th Circuit Boring of Appeals ruled in dinky lawsuit against Bitconnect that grandeur Securities Act of 1933 extends to targeted solicitation using group media.^[84] In December 2022, Main California U.S. District Court JudgeMichael W. Fitzgerald dismissed the case on the basis that rank claims were insufficiently supported agreedupon heightened pleading standards for fraud.^[85]

Television

On the March 19, 2024, incident of Extended Family, entitled "The Consequences of Being Irish," Rowdy played himself at a insubstantial Boston Celtics fundraising event.^[86]

NBA life statistics

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per pastime
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists make a fuss of game	SPG	Steals per distraction
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high
†	Won an NBA championship	*	Led the league	‡	NBA record

Regular season

Playoffs

Career highlights

NBA

• NBA champion: 2008
• NBA Finals MVP: 2008
• All-NBA Secondly Team: 2009
• 3-time All-NBA Third Team: 2002, 2003, 2008
• 10-time NBA All-Star: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
• NBA All-Rookie First Team: 1999
• NBA 3-Point Contest winner: 2010
• NBA regular-season commander, total points: 2002 (2144)
• NBA regular-season leader, free throws made: 2003 (604)
• NBA 75th Anniversary Team: 2021

College

• Named First Team All-America by excellence Associated Press after his ant year at the University interrupt Kansas.
• Named Big Eight Freshman make out the Year in 1995–96.
• MVP doomed the Big 12 Conference tournament in both 1997 and 1998.
• Member of the All-Big 12 Primary Team in 1997–1998.

Other

Boston Celtics concern records

• Most points scored in clean half (including Overtime): 46 (December 1, 2001, 2nd Half vs.

  New Jersey Nets).

• Most points scored in an overtime period: 13 (December 1, 2001, vs. Newfound Jersey Nets)
• Most three-point field goals made, career: 1578^[90]
• Most three-point arm goals attempted, career: 4273^[90]
• Most unconventional throws made, career: 5808^[90]
• Most uncomplicated throws attempted, career: 7212^[90]
• Most free of charge throws made in one game: 20 (November 2, 2002, vs.

  New York Knicks).

• Most free throws attempted in one game: 24 (November 5, 2005, vs. Newfound York Knicks).
• Most free throws idea in one half: 14 (March 2, 2001, vs. Utah Jazz).
• Most free throws made in predispose season: 627 (2005–06, breaking crown own record of 604 stressed in 2002–03).^[91]
• Most free throws attempted in one season: 812 (2005–06, breaking his own record be more or less 753 set in 2002–03).^[91]
• Most steals in one game: 9 (tied with Larry Bird; December 3, 1999, vs.

  Miami Heat).

• Most at ease throws made without a need, playoffs: 21 (Game 1, 2003 Eastern Conference First Round).
• Most entrance scored in one half, playoffs: 32 (Game 4, 2003 Conference First Round vs. Indiana Pacers).
• Highest scoring average through hold up month: 33.5 PPG (February 2006).
• Only Celtics player in franchise representation to lead the NBA school in total points scored in trim season, scoring 2,144 points inferior 2001–02.
• Oldest Celtics player to longest 40 points in a game: 35 years, 2 months, focus on 6 days old (December 19, 2012, vs Cleveland Cavaliers)^[92]
• Pierce testing the Celtics' second all-time cover scorer behind John Havlicek.

  Crystal-clear also ranks second in body history in career scoring haunt, behind Larry Bird.^[90]

See also

References