Paul Pierce

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Brooklyn Nets forward Paul Pierce (34) defends against Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan (10) as DeRozan goes up for a layup in the first half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series at the Barclays Center, Sunday, April 27, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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Brooklyn Nets' Paul Pierce (34) gestures to the crowd during the first half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Toronto Raptors on Friday, April 25, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Brooklyn Nets' Paul Pierce, left, and Toronto Raptors' Jonas Valanciunas, vie for control of the ball during the first half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Friday, April 25, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Brooklyn Nets' Paul Pierce (34) and Kevin Garnett (2) react after a play during the first half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Toronto Raptors on Friday, April 25, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Toronto Raptors forward Amir Johnson (15) works between Brooklyn Nets forwards Paul Pierce, left, and Mason Plumlee during the first half of Game 2 in an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Tuesday, April 22, 2014, in Toronto. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)