The Truth: Part Deux

"It got away when Pierce hit those two threes," Cheeks said. He hit two threes, two big threes; he hit one coming down the floor, then hit another one when they set a little double-screen for him right in front of me [at the Sixers bench], and that's where it got away. We obviously didn't score. We didn't score down the stretch of that game. It looked like we had that game in hand once again, and obviously Paul was the difference, at least down the stretch."

I'm a little upset because we had a nice little lead, [but] Pierce thrives in those situations and he looks forward to [them]. He made shots he had to make." - Maurice Cheeks

"He can hit incredibly tough shots," added Kyle Korver. "He's got great pump fakes, so you're never really sure how hard to contest the shot. He hits tough shots all the time. When he gets on a roll, watch out."