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The moment was finally here, and the folks who run the Garden in-game operations rose to the occasion. There was a video, of course, honoring Paul Pierce as he passed Larry Bird for second place on the Celtics’ all-time scoring list. There was a long, lusty ovation from the crowd that has watched Pierce grow up from a talented and temperamental individual to the steady and reliable rock of the franchise.
The video ended and the camera focused for a moment on the banner honoring the retired numbers. Just below the digits for DJ, McHale, Bird, Reggie Lewis, Parish and Maxwell there are two blank spaces. That’s where the camera lingered. That’s where Pierce will live forever one...
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