If Paul Pierce Is Questionable for Game 2, Then So Is Red Auerbach

You know how occasionally, someone in the mainstream media gets all angry about something irresponsible that may have been written by a blogger? Well, if those types would read their own blogs -- especially the one about the Celtics which runs on the Boston Globe's website -- they might just find that the level of reporting is far below their self-proclaimed high and mighty standards.

The headline of a post that went up shortly after the game screams, "Pierce's status for Game 2 uncertain." So what's wrong with that? I mean, the guy was carted off the floor on a wheelchair, so it's safe to assume he might not be ready for Game 2, right? Wrong. Because there was almost nothing of substance to back up a headline that would surely send Celtics' fans into cardiac arrest first thing in the morning.

The only thing that's used as supporting evidence for this ridiculous assertion is the following quote from Pierce, which, by the way, is the very last line of the post. Pierce's response to the question of whether or not he'll be ready for Game 2:

"We'll see," he said. "I mean, it's in pain. I was able to get through tonight. I don't know if it was off adrenaline or what, but got through it."

That's it. "We'll see" all of a sudden means, "OMG! Pierce might not play in Game 2?!" Please.

Pierce literally came skipping from the tunnel five minutes after he left with the injury, and scored 10 more points the rest of the game, including back-to-back three-pointers late in the third. But besides the visual evidence of Pierce coming back and playing better-than-fine after the injury, there's the common sense that, with three days until Game 2, he'll have plenty of time for rest and treatment to make sure he's ready to go.

Add in Pierce's toughness and overall will to win, and I think he'd have to have a limb amputated or something to keep him from stepping onto the court in Game 2. Hmm, that sounds intriguing. I think I just gave the Globe's Celtics Blog an idea for their next headline.