Charlotte at Boston

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BOSTON - Paul Pierce knew what was on the line with every shot.

 

The pressure was quite clear to Pierce and anyone else in the arena as he stood on the verge of passing Larry Bird for No. 2 on Boston's career scoring list. He needed only 10 points to overtake Bird when the Celtics hosted Charlotte on Tuesday night and those final three seemed as if they would never come.

 

They did early in the third quarter, then Pierce and the Celtics celebrated the milestone by increasing their season-best winning streak to five with a 94-84 win over the Bobcats.

 

"It was a relief. So much was hanging over me the last couple of days. Just hearing about it and knowing that you've got a game to play," said Pierce, who finished with 15 points. "Just to be mentioned with him, with this organization, is a great honor."

 

Pierce now stands alone at No. 2 -- and it is quite a list -- with 21,797 points, six more than Bird's total of 21,791. Only John Havlicek has scored more in team history with 26,395 points.

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9. Stat Check

By Elias Sports Bureau

 

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Derrick Brown

 

Bobcats reserve Derrick Brown made all 10 of his field-goal attempts against the Celtics on Tuesday night, becoming only the second non-starter in the past five seasons to go 10-for-10 or better from the field in an NBA game. Darren Collison was 10-for-10 off the bench for New Orleans on March 27, 2010 versus Portland.

 

Brown was also only the second player in the past 30 seasons, starter or sub, to have such a game versus the Celtics. The Knicks' Johnny Newman made each of his 11 field-goal tries at Boston on Jan. 6, 1988.

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