"Doc Rivers isn't making anything of Paul Pierce's comments in the wake of Sunday's loss to the Cavaliers at the Garden. In fact, he hasn't even addressed the matter with Pierce.

The Celtics had an 11-point lead with 4:25 to go in that one, and the margin was down to eight when Pierce made his first appearance of the fourth quarter with 3:42 to go. When asked postgame if things would have been different if he'd been in earlier, Pierce said, "I wish I was a fortune-teller. I don't think this would have been the outcome, though."

He said, "No comment," when asked if he was disappointed by Rivers' decision and added, "Maybe I should play a little more.""