Paul Pierce and the Brooklyn Nets defeated LeBron James and the Miami Heat, 88-87, Tuesday night in South Beach. The win completed a four-game season-sweep for the Nets at the hands of the defending champion Heat. The victory helped Pierce edge LeBron yet again, calling into question the head-to-head results between the two forwards in their storied careers. So, how has the Pierce vs. LeBron rivalry played out over the years?...
Regular Season History: Paul Pierce
vs LeBron James
Paul Pierce leads the overall head-to-head matchup versus LeBron James,
19-15, according to Basketball Reference.
Below lists each season
in which Pierce and LeBron squared off and the series result from that year.
This list only includes games in which both forwards were
playing. The parenthesis show the number of games in which the specified player won (and lost) against the other opponent. For example, Pierce won the 2003-2004 season-series versus LeBron three games to one.
Season Winner Loser
2003-2004 Pierce, Celtics
(3-1) LeBron, Cavs
2004-2005 LeBron, Cavs (2-1) Pierce,
Celtics
2005-2006 LeBron, Cavs (3-0) Pierce,
Celtics
2006-2007 LeBron, Cavs (1-0) Pierce,
Celtics
2007-2008 LeBron, Cavs (2-1) Pierce,
Celtics
2008-2009 (Split
season-series, 2-2)
2009-2010 Pierce, Celtics
(2-1) LeBron,
Cavs
2010-2011 Pierce, Celtics
(3-1) LeBron,
HEAT
2011-2012 Pierce, Celtics
(2-0) LeBron,
HEAT
2012-2013 LeBron, HEAT (2-1) Pierce,
Celtics
2013-2014 Pierce, NETS (4-0) LeBron,
HEAT
Player Statistics, provided by Basketball Reference
Player
|
G
|
W
|
L
|
MP
|
FG
|
FGA
|
FG%
|
3P%
|
FT%
|
TRB
|
AST
|
STL
|
BLK
|
TOV
|
PF
|
PTS
|
34
|
19
|
15
|
38.4
|
7.1
|
16.5
|
.430
|
.378
|
.856
|
6.0
|
4.2
|
1.1
|
0.4
|
2.9
|
3.4
|
22.0
|
|
34
|
15
|
19
|
41.4
|
10.4
|
21.3
|
.488
|
.317
|
.753
|
6.8
|
6.4
|
2.0
|
1.1
|
3.3
|
2.5
|
30.1
|
Playoff History:
Paul Pierce vs LeBron James
Year Round Winner Loser
2008 East. Conf. Semi-Finals Pierce, Celtics (4-3) LeBron, Cavs
2010 East. Conf. Semi-Finals Pierce, Celtics (4-2) LeBron, Cavs
2011 East. Conf. Semi-Finals LeBron, HEAT (4-1) Pierce, Celtics
2012 East. Conf. Finals LeBron, HEAT (4-3) Pierce,
Celtics
· As it reads above, Pierce has
collected two series' wins, while LeBron has recorded two series' victories as well. (LeBron has
a 13-12 edge in overall wins in the four playoff series')
 |
| Paul Pierce looks to dribble past LeBron James. (Frank Franklin II/AP) |
Further review on the four
series' played between Pierce and LeBron:
2008: Celtics, the No. 1 seed, defeated
the Cavs, the No. 4 seed, in seven games.
2010: Celtics, the No. 4 seed,
upset the Cavs, the No. 1 seed, in six games.
2011: HEAT, the No. 2 seed,
defeated the Celtics, the No. 3 seed, in five games.
2012: HEAT, the No. 2 seed,
defeated the Celtics, the No. 4 seed, in seven games.
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