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Time for Paul Pierce to step up his game

Captain’s play is a real sore spot

By Gary Washburn

 |  Globe Staff  

  May 16, 2012

Paul Pierce’s offensive arsenal will never age or go out of style. When he is 47 in 2024, he will still be backing down athletic wunderkinds half his age for a step-back jumper on the paint-chipped rims of Rogers Park in Inglewood, Calif.

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