Paul Pierce believes the Boston Celtics lost their playoff series to the Knicks in May more than New York won it.

The Celtics had a more talented roster than the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference semi-finals. However, Boston lost the series in six games.

Pierce told Heavy Sports NBA writer Steve Bulpett how he felt about the Celtics’ showing in the second round.

“Yeah, I think they blew that series,” Pierce told Heavy on Celtics. “Absolutely. They had 20-point leads in the first two games at home and they lost them both? Yeah, they blew that series. That had nothing to do with the Knicks’ talent and all that.”

The Celtics went 12-for-48 on wide-open 3-point attempts in the first two games of the series, a significant factor in their consecutive 20-point lead losses.

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