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Jordan didn't guard Pierce until the 4th quarter, but totally shut him down when he did start checking him in their first regular season meeting. Pierce had 2 points on 1/6 FG in the 4th quarter, and 0 points in the last 10 minutes, with all of those shot attempts coming against Jordan. Jordan also forced him into 2 turnovers in the quarter
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Unfortunately for the Wizards, Antoine Walker couldn't be stopped (31-10-9) and the Celtics pulled off the win. Pierce averaged 26-7-3 on 44% in 2001/02, the 2nd highest scoring mark of his career, and was 3rd in the league in ppg behind Iverson and Shaq