Posted By Lynn Worthy, Sun Staff
Celtics captain Paul Pierce was selected as one of the reserves for the Eastern Conference All-Star Team. The list of reserves was announced tonight on TNT.
Pierce joins Kevin Garnett, who was voted as a starter, and Celtics head coach Doc Rivers, who will coach the Eastern Conference squad. Pierce was fourth in the fan voting for Eastern Conference forwards with 574,159 votes (coaches voting decides the All-Star reserves).
The Celtics leading scorer, Pierce has averaged 20.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game entering tonight's game against the Dallas Mavericks.
The All-Star game on Feb. 17 in New Orleans will be be Pierce's sixth All-Star Game.
