C's Injury Update:  With 5:50 left in the second quarter of game two Sam Cassell sprains right wrist.   At 7:50pm the AP's Jimmy Golen asked Coach Rivers to confirm the latest buzz surrounding Paul Pierce turning down a cortisone shot!  Naturally it's the first "Doc" has heard of it.  According to Golen's source, Pierce turned down the cortisone opp due to the intimidating size of the needle.  Kendrick Perkins told ABC that he would take the required "medicine" (the big cortisone prick) if necessary.

Boston.com (Gary Dzen)  Paul Pierce Shoots Without a Limp!

Paul Pierce is currently out on the parquet testing his injured right knee.  Pierce is moving around the court very well. He’s going through his normal routine of moving around the perimeter and shooting three-pointers. He seems to be getting good elevation on his jump shot. He hasn’t limped once in the 15 minutes or so I’ve been watching him.  After he was finished taking threes, Pierce took some fadeway jumpers off the dribble. Again, Pierce didn't seem hampered by his knee. 

 

As of 6:00pm the AP and ESPN both have Kendrick Perkins (ankle) listed as a game-time decision.  If "KP43" is unable to suit up "Doc" Rivers will go with P.J. Brown at the starting center position.  Right now (7:02pm) Perkins is shooting short jumpers. He's not getting particularly high off the floor, but does he ever? He's not walking with any kind of limp.  Still no official word on whether Perkins will play. We'll pass that info along when we get it.

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