MIAMI (AP)—Celtics forward Paul Pierce(notes) has been ejected from Game 1 of Boston’s Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Miami Heat after picking up two technical fouls on separate plays in the fourth quarter.
Pierce got the second of those with 7 minutes remaining, after tangling with Miami guard Dwyane Wade(notes). Pierce had gotten his first technical 59 seconds earlier, taking offense to a hard foul committed by Miami’s James Jones(notes).
Pierce finished with 19 points and seven rebounds on 6 of 14 shooting. It was the second playoff ejection of his career, the other coming against the Indiana Pacers in 2005.
