Paul Pierce knew it was a travel before the ref even blew the whistle. He had done a nice little dance move to upfake his defender, only he had added an extra step. So instead of going to the line for his second 4-point play in two games and piling on to a 21-point lead, he backpedaled to go back ... (Full article: 504 words)

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