Paul Pierce plays basketball.
The 2007 -- 08 NBA season was the 62nd season of the National Basketball Association . The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn . The Los Angeles Clippers , often abbreviated as the LA Clippers , are an American men 's professional basketball team based in Los Angeles . Paul Pierce . After nine seasons of leading the Celtics as their sole star player , Pierce combined with Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen in 2007 to form a `` Big Three '' that together led Boston to the NBA Finals in 2008 and 2010 , winning the 2008 NBA Championship . The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington , D.C. .