Overview
- Pierce told Heavy that Boston "blew that series" after losing 20-point home leads in Games 1 and 2 of the East semifinals.
- He argued the team’s three-point-heavy style has made them vulnerable to giving up big advantages.
- Jayson Tatum ruptured his Achilles late in Game 4 and is expected to miss most of the 2025–26 season.
- After the exit and a sale to a Bill Chisholm-led group, Boston traded Jrue Holiday to Portland for Anfernee Simons and sent Kristaps Porziņģis to Atlanta, which Pierce framed as a normal reset and an evaluation year.
- Knicks wing Josh Hart posted "NY is running through Boston" on X following Pierce’s comments.