Not really, Pierce always plays hard D it just went by unnoticed because they were never in the playoffs

I HAVENT SEEN JUST HIM SHUT KOBE DOWN THEY KEEP DOUBLE TEAMING AND TRIPLE TEAMING KOBE HELL EVEN QUADRUPLE TEAMING UP ON KOBE AT TIMES PIERCE HAS PLAYED VERY WELL BUT IT AINT JUST HIM SHUTTING DOWN KOBE LIKE ERICDAVID SAID BOSTON IS THE NUMBER1 DEFENSE IN THE LEAGUE THELMA WHAT IS IT WITH YOU AND HATING ON KOBE AND THE LAKERS THEY KEEP DOMINATING YOUR TEAM THE SUNS OH NEVERMIND YOU JUMPED OFF THEIR BANDWAGON WHO'S YOUR NEW TEAM?

No one can shut down kobe the whole game son.

kobe couldn't find his rythm because pierce's d didn't let him and i haven't seen them quadruple them i mean even allen is playing pretty great d on him he just isn't as physical as pierce so it ain't as effective