Pierce on Garnett: ‘I tell him all the time he should shoot more 3s'

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BOSTONWhen you beat a team by 36 points, chances are pretty good that there will be a few out-of-the-ordinary scoring moments.

Near the end of the second quarter in Boston's 100-64 win over Toronto, Kevin Garnett had the ball with just a few ticks on the clock.

So he did what seemingly came natural -- he raised up for a 3-pointer and knocked it down, the kind of shot that we seldom see Garnett take, let alone make.

It was just his fifth made 3-pointer -- out of 30 attempts -- since joining the Celtics in 2007.

That means Garnett has connected on just 16.7 percent of his 3s with the Celtics.

He had a higher 3-point percentage in Minnesota, but not that much higher.

In his 12 seasons with the Timberwolves, Garnett shot 28.8 percent on 3s.

So as you can imagine, Doc Rivers isn't quite ready to see Garnett launching 3s like Ray Allen or Paul Pierce.

When asked about Garnett's 3-point shooting and how he may look to shoot more in the future, Rivers quipped, "it's the worst thing that could have happened."

It's not that unusual for Garnett to pull up for 3s in practice -- and actually make them.

And if you look at his 16-plus seasons in the NBA, Garnett took a decent number of 3s every year while in Minnesota.

"I tell him all the time he should shoot more 3s," said Paul Pierce. "I see him take 3s all the time in practice and he knocks them down consistently. He shoots a lot of his long range two-pointers are almost near the (three-point line) so it's only one step back. He has that kind of range."

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