Celtics executive director of basketball operations Danny Ainge watched this first-round series very closely, as part of his never-ending player evaluation. Emphasis on "never-ending." In other words, the transgressions of Antoine Walker and Paul Pierce will not determine how Ainge views them. (Full article: 782 words)

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