Paul Pierce ventured to a local movie theater earlier this week for a showing of "I Think I Love My Wife" when an excited ticket-taker greeted him with: "How are you doing? I hope you guys lose." Clearly, the ticket-taker was a Celtics fan, hoping more losses will translate into better draft lottery position. Pierce did not know ... (Full article: 762 words)

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