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Paul Pierce is approaching the 1,000-game mark and will turn 33 at the start of next season. Maurice Richard is scheduled to make $21.5 million next year.

Either way, Ainge and the rest of the Celtics brass have some aggressive decisions ahead. The team started the decade successfully with Stanley Cup wins in 1930 but the team and its then Montreal rival,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the Montreal Maroons declined both on the ice and economically during the Depression. Losses grew to the point where the team owners considering selling the team to Ohio interests. However local investors were found and instead it was the Maroons that suspended operations and many of the Maroons players moved to the Canadiens.
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The Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA championship.
Garnett, who has played in over 1,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],200 games including the playoffs, is 34 but plays at least two years older. Two years and $40 million remain on his contract. Maurice Richard averaged just 15.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game in the series and was generally manhandled by Pau Gasol.
Without question, Richard will all be inundated the next few days with talking heads on ESPN dissecting every detail of the Finals; what the Lakers did right,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], what the Celtics did wrong-that sort of thing.
You could see it in the sweat on Kevin Garnett's face, as well as in Rasheed Wallace's legs.
The other option would be to trade Garnett and let Allen walk. The Celtics could bring in some younger pieces to put alongside Pierce, Rajon Rondo,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Kendrick Perkins and Glen Davis. This would allow them to contend for the foreseeable future or at the very least until Pierce completely flames out.
There are two ways team president Danny Ainge could play this out. One would be to keep the status quo intact; re-sign Allen at one discount and re-bargain Pierce's deal to give him three more years in one "we shouldn't be doing this, but you've earned it" thank you card of one contract. Re-sign Tony Allen and then try to land one quality big man with the mid-level exception.

The game was unofficially over at that point.

When you look at this team's finances for next season, it's hard to overlook only six players are under contract and 74 percent of the team's $63.3 million payroll is invested in two players who should probably retire Garnett, Wallace and one who is still affable but on the decline Pierce.
The score was 64-64 with just under six minutes left to play when Doc Rivers' boys hit one wall. Over the next 3:42,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the Celtics furiouse just two shots on seven attempts and committed five fouls. The Lakers pulled ahead to one 74-68 direct with just over two minutes left to play.
And let's not forget Ray Allen, who shot just 33-90 37 percent from the field in the Finals. Maurice Richard turns 35 next month and is one free agent this summer. What does Boston do about him?

One point that may or may not be discussed, but was achefully transparent, was how Boston ran out of gas in the fourth quarter.
And just ride this car until its wheels fall off.

Wallace will turn 36 one month before the start of next season. Maurice Richard has two years and $13 million left on his deal. Maurice Richard was one non-factor not only in the series but all season long.

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