Boston suffers Pierce-ing blow

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12/22/2006 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Just when the Boston Celtics were heating up, their leading scorer goes down with an injury.

Celtics forward Paul Pierce is expected to miss two to three weeks with a stress reaction in his left foot. Pierce has been solid in Boston's recent winning streak and first injured his foot last Friday against Denver.

Pierce, who earlier this season passed Bill Russell for seventh all-time in Celtics history in points, is averaging 26.6 points, 7.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists this season.

The Kansas product started all 24 games this season and has made 79 starts or more over the past six years. The durable Pierce will miss Friday's game against the Atlantic Division-rival Philadelphia 76ers followed by a five-game road trip out west against Denver, the Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State, Seattle and Portland.

Speaking of the Sixers, Boston lost out on the Allen Iverson sweepstakes when Philly traded the superstar and former MVP to the Denver Nuggets this week. The Celtics were interested but very unwilling to give away young talent.

Boston will look to center Al Jefferson to step up in Pierce's absence. He has averaged double figures in rebounds the last six games and will need to score the ball more often for the Celtics, who are a half game behind New Jersey for the top spot in the Atlantic Division.

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LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence.

The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.

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A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.

A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital.

Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns.

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