Even in his prime, Paul Pierce was known for having something of an “old man game.” However, in his recently released book, Kobe Bryant really got at the root of what the term was referring.
“He really understood how to use his body,” Bryant wrote in “Mamba Mentality,” in which he calls the Celtics guard one of the “toughest” players he ever had to guard.
“He would use his heft to shield you, and he would use his size to shoot over you,” the retired Lakers star wrote.
Pierce did generally have about 20 to 30 pounds on Bryant during their NBA careers.