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Paul Pierce is now second on the all-time scoring list for the Boston Celtics after a 15-point performance on Tuesday night. Pierce still has a ways to go to catch the man in first for the Celtics, who we won't name here because it would defeat the point of taking a quiz. Sorry about that. Can you name the all-time leaders for each NBA franchise? Take our quiz now!
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Paul Pierce has passed Larry Bird as the second-leading scorer in Boston Celtics history, trailing only fellow great John Havlicek on the all-time list.

Boston was a game below .500 before this recent five-game winning streak. The Celtics are getting older, but do they have one more run in them?
Paul Pierce passed Celtics legend Larry Bird Tuesday to move into second place on the team's all-time scoring list. Pierce finished with 15 points, bringing his career total to 21,797. Where does this put Pierce on the list of the greatest Celtics of all time? Click the photos below to set your rankings!

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Welcome to SportsNation! On Wednesday, San Diego Padres general manager Josh Byrnes stops by to chat as his team gets prepared for spring training.
Byrnes joined the Padres organization in December 2010 as senior vice president, baseball operations and then assumed GM duties in Oct. 2011. Prior to joining San Diego he spent five seasons as GM of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Byrnes began his front office career in 1994 with the Cleveland Indians, before going to the Colorado Rockies to become the assistant GM. After three years in Colorado, he moved on to the Boston Red Sox prior to his appointment with the Diamondbacks.
Send your questions now and join Byrnes Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET!
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Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane just signed a contract which will keep him heading up the team until at least 2019, and he's not showing any signs of slowing down.

Beane's star has dimmed somewhat since his glory days introducing sabermetric thought into the MLB mainstream, but is he simply still a great GM hamstrung by his own success?

We have to imagine Beane was happy with the actor they chose to portray him in the movie adaptation of "Moneyball," the book which made Beane and his ideas famous.
General managers in baseball can stick around for a good long while, or they can come and go like the seasons. Billy Beane's latest contract will keep him in Oakland until 2019, but he's one of the lucky ones; several teams changed leadership in the 2011 offseason, hoping to strike management gold. We've gathered all 30 MLB GMs into one easily rankable list, so you can let us know where they all stack up. Cast your vote now!

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We realize that this same headline could have been written all the way back in 2004, but here it is: Ricky Williams, the 1999 draft pick so valuable that Mike Ditka traded the house for him, is reportedly planning to retire. Williams has put up some big numbers in his time, but is he among the active rushing touchdown leaders as of the end of this season? Take our quiz!
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The Knicks will have to make do without the services of Carmelo Anthony for one to two weeks, as he strained his right groin in Monday night's win over the Jazz.

At least temporarily, the Knicks will be able to rely on Jeremy Lin, whose emergence in the past two games had some at Madison Square Garden chanting "MVP!"

That being said, the Knicks are in a precarious position -- 10-15, terrible on the road and facing a potential skid without their star player.

Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony were supposed to make New York a contending team, but it hasn't worked out that way so far.
Which teams rule the NBA? Our experts give you their take on basketball's balance of power each week with the ESPN.com Power Rankings, but that's only part of the equation. Which teams do you believe are the contenders and pretenders?

NBA Power Rankings

Philadelphia 76ers
17-7

Charlotte Bobcats
3-21

Milwaukee Bucks
10-13

Chicago Bulls
20-6

Cleveland Cavaliers
9-13

Boston Celtics
13-10

Los Angeles Clippers
14-7

Memphis Grizzlies
12-12

Atlanta Hawks
16-8

Miami Heat
18-6

New Orleans Hornets
4-20

Utah Jazz
13-9

Sacramento Kings
8-15

New York Knicks
9-15

Los Angeles Lakers
14-10

Orlando Magic
15-9

Dallas Mavericks
14-11

New Jersey Nets
8-17

Denver Nuggets
15-9

Indiana Pacers
16-7

Detroit Pistons
6-20

Toronto Raptors
8-17

Houston Rockets
13-11

San Antonio Spurs
16-9

Phoenix Suns
9-14

Oklahoma City Thunder
18-5

Minnesota Timberwolves
12-12

Portland Trail Blazers
14-10

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8-13

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Shaquille O'Neal may have called Kobe Bryant the greatest Laker ever, but what about when you stack him up against the greatest players of all time? For Skip Bayless on "First Take," Kobe ranks far below Shaq when you take their entire careers into account. Skip's come up with his own list, but how would you rank the greatest players ever? Cast your vote now!

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