Pierce: C's don't have 'losing genetics'

Paul Pierce has seen a lot since his entrance into the NBA in 1998. For that reason, the Celtics captain says he's ready to be very patient with this team, even after the C's lost their third game in five tries to open the season Friday night at TD Garden. Pierce scored a team-high 24 points but it wasn't enough as the Sixers pulled out a 106-100 win that dropped Boston to 2-3 on the season with road games Saturday in Milwaukee and Monday in Chicago.

"I'm very patient," Pierce said. "I understand that it's a process. We're only five games in. We're still building. Even though we lost today, we're down, there are some positive things that can come from that. And so, it's still a long season. We have to get some things together. Maybe a road trip like this one, against two pretty good teams can solve it. We'll see.

"I've been a patient person for the most part. The thing is you just have to talk it out. Young teams get frustrated with one another; they start pointing fingers. You can't do that. That's a losing team, that's losing genetics. We don't have that in here. We are a team that is just going to try and solve it by talking to one another, trying to figure out what we need to do to get better and build from there."

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