For the eighth time in 12 years, Paul Pierce is heading to the All-Star game.

Traveling to Dallas with teammates Kevin Garnett and first-time All-Star selection Rajon Rondo, Paul knows how difficult the opportunity to make the team can often be, as he told the Associated Press:

"There’s going to come a day that they don’t pick me," Pierce said. "So every time I get a chance to make it, it’s definitely an honor."

BY THE NUMBERS

0.0 seconds left after The Captain dished a pass to Kevin Garnett to give the Celtics a 107-105 victory in overtime against the New York Knicks on Nov. 22, 2009.

7 Number of points scored by Paul in the OT win against the Knicks.

11-15 The Truth's shot-make ratio from the field against the Atlanta Hawks in a 100-91 loss on Jan. 29.

35 points is the season-high for No. 34, which he also recorded in the loss to the Hawks.

44.8 Paul's shooting percentage from beyond the arc, a career-high for The Captain.

47.1 The Truth's shooting percentage from the field tying his career-high from the 2005-06 season.

86.1 No. 34's free-throw percentage, another current career-high.

88 Number of free throws Paul is shy of becoming the C’s all-time leader

801 total number of points the Truth has compiled thus far in the 2009-10 season.

1,528 minutes logged at the midway point this season for No. 34.

6,596 free throws attempted in Paul’s career, making him Boston’s all-time FT attempts leader, surpassing Hall of Famer John Havlicek (6,589).

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