Paul Pierce strained his left Achilles tendon in Game 2 againt the Heat.

Pierce felt pain in the area when he came down in the first quarter. He left the game midway through the first quarter and retreated to the locker room with trainer Ed Lacerte.

Pierce returned with 7:41 left in the second quarter. He finished with 13 points in 32 minutes.

“I’m day-to-day right now,” Pierce said. “I have a strain in my Achilles. I’m just going to see how it feels the next couple of days.”