Paul Pierce took 10 treys in last night's 101-100 win over the Knicks, but he swears he wasn't practicing for the All-Star Weekend 3-point shootout for which he was selected to be a participant earlier in the day.

``No,'' he said after attempting his fifth-highest total of the season (and hitting three), ``I'm going to have to take time out on my own and get a ball rack and practice off the rack.''

He's not sure it will help.