Paul Pierce had planned on having surgery to alleviate his left elbow bursitis, but it managed to heal on its own because of rest.  

?The doctors just didn?t feel like he needed it,? Celtics director of basketball operations Danny Ainge said. ?It was iffy whether he would have surgery, but we were kind of planning on it. Then his elbow just started getting better, and he hasn?t had any problems.

?They drained it during the season and they haven?t drained it since. It?s just gotten better. He had fluid there because he kept banging on it, but once he rested it it?s been fine, so there?s no need to do surgery. I don?t think surgery is ever good. You know, they say minor surgery is what they do on someone else.?