Paul Pierce would like to see the Celtics make a move before Thursday's trade deadline, which would involve getting rid of someone on the team's 15-man roster.

Eddie House, who has brought scoring off the bench for the defending-champions, feels the pressure.

"You hear stuff, but you try not to put too much into it," House said. "It's just rumors. You hear things floating around, but you can't control any of that. You've just got to continue to stay focused on the task at hand and what you've got to do to help.

"It's a business. It's always a business. At the end of the day you know that things are going to happen, and it's out of your control. I know I control my time out on the court, how I play and how I practice. The rest is up to other people. But we as players just want to win, so we can accept anything if it?s going to help us do that."