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Paul Pierce: 'Brooklyn Nets can't afford mistakes'

Brooklyn Nets small forward Paul Pierce believes that the team cannot afford to make mistakes in the rest of their playoff series against the Toronto Raptors.

Paul Pierce has said that the Brooklyn Nets cannot afford to make mistakes after retaking the lead in their playoff series against the Toronto Raptors.

The Nets beat their Atlantic Division rivals 102-98 in the third game of their first-round meeting to take a 2-1 lead.

The small forward told reporters: "It feels good to win, but at the same time you know you can be a lot better.

"I'm looking for down the road, I'm looking for when it's like that game six or seven, if we're ever in that situation with this team, it's going to come to those little things and we can't afford those small mistakes."

The team play again in Brooklyn tomorrow.

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Paul Pierce #34 of the Brooklyn Nets plays against the Toronto Raptors in Game One of the NBA Eastern Conference play-off on April 19, 2014
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