Ainge couldn't defend a tree stump. On two separate occasions he left his man wide open at the 3-point line end of seventh games of playoffs when his team was up by two points in order to 'help out' on players inside the line. Once when he was with the Trail Blazers and once with the suns. In both instances, it was Mario Elie who knocked down the three point shots.
Ainge was at the end of his career by then. His legs were gone....just saying.