NBA
Regular Season Round 155: Boston C. - Detroit P. 101-90
Date: April 3, 2011
The Boston Celtics got a rare, brief and encouraging glimpse of Shaquille O'Neal before he limped off to the locker room Sunday night. They can only hope it wasn't their last. The 39-year-old former NBA MVP returned Sunday night after missing more than two months and scored six points in 5 1/2 minutes to help Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 101-90. But O'Neal left in the second quarter with a new injury that raised new questions about whether he will be able to contribute in the playoffs. ``I don't know what to do, honestly,' Celtics coach Doc Rivers said when asked if O'Neal should be shut down for the rest of the regular season. ``My inclination is not, because he needs to play. We have to play at full-tilt in six or seven (games).' O'Neal was not available for comment because he left before the end of the game, Rivers said; TV showed him walking out of the TD Garden with a slight limp. But Rivers expressed optimism because the injury - explained by the team as a strained right calf - was not the same as the Achilles' tendon strain that had kept him out since Feb. 1. ``The doctor thought it was very minor. Scary more than anything,' Rivers said. ``But we'll see.' O'Neal's Achilles' injury was originally described as a minor one that would sideline him for just a few games. Asked how long he thought O'Neal would be out this time, Rivers let out a mirthless laugh. ``I don't know, is the answer,' he said. ``I don't think very long.' Paul Pierce scored 22 points and Rajon Rondo added 14 assists for the Celtics, who remained one-half game behind Miami in the race for the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs and seemed poised to make a move before O'Neal's new injury. ``He's been out so long, and he tried to do it today without any chance to have any practices,' Pierce said. ``I just hope he's all right. ... It felt like just having his presence out there was big.' Will Bynum scored 20 points, Tayshaun Prince had 16 and Charlie Villanueva 15 for the Pistons. *Courtesy of www.comcast.net
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
Regular Season Round 155: Boston C. - Detroit P. 101-90
Date: April 3, 2011
The Boston Celtics got a rare, brief and encouraging glimpse of Shaquille O'Neal before he limped off to the locker room Sunday night. They can only hope it wasn't their last. The 39-year-old former NBA MVP returned Sunday night after missing more than two months and scored six points in 5 1/2 minutes to help Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 101-90. But O'Neal left in the second quarter with a new injury that raised new questions about whether he will be able to contribute in the playoffs. ``I don't know what to do, honestly,' Celtics coach Doc Rivers said when asked if O'Neal should be shut down for the rest of the regular season. ``My inclination is not, because he needs to play. We have to play at full-tilt in six or seven (games).' O'Neal was not available for comment because he left before the end of the game, Rivers said; TV showed him walking out of the TD Garden with a slight limp. But Rivers expressed optimism because the injury - explained by the team as a strained right calf - was not the same as the Achilles' tendon strain that had kept him out since Feb. 1. ``The doctor thought it was very minor. Scary more than anything,' Rivers said. ``But we'll see.' O'Neal's Achilles' injury was originally described as a minor one that would sideline him for just a few games. Asked how long he thought O'Neal would be out this time, Rivers let out a mirthless laugh. ``I don't know, is the answer,' he said. ``I don't think very long.' Paul Pierce scored 22 points and Rajon Rondo added 14 assists for the Celtics, who remained one-half game behind Miami in the race for the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs and seemed poised to make a move before O'Neal's new injury. ``He's been out so long, and he tried to do it today without any chance to have any practices,' Pierce said. ``I just hope he's all right. ... It felt like just having his presence out there was big.' Will Bynum scored 20 points, Tayshaun Prince had 16 and Charlie Villanueva 15 for the Pistons. *Courtesy of www.comcast.net
 BOSTON C. (coach: Joe Mazzulla)101 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 7 | eIjdI, einIj | 44 | 8-2 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 43 | OaRQZR, Oiul | 48 | 3-0 (25%) | 4-0 (15%) | 0-1 (24.4%) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 88 | 83 | 5 |
| 85 | SllRj, eiF | 46 | 3-3 (655%) | 6-8 (05%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 69 | 5 |
| 0 | GiQjRUU, KRLaj | 82 | 65-63 (96.3%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4-4 (655%) | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 84 | 80 | 5 |
| 9 | P'XRil, zRQBiajR | 69 | 8-8 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 66 | giLas, GlRj | 40 | 0-7 (00.1%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-3 (80%) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 66 | 64 | 5 |
| 64 | WRsU, gRlIjUR | 82 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 65 | 64 | 5 |
| GQRRj, zRff | 85 | 8-0 (35%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | P'XRil, AhiEuallR | 0 | 4-4 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| SQQIFI, CiQlIs | 3 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
| 68 | WifRQ, kIj | 6 | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| OiLlILaZ, Aishi | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | |||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 43-04 (13.8%) | 9-66 (14.1%) | 68-69 (95.1%) | 3 | 44 | 49 | 45 | 68 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 67 | 656 | 667 | |||
 DETROIT P. (coach: John-Blair Bickerstaff)90 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 88 | OQajZR, wiFshiuj | 44 | 6-1 (61.9%) | 4-0 (15%) | 0-1 (24.4%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 63 | 5 |
| 48 | HiBalUIj, eaZhiQd | 44 | 1-63 (38.7%) | 5-6 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 66 | 5 |
| 65 | bIjQIR, GQRD | 44 | 3-1 (11.9%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4-3 (90%) | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 67 | 5 |
| 68 | mFjuB, Wall | 45 | 1-68 (05%) | 8-8 (655%) | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 85 | 68 | 5 |
| 7 | WalZIx, ChQas | 67 | 8-3 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 46 | kallijuRLi, ChiQlaR | 82 | 4-1 (05%) | 4-9 (38.7%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 66 | 5 |
| 6 | bZGQidF, wQiZF | 69 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| 0 | giFR, SusUaj | 63 | 6-3 (80%) | 5-6 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | GIQdIj, mRj | 63 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-0 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 5 |
| 03 | bixaRll, zisIj | 63 | 6-0 (85%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -0 | 5 |
| 1 | WilliZR, mRj | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | AUuZVRF, eIdjRF | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 81-07 (33.6%) | 2-86 (42.6%) | 63-69 (28.3%) | 2 | 62 | 81 | 69 | 64 | 5 | 61 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 75 | 90 | |||
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
