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Fri, Dec 30th 2011, 16:00
JO talks to media after win over Pistons
On a day many were calling him the team’s biggest weakness, Jermaine O’Neal turned in his biggest performance of the young season in the Celtics’ 96-85 win over the Detroit Pistons at TD Garden. O’Neal led the Celtics with 19 points and added 7 rebounds and two blocked shots in 28 minutes.
After the game, O’Neal credited the playing time for helping him reach those stats.
“[It helps] just playing extended minutes where you can get comfortable and get a rhythm,” said O’Neal. “The first couple of games I was in and out of there so fast it was almost impossible to get any flow to the game.”
O’Neal was decent in the opener against the Knicks, putting…
Thu, Dec 22nd 2011, 10:49
O'Neal makes most of time on court
Jermaine O’Neal left the floor early in Boston’s 81-73 win over Toronto, a scene that has never had a happy ending for him or the Celtics.
Not to worry, Celtics Nation.
O’Neal having a limited role on Wednesday was part of the game plan coming in, according to Celtics head coach Doc Rivers.
“I told Jermaine before the game that we were going to play Greg (Stiemsma) a lot,” Rivers said. “We’re going to try and get (Chris) Wilcox in that one little stretch in the second half. So I told him he wasn’t going to play a lot.”
But even with his minutes limited, there was no mistaking the impact that he made on defense.
O’Neal played less than 12…
Tue, Dec 13th 2011, 11:08
Jermaine Checks In
Jermaine O’Neal took a few minutes to chat with reporters here at the Sports Authority Training Center at HealthPoint on Thursday evening and, once he got going, the big fella had a lot to say. Here are some quick hits from a conversation that touched on his health, a grueling offseason training regimen, his expectations for this season, the Rajon Rondo trade rumors, and how the Celtics’ only center is feeling on the eve of training camp:
O’Neal on his health: O’Neal made it clear that any lingering aches and pains from his injury-plagued 2010-2011 season are a thing of the past. “Physically I couldn’t feel any better than I feel right now,” he said.
“When I came back [in…
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