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Shaquille O'neal
The Big Cactus
Arizona
Shaq
Cavaliers
Atlanta
Detroit
Rasheed Wallace
Richard Hamilton
Hello again, we're back with action from the NBA. Shaquille O'neal is turning 37 years old on Friday, but The Big Cactus as he is known out in Arizona, is turning back the clock and putting in some big time performances. After scoring 45 points on Friday, last Friday, he posted 33 for the Suns in a victory over the Lakers on Sunday. Shaq's former teammate Kobe Bryant, also had a big game. Kobe, heating up in the third period, the lay up, the foul to go along with it, part of his 17 points in the quarter and 49 points over all in this ball game. How about Shaquille O'neal, the big man in fine form, the diesel with the dunk and the foul, the Suns up by eight. Then Shaq with a heads up play on the foul line, he misses the free throw, we all know he does a lot of that but then he manages to slam the rebound home. O'neal with 33 points, first time he's had back to back 30 point games in five years, He also hit Mart Barns for the key three pointer there, the Suns handing the Lakers, their second straight loss, 118 to 111. Lebron James and the Cavaliers visiting Atlanta on Sunday night, fourth quarter action, the Hawks up by 3, James gets it out to Moore Williams and that's a huge triple for the Cavls to tie the game. Time running out, James has the basket ball up top, draws the foul on the drive to the basket, giving the rogue team a chance to steal the game. Lebron, would missed the first, he hits the second free throw to give Cleveland, a one-point lead. Joe Johnson with a chance to win it but the shot is no good, the Cavaliers holding on 88-87, a dramatic win over Atlanta. Now could Boston stay half a game ahead of the cavaliers in the Eastern Conference? The Celtics hosting Detroit, fourth quarter, Rasheed Wallace nails a three to get the Pistons within won, the visitors starting getting hot, Deshawn Prince, hurting the defending champs from the outside. The Pistons up by 8 and then Richard Hamilton who have 25 points sealed the deal for Detroit, Hamilton also had nine assists in the second straight start in place of an injured Ivan Anderson. 105-95, Pistons, your final score.