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Check out Shaquille O’Neal’s best plays with the Boston Celtics

Check out some of Shaq’s best plays with the Boston Celtics.

Although he was only a member of the Boston Celtics for a single season, Hall of Fame center Shaquille O’Neal left a lasting impression when he joined the team in the summer of 2010. One of the NBA’s most charismatic and celebrated personalities, it was a surprising signing for a roster already bursting with character and talent.

O’Neal claimed he elected to come to Boston in part to chase Tim Duncan, who at the time also had four titles and a plausible case for best big man of the modern era. Unfortunately, injuries derailed O’Neal’s ability to help the Celtics compete for another banner in the 2011 playoffs, and he played only 12 minutes in the postseason. Boston fell to the Miami Heat in the second round of the playoffs that year.

Still, there were some memorable moments from O’Neal’s time in Boston. You can check out Shaq’s best plays as a member of the Celtics thanks to Dunkman827 on YouTube.

Paul Pierce believes the Boston Celtics could have won another title had Shaq not gotten hurt

“We (had) a great start before Diesel got hurt,” said Pierce.

In the twilight of his illustrious NBA career, Hall of Fame big man Shaquille O’Neal joined forces with fellow HoFers Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce as a part of the Boston Celtics’ title contending roster for the 2010-11 NBA season, but the partnership was a snakebit one almost from the start.

Speaking on an episode of Garnett’s Showtime Basketball “KG Certified” podcast, Pierce recounted what it was like playing with the Big Aristotle. “I love Shaq as a teammate,” said Pierce. “But the only thing I didn’t like about Shaq was when I was on the bench and he was on the bench, he was taking up like three seats.”

But jokes aside, The Truth believed that had Shaq not gotten injured part way through the regular season, Boston might have won another title. “I am telling you, if we had him healthy, I think we would have won it that year,” said Pierce.

“We (had) a great start before Diesel got hurt,” explained the Inglewood native. “We beat (the Miami Heat) with LeBron, yeah he was rolling. We were 23 and 4 before Diesel got hurt.”

Between this and the injury to Kendrick Perkins, it’s a fair claim to make to suggest the long-coveted Banner 18 might have been won that season had the injury bug not reared its head in a big way.

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