Shaq's 1,000th NBA game was another Heat loss to forget

[Joseph Bonanno]

 OAKLAND, California (AFP) - Shaquille O'Neal's 1,000th National Basketball Association game was one he would probably like to forget, just like most of the rest of them this season for the woeful Miami Heat.

The Heat sunk to 4-15 with a 120-113 loss at Golden State on Friday, a day after O'Neal complained he should receive the ball more.

"Shaq" spent the entire fourth quarter on the bench and finished with 13 points on 6-of-6 shooting with 10 rebounds in 21 minutes on the court as Miami became the worst team in the Eastern Conference with a fifth loss in a row.

The Warriors improved to 11-8 with their ninth victory in 10 games and third in a row, making their largest winning comeback of the season with 38 points in the final period with O'Neal and Alonzo Mourning on the bench for the Heat.

Stephen Jackson led the Warriors with 28 points while Baron Davis added 25 as Miami, which led by as many as 18 points in the first half, 17 with 14 minutes remaining and 11 in the fourth quarter, fell apart down the stretch.


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Dwyane Wade led Miami with 33 points but went 2-of-6 with seven turnovers in the fourth quarter as the Heat made only three baskets from the field in the final 7:46.

"It's a matter of finishing," Wade said.

Heat coach Pat Riley said he probably should have used O'Neal or Mourning for size on defense late in the game.

"It was a hard loss for us," Riley said. "I thought we played extremely well until it was about five minutes to go. I take full responsibility for that.

"I tried to finish it out with a group that really played their hearts out. It was really a shame."

[Bay Area Jat]

shaq has 4 rings and is prolly the most dominating player our time whos initials aren't MJ

[Don Jacob]

13 points on 6-of-6 shooting with 10 rebounds in 21 minutes

wow that's not a bad stat line for a center his age.

[GangstaBoogy]

He was playing great in that game. I don't know why Pat Riley yanked him.

shaq has 4 rings and is prolly the most dominating player our time whos initials aren't MJ

Magic Johnson?

[Don Jacob]

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

He was playing great in that game. I don't know why Pat Riley yanked him.

Shaq can't breathe once he plays for more than 20 minutes...

[GangstaBoogy]

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

...and Kobe didn't even have to foul for this one.

[Don Jacob]

lol too bad jordan  went on to win the champion with that shot....kobe fell off the saddle after his. sorry.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

LMAO...can anyone in here honestly say Jake just sounded like a die-hard Laker fan without cracking a smile?

[Don Jacob]

yes because in order to be a laker fan you must LOVE kobe huh...fuck kobe.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

LOL.

[J$crILLa]

13 points on 6-of-6 shooting with 10 rebounds in 21 minutes

wow that's not a bad stat line for a center his age.

he's consistant

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

13 points on 6-of-6 shooting with 10 rebounds in 21 minutes

wow that's not a bad stat line for a center his age.

he's consistant

LMAO