Ever since entering the playoffs, O'Neal seems to have rediscovered his dominance in the paint.
In the first round of the playoffs, he averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat, with a field goal percentage as high as 60%.
In fact, if not for his free throw percentage being only 40% and his average shot attempts being just 14 times per game during this series, his efficiency might not have fallen short of his Lakers days.
Despite, in O'Neal's eyes, that darn farmer Riley constantly insulting and criticizing him...
He did benefit from more rest time due to playing only 59 games in the regular season because of "injury".
The only downside was, what if Riley didn't insist on him losing weight, forcing him onto the treadmill and stopping him from eating sweets?
O'Neal's splendid playoff journey continued.
