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Heat lose to Pacers; Shaq sprains ankle
(AP)
Updated: 2005-11-04 21:06
The Miami Heat entered this season believing they have the NBA's best
frontcourt depth. That theory is about to be tested.
Miami Heat's Shaquille O'Neal grimaces after
injuring his right ankle in the game against the Indiana Pacers in the
fourth quarter Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005, in Miami. The Pacers won, 105-102.
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Shaquille O'Neal sprained his right ankle in the Heat's 105-102 loss to the
Indiana Pacers on Thursday night, and the team doesn't expect to have the
services of their 12-time All-Star center for at least a few days. It's unknown
if he'll even travel with the Heat to Milwaukee for their game on Saturday.
"We don't want him to be hurt," Heat forward Antoine Walker said. "The season
just started ... and he's a big guy. Something like that can be very hard on
him."
It was a bad night all around for the Heat, who missed 15 free throws and
committed 17 turnovers while losing to Indiana for the 13th time in 14
regular-season meetings. Jermaine O'Neal had 27 points and Ron Artest scored 22
for Indiana, which won on the road for the second straight night.
Dwyane Wade had 31 points and 10 assists for Miami, but had his potential
tying 3-pointer rattle out as time expired.
"There were a lot of times we could have broken down,"
Artest said. "But we didn't. We stayed together throughout this whole game."
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