Shaquille O'Neal practiced with Boston's first unit for the second straight day. Doc Rivers said the plan was to start Jermaine O'Neal at center, but nothing was set in stone.

"I think just watching what [Shaq's] doing, he doesn't care [whether he starts]," Rivers said. "He just wants to play and help the team. He really wants to prove that he can play still, No. 1. And I think he just wants to win, and you can see that."