Hakeem Olajuwon would have preferred to celebrate his 39th birthday with a win.

But at least he felt fairly healthy for the first time in more than a month.

The Raptors centre racked up a double-double with an energetic 12 points and 10 rebounds in 29 minutes during his team's 106-97 loss to the Boston Celtics last night. Afterward, Olajuwon revealed that he has been bothered lately by a very sore right hamstring that finally settled down a little.