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Shaquille O'Neal has spent more time in foul trouble during the playoffs than Mark Cuban has spent in David Stern's doghouse. When O'Neal lowers a shoulder and steps into his defender, the call is going against him a lot more than he's used to. His opponents have been as surprised as they have been satisfied. After O'Neal picked up two offensive fouls in the first quarter of the series opener against the Nets--a home game, no less--Nets president Rod Thorn told reporters, "That doesn't happen."
But it has, and based on how tightly all the playoff games have been officiated, don't look for it to stop. The whistles have bothered Shaq, who, statistically speaking, ...