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In a 2010 playoff game, Glen Davis suffered a severe concussion after a player on this team elbowed him in the face. Another member of this team proclaimed “The Garden is closed” after winning the last NBA game played at the Boston Garden. A loose ball recovered by Mickaël Piétrus (“Michael Peh-TROOS”) clinched the first NBA Finals game won by this team. After setting up a game-winning dunk in a 1995 playoff game, one player on this team quipped (*) “No. 45 doesn’t explode like No. 23”. That player, Nick Anderson, reached an NBA Finals alongside Horace Grant and Penny Hardaway (10[1])as a member of this team. (10[2])After losing in the NBA Finals, this team traded Hedo Türkoğlu (“TURK-o-loo”) to the Toronto Raptors. For 10 points, name this team that made Finals appearances in 1995 and 2009 with Shaquille O’Neal and Dwight Howard (10[1])respectively. ■END■

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