Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Steve Nash and Shaquille O'Neal

This is the detail of NBA games in which Steve Nash and Shaquille O'Neal played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 34 times in NBA games. Shaquille O'Neal has a 25-9 winning record over Steve Nash. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Steve Nash
vs.
Shaquille O'Neal
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Steve Nash:
1996-97 to 2013-14
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
34 Games played
34 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Steve Nash
9
9
0
Shaquille O'Neal
25
25
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Nash 15.2 2.4 7.0 0.60.1
Shaquille O'Neal 24.5 12.1 2.30.51.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Nash 31 6 19 21
Shaquille O'Neal 46 22 5 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Nash 9

games		 0

games		 26

games		 10

games		1

game
Shaquille O'Neal 25

games 		34

games		 4

games		 6

games		26

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 4

games		 18

games		7

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 1996
1. Suns 82   Steve Nash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 96   Shaquille O'Neal 23 14 3 0 2 5 5 35 8-10 .800 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Nov. 17, 1996
2. Suns 88   Steve Nash 6 1 4 2 0 1 4 21 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 102   Shaquille O'Neal 16 13 1 1 0 4 3 40 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Dec. 25, 1996
3. Suns 87   Steve Nash 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 10 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 108   Shaquille O'Neal 26 16 5 1 1 2 4 40 11-24 .458 0-1 .000 4-9 .444
Apr. 11, 1997
4. Suns 98   Steve Nash 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 02 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 114   Shaquille O'Neal 24 11 2 0 3 2 2 24 12-22 .545 0-0 - 0-3 .000
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 1998
5. Suns 109   Steve Nash 21 1 1 0 0 1 3 25 8-13 .615 2-5 .400 3-4 .750
Lakers 119   Shaquille O'Neal 26 11 3 0 0 3 2 34 10-16 .625 0-0 - 6-12 .500
Feb. 18, 1998
6. Suns 110   Steve Nash 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 103   Shaquille O'Neal 30 10 1 1 2 3 0 37 12-22 .545 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Mar. 18, 1998
7. Suns 93   Steve Nash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 99   Shaquille O'Neal 33 22 0 0 0 3 3 41 13-28 .464 0-0 - 7-11 .636
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 17, 1999
8. Mavericks 88   Steve Nash 4 5 5 1 0 4 3 27 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 101   Shaquille O'Neal 24 12 2 1 2 2 1 27 10-15 .667 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 22, 1999
9. Mavericks 93   Steve Nash 3 4 8 2 1 4 3 42 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Lakers 96   Shaquille O'Neal 25 9 3 0 1 2 2 33 9-15 .600 0-0 - 7-12 .583
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1999
10. Mavericks 97   Steve Nash 11 4 7 1 0 1 3 28 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Lakers 105   Shaquille O'Neal 30 20 1 1 1 2 5 37 10-14 .714 0-0 - 10-23 .435
Nov. 09, 1999
11. Mavericks 101   Steve Nash 17 2 2 1 0 6 2 31 6-9 .667 2-4 .500 3-3 1.000
Lakers 123   Shaquille O'Neal 27 10 2 0 3 7 5 38 12-16 .750 0-0 - 3-14 .214
Apr. 18, 2000
12. Mavericks 112   Steve Nash 23 3 8 2 0 3 2 47 6-11 .545 1-4 .250 10-11 .909
Lakers 102   Shaquille O'Neal 38 20 3 0 2 5 3 43 15-25 .600 0-0 - 8-19 .421
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 2000
13. Mavericks 103   Steve Nash 18 2 8 0 0 1 3 42 7-14 .500 1-4 .250 3-3 1.000
Lakers 108   Shaquille O'Neal 28 9 2 2 0 4 5 41 9-14 .643 0-0 - 10-20 .500
Feb. 20, 2001
14. Mavericks 109   Steve Nash 31 3 7 0 0 1 3 38 10-22 .455 3-9 .333 8-10 .800
Lakers 119   Shaquille O'Neal 29 11 2 1 2 1 4 35 9-17 .529 0-0 - 11-15 .733
Mar. 30, 2001
15. Mavericks 89   Steve Nash 10 2 4 0 0 5 1 28 5-13 .385 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 98   Shaquille O'Neal 35 13 4 1 2 5 4 40 11-19 .579 0-0 - 13-17 .765
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 2001
16. Mavericks 94   Steve Nash 13 2 13 1 0 4 3 40 4-10 .400 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Lakers 98   Shaquille O'Neal 46 15 2 1 1 3 4 40 18-23 .783 0-0 - 10-22 .455
Feb. 03, 2002
17. Mavericks 94   Steve Nash 20 6 6 0 0 2 3 38 5-16 .313 1-6 .167 9-10 .900
Lakers 101   Shaquille O'Neal 31 13 3 0 1 2 3 39 12-20 .600 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Mar. 17, 2002
18. Mavericks 103   Steve Nash 20 2 4 2 0 5 4 34 7-14 .500 3-7 .429 3-3 1.000
Lakers 105   Shaquille O'Neal 28 9 4 0 1 2 3 42 13-18 .722 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Mar. 19, 2002
19. Mavericks 114   Steve Nash 30 3 5 0 1 4 2 34 11-18 .611 2-5 .400 6-6 1.000
Lakers 98   Shaquille O'Neal 32 10 2 0 0 5 4 38 13-23 .565 0-0 - 6-9 .667
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 2002
20. Mavericks 103   Steve Nash 22 1 7 1 0 3 1 41 7-18 .389 2-3 .667 6-6 1.000
Lakers 105   Shaquille O'Neal 26 11 2 1 3 4 5 40 8-12 .667 0-0 - 10-18 .556
Apr. 03, 2003
21. Mavericks 89   Steve Nash 26 2 5 1 0 3 1 42 10-20 .500 4-6 .667 2-2 1.000
Lakers 100   Shaquille O'Neal 31 17 1 0 3 5 2 40 11-19 .579 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Apr. 08, 2003
22. Mavericks 99   Steve Nash 19 4 10 0 0 5 1 40 5-17 .294 2-9 .222 7-7 1.000
Lakers 108   Shaquille O'Neal 14 10 1 0 1 1 3 33 6-14 .429 0-0 - 2-6 .333
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 2003
23. Mavericks 93   Steve Nash 8 0 7 0 0 4 4 29 4-10 .400 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 109   Shaquille O'Neal 16 9 5 0 1 3 4 31 8-15 .533 0-0 - 0-4 .000
Dec. 04, 2003
24. Mavericks 103   Steve Nash 30 2 8 1 0 2 2 37 10-18 .556 4-4 1.000 6-6 1.000
Lakers 114   Shaquille O'Neal 25 19 5 0 3 4 3 38 8-14 .571 0-0 - 9-14 .643
Dec. 12, 2003
25. Mavericks 110   Steve Nash 23 5 7 0 0 1 1 38 6-16 .375 0-3 .000 11-12 .917
Lakers 93   Shaquille O'Neal 25 14 1 0 2 5 5 33 7-7 1.000 0-0 - 11-24 .458
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 11, 2005
26. Suns 122   Steve Nash 16 1 16 1 0 2 1 33 7-12 .583 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000
Heat 107   Shaquille O'Neal 34 11 2 1 2 2 4 37 16-20 .800 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Mar. 25, 2005
27. Suns 115   Steve Nash 19 5 14 0 0 3 1 37 5-8 .625 1-1 1.000 8-8 1.000
Heat 125   Shaquille O'Neal 25 8 1 1 1 2 4 26 12-16 .750 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 06, 2006
28. Suns 111   Steve Nash 11 3 19 0 0 3 0 35 3-6 .500 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
Heat 93   Shaquille O'Neal 8 13 0 0 0 2 4 23 2-6 .333 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Jan. 26, 2006
29. Suns 107   Steve Nash 21 6 14 1 0 5 3 38 7-16 .438 4-6 .667 3-3 1.000
Heat 98   Shaquille O'Neal 15 12 3 0 1 2 4 33 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-4 .250
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 2007
30. Suns 106   Steve Nash 30 2 8 0 0 4 0 35 11-16 .688 6-7 .857 2-2 1.000
Heat 101   Shaquille O'Neal 25 10 3 0 3 3 3 36 11-19 .579 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Dec. 10, 2007
31. Suns 113   Steve Nash 11 0 14 2 0 4 2 36 4-13 .308 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000
Heat 117   Shaquille O'Neal 18 11 5 1 1 3 3 29 7-10 .700 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 2009
32. Suns 90   Steve Nash 14 5 5 1 0 6 1 32 5-12 .417 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 107   Shaquille O'Neal 12 9 2 0 1 2 3 21 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Dec. 21, 2009
33. Suns 91   Steve Nash 18 1 10 0 1 3 1 35 7-13 .538 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 109   Shaquille O'Neal 3 5 1 1 1 4 3 19 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2010-11 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 28, 2011
34. Suns 88   Steve Nash 13 1 10 0 1 5 1 33 4-8 .500 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Celtics 71   Shaquille O'Neal 5 4 1 1 2 0 3 15 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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