Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dale Ellis and Shaquille O'Neal

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dale Ellis 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 22 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 11-11, but Shaquille O'Neal won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Dale Ellis
vs.
Shaquille O'Neal
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Dale Ellis:
1983-84 to 1999-00
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
22 Games played
17 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Dale Ellis
11
10
1
Shaquille O'Neal
11
7
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dale Ellis 11.2 2.9 0.8 0.70.1
Shaquille O'Neal 27.7 11.5 2.80.72.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dale Ellis 22 9 4 32
Shaquille O'Neal 44 19 8 38
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dale Ellis 1

game		 0

games		 3

games		 8

games		1

game
Shaquille O'Neal 21

games 		22

games		 17

games		 7

games		19

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		 7

games		2

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 28, 1993
1. Spurs 94   Dale Ellis 17 9 0 1 0 3 2 40 7-15 .467 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000
Magic 90   Shaquille O'Neal 19 13 2 0 3 3 4 34 8-18 .444 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Mar. 19, 1993
2. Spurs 96   Dale Ellis 6 3 1 0 1 1 0 24 3-12 .250 0-5 .000 0-0 -
Magic 93   Shaquille O'Neal 15 13 1 1 2 8 5 32 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-5 .200
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 1993
3. Spurs 94   Dale Ellis 22 4 0 2 0 2 3 35 8-14 .571 2-3 .667 4-6 .667
Magic 84   Shaquille O'Neal 21 19 1 1 3 4 3 43 9-17 .529 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Mar. 06, 1994
4. Spurs 111   Dale Ellis 22 6 4 1 0 0 1 41 9-13 .692 3-5 .600 1-2 .500
Magic 103   Shaquille O'Neal 32 11 2 1 0 3 5 39 11-20 .550 0-0 - 10-15 .667
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1994
5. Nuggets 96   Dale Ellis 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 13 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Magic 120   Shaquille O'Neal 24 8 3 0 2 4 1 29 10-17 .588 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Jan. 20, 1995
6. Nuggets 108   Dale Ellis 4 1 0 3 2 0 0 19 2-7 .286 0-4 .000 0-0 -
OT Magic 112   Shaquille O'Neal 20 12 4 1 1 2 5 29 9-16 .563 0-0 - 2-5 .400
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 13, 1996
7. Nuggets 93   Dale Ellis 18 1 1 3 0 0 0 28 9-14 .643 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Magic 121   Shaquille O'Neal 30 12 0 1 1 2 1 35 14-25 .560 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 12, 1996
8. Nuggets 110   Dale Ellis 14 3 0 0 0 1 1 25 5-11 .455 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Magic 93   Shaquille O'Neal 20 11 1 1 1 4 5 37 9-19 .474 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1996
9. Nuggets 96   Dale Ellis 20 8 3 0 0 4 3 48 7-21 .333 2-8 .250 4-4 1.000
Lakers 104   Shaquille O'Neal 24 16 8 0 4 7 4 40 10-19 .526 0-0 - 4-7 .571
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 24, 1998
10. Supersonics 101   Dale Ellis 17 2 1 1 0 2 0 28 5-9 .556 2-3 .667 5-5 1.000
Lakers 95   Shaquille O'Neal 30 12 2 0 5 3 3 35 12-19 .632 0-0 - 6-13 .462
Feb. 13, 1998
11. Supersonics 113   Dale Ellis 14 2 3 0 0 1 0 29 6-14 .429 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
OT Lakers 108   Shaquille O'Neal 44 12 2 3 3 5 5 41 19-29 .655 0-0 - 6-12 .500
Mar. 16, 1998
12. Supersonics 101   Dale Ellis 9 2 1 0 0 0 1 20 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000
Lakers 89   Shaquille O'Neal 25 8 3 1 1 2 4 45 10-23 .435 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Mar. 20, 1998
13. Supersonics 80   Dale Ellis 16 3 0 0 0 1 0 22 6-9 .667 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 93   Shaquille O'Neal 24 16 0 1 2 5 3 42 10-14 .714 0-0 - 4-15 .267
1998 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 04, 1998
14. Supersonics 106   Dale Ellis 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 19 2-6 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Lakers 92   Shaquille O'Neal 27 11 4 0 0 4 3 38 11-20 .550 0-0 - 5-12 .417
May. 06, 1998
15. Supersonics 68   Dale Ellis 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 17 0-6 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 92   Shaquille O'Neal 26 10 1 1 4 3 2 36 10-17 .588 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
May. 08, 1998
16. Supersonics 103   Dale Ellis 16 2 0 0 0 0 4 26 6-8 .750 4-6 .667 0-0 -
Lakers 119   Shaquille O'Neal 30 10 4 0 3 1 4 33 10-18 .556 0-0 - 10-20 .500
May. 10, 1998
17. Supersonics 100   Dale Ellis 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2-4 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 112   Shaquille O'Neal 39 8 7 0 5 0 1 37 15-20 .750 0-0 - 9-12 .750
May. 12, 1998
18. Supersonics 95   Dale Ellis 7 2 1 2 0 0 1 19 2-4 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 110   Shaquille O'Neal 31 9 4 0 8 5 3 40 12-17 .706 0-0 - 7-12 .583
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 21, 1999
19. Supersonics 92   Dale Ellis 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 21 0-5 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 89   Shaquille O'Neal 27 10 2 0 1 4 4 39 11-24 .458 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Mar. 05, 1999
20. Supersonics 100   Dale Ellis 20 0 0 1 0 0 1 29 7-10 .700 5-5 1.000 1-1 1.000
Lakers 103   Shaquille O'Neal 31 11 7 0 1 3 2 38 14-21 .667 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Apr. 11, 1999
21. Supersonics 113   Dale Ellis 10 3 0 0 0 1 3 23 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
Lakers 109   Shaquille O'Neal 38 8 2 3 1 1 2 42 18-30 .600 0-0 - 2-8 .250
May. 02, 1999
22. Supersonics 84   Dale Ellis 5 6 0 1 0 1 6 34 2-9 .222 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Lakers 91   Shaquille O'Neal 33 12 1 0 1 1 1 40 12-24 .500 0-0 - 9-20 .450
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