Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin Garnett and Shaquille O'Neal

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin Garnett 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.

They faced each other a total of 57 times in NBA games. Shaquille O'Neal has a 36-21 winning record over Kevin Garnett, including a 10-8 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin Garnett:
1995-96 to 2015-16
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
57 Games played
39 in Regular Season
18 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kevin Garnett
21
13
8
Shaquille O'Neal
36
26
10

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Garnett 20.7 11.7 4.2 1.31.3
Shaquille O'Neal 23.1 11.6 2.80.42.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Garnett 35 21 9 44
Shaquille O'Neal 40 23 9 25
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Garnett 24

games
31

games
34

games
34

games
12

games
Shaquille O'Neal 31

games
24

games
14

games
5

games
35

games
Both had same stat 2

games
2

games
9

games
18

games
10

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1995
1. Timberwolves 100   Kevin Garnett 4 3 0 1 0 2 2 20 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Magic 107   Shaquille O'Neal 30 5 0 1 3 2 3 32 11-16 .688 0-0 - 8-13 .615
1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1996
2. Timberwolves 85   Kevin Garnett 12 6 3 1 1 2 2 39 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Lakers 91   Shaquille O'Neal 35 19 3 0 3 3 5 41 14-20 .700 0-0 - 7-13 .538
Dec. 21, 1996
3. Timberwolves 103   Kevin Garnett 23 9 5 4 3 4 3 39 10-21 .476 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 88   Shaquille O'Neal 21 17 1 0 3 2 4 41 8-20 .400 0-0 - 5-12 .417
Feb. 12, 1997
4. Timberwolves 84   Kevin Garnett 17 10 4 1 3 1 3 41 7-14 .500 1-2 .500 2-4 .500
Lakers 100   Shaquille O'Neal 12 4 0 1 0 0 0 08 6-7 .857 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1997
5. Timberwolves 93   Kevin Garnett 19 11 5 1 1 1 2 39 8-17 .471 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
Lakers 118   Shaquille O'Neal 26 12 4 1 2 5 4 34 11-16 .688 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 30, 1998
6. Timberwolves 114   Kevin Garnett 20 7 4 1 1 3 3 40 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Lakers 121   Shaquille O'Neal 26 17 2 0 2 2 5 39 9-18 .500 0-0 - 8-15 .533
Feb. 27, 1998
7. Timberwolves 91   Kevin Garnett 17 11 7 1 3 2 2 38 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Lakers 104   Shaquille O'Neal 35 7 3 0 0 1 3 34 14-27 .519 0-0 - 7-11 .636
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 16, 1999
8. Timberwolves 101   Kevin Garnett 21 11 9 0 1 0 2 40 10-22 .455 1-2 .500 0-3 .000
Lakers 107   Shaquille O'Neal 24 8 4 0 1 3 3 37 7-9 .778 0-0 - 10-18 .556
Apr. 09, 1999
9. Timberwolves 89   Kevin Garnett 16 16 2 1 1 3 6 42 5-21 .238 0-1 .000 6-9 .667
Lakers 96   Shaquille O'Neal 25 15 2 0 3 3 1 38 11-19 .579 0-0 - 3-8 .375
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1999
10. Timberwolves 88   Kevin Garnett 28 21 5 1 2 3 2 47 13-22 .591 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Lakers 97   Shaquille O'Neal 24 13 7 2 2 7 3 46 10-19 .526 0-0 - 4-11 .364
Jan. 15, 2000
11. Timberwolves 91   Kevin Garnett 22 10 5 1 3 3 2 44 7-19 .368 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
Lakers 104   Shaquille O'Neal 26 19 7 0 5 3 2 43 11-20 .550 0-0 - 4-12 .333
Feb. 09, 2000
12. Timberwolves 81   Kevin Garnett 29 6 3 1 2 1 4 35 10-20 .500 1-2 .500 8-10 .800
Lakers 114   Shaquille O'Neal 37 16 3 0 4 3 2 35 11-16 .688 0-0 - 15-20 .750
Apr. 16, 2000
13. Timberwolves 95   Kevin Garnett 15 15 4 1 1 2 0 41 6-19 .316 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 101   Shaquille O'Neal 33 14 8 1 2 3 1 46 14-24 .583 0-0 - 5-8 .625
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 2000
14. Timberwolves 108   Kevin Garnett 19 7 0 1 1 5 1 37 8-18 .444 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Lakers 115   Shaquille O'Neal 28 16 5 0 4 3 3 39 12-18 .667 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Apr. 08, 2001
15. Timberwolves 99   Kevin Garnett 11 8 4 2 2 7 4 40 4-14 .286 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
Lakers 104   Shaquille O'Neal 34 11 6 0 4 4 4 41 13-24 .542 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Apr. 12, 2001
16. Timberwolves 102   Kevin Garnett 15 8 7 1 1 2 1 33 6-11 .545 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
Lakers 119   Shaquille O'Neal 31 12 6 1 2 2 4 38 11-21 .524 0-0 - 9-17 .529
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 2001
17. Timberwolves 76   Kevin Garnett 11 14 4 1 2 6 1 39 5-18 .278 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Lakers 102   Shaquille O'Neal 23 9 5 1 2 1 3 32 9-14 .643 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Jan. 11, 2002
18. Timberwolves 120   Kevin Garnett 32 9 8 4 3 0 3 40 11-21 .524 3-5 .600 7-7 1.000
Lakers 102   Shaquille O'Neal 29 7 1 1 2 3 2 37 12-23 .522 0-0 - 5-11 .455
Feb. 27, 2002
19. Timberwolves 112   Kevin Garnett 33 15 9 2 2 1 2 40 14-25 .560 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Lakers 101   Shaquille O'Neal 27 8 3 0 4 2 3 35 8-19 .421 0-0 - 11-15 .733
Apr. 11, 2002
20. Timberwolves 83   Kevin Garnett 18 16 2 1 0 3 3 41 8-18 .444 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Lakers 96   Shaquille O'Neal 32 9 3 1 1 4 4 39 13-19 .684 0-0 - 6-10 .600
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 2002
21. Timberwolves 110   Kevin Garnett 23 15 6 1 0 2 1 39 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
Lakers 107   Shaquille O'Neal 31 13 3 2 2 3 5 37 11-19 .579 0-0 - 9-13 .692
Dec. 17, 2002
22. Timberwolves 96   Kevin Garnett 23 11 3 0 1 3 0 39 10-14 .714 1-2 .500 2-3 .667
Lakers 80   Shaquille O'Neal 17 9 4 0 0 2 4 37 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Mar. 07, 2003
23. Timberwolves 96   Kevin Garnett 15 10 6 1 1 5 5 41 6-17 .353 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
Lakers 106   Shaquille O'Neal 40 14 4 1 5 1 4 41 16-25 .640 0-0 - 8-14 .571
Mar. 14, 2003
24. Timberwolves 99   Kevin Garnett 23 17 5 1 1 5 3 42 8-21 .381 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
Lakers 106   Shaquille O'Neal 26 15 6 1 5 0 4 38 10-19 .526 0-0 - 6-13 .462
2003 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 20, 2003
25. Timberwolves 98   Kevin Garnett 23 14 7 2 2 2 3 46 11-21 .524 0-1 .000 1-4 .250
Lakers 117   Shaquille O'Neal 32 10 2 0 5 3 2 44 11-17 .647 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Apr. 22, 2003
26. Timberwolves 119   Kevin Garnett 35 20 7 2 1 2 3 43 15-21 .714 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Lakers 91   Shaquille O'Neal 27 14 1 0 0 4 1 38 10-19 .526 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Apr. 24, 2003
27. Timberwolves 114   Kevin Garnett 33 14 4 2 4 4 6 43 15-31 .484 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
OT Lakers 110   Shaquille O'Neal 28 17 1 0 5 1 1 46 10-26 .385 0-0 - 8-16 .500
Apr. 27, 2003
28. Timberwolves 97   Kevin Garnett 28 18 5 1 1 4 5 46 10-21 .476 1-3 .333 7-9 .778
Lakers 102   Shaquille O'Neal 34 23 6 1 2 2 3 46 13-26 .500 0-0 - 8-15 .533
Apr. 29, 2003
29. Timberwolves 90   Kevin Garnett 25 16 3 0 1 3 3 43 11-23 .478 1-2 .500 2-4 .500
Lakers 120   Shaquille O'Neal 27 11 3 2 2 1 4 37 10-18 .556 0-0 - 7-10 .700
May. 01, 2003
30. Timberwolves 85   Kevin Garnett 18 12 5 3 1 3 3 44 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 0-2 .000
Lakers 101   Shaquille O'Neal 24 17 9 0 3 3 3 40 10-18 .556 0-0 - 4-9 .444
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 2004
31. Timberwolves 97   Kevin Garnett 20 11 3 2 2 4 2 44 10-19 .526 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 84   Shaquille O'Neal 22 9 3 0 1 2 2 37 8-14 .571 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Mar. 12, 2004
32. Timberwolves 96   Kevin Garnett 20 13 2 3 1 2 3 40 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 86   Shaquille O'Neal 24 13 1 0 1 3 3 42 8-15 .533 0-0 - 8-14 .571
Mar. 26, 2004
33. Timberwolves 73   Kevin Garnett 16 16 7 4 1 5 2 40 6-18 .333 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Lakers 90   Shaquille O'Neal 22 18 4 1 0 1 2 42 9-20 .450 0-0 - 4-6 .667
2004 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 21, 2004
34. Timberwolves 88   Kevin Garnett 16 10 2 2 2 4 2 45 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 97   Shaquille O'Neal 27 18 5 0 4 2 3 42 9-16 .563 0-0 - 9-11 .818
May. 23, 2004
35. Timberwolves 89   Kevin Garnett 24 11 3 2 1 2 0 41 10-20 .500 1-1 1.000 3-5 .600
Lakers 71   Shaquille O'Neal 14 16 3 1 2 2 1 41 4-10 .400 0-0 - 6-14 .429
May. 25, 2004
36. Timberwolves 89   Kevin Garnett 22 11 7 0 0 4 6 43 9-21 .429 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Lakers 100   Shaquille O'Neal 22 17 4 0 4 1 3 44 7-10 .700 0-0 - 8-22 .364
May. 27, 2004
37. Timberwolves 85   Kevin Garnett 28 13 9 1 1 4 3 47 12-24 .500 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Lakers 92   Shaquille O'Neal 19 19 1 0 3 1 4 41 6-10 .600 0-0 - 7-15 .467
May. 29, 2004
38. Timberwolves 98   Kevin Garnett 30 19 4 1 1 0 3 46 10-23 .435 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Lakers 96   Shaquille O'Neal 17 13 3 0 4 3 6 42 6-11 .545 0-0 - 5-11 .455
May. 31, 2004
39. Timberwolves 90   Kevin Garnett 22 17 2 1 2 8 6 43 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Lakers 96   Shaquille O'Neal 25 11 1 0 1 4 5 38 9-15 .600 0-0 - 7-20 .350
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 2004
40. Timberwolves 108   Kevin Garnett 25 21 8 2 1 2 1 35 8-17 .471 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Heat 97   Shaquille O'Neal 20 15 1 0 4 4 4 34 6-15 .400 0-0 - 8-15 .533
Mar. 10, 2005
41. Timberwolves 90   Kevin Garnett 22 19 5 0 0 2 1 39 10-20 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Heat 107   Shaquille O'Neal 33 13 3 1 3 1 4 37 10-18 .556 0-0 - 13-18 .722
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 01, 2006
42. Timberwolves 70   Kevin Garnett 11 11 3 2 2 3 2 39 4-13 .308 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Heat 97   Shaquille O'Neal 16 7 0 1 0 3 4 23 8-12 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 09, 2007
43. Timberwolves 91   Kevin Garnett 23 11 4 0 0 1 2 39 9-17 .529 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Heat 105   Shaquille O'Neal 32 9 2 0 0 6 3 35 13-16 .813 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Mar. 30, 2007
44. Timberwolves 77   Kevin Garnett 22 20 3 2 0 4 4 38 9-16 .563 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Heat 92   Shaquille O'Neal 15 9 2 0 2 5 2 37 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-11 .273
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 2007
45. Celtics 92   Kevin Garnett 26 11 4 1 1 1 3 41 10-14 .714 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Heat 91   Shaquille O'Neal 17 9 2 0 2 2 5 27 7-10 .700 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nov. 30, 2007
46. Celtics 95   Kevin Garnett 23 9 1 0 0 4 1 38 10-20 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Heat 85   Shaquille O'Neal 13 11 1 0 1 3 2 35 6-7 .857 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 22, 2008
47. Celtics 77   Kevin Garnett 19 5 4 2 1 2 4 32 8-17 .471 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Suns 85   Shaquille O'Neal 4 14 1 1 2 4 4 26 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Mar. 26, 2008
48. Celtics 117   Kevin Garnett 30 3 6 2 2 0 3 34 12-19 .632 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Suns 97   Shaquille O'Neal 16 7 1 1 0 4 4 28 6-9 .667 0-0 - 4-5 .800
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 2009
49. Celtics 104   Kevin Garnett 16 8 3 3 1 0 3 25 7-10 .700 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 87   Shaquille O'Neal 16 11 2 0 2 3 2 30 8-13 .615 0-0 - 0-0 -
2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 27, 2009
50. Celtics 95   Kevin Garnett 13 10 1 1 3 1 3 33 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Cavaliers 89   Shaquille O'Neal 10 10 1 0 1 1 2 29 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Feb. 25, 2010
51. Celtics 88   Kevin Garnett 10 10 5 1 0 4 2 29 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 108   Shaquille O'Neal 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 12 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
2010 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 01, 2010
52. Celtics 93   Kevin Garnett 18 10 4 2 3 2 3 39 9-20 .450 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 101   Shaquille O'Neal 11 4 0 0 0 1 5 20 4-12 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 03, 2010
53. Celtics 104   Kevin Garnett 18 10 2 0 0 3 4 34 8-21 .381 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 86   Shaquille O'Neal 9 4 1 0 0 1 1 19 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 07, 2010
54. Celtics 95   Kevin Garnett 19 4 1 0 0 0 3 31 8-11 .727 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Cavaliers 124   Shaquille O'Neal 12 9 2 0 0 2 3 23 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 09, 2010
55. Celtics 97   Kevin Garnett 18 6 2 1 0 0 5 33 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Cavaliers 87   Shaquille O'Neal 17 5 0 0 2 3 5 28 5-9 .556 0-0 - 7-11 .636
May. 11, 2010
56. Celtics 120   Kevin Garnett 18 6 1 0 2 3 2 32 8-14 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 88   Shaquille O'Neal 21 4 2 1 4 2 3 27 7-11 .636 0-0 - 7-10 .700
May. 13, 2010
57. Celtics 94   Kevin Garnett 22 12 3 0 0 0 3 37 11-19 .579 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 85   Shaquille O'Neal 11 4 1 0 0 1 5 24 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-6 .500