Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant 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 11 times in NBA games. Shaquille O'Neal has a 7-4 winning record over Kobe Bryant. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kobe Bryant
vs.
Shaquille O'Neal
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
4
4
0
Shaquille O'Neal
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 35.0 5.8 4.3 1.20.7
Shaquille O'Neal 16.7 9.2 1.70.21.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 49 11 8 42
Shaquille O'Neal 33 17 3 14
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 11

games		 2

games		 8

games		 7

games		4

games
Shaquille O'Neal 0

games 		9

games		 1

game		 1

game		5

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		 3

games		2

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

more >>
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2004
1. Lakers 102   Kobe Bryant 42 3 6 1 0 9 4 50 12-30 .400 5-13 .385 13-13 1.000
OT Heat 104   Shaquille O'Neal 24 11 3 0 3 1 6 39 11-19 .579 0-0 - 2-7 .286
Mar. 17, 2005
2. Lakers 89   Kobe Bryant 26 10 3 4 1 3 2 45 8-23 .348 2-6 .333 8-9 .889
Heat 102   Shaquille O'Neal 25 12 2 1 4 2 1 37 11-19 .579 0-0 - 3-9 .333
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2005
3. Lakers 92   Kobe Bryant 37 8 6 0 2 3 5 44 12-30 .400 0-8 .000 13-19 .684
Heat 97   Shaquille O'Neal 18 17 3 0 1 6 4 34 8-18 .444 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Jan. 16, 2006
4. Lakers 100   Kobe Bryant 37 3 4 1 0 1 3 41 13-24 .542 2-5 .400 9-9 1.000
Heat 92   Shaquille O'Neal 18 10 1 0 0 1 5 32 8-14 .571 0-0 - 2-8 .250
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 20, 2008
5. Lakers 130   Kobe Bryant 41 5 3 2 2 5 3 46 16-25 .640 1-2 .500 8-10 .800
Suns 124   Shaquille O'Neal 15 9 3 0 2 3 5 29 6-9 .667 0-0 - 3-8 .375
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 2008
6. Lakers 105   Kobe Bryant 24 5 3 0 1 2 0 33 8-23 .348 1-5 .200 7-9 .778
Suns 92   Shaquille O'Neal 15 9 1 0 0 4 3 27 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Feb. 26, 2009
7. Lakers 132   Kobe Bryant 22 4 8 3 0 1 3 27 10-13 .769 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Suns 106   Shaquille O'Neal 12 7 0 0 2 2 2 21 3-7 .429 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Mar. 01, 2009
8. Lakers 111   Kobe Bryant 49 11 2 1 1 1 5 39 18-38 .474 3-9 .333 10-10 1.000
Suns 118   Shaquille O'Neal 33 7 3 0 0 6 6 35 13-18 .722 0-0 - 7-12 .583
2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2009
9. Lakers 87   Kobe Bryant 35 10 8 1 1 4 3 45 11-33 .333 1-3 .333 12-12 1.000
Cavaliers 102   Shaquille O'Neal 11 7 0 0 0 0 5 22 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Jan. 21, 2010
10. Lakers 87   Kobe Bryant 31 2 4 0 0 3 2 40 12-31 .387 2-6 .333 5-8 .625
Cavaliers 93   Shaquille O'Neal 13 6 3 1 1 2 3 28 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-4 .750
2010-11 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 2011
11. Lakers 96   Kobe Bryant 41 3 0 0 0 2 5 38 16-29 .552 3-5 .600 6-7 .857
Celtics 109   Shaquille O'Neal 0 6 0 0 2 2 5 13 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Share: