Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Adams and Shaquille O'Neal

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Adams 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 9 times in NBA games. Shaquille O'Neal has an 8-1 winning record over Michael Adams. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Michael Adams:
1985-86 to 1995-96
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Michael Adams
1
1
0
Shaquille O'Neal
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Adams 12.8 2.1 6.8 1.30.0
Shaquille O'Neal 29.3 13.7 1.91.03.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Adams 24 4 15 30
Shaquille O'Neal 46 21 4 37
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Adams 1

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0

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8

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5

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Shaquille O'Neal 8

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9

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0

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2

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9

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Both had same stat 0

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1

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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
%
Nov. 07, 1992
1. Bullets 98   Michael Adams 19 3 4 0 0 3 0 33 7-18 .389 2-8 .250 3-3 1.000
Magic 103   Shaquille O'Neal 22 15 1 0 4 4 5 40 8-16 .500 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Nov. 12, 1992
2. Bullets 100   Michael Adams 4 3 6 1 0 1 1 22 2-5 .400 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Magic 127   Shaquille O'Neal 31 21 1 0 4 6 4 36 12-19 .632 0-0 - 7-12 .583
Feb. 26, 1993
3. Bullets 91   Michael Adams 20 3 7 2 0 1 2 35 8-17 .471 0-4 .000 4-6 .667
Magic 92   Shaquille O'Neal 28 11 1 1 3 2 2 42 12-15 .800 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1993
4. Bullets 112   Michael Adams 24 1 5 1 0 0 1 36 6-12 .500 0-2 .000 12-14 .857
Magic 110   Shaquille O'Neal 23 11 1 0 1 2 4 41 10-23 .435 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jan. 08, 1994
5. Bullets 101   Michael Adams 6 4 15 0 0 8 2 39 2-9 .222 1-4 .250 1-3 .333
Magic 112   Shaquille O'Neal 29 19 4 3 4 3 4 45 12-22 .545 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Jan. 25, 1994
6. Bullets 89   Michael Adams 7 1 3 3 0 2 2 29 3-9 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Magic 112   Shaquille O'Neal 22 12 2 1 7 1 2 35 8-20 .400 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Jan. 29, 1994
7. Bullets 99   Michael Adams 13 1 13 2 0 2 2 44 5-10 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Magic 103   Shaquille O'Neal 27 9 0 2 2 3 3 46 12-23 .522 0-0 - 3-10 .300
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1994
8. Hornets 128   Michael Adams 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 19 4-7 .571 1-4 .250 2-3 .667
OT Magic 130   Shaquille O'Neal 46 20 3 1 3 0 3 47 20-32 .625 0-0 - 6-11 .545
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 08, 1996
9. Hornets 112   Michael Adams 11 3 5 3 0 1 0 22 3-7 .429 2-5 .400 3-4 .750
OT Magic 117   Shaquille O'Neal 36 5 4 1 3 4 2 45 16-21 .762 0-0 - 4-12 .333