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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Finley 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 49 times in NBA games. Shaquille O'Neal has a 33-16 winning record over Michael Finley, but Michael Finley won more matchups in the Playoffs for an 8-3 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Michael Finley
vs.
Shaquille O'Neal
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Michael Finley:
1995-96 to 2009-10
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
49 Games played
38 in Regular Season
11 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Michael Finley
16
8
8
Shaquille O'Neal
33
30
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Finley 12.2 3.4 2.3 0.90.2
Shaquille O'Neal 23.3 10.1 2.00.51.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Finley 31 11 10 42
Shaquille O'Neal 46 20 7 24
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Finley 2

games		 4

games		 22

games		 20

games		2

games
Shaquille O'Neal 47

games 		44

games		 20

games		 11

games		34

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 7

games		 18

games		13

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
%
Jan. 17, 1996
1. Suns 95   Michael Finley 18 5 4 3 1 1 3 42 7-16 .438 1-2 .500 3-6 .500
Magic 113   Shaquille O'Neal 35 8 2 0 1 3 1 36 15-20 .750 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Mar. 10, 1996
2. Suns 106   Michael Finley 14 4 2 1 0 0 4 47 4-10 .400 1-3 .333 5-8 .625
Magic 122   Shaquille O'Neal 25 4 0 0 0 1 5 27 7-14 .500 0-0 - 11-17 .647
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 1996
3. Suns 82   Michael Finley 11 6 2 1 0 0 2 37 4-8 .500 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 96   Shaquille O'Neal 23 14 3 0 2 5 5 35 8-10 .800 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Nov. 17, 1996
4. Suns 88   Michael Finley 20 4 7 2 0 1 2 34 7-18 .389 1-4 .250 5-6 .833
Lakers 102   Shaquille O'Neal 16 13 1 1 0 4 3 40 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Dec. 25, 1996
5. Suns 87   Michael Finley 9 2 1 0 0 2 0 25 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Lakers 108   Shaquille O'Neal 26 16 5 1 1 2 4 40 11-24 .458 0-1 .000 4-9 .444
Jan. 20, 1997
6. Mavericks 99   Michael Finley 3 3 2 1 0 2 2 20 1-5 .200 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Lakers 109   Shaquille O'Neal 14 13 7 1 1 2 2 34 6-15 .400 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Jan. 28, 1997
7. Mavericks 83   Michael Finley 11 1 1 0 0 4 2 20 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Lakers 102   Shaquille O'Neal 31 10 3 0 2 1 3 37 13-23 .565 0-0 - 5-10 .500
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1997
8. Mavericks 96   Michael Finley 8 3 0 3 1 4 3 37 3-11 .273 1-4 .250 1-2 .500
Lakers 118   Shaquille O'Neal 37 12 2 0 3 2 3 36 17-23 .739 0-0 - 3-9 .333
Apr. 14, 1998
9. Mavericks 95   Michael Finley 23 11 10 1 0 1 2 44 8-22 .364 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Lakers 111   Shaquille O'Neal 34 7 3 0 1 2 3 31 15-22 .682 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Apr. 17, 1998
10. Mavericks 95   Michael Finley 31 6 7 3 0 2 3 47 13-30 .433 0-3 .000 5-5 1.000
Lakers 124   Shaquille O'Neal 43 5 0 0 4 2 1 33 18-22 .818 0-0 - 7-13 .538
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 17, 1999
11. Mavericks 88   Michael Finley 12 0 2 2 0 2 1 28 6-13 .462 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
12. Mavericks 93   Michael Finley 23 4 5 1 0 1 4 42 11-24 .458 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Lakers 96   Shaquille O'Neal 25 9 3 0 1 2 2 33 9-15 .600 0-0 - 7-12 .583
May. 03, 1999
13. Mavericks 102   Michael Finley 24 5 3 0 0 1 0 42 8-16 .500 3-6 .500 5-6 .833
Lakers 115   Shaquille O'Neal 26 11 0 1 0 0 4 31 10-14 .714 0-0 - 6-10 .600
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1999
14. Mavericks 97   Michael Finley 29 4 2 2 0 0 3 44 10-21 .476 0-2 .000 9-10 .900
Lakers 105   Shaquille O'Neal 30 20 1 1 1 2 5 37 10-14 .714 0-0 - 10-23 .435
Nov. 09, 1999
15. Mavericks 101   Michael Finley 19 4 2 3 0 2 2 39 7-17 .412 1-1 1.000 4-7 .571
Lakers 123   Shaquille O'Neal 27 10 2 0 3 7 5 38 12-16 .750 0-0 - 3-14 .214
Dec. 27, 1999
16. Mavericks 106   Michael Finley 24 6 8 1 0 2 3 47 10-22 .455 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Lakers 108   Shaquille O'Neal 35 14 3 0 3 7 4 40 14-26 .538 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Apr. 18, 2000
17. Mavericks 112   Michael Finley 25 4 5 2 1 1 2 48 12-21 .571 1-4 .250 0-0 -
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. 03, 2000
18. Mavericks 97   Michael Finley 22 2 5 0 0 1 1 44 11-19 .579 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 99   Shaquille O'Neal 25 14 3 0 1 2 5 38 10-19 .526 0-0 - 5-19 .263
Dec. 22, 2000
19. Mavericks 103   Michael Finley 22 8 8 4 0 1 2 48 8-19 .421 0-2 .000 6-9 .667
Lakers 108   Shaquille O'Neal 28 9 2 2 0 4 5 41 9-14 .643 0-0 - 10-20 .500
Feb. 20, 2001
20. Mavericks 109   Michael Finley 22 5 5 0 0 1 3 44 9-22 .409 2-7 .286 2-3 .667
Lakers 119   Shaquille O'Neal 29 11 2 1 2 1 4 35 9-17 .529 0-0 - 11-15 .733
Mar. 30, 2001
21. Mavericks 89   Michael Finley 18 4 3 0 0 1 1 41 8-18 .444 0-3 .000 2-5 .400
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
22. Mavericks 94   Michael Finley 11 1 2 1 0 5 6 31 3-10 .300 0-3 .000 5-6 .833
Lakers 98   Shaquille O'Neal 46 15 2 1 1 3 4 40 18-23 .783 0-0 - 10-22 .455
Feb. 03, 2002
23. Mavericks 94   Michael Finley 11 8 2 0 2 0 2 38 5-14 .357 0-4 .000 1-2 .500
Lakers 101   Shaquille O'Neal 31 13 3 0 1 2 3 39 12-20 .600 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Mar. 17, 2002
24. Mavericks 103   Michael Finley 21 10 1 0 1 0 2 48 8-18 .444 1-7 .143 4-4 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
25. Mavericks 114   Michael Finley 22 4 3 1 0 1 2 40 7-17 .412 2-3 .667 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
26. Mavericks 103   Michael Finley 11 5 4 2 1 0 1 46 4-19 .211 2-7 .286 1-1 1.000
Lakers 105   Shaquille O'Neal 26 11 2 1 3 4 5 40 8-12 .667 0-0 - 10-18 .556
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 2003
27. Mavericks 93   Michael Finley 12 4 1 0 0 1 1 29 2-8 .250 0-4 .000 8-8 1.000
Lakers 109   Shaquille O'Neal 16 9 5 0 1 3 4 31 8-15 .533 0-0 - 0-4 .000
Dec. 04, 2003
28. Mavericks 103   Michael Finley 19 3 1 2 0 1 4 43 8-24 .333 1-6 .167 2-3 .667
Lakers 114   Shaquille O'Neal 25 19 5 0 3 4 3 38 8-14 .571 0-0 - 9-14 .643
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 01, 2005
29. Mavericks 109   Michael Finley 5 3 1 2 1 2 1 28 2-8 .250 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Heat 104   Shaquille O'Neal 25 13 5 0 3 3 3 38 11-18 .611 0-0 - 3-5 .600
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 20, 2006
30. Spurs 101   Michael Finley 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 28 1-8 .125 0-4 .000 3-3 1.000
Heat 94   Shaquille O'Neal 23 6 1 0 3 3 6 31 9-14 .643 0-0 - 5-11 .455
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 11, 2007
31. Spurs 85   Michael Finley 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 18 2-9 .222 1-7 .143 0-0 -
Heat 100   Shaquille O'Neal 16 7 0 1 1 1 2 25 7-11 .636 0-0 - 2-3 .667
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 2007
32. Spurs 88   Michael Finley 4 4 1 0 0 3 1 24 2-8 .250 0-5 .000 0-2 .000
Heat 78   Shaquille O'Neal 17 3 1 0 0 1 2 31 6-13 .462 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Mar. 09, 2008
33. Spurs 87   Michael Finley 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 23 0-6 .000 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Suns 94   Shaquille O'Neal 14 16 1 0 2 4 5 35 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Apr. 09, 2008
34. Spurs 79   Michael Finley 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 29 4-5 .800 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
Suns 96   Shaquille O'Neal 16 9 0 2 1 5 4 24 7-9 .778 0-0 - 2-4 .500
2008 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 19, 2008
35. Spurs 117   Michael Finley 13 3 0 1 1 1 3 48 5-11 .455 3-7 .429 0-0 -
2OT Suns 115   Shaquille O'Neal 11 5 1 2 4 4 5 30 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Apr. 22, 2008
36. Spurs 102   Michael Finley 8 2 0 1 0 0 1 34 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 96   Shaquille O'Neal 19 14 0 1 4 1 4 36 6-13 .462 0-0 - 7-14 .500
Apr. 25, 2008
37. Spurs 115   Michael Finley 7 2 1 1 1 0 3 29 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Suns 99   Shaquille O'Neal 19 6 2 0 0 1 4 31 5-11 .455 0-0 - 9-17 .529
Apr. 27, 2008
38. Spurs 86   Michael Finley 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 22 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Suns 105   Shaquille O'Neal 14 12 1 2 2 1 3 24 4-10 .400 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Apr. 29, 2008
39. Spurs 92   Michael Finley 0 2 3 0 0 0 4 31 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 87   Shaquille O'Neal 13 9 1 0 3 2 5 29 2-8 .250 0-0 - 9-20 .450
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 2008
40. Spurs 98   Michael Finley 8 1 3 0 0 1 4 31 4-7 .571 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Suns 103   Shaquille O'Neal 15 13 1 0 2 1 5 30 5-10 .500 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Dec. 25, 2008
41. Spurs 91   Michael Finley 12 4 0 0 0 1 2 36 5-10 .500 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Suns 90   Shaquille O'Neal 23 12 2 1 4 1 3 38 7-15 .467 0-0 - 9-16 .563
Jan. 29, 2009
42. Spurs 114   Michael Finley 6 3 2 0 0 0 2 20 2-5 .400 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Suns 104   Shaquille O'Neal 13 6 0 0 1 3 5 35 5-14 .357 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Mar. 08, 2009
43. Spurs 103   Michael Finley 11 3 2 0 0 2 1 30 4-7 .571 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
Suns 98   Shaquille O'Neal 14 5 0 1 0 0 4 31 6-16 .375 0-0 - 2-4 .500
2010 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 01, 2010
44. Celtics 93   Michael Finley 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 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
45. Celtics 104   Michael Finley 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 6 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Cavaliers 86   Shaquille O'Neal 9 4 1 0 0 1 1 19 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 07, 2010
46. Celtics 95   Michael Finley 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
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
47. Celtics 97   Michael Finley 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 87   Shaquille O'Neal 17 5 0 0 2 3 5 28 5-9 .556 0-0 - 7-11 .636
May. 11, 2010
48. Celtics 120   Michael Finley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 88   Shaquille O'Neal 21 4 2 1 4 2 3 27 7-11 .636 0-0 - 7-10 .700
May. 13, 2010
49. Celtics 94   Michael Finley 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 08 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Cavaliers 85   Shaquille O'Neal 11 4 1 0 0 1 5 24 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-6 .500
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