Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Sam Cassell and Shaquille O'Neal

This is the detail of NBA games in which Sam Cassell 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 33 times in NBA games. Shaquille O'Neal has a 20-13 winning record over Sam Cassell, but Sam Cassell won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 5-3 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Sam Cassell
vs.
Shaquille O'Neal
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Sam Cassell:
1993-94 to 2007-08
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
33 Games played
25 in Regular Season
8 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Sam Cassell
13
8
5
Shaquille O'Neal
20
17
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Cassell 15.4 3.2 5.2 0.80.2
Shaquille O'Neal 25.0 13.2 3.80.62.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Cassell 31 9 13 32
Shaquille O'Neal 50 20 9 26
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Cassell 3

games		 0

games		 17

games		 13

games		0

games
Shaquille O'Neal 30

games 		33

games		 10

games		 9

games		26

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 6

games		 11

games		7

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 1994
1. Rockets 100   Sam Cassell 14 3 4 0 0 2 6 20 5-7 .714 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Magic 115   Shaquille O'Neal 28 7 4 1 1 1 5 39 13-19 .684 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Mar. 01, 1994
2. Rockets 97   Sam Cassell 16 4 5 2 2 1 2 25 7-15 .467 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000
Magic 85   Shaquille O'Neal 19 13 2 1 2 1 2 44 8-19 .421 0-0 - 3-12 .250
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 1994
3. Rockets 94   Sam Cassell 5 2 8 1 0 5 3 25 1-8 .125 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000
Magic 117   Shaquille O'Neal 30 7 2 0 0 3 5 29 13-19 .684 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 02, 1995
4. Rockets 96   Sam Cassell 6 4 5 0 0 2 4 26 3-9 .333 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Magic 107   Shaquille O'Neal 19 20 6 2 2 4 5 42 9-17 .529 0-0 - 1-3 .333
1995 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 07, 1995
5. Rockets 120   Sam Cassell 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 11 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
OT Magic 118   Shaquille O'Neal 26 16 9 0 3 7 5 44 10-16 .625 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Jun. 09, 1995
6. Rockets 117   Sam Cassell 31 1 3 3 0 2 4 30 8-12 .667 4-6 .667 11-12 .917
Magic 106   Shaquille O'Neal 33 12 7 0 0 4 5 45 12-22 .545 0-0 - 9-14 .643
Jun. 11, 1995
7. Rockets 106   Sam Cassell 9 2 4 3 0 2 2 26 3-9 .333 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
Magic 103   Shaquille O'Neal 28 10 6 1 3 4 3 45 11-17 .647 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Jun. 14, 1995
8. Rockets 113   Sam Cassell 13 3 4 1 0 0 1 26 3-11 .273 1-4 .250 6-7 .857
Magic 101   Shaquille O'Neal 25 12 3 0 4 6 5 46 11-19 .579 0-0 - 3-8 .375
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 1995
9. Rockets 90   Sam Cassell 9 8 5 0 0 3 4 29 3-10 .300 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
Magic 92   Shaquille O'Neal 22 18 5 0 1 4 5 38 10-15 .667 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Jan. 21, 1996
10. Rockets 96   Sam Cassell 14 4 3 0 0 4 4 33 5-15 .333 2-7 .286 2-3 .667
Magic 97   Shaquille O'Neal 29 16 3 1 1 6 4 42 13-24 .542 0-0 - 3-7 .429
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 1996
11. Suns 82   Sam Cassell 20 3 6 1 0 5 3 38 7-18 .389 2-5 .400 4-4 1.000
Lakers 96   Shaquille O'Neal 23 14 3 0 2 5 5 35 8-10 .800 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Dec. 25, 1996
12. Suns 87   Sam Cassell 17 1 4 1 1 1 4 26 3-8 .375 0-2 .000 11-15 .733
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
13. Mavericks 99   Sam Cassell 17 6 1 0 0 1 6 28 3-10 .300 0-2 .000 11-11 1.000
Lakers 109   Shaquille O'Neal 14 13 7 1 1 2 2 34 6-15 .400 0-0 - 2-6 .333
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 28, 1998
14. Nets 106   Sam Cassell 13 4 11 2 0 3 4 36 4-15 .267 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Lakers 95   Shaquille O'Neal 27 19 5 2 6 3 3 35 12-21 .571 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Apr. 02, 1998
15. Nets 106   Sam Cassell 18 3 8 0 0 6 5 33 8-14 .571 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 117   Shaquille O'Neal 50 9 2 1 1 5 4 42 18-26 .692 0-0 - 14-20 .700
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 2000
16. Bucks 94   Sam Cassell 24 5 13 0 0 3 4 37 7-16 .438 2-5 .400 8-8 1.000
Lakers 103   Shaquille O'Neal 27 10 3 2 2 5 3 43 10-20 .500 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Jan. 28, 2000
17. Bucks 89   Sam Cassell 18 5 4 0 0 5 2 33 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Lakers 117   Shaquille O'Neal 30 8 4 0 4 1 1 33 13-18 .722 0-0 - 4-5 .800
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 2000
18. Bucks 109   Sam Cassell 25 3 7 1 0 4 2 38 9-15 .600 2-4 .500 5-5 1.000
Lakers 105   Shaquille O'Neal 26 17 6 0 2 4 4 40 11-21 .524 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Mar. 21, 2001
19. Bucks 107   Sam Cassell 27 4 3 2 0 3 3 36 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 11-11 1.000
Lakers 100   Shaquille O'Neal 36 13 2 0 1 5 5 43 12-21 .571 0-0 - 12-15 .800
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 2001
20. Bucks 85   Sam Cassell 23 4 5 1 0 1 3 35 10-15 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 104   Shaquille O'Neal 19 9 5 0 3 3 4 33 7-14 .500 0-0 - 5-11 .455
Feb. 26, 2002
21. Bucks 89   Sam Cassell 21 3 10 0 0 3 2 42 8-18 .444 1-5 .200 4-5 .800
Lakers 99   Shaquille O'Neal 28 13 4 0 1 0 4 40 9-18 .500 0-0 - 10-17 .588
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 2002
22. Bucks 99   Sam Cassell 15 9 8 1 0 5 2 33 5-15 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Lakers 111   Shaquille O'Neal 24 11 4 2 1 1 3 28 10-18 .556 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Mar. 15, 2003
23. Bucks 94   Sam Cassell 20 7 7 3 0 2 2 39 7-16 .438 2-3 .667 4-5 .800
Lakers 98   Shaquille O'Neal 24 11 5 1 3 7 1 39 9-23 .391 0-0 - 6-14 .429
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 2004
24. Timberwolves 97   Sam Cassell 28 3 11 0 0 4 4 42 9-19 .474 2-8 .250 8-8 1.000
Lakers 84   Shaquille O'Neal 22 9 3 0 1 2 2 37 8-14 .571 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Mar. 12, 2004
25. Timberwolves 96   Sam Cassell 17 2 7 1 1 4 2 29 7-15 .467 0-0 - 3-3 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
26. Timberwolves 73   Sam Cassell 9 3 4 1 0 3 3 27 4-10 .400 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
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
27. Timberwolves 88   Sam Cassell 16 1 8 1 0 1 3 32 5-14 .357 0-4 .000 6-6 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
28. Timberwolves 89   Sam Cassell 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 71   Shaquille O'Neal 14 16 3 1 2 2 1 41 4-10 .400 0-0 - 6-14 .429
May. 25, 2004
29. Timberwolves 89   Sam Cassell 18 1 2 0 0 2 2 27 7-12 .583 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000
Lakers 100   Shaquille O'Neal 22 17 4 0 4 1 3 44 7-10 .700 0-0 - 8-22 .364
May. 27, 2004
30. Timberwolves 85   Sam Cassell 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Lakers 92   Shaquille O'Neal 19 19 1 0 3 1 4 41 6-10 .600 0-0 - 7-15 .467
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 2004
31. Timberwolves 108   Sam Cassell 19 2 3 2 0 2 1 31 7-16 .438 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Heat 97   Shaquille O'Neal 20 15 1 0 4 4 4 34 6-15 .400 0-0 - 8-15 .533
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 2006
32. Clippers 114   Sam Cassell 18 4 7 0 0 4 3 34 5-11 .455 1-1 1.000 7-8 .875
Heat 118   Shaquille O'Neal 25 8 2 0 3 4 3 37 8-13 .615 0-0 - 9-17 .529
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 26, 2008
33. Celtics 117   Sam Cassell 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 06 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 97   Shaquille O'Neal 16 7 1 1 0 4 4 28 6-9 .667 0-0 - 4-5 .800
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