Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Steve Francis and Shaquille O'Neal

This is the detail of NBA games in which Steve Francis 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.

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They faced each other a total of 24 times in NBA games. Shaquille O'Neal has a 18-6 winning record over Steve Francis, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Steve Francis
vs.
Shaquille O'Neal
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Steve Francis:
1999-00 to 2007-08
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
24 Games played
19 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Steve Francis
6
5
1
Shaquille O'Neal
18
14
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Francis 19.6 6.6 6.1 1.80.2
Shaquille O'Neal 22.8 10.0 3.40.52.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Francis 44 12 12 51
Shaquille O'Neal 41 19 8 26
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Francis 7

games		 3

games		 17

games		 19

games		0

games
Shaquille O'Neal 15

games 		19

games		 5

games		 2

games		20

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 2

games		 2

games		 3

games		4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1999
1. Rockets 88   Steve Francis 26 10 5 4 0 6 4 42 9-18 .500 2-8 .250 6-8 .750
Lakers 89   Shaquille O'Neal 6 7 1 0 1 1 1 15 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 30, 2000
2. Rockets 89   Steve Francis 17 6 2 0 0 4 5 29 6-13 .462 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Lakers 83   Shaquille O'Neal 27 19 0 0 0 3 5 40 12-27 .444 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Feb. 27, 2000
3. Rockets 85   Steve Francis 6 2 4 2 0 7 2 36 2-11 .182 1-5 .200 1-2 .500
Lakers 101   Shaquille O'Neal 24 13 8 1 5 2 1 36 11-20 .550 0-0 - 2-6 .333
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 2000
4. Rockets 84   Steve Francis 23 6 7 2 0 7 2 45 6-16 .375 2-5 .400 9-9 1.000
Lakers 74   Shaquille O'Neal 24 7 5 0 3 4 3 45 8-19 .421 0-0 - 8-14 .571
Nov. 12, 2000
5. Rockets 99   Steve Francis 10 2 2 3 1 3 4 40 3-11 .273 0-4 .000 4-5 .800
Lakers 105   Shaquille O'Neal 14 5 3 0 6 5 6 32 6-14 .429 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Dec. 21, 2000
6. Rockets 94   Steve Francis 14 8 5 5 0 4 4 36 4-12 .333 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
Lakers 99   Shaquille O'Neal 25 12 6 1 1 2 4 43 9-17 .529 0-0 - 7-22 .318
Jan. 19, 2001
7. Rockets 101   Steve Francis 27 8 7 1 0 3 2 39 11-24 .458 4-7 .571 1-1 1.000
Lakers 114   Shaquille O'Neal 41 11 2 0 1 0 2 31 17-23 .739 0-0 - 7-18 .389
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 2001
8. Rockets 97   Steve Francis 26 12 5 0 1 4 2 50 8-21 .381 0-4 .000 10-11 .909
OT Lakers 98   Shaquille O'Neal 30 13 2 1 2 1 3 43 13-24 .542 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Mar. 03, 2002
9. Rockets 79   Steve Francis 20 4 4 1 0 6 3 40 7-20 .350 3-9 .333 3-4 .750
Lakers 95   Shaquille O'Neal 36 14 7 0 2 3 2 34 15-21 .714 0-0 - 6-11 .545
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 2003
10. Rockets 108   Steve Francis 44 6 11 2 0 7 3 49 12-21 .571 6-8 .750 14-17 .824
OT Lakers 104   Shaquille O'Neal 31 13 4 0 0 2 4 47 13-26 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 26, 2003
11. Rockets 93   Steve Francis 19 10 8 4 0 3 5 44 7-17 .412 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Lakers 96   Shaquille O'Neal 39 5 2 1 3 3 3 44 16-26 .615 0-0 - 7-8 .875
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2003
12. Rockets 99   Steve Francis 22 9 7 2 0 2 4 41 7-18 .389 0-4 .000 8-10 .800
Lakers 87   Shaquille O'Neal 22 10 2 0 3 2 3 42 5-12 .417 0-0 - 12-18 .667
Feb. 11, 2004
13. Rockets 102   Steve Francis 21 7 6 2 0 3 5 42 9-11 .818 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Lakers 87   Shaquille O'Neal 24 9 4 1 4 3 6 40 5-12 .417 0-0 - 14-19 .737
Mar. 03, 2004
14. Rockets 93   Steve Francis 16 5 10 1 0 4 4 43 5-12 .417 2-7 .286 4-6 .667
Lakers 96   Shaquille O'Neal 28 7 1 1 5 2 5 40 13-18 .722 0-0 - 2-13 .154
Apr. 01, 2004
15. Rockets 85   Steve Francis 17 5 8 3 1 5 4 42 5-12 .417 2-3 .667 5-5 1.000
Lakers 93   Shaquille O'Neal 18 8 0 1 1 4 4 44 7-17 .412 0-0 - 4-10 .400
2004 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 17, 2004
16. Rockets 71   Steve Francis 18 9 5 1 0 7 3 44 6-14 .429 1-2 .500 5-8 .625
Lakers 72   Shaquille O'Neal 20 17 3 0 2 5 4 45 8-17 .471 0-0 - 4-14 .286
Apr. 19, 2004
17. Rockets 84   Steve Francis 18 10 12 3 1 2 3 45 6-11 .545 1-3 .333 5-8 .625
Lakers 98   Shaquille O'Neal 7 7 4 0 4 0 4 33 3-9 .333 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Apr. 23, 2004
18. Rockets 102   Steve Francis 27 9 7 0 0 3 3 43 7-16 .438 4-5 .800 9-12 .750
Lakers 91   Shaquille O'Neal 25 11 3 2 2 0 5 44 10-16 .625 0-0 - 5-14 .357
Apr. 25, 2004
19. Rockets 88   Steve Francis 17 5 9 2 0 5 6 53 6-14 .429 1-4 .250 4-6 .667
OT Lakers 92   Shaquille O'Neal 17 12 3 1 2 2 5 48 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-11 .273
Apr. 28, 2004
20. Rockets 78   Steve Francis 16 9 5 1 0 4 3 39 5-15 .333 0-3 .000 6-6 1.000
Lakers 97   Shaquille O'Neal 12 9 5 0 4 4 4 40 6-13 .462 0-0 - 0-2 .000
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 2004
21. Magic 107   Steve Francis 31 4 3 2 1 2 2 40 13-23 .565 1-3 .333 4-8 .500
Heat 117   Shaquille O'Neal 27 6 5 1 1 3 3 39 12-18 .667 0-0 - 3-5 .600
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 14, 2006
22. Magic 93   Steve Francis 15 4 5 1 0 4 4 37 4-11 .364 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Heat 107   Shaquille O'Neal 25 11 3 0 4 4 3 31 9-12 .750 0-0 - 7-14 .500
Feb. 15, 2006
23. Magic 100   Steve Francis 12 6 6 1 0 3 1 38 3-15 .200 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
Heat 110   Shaquille O'Neal 7 11 6 0 1 3 6 31 3-8 .375 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Mar. 19, 2006
24. Knicks 100   Steve Francis 9 2 3 1 0 2 3 30 3-10 .300 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Heat 111   Shaquille O'Neal 18 2 2 1 1 3 5 25 9-13 .692 0-0 - 0-6 .000
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