Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Taj Gibson and Shaquille O'Neal

This is the detail of NBA games in which Taj Gibson 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 a 6-3 winning record over Taj Gibson, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Taj Gibson:
2009-10 to 2024-25
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
9 Games played
4 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Taj Gibson
3
2
1
Shaquille O'Neal
6
2
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Taj Gibson 8.1 7.4 0.4 0.31.0
Shaquille O'Neal 9.4 6.3 1.60.11.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Taj Gibson 14 13 2 14
Shaquille O'Neal 14 10 4 15
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Taj Gibson 3

games
4

games
1

game
3

games
2

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Shaquille O'Neal 6

games
1

game
7

games
1

game
4

games
Both had same stat 0

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4

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1

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5

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3

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 2009
1. Bulls 86   Taj Gibson 11 7 0 1 2 0 1 34 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Cavaliers 85   Shaquille O'Neal 14 10 1 0 5 3 2 31 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 04, 2009
2. Bulls 87   Taj Gibson 14 13 0 1 0 0 5 36 7-14 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Cavaliers 101   Shaquille O'Neal 8 7 1 0 1 3 1 18 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-5 .000
2010 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 17, 2010
3. Bulls 83   Taj Gibson 8 5 0 1 0 1 3 33 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 96   Shaquille O'Neal 12 5 4 0 3 3 2 25 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Apr. 19, 2010
4. Bulls 102   Taj Gibson 11 7 0 0 1 0 3 23 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Cavaliers 112   Shaquille O'Neal 8 7 1 0 0 4 4 15 2-4 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 22, 2010
5. Bulls 108   Taj Gibson 8 5 2 0 0 1 1 34 4-12 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 106   Shaquille O'Neal 6 4 1 0 2 1 3 20 2-8 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 25, 2010
6. Bulls 98   Taj Gibson 4 7 0 0 1 0 4 21 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Cavaliers 121   Shaquille O'Neal 6 7 0 0 1 2 5 17 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 27, 2010
7. Bulls 94   Taj Gibson 7 11 1 0 1 0 6 34 2-5 .400 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Cavaliers 96   Shaquille O'Neal 14 8 3 1 1 4 5 26 7-9 .778 0-0 - 0-1 .000
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 2010
8. Bulls 92   Taj Gibson 10 8 1 0 0 3 2 26 3-8 .375 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Celtics 104   Shaquille O'Neal 12 5 2 0 0 1 6 20 5-6 .833 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jan. 08, 2011
9. Bulls 90   Taj Gibson 0 4 0 0 4 0 1 20 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 79   Shaquille O'Neal 5 4 1 0 2 0 4 20 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500