Shaquille O'Neal: 40+ Point Games in the Regular Season

Stats of the games where Shaquille O'Neal scored 40 or more points in the Regular Season, summary by team and by year with breakdown of the points scored, and a full list with all his 40+ games by date.

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How many 40+ point games did Shaquille O'Neal had in the Regular Season?

Shaquille O'Neal had 49 games of 40 or more points. This means that he scored at least 40 in 4.1% of the 1,207 games he played in the Regular Season. The team for which he had the most of these games (26 of 49) is the Lakers. He scored 40 or more against 23 franchises.

40+ Point Games

49
games with 40 or more points
in the Regular Season

Shaquille O'Neal 40+ Point Games by Team

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Playing for...	40+ Point Games	Regular Seasons	Games played	40+ %	Points Breakdown
Playing for...	40+ Point Games	Regular Seasons	Games played	40+ %	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+
Los Angeles Lakers	26	8	514	5.1	24	1	1	-
Orlando Magic	21	4	295	7.1	20	1	-	-
Miami Heat	1	4	205	0.5	1	-	-	-
Phoenix Suns	1	2	103	1.0	1	-	-	-
Cleveland Cavaliers	0	1	53	0.0	-	-	-	-
Boston Celtics	0	1	37	0.0	-	-	-	-
Career	49	19 *	1,207	4.1	46	2	1	-

* Note: this is the real number of seasons, it does not double count seasons where he played for more than one team.

Shaquille O'Neal 40+ Point Games by Year in the Regular Season

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	Regular Season	Playing for...	40+ Point Games	Games played	40+ %	Points Breakdown
	Regular Season	Playing for...	40+ Point Games	Games played	40+ %	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+
1.	1992-93	Orlando Magic	1	81	1.2	1	-	-	-
2.	1993-94	Orlando Magic	9	81	11.1	8	1	-	-
3.	1994-95	Orlando Magic	9	79	11.4	9	-	-	-
4.	1995-96	Orlando Magic	2	54	3.7	2	-	-	-
5.	1996-97	Los Angeles Lakers	2	51	3.9	2	-	-	-
6.	1997-98	Los Angeles Lakers	3	60	5.0	2	1	-	-
7.	1998-99	Los Angeles Lakers	0	49	0.0	-	-	-	-
8.	1999-00	Los Angeles Lakers	9	79	11.4	8	0	1	-
9.	2000-01	Los Angeles Lakers	2	74	2.7	2	-	-	-
10.	2001-02	Los Angeles Lakers	7	67	10.4	7	-	-	-
11.	2002-03	Los Angeles Lakers	3	67	4.5	3	-	-	-
12.	2003-04	Los Angeles Lakers	0	67	0.0	-	-	-	-
13.	2004-05	Miami Heat	1	73	1.4	1	-	-	-
14.	2005-06	Miami Heat	0	59	0.0	-	-	-	-
15.	2006-07	Miami Heat	0	40	0.0	-	-	-	-
16.	2007-08	multiple teams	0	61	0.0	-	-	-	-
		Miami Heat	0	33	0.0	-	-	-	-
		Phoenix Suns	0	28	0.0	-	-	-	-
17.	2008-09	Phoenix Suns	1	75	1.3	1	-	-	-
18.	2009-10	Cleveland Cavaliers	0	53	0.0	-	-	-	-
19.	2010-11	Boston Celtics	0	37	0.0	-	-	-	-
		Total:	49			46	2	1	0

Shaquille O'Neal 40+ Point Games by Opponent in the Regular Season

	Opponent	40+ Point Games	Points Breakdown
	Opponent	40+ Point Games	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+
1.	Boston Celtics	3	3	-	-	-
2.	Brooklyn Nets (includes New Jersey Nets)	2	1	1	-	-
3.	Charlotte Hornets	1	1	-	-	-
4.	Chicago Bulls	1	1	-	-	-
5.	Dallas Mavericks	4	4	-	-	-
6.	Denver Nuggets	2	2	-	-	-
7.	Detroit Pistons	3	3	-	-	-
8.	Golden State Warriors	3	3	-	-	-
9.	Houston Rockets	1	1	-	-	-
10.	Indiana Pacers	1	1	-	-	-
11.	Los Angeles Clippers	4	3	0	1	-
12.	Los Angeles Lakers	1	1	-	-	-
13.	Miami Heat	2	2	-	-	-
14.	Milwaukee Bucks	1	1	-	-	-
15.	Minnesota Timberwolves	2	1	1	-	-
16.	New York Knicks	5	5	-	-	-
17.	Oklahoma City Thunder (includes Seattle Supersonics)	2	2	-	-	-
18.	Philadelphia 76ers	1	1	-	-	-
19.	Phoenix Suns	1	1	-	-	-
20.	Portland Trail Blazers	1	1	-	-	-
21.	Sacramento Kings	3	3	-	-	-
22.	Toronto Raptors	1	1	-	-	-
23.	Washington Wizards (includes Washington Bullets)	4	4	-	-	-
	Total:	49	46	2	1	0

Full list of games where Shaquille O'Neal scored 40 or more, sorted by Date

1992-93 Regular Season (1)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
1.	1993-02-16	Shaquille O'Neal (Magic)	46	19-25	0-0	8-16	L 120-124 OT @ Pistons

1993-94 Regular Season (9)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
2.	1993-11-05	Shaquille O'Neal (Magic)	42	17-24	0-0	8-13	W 116-96 @ Heat
3.	1993-11-19	Shaquille O'Neal (Magic)	41	18-26	0-0	5-7	L 106-115 @ Celtics
4.	1993-12-09	Shaquille O'Neal (Magic)	49	17-25	0-0	15-18	L 105-111 @ Pacers
5.	1994-01-19	Shaquille O'Neal (Magic)	40	17-27	0-0	6-11	W 108-96 vs. Clippers
6.	1994-03-03	Shaquille O'Neal (Magic)	43	18-29	0-0	7-12	W 107-94 @ Mavericks
7.	1994-03-09	Shaquille O'Neal (Magic)	40	14-21	0-0	12-17	W 117-101 @ 76ers
8.	1994-04-08	Shaquille O'Neal (Magic)	40	14-22	0-0	12-12	W 117-103 vs. Pistons
9.	1994-04-15	Shaquille O'Neal (Magic)	42	18-32	0-0	6-14	L 110-113 2OT @ Celtics
10.	1994-04-20	Shaquille O'Neal (Magic)	53	22-31	0-0	9-13	W 121-101 vs. Timberwolves

1994-95 Regular Season (9)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
11.	1994-11-09	Shaquille O'Neal (Magic)	46	20-32	0-0	6-11	W 130-128 OT @ Hornets
12.	1994-11-10	Shaquille O'Neal (Magic)	41	17-26	0-0	7-13	L 99-101 @ Knicks
13.	1994-11-30	Shaquille O'Neal (Magic)	41	18-25	0-0	5-12	W 114-107 vs. Kings
14.	1994-12-16	Shaquille O'Neal (Magic)	40	15-20	0-0	10-21	W 131-128 OT @ Warriors
15.	1995-01-18	Shaquille O'Neal (Magic)	42	17-25	0-0	8-13	W 108-97 @ Mavericks
16.	1995-02-05	Shaquille O'Neal (Magic)	41	17-28	0-0	7-13	W 103-100 OT vs. Knicks
17.	1995-02-28	Shaquille O'Neal (Magic)	41	16-28	0-0	9-15	W 118-106 vs. Knicks
18.	1995-03-08	Shaquille O'Neal (Magic)	46	20-26	0-0	6-10	W 114-110 vs. Lakers
19.	1995-04-05	Shaquille O'Neal (Magic)	40	15-26	0-0	10-22	W 128-125 vs. Pistons

1995-96 Regular Season (2)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
20.	1996-03-02	Shaquille O'Neal (Magic)	41	17-29	0-1	7-12	W 115-89 vs. Trail Blazers
21.	1996-03-22	Shaquille O'Neal (Magic)	49	21-40	0-0	7-13	W 111-108 OT @ Bullets

1996-97 Regular Season (2)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
22.	1996-12-18	Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers)	41	15-25	0-0	11-16	W 111-105 @ Bucks
23.	1997-04-17	Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers)	42	15-31	0-1	12-14	W 108-99 vs. Kings

1997-98 Regular Season (3)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
24.	1998-02-13	Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers)	44	19-29	0-0	6-12	L 108-113 OT vs. Supersonics
25.	1998-04-02	Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers)	50	18-26	0-0	14-20	W 117-106 @ Nets
26.	1998-04-17	Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers)	43	18-22	0-0	7-13	W 124-95 vs. Mavericks

1999-00 Regular Season (9)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
27.	1999-11-19	Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers)	41	11-13	0-0	19-31	W 103-95 vs. Bulls
28.	2000-01-05	Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers)	40	17-24	0-0	6-9	W 118-101 vs. Clippers
29.	2000-03-06	Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers)	61	24-35	0-0	13-22	W 123-103 @ Clippers
30.	2000-03-13	Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers)	40	14-20	0-0	12-16	W 118-108 @ Nuggets
31.	2000-03-16	Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers)	40	15-25	0-0	10-16	L 102-109 @ Wizards
32.	2000-03-19	Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers)	43	18-31	0-0	7-13	W 92-85 @ Knicks
33.	2000-03-24	Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers)	40	15-29	0-0	10-13	W 109-101 vs. Suns
34.	2000-04-05	Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers)	49	19-27	0-0	11-16	W 111-104 @ Warriors
35.	2000-04-14	Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers)	41	16-29	0-0	9-15	W 121-114 vs. Kings

2000-01 Regular Season (2)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
36.	2001-01-19	Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers)	41	17-23	0-0	7-18	W 114-101 vs. Rockets
37.	2001-03-23	Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers)	40	15-25	0-0	10-13	W 104-91 vs. Wizards

2001-02 Regular Season (7)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
38.	2001-12-05	Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers)	46	18-23	0-0	10-22	W 98-94 vs. Mavericks
39.	2002-01-22	Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers)	40	17-22	0-0	6-9	L 91-107 vs. Nuggets
40.	2002-03-05	Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers)	40	16-21	0-0	8-20	W 101-92 vs. Nets
41.	2002-03-10	Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers)	40	15-21	0-0	10-19	W 117-103 vs. Knicks
42.	2002-03-14	Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers)	40	13-20	0-0	14-28	W 110-102 @ Warriors
43.	2002-04-07	Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers)	40	14-22	0-0	12-19	W 96-88 @ Heat
44.	2002-04-15	Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers)	41	16-21	0-0	9-11	W 111-104 vs. Supersonics

2002-03 Regular Season (3)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
45.	2003-03-07	Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers)	40	16-25	0-0	8-14	W 106-96 vs. Timberwolves
46.	2003-03-17	Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers)	42	15-24	0-0	12-15	W 102-85 @ Clippers
47.	2003-03-21	Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers)	48	19-24	0-0	10-19	W 104-96 vs. Celtics

2004-05 Regular Season (1)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
48.	2004-12-13	Shaquille O'Neal (Heat)	40	15-23	0-0	10-16	W 106-83 vs. Wizards

2008-09 Regular Season (1)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
49.	2009-02-27	Shaquille O'Neal (Suns)	45	20-25	0-0	5-8	W 133-113 vs. Raptors