Dennis Bell vs. Shaquille O'Neal Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shaquille O'Neal and Dennis Bell, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Dennis Bell played 3 years in the NBA, 16 less than Shaquille O'Neal, who played 19. Dennis Bell had the first of his seasons in 1973-74, while Shaquille O'Neal had his rookie season in 1992-93. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Dennis Bell |
3 |
1 |
1973-74 to 1975-76 |
Shaquille O'Neal |
19 |
17 |
1992-93 to 2010-11 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
52 |
8.9 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
- |
1.0 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.376 |
- |
- |
- |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.556 |
Shaquille O'Neal |
81 |
39.8 |
29.3 |
4.7 |
8.5 |
13.2 |
2.4 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
11.8 |
19.6 |
.599 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
5.8 |
10.5 |
.554 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
3 |
9.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
.125 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
1.7 |
.000 |
Shaquille O'Neal |
3 |
42.0 |
20.7 |
5.7 |
7.7 |
13.3 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
7.7 |
15.0 |
.511 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.3 |
11.3 |
.471 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
10 |
7.6 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
- |
1.1 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
.381 |
- |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.429 |
Shaquille O'Neal |
79 |
37.0 |
29.3 |
4.2 |
7.3 |
11.4 |
2.7 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
11.8 |
20.2 |
.583 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
5.8 |
10.8 |
.533 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
21 |
38.3 |
25.7 |
4.5 |
7.4 |
11.9 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
9.3 |
16.1 |
.577 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
7.1 |
12.4 |
.571 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
54 |
36.0 |
26.6 |
3.4 |
7.7 |
11.0 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
11.0 |
19.1 |
.573 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.500 |
4.6 |
9.5 |
.487 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
12 |
38.3 |
25.8 |
4.1 |
5.9 |
10.0 |
4.6 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
10.9 |
18.0 |
.606 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.0 |
10.2 |
.393 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
51 |
38.1 |
26.2 |
3.8 |
8.7 |
12.5 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
10.8 |
19.4 |
.557 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.5 |
9.4 |
.484 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
9 |
36.2 |
26.9 |
4.2 |
6.3 |
10.6 |
3.2 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
9.9 |
19.2 |
.514 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
7.1 |
11.7 |
.610 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
60 |
36.3 |
28.3 |
3.5 |
7.9 |
11.4 |
2.4 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
11.2 |
19.1 |
.584 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
6.0 |
11.4 |
.527 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
13 |
38.5 |
30.5 |
3.7 |
6.5 |
10.2 |
2.9 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
12.2 |
19.8 |
.612 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
6.2 |
12.2 |
.503 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
49 |
34.8 |
26.3 |
3.8 |
6.9 |
10.7 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
10.4 |
18.1 |
.576 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
5.5 |
10.2 |
.540 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
8 |
39.4 |
26.6 |
5.5 |
6.1 |
11.6 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
9.9 |
19.4 |
.510 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
6.9 |
14.8 |
.466 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
74 |
39.5 |
28.7 |
3.9 |
8.8 |
12.7 |
3.7 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
11.0 |
19.2 |
.572 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
6.7 |
13.1 |
.513 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
16 |
42.3 |
30.4 |
5.7 |
9.8 |
15.4 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
11.9 |
21.5 |
.555 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
6.6 |
12.5 |
.525 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
67 |
36.1 |
27.2 |
3.5 |
7.2 |
10.7 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
10.6 |
18.3 |
.579 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
5.9 |
10.7 |
.555 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
19 |
40.8 |
28.5 |
3.5 |
9.1 |
12.6 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
10.7 |
20.2 |
.529 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
7.1 |
10.9 |
.649 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
67 |
37.8 |
27.5 |
3.9 |
7.2 |
11.1 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
10.4 |
18.1 |
.574 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
6.7 |
10.8 |
.622 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
12 |
40.1 |
27.0 |
5.3 |
9.6 |
14.8 |
3.7 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
10.1 |
18.8 |
.535 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
6.8 |
11.0 |
.621 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
67 |
36.8 |
21.5 |
3.7 |
7.8 |
11.5 |
2.9 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
8.3 |
14.1 |
.584 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.9 |
10.1 |
.490 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
22 |
41.9 |
21.5 |
4.1 |
9.1 |
13.2 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
4.1 |
8.3 |
14.0 |
.593 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.0 |
11.5 |
.429 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
73 |
34.1 |
22.9 |
3.5 |
6.9 |
10.4 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
9.0 |
15.0 |
.601 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.8 |
10.5 |
.461 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
13 |
33.0 |
19.4 |
1.5 |
6.4 |
7.8 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
7.8 |
13.9 |
.558 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.8 |
8.2 |
.472 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
59 |
30.6 |
20.0 |
2.9 |
6.3 |
9.2 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
8.1 |
13.6 |
.600 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.7 |
8.0 |
.469 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
23 |
33.0 |
18.4 |
3.3 |
6.5 |
9.8 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
7.7 |
12.7 |
.612 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.0 |
7.9 |
.374 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
40 |
28.4 |
17.3 |
2.4 |
5.0 |
7.4 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
7.1 |
12.0 |
.591 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.1 |
7.4 |
.422 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
4 |
30.3 |
18.8 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
8.5 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
8.3 |
14.8 |
.559 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
6.8 |
.333 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
61 |
28.7 |
13.6 |
2.7 |
6.4 |
9.1 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
5.4 |
9.1 |
.593 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.8 |
5.5 |
.503 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
5 |
30.0 |
15.2 |
2.6 |
6.6 |
9.2 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
10.0 |
.440 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
6.4 |
12.8 |
.500 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
75 |
30.0 |
17.8 |
2.5 |
5.9 |
8.4 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
6.8 |
11.2 |
.609 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.1 |
6.9 |
.595 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
53 |
23.4 |
12.0 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
6.7 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
4.9 |
8.7 |
.566 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.1 |
4.3 |
.496 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
11 |
22.1 |
11.5 |
1.9 |
3.6 |
5.5 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
4.4 |
8.5 |
.516 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.8 |
4.3 |
.660 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
37 |
20.3 |
9.2 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
5.4 |
.667 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
3.5 |
.557 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Bell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaquille O'Neal |
2 |
6.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |