Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Shaquille O'Neal and Nick Van Exel

This is the detail of NBA games in which Shaquille O'Neal and Nick Van Exel 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 28 times in NBA games. Shaquille O'Neal has a 16-12 winning record over Nick Van Exel. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Shaquille O'Neal
vs.
Nick Van Exel
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
Nick Van Exel:
1993-94 to 2005-06
28 Games played
28 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Shaquille O'Neal
16
16
0
Nick Van Exel
12
12
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 28.0 11.0 3.9 0.72.2
Nick Van Exel 17.3 3.6 6.90.70.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 46 19 9 46
Nick Van Exel 41 10 15 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 24

games		 28

games		 3

games		 10

games		23

games
Nick Van Exel 4

games 		0

games		 22

games		 8

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 3

games		 10

games		5

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
%
Dec. 21, 1993
1. Magic 102   Shaquille O'Neal 33 10 5 4 1 2 3 43 12-17 .706 0-0 - 9-15 .600
Lakers 109   Nick Van Exel 5 2 5 2 0 0 1 27 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Mar. 20, 1994
2. Magic 91   Shaquille O'Neal 29 16 5 0 1 3 0 46 12-19 .632 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Lakers 97   Nick Van Exel 19 10 7 1 0 1 4 44 8-19 .421 1-6 .167 2-4 .500
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 08, 1995
3. Magic 114   Shaquille O'Neal 46 11 4 1 5 2 2 42 20-26 .769 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Lakers 110   Nick Van Exel 11 3 10 0 0 0 1 29 4-12 .333 1-6 .167 2-2 1.000
Apr. 02, 1995
4. Magic 112   Shaquille O'Neal 27 12 6 1 2 5 2 42 11-22 .500 0-1 .000 5-8 .625
Lakers 119   Nick Van Exel 16 7 9 2 0 2 1 35 6-12 .500 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 17, 1996
5. Magic 98   Shaquille O'Neal 26 10 4 1 3 7 6 39 12-23 .522 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 97   Nick Van Exel 22 2 5 2 0 2 1 46 6-19 .316 4-10 .400 6-8 .750
Mar. 26, 1996
6. Magic 91   Shaquille O'Neal 23 10 3 1 1 4 2 42 11-24 .458 0-0 - 1-6 .167
Lakers 113   Nick Van Exel 22 6 4 1 0 1 2 35 9-17 .529 2-6 .333 2-2 1.000
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 10, 1999
7. Lakers 103   Shaquille O'Neal 29 8 3 1 1 3 4 37 12-20 .600 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Nuggets 98   Nick Van Exel 9 3 10 0 0 5 1 38 3-19 .158 1-8 .125 2-2 1.000
Feb. 22, 1999
8. Lakers 113   Shaquille O'Neal 28 7 1 0 0 1 6 33 12-19 .632 0-0 - 4-10 .400
OT Nuggets 117   Nick Van Exel 16 3 13 2 0 4 3 39 3-16 .188 2-6 .333 8-11 .727
Apr. 05, 1999
9. Lakers 117   Shaquille O'Neal 20 9 3 0 0 0 5 21 10-15 .667 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Nuggets 104   Nick Van Exel 41 8 9 0 0 2 3 45 14-26 .538 2-9 .222 11-13 .846
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1999
10. Lakers 82   Shaquille O'Neal 36 8 6 0 3 3 5 43 17-27 .630 0-0 - 2-14 .143
Nuggets 93   Nick Van Exel 23 4 8 0 1 0 1 41 9-19 .474 3-8 .375 2-2 1.000
Jan. 10, 2000
11. Lakers 130   Shaquille O'Neal 31 19 9 1 5 3 1 32 14-24 .583 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Nuggets 95   Nick Van Exel 17 0 3 0 1 3 0 28 6-12 .500 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000
Feb. 07, 2000
12. Lakers 106   Shaquille O'Neal 35 13 8 1 1 4 4 44 14-23 .609 0-0 - 7-15 .467
Nuggets 98   Nick Van Exel 18 3 6 0 0 2 1 40 7-24 .292 4-9 .444 0-0 -
Mar. 13, 2000
13. Lakers 118   Shaquille O'Neal 40 9 7 0 1 4 3 44 14-20 .700 0-0 - 12-16 .750
Nuggets 108   Nick Van Exel 17 2 15 2 0 2 1 35 7-16 .438 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 2000
14. Lakers 119   Shaquille O'Neal 34 19 2 1 2 3 2 38 16-21 .762 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Nuggets 103   Nick Van Exel 17 4 11 0 1 4 2 38 7-22 .318 2-8 .250 1-2 .500
Feb. 28, 2001
15. Lakers 101   Shaquille O'Neal 23 11 4 1 3 0 3 40 8-15 .533 0-0 - 7-15 .467
Nuggets 107   Nick Van Exel 27 6 11 1 0 2 5 48 7-17 .412 2-4 .500 11-12 .917
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 2001
16. Lakers 89   Shaquille O'Neal 10 13 6 2 0 1 0 34 4-11 .364 0-0 - 2-9 .222
Nuggets 68   Nick Van Exel 21 4 6 1 0 1 3 38 8-22 .364 1-5 .200 4-4 1.000
Nov. 25, 2001
17. Lakers 105   Shaquille O'Neal 22 6 5 0 6 3 0 36 9-14 .643 0-0 - 4-13 .308
Nuggets 98   Nick Van Exel 34 1 8 0 0 2 2 38 14-23 .609 2-3 .667 4-5 .800
Jan. 22, 2002
18. Lakers 91   Shaquille O'Neal 40 11 5 1 2 1 1 39 17-22 .773 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Nuggets 107   Nick Van Exel 17 3 12 1 0 3 0 37 6-13 .462 3-6 .500 2-2 1.000
Mar. 17, 2002
19. Lakers 105   Shaquille O'Neal 28 9 4 0 1 2 3 42 13-18 .722 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Mavericks 103   Nick Van Exel 20 4 5 0 0 0 1 30 8-16 .500 3-8 .375 1-1 1.000
Mar. 19, 2002
20. Lakers 98   Shaquille O'Neal 32 10 2 0 0 5 4 38 13-23 .565 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Mavericks 114   Nick Van Exel 7 3 3 0 0 1 0 23 2-9 .222 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 2002
21. Lakers 105   Shaquille O'Neal 26 11 2 1 3 4 5 40 8-12 .667 0-0 - 10-18 .556
Mavericks 103   Nick Van Exel 25 4 4 0 0 2 3 35 9-17 .529 5-8 .625 2-2 1.000
Apr. 03, 2003
22. Lakers 100   Shaquille O'Neal 31 17 1 0 3 5 2 40 11-19 .579 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Mavericks 89   Nick Van Exel 19 3 4 1 0 3 3 36 8-19 .421 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Apr. 08, 2003
23. Lakers 108   Shaquille O'Neal 14 10 1 0 1 1 3 33 6-14 .429 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Mavericks 99   Nick Van Exel 9 4 5 1 1 1 1 31 3-13 .231 0-4 .000 3-3 1.000
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 2003
24. Lakers 98   Shaquille O'Neal 21 5 4 1 2 3 2 39 9-15 .600 0-0 - 3-10 .300
Warriors 107   Nick Van Exel 13 3 5 0 0 3 1 36 5-13 .385 1-3 .333 2-4 .500
Feb. 18, 2004
25. Lakers 100   Shaquille O'Neal 31 16 7 1 5 7 5 41 15-23 .652 0-0 - 1-9 .111
Warriors 99   Nick Van Exel 13 2 4 0 0 2 3 26 5-10 .500 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 2004
26. Heat 87   Shaquille O'Neal 17 13 0 1 4 1 3 37 5-8 .625 0-0 - 7-13 .538
Trail Blazers 99   Nick Van Exel 15 4 2 1 0 3 3 29 4-9 .444 3-6 .500 4-4 1.000
Jan. 07, 2005
27. Heat 103   Shaquille O'Neal 28 10 1 0 3 4 4 34 11-15 .733 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Trail Blazers 92   Nick Van Exel 5 1 7 1 0 1 0 32 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 -
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 20, 2006
28. Heat 94   Shaquille O'Neal 23 6 1 0 3 3 6 31 9-14 .643 0-0 - 5-11 .455
Spurs 101   Nick Van Exel 6 2 1 0 0 1 1 13 2-4 .500 2-4 .500 0-0 -
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