most points in a game by shaq in the 2000s

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Shaquille O'Neal posted his most points in a game versus the Los Angeles Clippers on March 6, 2000, with 61 points.

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most points in a regular-season game by shaq in the 2000s

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	61	3/6/2000	LAL	@	LAC	45	23	3	0	0	24	35	68.6	0	0	13	22	59.1	68.3	7	16	4	2	+16
2	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	49	4/5/2000	LAL	@	GSW	44	13	1	0	3	19	27	70.4	0	0	11	16	68.8	72.0	2	11	2	3	+8
3	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	48	3/21/2003	LAL	vs	BOS	39	20	1	1	1	19	24	79.2	0	0	10	19	52.6	74.2	6	14	3	3	+11
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	46	12/5/2001	LAL	vs	DAL	40	15	2	1	1	18	23	78.3	0	0	10	22	45.5	70.4	6	9	3	4	+8
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	45	2/27/2009	PHX	vs	TOR	35	11	2	3	1	20	25	80.0	0	0	5	8	62.5	78.9	3	8	3	4	+17
6	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	43	3/19/2000	LAL	@	NYK	46	10	3	0	0	18	31	58.1	0	0	7	13	53.8	58.6	4	6	2	4	+6
7	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	42	3/17/2003	LAL	@	LAC	41	7	5	0	2	15	24	62.5	0	0	12	15	80.0	68.6	1	6	2	3	+13
8	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	41	4/15/2002	LAL	vs	SEA	34	11	4	0	0	16	21	76.2	0	0	9	11	81.8	79.3	2	9	3	3	+24
9	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	41	1/19/2001	LAL	vs	HOU	31	11	2	0	1	17	23	73.9	0	0	7	18	38.9	66.3	4	7	0	2	+17
10	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	41	4/14/2000	LAL	vs	SAC	45	16	2	0	0	16	29	55.2	0	0	9	15	60.0	57.6	7	9	8	5	+11
11	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	41	11/19/1999	LAL	vs	CHI	43	17	1	1	7	11	13	84.6	0	0	19	31	61.3	77.0	7	10	2	4	+14
12	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	40	12/13/2004	MIA	vs	WAS	38	12	3	0	5	15	23	65.2	0	0	10	16	62.5	66.6	6	6	1	3	+24
13	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	40	3/7/2003	LAL	vs	MIN	41	14	4	1	5	16	25	64.0	0	0	8	14	57.1	64.2	5	9	1	4	+15
14	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	40	4/7/2002	LAL	@	MIA	41	11	2	0	2	14	22	63.6	0	0	12	19	63.2	65.9	3	8	2	4	+10
15	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	40	3/14/2002	LAL	@	GSW	43	13	0	1	2	13	20	65.0	0	0	14	28	50.0	61.9	4	9	6	5	+14
16	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	40	3/10/2002	LAL	vs	NYK	41	8	3	1	3	15	21	71.4	0	0	10	19	52.6	68.1	4	4	2	0	+7
17	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	40	3/5/2002	LAL	vs	NJN	38	12	4	1	1	16	21	76.2	0	0	8	20	40.0	67.1	3	9	4	4	+13
18	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	40	1/22/2002	LAL	vs	DEN	39	11	5	1	2	17	22	77.3	0	0	6	9	66.7	77.0	5	6	1	1	-6
19	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	40	3/23/2001	LAL	vs	WAS	38	17	8	3	5	15	25	60.0	0	0	10	13	76.9	65.1	6	11	3	3	+13
20	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	40	3/24/2000	LAL	vs	PHX	43	14	5	3	0	15	29	51.7	0	0	10	13	76.9	57.6	6	8	1	3	+3
21	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	40	3/16/2000	LAL	@	WAS	38	12	2	0	2	15	25	60.0	0	0	10	16	62.5	62.4	7	5	3	5	-16
22	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	40	3/13/2000	LAL	@	DEN	44	9	7	0	1	14	20	70.0	0	0	12	16	75.0	74.0	3	6	4	3	+13
23	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	40	1/5/2000	LAL	vs	LAC	35	19	1	1	2	17	24	70.8	0	0	6	9	66.7	71.5	3	16	2	4	+8
24	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	39	1/14/2005	MIA	@	LAC	51	10	5	0	0	12	25	48.0	0	0	15	28	53.6	52.3	5	5	4	4	+12
25	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	39	3/26/2003	LAL	@	HOU	44	5	2	1	3	16	26	61.5	0	0	7	8	87.5	66.1	4	1	3	3	+3