Shaquille O'Neal has scored the most points by a center in a game versus Yao Ming, with 39 points on March 26, 2003.
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most points scored by a center vs yao in a regular-season game| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | S. O'Neal | 39 | 3/26/2003 | @ | 44 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 66.1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +3 | |||
| 2 |  | A. Jefferson | 36 | 2/7/2009 | @ | 38 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 54.4 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 3 | -7 | |||
| 3 | | A. Jefferson | 34 | 12/20/2008 | vs | 45 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 31 | 48.4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 51.9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +4 | |||
| 4 | | A. Jefferson | 33 | 2/4/2008 | vs | 39 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 58.5 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 3 | -4 | |||
| 5 |  | R. LaFrentz | 32 | 11/13/2005 | vs | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 80.5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +25 | ||
| 6 |  | A. Stoudemire | 32 | 4/9/2005 | vs | 36 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 63.3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | +3 | |||
| 7 | | A. Stoudemire | 31 | 3/11/2005 | vs | 41 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 39.1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 51.6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | -15 | |||
| 8 | | S. O'Neal | 31 | 1/17/2003 | @ | 47 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 54.1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | -4 | |||
| 9 | | A. Stoudemire | 30 | 4/16/2007 | @ | 34 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 67.9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -6 | ||
| 10 |  | B. Miller | 30 | 4/9/2006 | vs | 42 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 67.0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | +6 | ||
| 11 |  | S. Marion | 30 | 2/27/2006 | @ | 42 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 72.3 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | +24 | ||
| 12 |  | P. Gasol | 29 | 10/26/2010 | vs | 40 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 53.8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | +1 | |||
| 13 | | S. O'Neal | 28 | 3/3/2004 | @ | 39 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15.4 | 59.0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | +1 | |||
| 14 |  | S. O'Neal | 26 | 11/23/2007 | vs | 34 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 75.2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | +12 | |||
| 15 |  | P. Gasol | 26 | 11/13/2007 | vs | 36 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 70.3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +4 | |||
| 16 |  | C. Bosh | 25 | 3/3/2009 | @ | 40 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 52.6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | -10 | ||
| 17 | | A. Stoudemire | 25 | 11/28/2007 | vs | 39 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 56.9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | +5 | |||
| 18 |  | T. Duncan | 25 | 11/16/2007 | vs | 39 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 50.7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 19 |  | J. O'Neal | 25 | 3/20/2007 | @ | 39 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 43.3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | -12 | |||
| 20 |  | M. Okur | 25 | 3/28/2005 | vs | 37 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 76.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +1 | ||
| 21 |  | D. Nowitzki | 25 | 2/21/2004 | vs | 41 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 65.1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | +4 | ||
| 22 | | C. Bosh | 25 | 11/16/2003 | vs | 39 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 81.2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +2 | ||
| 23 | | T. Duncan | 24 | 1/19/2008 | @ | 39 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 47.6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 48.1 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | -4 | |||
| 24 | | S. O'Neal | 24 | 2/11/2004 | @ | 41 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 58.9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | -11 | |||
| 25 |  | L. Wright | 24 | 2/22/2003 | @ | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 61.1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | +9 | |||
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