Shaquille O'Neal posted his most points in a rookie-season game versus the Pistons on February 16, 1993, with 46 points.
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shaq rookie season highest scoring regular-season games| 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 | 46 | 2/16/1993 | @ | 49 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 76.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 71.8 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| 2 | | S. O'Neal | 38 | 1/23/1993 | vs | 40 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 85.7 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | | S. O'Neal | 38 | 1/18/1993 | @ | 48 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 70.2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | ||||
| 4 | | S. O'Neal | 35 | 4/6/1993 | vs | 35 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 73.3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 5 | | S. O'Neal | 35 | 11/10/1992 | vs | 34 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 61.4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 6 | | S. O'Neal | 31 | 4/24/1993 | vs | 39 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 74.4 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 7 | | S. O'Neal | 31 | 2/2/1993 | @ | 32 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 74.0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 8 | | S. O'Neal | 31 | 11/12/1992 | vs | 36 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 63.8 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| 9 | | S. O'Neal | 30 | 2/25/1993 | vs | 44 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 59.3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 10 | | S. O'Neal | 30 | 1/9/1993 | vs | 44 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 58.3 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 11 | | S. O'Neal | 29 | 4/9/1993 | @ | 39 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 69.8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 12 | | S. O'Neal | 29 | 4/7/1993 | @ | 38 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 57.1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 13 | | S. O'Neal | 29 | 3/14/1993 | vs | 41 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 75.7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 14 | | S. O'Neal | 29 | 2/11/1993 | @ | 34 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 64.7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 15 | | S. O'Neal | 29 | 1/16/1993 | @ | 50 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 62.3 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 16 | | S. O'Neal | 29 | 1/5/1993 | vs | 38 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 60.8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 17 | | S. O'Neal | 29 | 1/2/1993 | vs | 44 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 53.2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 18 | | S. O'Neal | 29 | 11/19/1992 | vs | 41 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 63.3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 19 | | S. O'Neal | 29 | 11/18/1992 | @ | 34 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 60.8 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 20 | | S. O'Neal | 29 | 11/14/1992 | @ | 35 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 68.8 | 62.9 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 21 | | S. O'Neal | 28 | 4/2/1993 | @ | 38 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 61.6 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 22 | | S. O'Neal | 28 | 3/23/1993 | vs | 38 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 69.3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 23 | | S. O'Neal | 28 | 2/26/1993 | @ | 42 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 81.4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 24 | | S. O'Neal | 28 | 2/23/1993 | vs | 37 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 73.5 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 25 | | S. O'Neal | 28 | 12/22/1992 | vs | 42 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 62.5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 4 | ||||
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