the most points in a game 1 in a finals by shaq

Shaquille O'Neal scored his most points in Game 1 of the NBA Finals versus the 76ers on June 6, 2001, with 44 points.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	44	6/6/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	52	20	5	1	0	17	28	60.7	10	22	45.5	58.4	6	14	4	3	-6
2	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	43	6/7/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	IND	44	19	4	0	3	21	31	67.7	1	6	16.7	63.9	6	13	2	2	+18
3	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	36	6/5/2002	2001-02	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NJN	40	16	1	1	4	12	22	54.5	12	21	57.1	57.6	2	14	5	2	-3
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	34	6/6/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	45	11	1	0	1	13	16	81.3	8	12	66.7	79.9	5	6	6	4	-8
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	26	6/7/1995	1994-95	NBA Finals	ORL	vs	HOU	44	16	9	0	3	10	16	62.5	6	9	66.7	65.1	3	13	7	5
6	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	17	6/8/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	@	DAL	38	7	5	0	0	8	11	72.7	1	9	11.1	56.8	3	4	2	4	-4

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Team Leaders

PPG

32.5

Dončić

RPG

8.3

Ayton

APG

8.5

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.7

8th

DRTG

116.7

21st

NETRTG

1.0

15th

3P%

35.7

18th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	48	17	.738	2.5
3	Rockets	40	25	.615	10.5
4	Lakers	40	25	.615	10.5
5	Nuggets	40	26	.606	11.0
6	Timberwolves	40	26	.606	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/12	CHI	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Sat 3/14	DEN	@	LAL	8:30 PM
Mon 3/16	LAL	@	HOU	9:30 PM
Wed 3/18	LAL	@	HOU	9:30 PM
Thu 3/19	LAL	@	MIA	8:00 PM

Last Game

Timberwolves

40 - 25

106

Final

120

Lakers

40 - 25

Tue 10 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.4

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.4

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.8

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.9

Jokić

67.7

Gobert

67.2

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.5

119.5

118.6

118.4

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.6

111.3

112.2

112.8

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

10.9

7.7

7.4

7.2

6.4

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

15-50

16-51

16-48

17-48

20-46

21-44

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,101.2

Jokić

3,051.7

Maxey

3,002.4

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,304

Jokić

3,188.8

Dončić

3,076.3

Maxey

USG% Leaders

37.4

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.0

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.70

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

41-26

39-25-1

40-26

38-27

38-29

Worst Record ATS

27-40

26-38

27-39

28-38

28-37

28-36

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	46	18	.719
2	Celtics	43	22	.662	3.5
3	Knicks	42	25	.627	5.5
4	Cavaliers	40	26	.606	7.0
5	Magic	36	28	.563	10.0
6	Heat	37	29	.561	10.0
7	Raptors	36	29	.554	10.5
8	76ers	35	30	.538	11.5
9	Hawks	34	31	.523	12.5
10	Hornets	34	33	.507	13.5
11	Bucks	27	37	.422	19.0
12	Bulls	27	38	.415	19.5
13	Nets	17	48	.262	29.5
14	Wizards	16	48	.250	30.0
15	Pacers - e	15	50	.231	31.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	51	15	.773
2	Spurs	48	17	.738	2.5
3	Rockets	40	25	.615	10.5
4	Lakers	40	25	.615	10.5
5	Nuggets	40	26	.606	11.0
6	Timberwolves	40	26	.606	11.0
7	Suns	38	27	.585	12.5
8	Clippers	33	32	.508	17.5
9	Warriors	32	33	.492	18.5
10	Trail Blazers	31	35	.470	20.0
11	Grizzlies	23	41	.359	27.0
12	Pelicans	22	45	.328	29.5
13	Mavericks	21	44	.323	29.5
14	Jazz	20	46	.303	31.0
15	Kings - e	16	51	.239	35.5