1994 O Neal vs. Robinson scoring title rivalry

Mondo Sports Updated on 2024-02-16

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At the end of March 1994, Shaquille O'Neal was surprised to find that he had the second-highest score in the league, and the number one was David Robinson. As a result, the two began a fierce battle for the scoring title.

On April 1, O'Neal scored 17 points in New Jersey and the next day in Indiana, where he scored 36 points on 13-of-20 shooting. Not to be outdone, Robinson hit back with 29 points against the Warriors and 33 points against the Suns. O'Neal scored another 17 points on April 9 and 23 on April 11, followed by 37 against the Hornets and 42 against the Celtics. On April 17, he scored 32 points again.

On April 20, O'Neal set a new career high against the Timberwolves: 53 points on 22-of-31 shooting. He averaged 29 points per game3 points, tied with Robinson. On April 22, Robinson scored 29 points against the SuperSonics. O'Neal finished his 1993-1994 regular season with 27 points on April 23: 2,377 points in 81 games, an average of 2934 points. Robinson's record is: 2,312 points in 79 games, an average of 2927 points. The gap between these two players is so small that it needs to be calculated to exactly after the decimal point. However, Robinson has one more game to go.

On April 24, 1994, David Robinson played in Game 80 of the regular season. As soon as the game began, the Spurs began to feed him the ball and let him perform his signature tentative step jumper. The Clippers couldn't resist and had to foul, and Robinson's shooting skills were his strong point. In this game, Robinson scored 71 points on 26-of-41 shooting and 18-of-25 free throws. He scored 2,383 points in 80 games and averaged 29 points per game8 points. Robinson was crowned the scoring champion and pushed O'Neal off the throne. O'Neal was just a little upset when he learned the news, but he didn't know that this was the beginning of his long feud with the San Antonio Spurs.

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