Shark O'Neal's strength is unquestionable, from the moment he entered the league, he played a phenomenal performance. However, because the Magic did not respect him, he finally chose to join the Lakers, and also spent the most brilliant 8 years of his career there. In those 8 seasons, O'Neal not only became the first person in the league for many years, but also created a lot of explosive records, the following 5 are more exaggerated than one, and can break one can be regarded as a superstar.
Scoring Champion + MVP + Overall Champion
The league has many honors, the most important of which is the individual honor, which is undoubtedly the regular season MVP trophy and the scoring king, both of which are super benchmarks. The championship is the most gold-worthy team honor, and it is also the honor that many stars pursue for a lifetime. These 3 major honors, take any one is amazing, but the big shark O'Neal has won the scoring champion + MVP + championship in a single season, looking at history, only he and Jordan have done it, and the difficulty can be imagined.
39 free throws in a single game
Sharks have a strong dominance under the basket, but his weakness is the free throw, so the league has also invented shark cutting tactics, which can appropriately weaken the shark's dominance. He was sent to the free throw when he couldn't prevent it, and on the stage of the 2000 Finals, the Pacers' inside line was completely blown up by O'Neal, so he could only keep letting O'Neal go to the free throw. In Game 2 of the series, O'Neal set an NBA record with 39 free throws, but he only scored 18 goals.
The average per game in the finals was 38+16
Also in the 2000 Finals, O'Neal played the most dominant center performance. He was at his peak and was recognized as the first man in the league. The Lakers beat the Pacers in six games and won the championship, O'Neal averaged 45.5 minutes per game, 26.2 shots, and he exploded the exaggerated stats of 38 points, 16.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game, shooting 61.1% from the field. Such a finals performance is difficult to be reproduced.
61+23 per game
It's not easy for center players to cut high scores, because centers rarely shoot three-pointers and hold the ball for much less time than outside. In this era, most of the high scores are defenders and small forwards, and there are very few players who score high on the inside, and very few who take the scoring kings. However, O'Neill was once angry, when he asked the Clippers for a few tickets, and wanted to take his family and friends to watch the game on his birthday night, but the Clippers refused. Since then, he has exploded a terrifying stat of 61 points and 23 rebounds on the head of the Clippers, which has also become a good story.
Triple FMVP
The Sharks are considered the most dominant super center because his peak performances were so eye-catching. He once led the Lakers to achieve the great cause of three consecutive championships, as mentioned earlier, O'Neal averaged 38+16 per game in the 000 finals, in fact, in the 01 finals, he also bombed the data of 33+16+5 per game, and in 2002, he cut down the data of 36+12+4 per game, such a performance completely shredded the opponent, and he was also elected as the FMVP for 3 consecutive years.