Shaquille O’Neal didn’t have any shortage of downright dominant performances throughout his time with the Los Angeles Lakers and in the NBA as a whole, and he had one of his greatest when L.A. knocked off the New Jersey Nets behind 50 points from O’Neal on April 2, 1998.
O’Neal gave fans a sneak preview of the destruction he would wreak upon New Jersey four years later in the 2002 NBA Finals, running roughshod all over the Nets to finish with 50 points on 18-for-26 shooting to go with nine rebounds, two assists and one block and steal apiece.