NBA: Top 7 dream 1-on-1 Matchups 

#6 Shaquille O'Neal vs Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt vs Shaq

We are not sure how many reserve backboards would be needed to have a game of 1-on-1 between these two. But there'll definitely be a lot of pain, for the rim obviously. Arguably the two most dominant players to play the game, Shaquille O'Neal and Wilt Chamberlain could throw you off the court just with their physicality. It'd be surprising if there isn't a natural calamity that takes place when these two giants decide to go against one another on the court. Neither of them can probably shoot mid-range jumpers. Neither of them can shoot the 3. But neither of them will let you score on the rim against them either. These two individuals were so drastically powerful that they forced the league to change their own rules in order to make the game "fairer". And the best thing about this matchup? Neither of them is going to the free throw line.

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Shaquille O'Neal (Shaq) is a 4 time NBA champion, an entertainer, and a very successful businessman. Oh, and he also happens to be the most dominant player of the modern era. Shaq would push you in the post using his gigantic body until he was close enough to do his signature spin and dunk. If not that, well he had his other tricks up his sleeve. Not only was Shaq a physically imposing specimen in the post, he also had the extreme quickness to find his way to the basket. Finally, opposition teams had to resort to "hack a Shaq"( owing to Shaq's poor Free-Throw %) to "contain" the big fella.

The man still had monster stats. And performances that one doubts can ever be matched.

Despite his dominance, some (including Shaq) still believe Shaq could have done more. His work ethic was questioned time and again and one could say that was a driving wedge between Shaq and Kobe that led to breaking up of the early 2000s Lakers dynasty. But then even a "limited" version of Shaq was enough. Way more than enough.

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From one giant to another, the late Wilt Chamberlain was an enigmatic, complex and often notorious character who was considered to be simply "super-human". Wilt dabbled with multiple sports like shot put, high jump, broad jump, weightlifting and track events in school and college; finally settling with basketball. And then this happened:

Wilt Chamberlian holds the record for most points in an NBA game (100). On March 2 1962, Wilt Chamberlian scored 100 points in a game against the New York Knicks. One hundred (an NBA record). Wilt currently holds 72 NBA records, 68 by himself. Take a look (it will take a while). Here's a stat to put things into perspective: In the 1961-62 NBA season, Wilt Chamberlain averaged 50.4 points per game and 25.7 rebounds per game.

Despite his staggering dominance, Wilt was able to win only two NBA Championships and was constantly hounded for his inability to win when it counted the most. The game was played a lot differently in Wilt's time than it is played today, the competition was less, so was the coverage. But with everything said and done, in retrospect, the late Wilt Chamberlain will always remain one of the greatest players ever to have played.

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So who wins? It's anyone's guess. Flip a coin. This is one of two matchups that can't be decided. You just can't say which one of the two giants would trump the other. While in his prime, Wilt was more athletic, Shaq had better footwork. While Wilt was a slightly better defensive player, Shaq had a wider range of offensive moves.

Verdict: In a series of 7 games of 1-on-1, it's anyone's guess.

The only certain outcome of this matchup