Shaquille O'Neal vs Tim Duncan: A Statistical Comparison

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Shaq and Tim Duncan are often hotly debated about with respect to each other

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Duncan and Shaq share the All-Star Game MVP award in 2000

Shaq missed a lot more time due to injuries than Duncan did, altogether playing 185 fewer regular season games despite being available for the same number of seasons.

He caused a serious rift within the Lakers' locker room in the 2002-03, when he decided to 'heal on company time' and made a late comeback for the regular season campaign.

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Duncan lost much of his explosiveness by the time he reached his late 20s and early 30s, the result of a meniscus tear that ruled him out of the 2000 playoffs.

But his totals bear out the notion that he aged more gracefully than Shaq.

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