Best NBA Finals Teammates Shaquille O’Neal Ever Had

8. Karl Malone

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In 2003-04, for the first and only time in his career, Malone played for a team that wasn’t the Utah Jazz. That season, he averaged 13.2 points, 8.7 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 1.2 steals while playing alongside Shaq. But continuing the trend of the rest of his career, he couldn’t maintain that level of play through the playoffs as the Lakers fell to the Pistons in five games.

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