Editing Shaquille O'Neal (section)

====First playoff appearance (1993–1994)====
In 1993–1994, O'Neal's [[1993–94 NBA season|second season]], Hill was the coach and Guokas was reassigned to the front office.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/01/sports/hill-is-named-coach-of-magic.html|title=Hill Is Named Coach of Magic|quote=Matt Guokas, who coached the Orlando Magic to the National Basketball Association's most improved record last season, was replaced today by an assistant, Brian Hill, and was reassigned to the front office as Orlando's vice president of basketball development.|date=July 1, 1993|magazine=The New York Times|access-date=November 6, 2010|archive-date=June 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610201013/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/01/sports/hill-is-named-coach-of-magic.html|url-status=live}}</ref> O'Neal improved his scoring average to 29.4 points (second in the league to [[David Robinson]]) while leading the NBA in field goal percentage at 60%.<ref name="career" /> On November 20, 1993, against the [[New Jersey Nets]], O'Neal registered the first [[triple-double]] of his career, recording 24 points to go along with career highs of 28 rebounds and 15 blocks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/fc/pgl.cgi?player=onealsh01&year=1994|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729165130/http://www.basketball-reference.com/fc/pgl.cgi?player=onealsh01&year=1994|archive-date=July 29, 2012|title=Shaquille O'Neal 1993–94 Game Log|publisher=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=August 5, 2010}}</ref> He was voted into the All-Star game and also made the All-NBA 3rd Team. Teamed with newly drafted [[Penny Hardaway|Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway]], the Magic finished with a record of 50–32 and made [[1994 NBA Playoffs|the playoffs]] for the first time in franchise history.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daubs |first=Kyle |date=2022-03-06 |title=Shaquille O'Neal's Stats For Each Season: The Most Dominant Player In NBA History |url=https://fadeawayworld.net/nba/shaquille-oneals-stats-for-each-season-the-most-dominant-player-in-nba-history |website=Fadeaway World |language=en |access-date=September 9, 2023 |archive-date=October 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003174659/https://fadeawayworld.net/nba/shaquille-oneals-stats-for-each-season-the-most-dominant-player-in-nba-history |url-status=live }}</ref>{{nbau}} In his first playoff series, O'Neal averaged 20.7 points and 13.3 rebounds<ref name="career" /> as the Pacers swept the Magic.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1995-04-18 |title=O'Neal and Hill get the jump, but Robinson, Kidd grab the votes |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1995-04-18-1995108107-story.html |website=Baltimore Sun |access-date=September 9, 2023 |archive-date=October 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003174659/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1995-04-18-1995108107-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>{{failed verification|date=September 2023}}