Head-to-Head: Games Played Between LeBron James and Yao Ming

This is the detail of NBA games in which LeBron James and Yao Ming played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 11 times in NBA games. Yao Ming has an 8-3 winning record over LeBron James. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

LeBron James
vs.
Yao Ming
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
LeBron James:
2003-04 to 2023-24
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
LeBron James
3
3
0
Yao Ming
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 22.3 6.2 5.5 1.20.5
Yao Ming 19.5 8.3 1.60.22.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 36 13 11 32
Yao Ming 28 14 4 14
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 7

games		 2

games		 9

games		 7

games		2

games
Yao Ming 4

games 		8

games		 0

games		 1

game		7

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 2

games		 3

games		2

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 2003
1. Cavaliers 85   LeBron James 17 1 3 0 0 2 2 36 7-19 .368 2-4 .500 1-2 .500
Rockets 89   Yao Ming 12 6 0 0 3 2 4 30 6-8 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 25, 2004
2. Cavaliers 84   LeBron James 11 7 5 2 1 2 1 39 5-18 .278 0-2 .000 1-3 .333
Rockets 90   Yao Ming 17 8 1 0 3 0 4 31 7-18 .389 0-0 - 3-4 .750
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 2004
3. Cavaliers 87   LeBron James 3 3 5 0 0 0 0 17 0-5 .000 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
Rockets 98   Yao Ming 20 7 0 0 4 3 4 27 8-16 .500 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Mar. 24, 2005
4. Cavaliers 80   LeBron James 19 4 8 1 0 2 1 42 7-22 .318 1-4 .250 4-7 .571
Rockets 99   Yao Ming 13 8 2 0 2 2 2 24 4-9 .444 0-0 - 5-7 .714
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 26, 2006
5. Cavaliers 104   LeBron James 36 6 5 2 0 2 2 49 14-34 .412 0-4 .000 8-11 .727
OT Rockets 102   Yao Ming 27 7 1 0 4 5 5 44 9-21 .429 0-0 - 9-10 .900
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 2006
6. Cavaliers 63   LeBron James 21 5 4 0 0 3 2 36 7-22 .318 2-6 .333 5-7 .714
Rockets 81   Yao Ming 24 5 4 0 4 6 4 33 8-23 .348 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Mar. 05, 2007
7. Cavaliers 91   LeBron James 32 12 8 0 0 3 2 42 12-24 .500 3-6 .500 5-9 .556
Rockets 85   Yao Ming 16 11 2 1 2 5 4 27 5-15 .333 0-0 - 6-8 .750
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 07, 2008
8. Cavaliers 77   LeBron James 32 7 6 2 2 3 0 41 12-23 .522 2-5 .400 6-11 .545
Rockets 92   Yao Ming 22 12 4 0 1 2 0 39 9-19 .474 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 19, 2008
9. Cavaliers 85   LeBron James 26 13 11 2 0 5 2 42 7-18 .389 4-7 .571 8-11 .727
Rockets 93   Yao Ming 16 14 3 1 0 2 4 37 3-17 .176 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 2008
10. Cavaliers 99   LeBron James 27 9 5 3 1 7 2 38 11-23 .478 0-3 .000 5-7 .714
Rockets 90   Yao Ming 19 5 1 0 1 4 5 23 3-10 .300 0-0 - 13-13 1.000
Feb. 26, 2009
11. Cavaliers 74   LeBron James 21 1 0 1 2 3 4 34 7-21 .333 2-5 .400 5-6 .833
Rockets 93   Yao Ming 28 8 0 0 1 5 4 40 13-15 .867 0-0 - 2-4 .500
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