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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Mike 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 8 times in NBA games. Mike James has a 5-3 winning record over Yao Ming. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Mike James:
2001-02 to 2013-14
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Mike James
5
5
0
Yao Ming
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mike James 11.1 2.3 2.6 1.30.0
Yao Ming 14.1 9.1 1.40.32.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mike James 20 4 5 20
Yao Ming 25 15 4 15
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mike James 3

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0

games
5

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6

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0

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Yao Ming 4

games
8

games
1

game
0

games
6

games
Both had same stat 1

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0

games
2

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2

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2

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 2002
1. Heat 100   Mike James 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 19 1-5 .200 1-4 .250 0-0 -
OT Rockets 105   Yao Ming 15 12 0 0 5 4 4 41 5-6 .833 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 14, 2003
2. Heat 94   Mike James 15 2 3 0 0 0 4 21 5-8 .625 2-3 .667 3-4 .750
Rockets 82   Yao Ming 10 8 3 0 0 0 4 32 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 11, 2004
3. Celtics 97   Mike James 3 2 4 2 0 1 2 27 1-6 .167 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Rockets 93   Yao Ming 6 9 0 0 1 1 1 23 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jan. 14, 2004
4. Celtics 80   Mike James 20 3 2 2 0 0 3 27 7-11 .636 4-6 .667 2-4 .500
Rockets 95   Yao Ming 21 15 1 1 4 1 2 38 10-14 .714 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 2004
5. Bucks 115   Mike James 13 2 3 1 0 4 4 27 5-10 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Rockets 87   Yao Ming 10 3 0 1 1 3 2 22 3-6 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 2006
6. Timberwolves 75   Mike James 4 4 2 1 0 1 0 24 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 82   Yao Ming 25 10 3 0 0 4 2 39 11-15 .733 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Dec. 06, 2006
7. Timberwolves 90   Mike James 19 2 5 2 0 2 1 37 8-14 .571 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000
Rockets 84   Yao Ming 14 8 4 0 2 7 5 41 5-19 .263 0-0 - 4-5 .800
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 2008
8. Wizards 89   Mike James 12 1 2 1 0 1 3 34 6-15 .400 0-3 .000 0-1 .000
Rockets 87   Yao Ming 12 8 0 0 3 2 3 29 4-14 .286 0-0 - 4-4 1.000