Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Yao Ming and Jameer Nelson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Yao Ming and Jameer Nelson 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.

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They faced each other a total of 7 times in NBA games. Yao Ming has a 5-2 winning record over Jameer Nelson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
Jameer Nelson:
2004-05 to 2017-18
7 Games played
7 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Yao Ming
5
5
0
Jameer Nelson
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 23.3 9.6 1.3 0.72.1
Jameer Nelson 11.1 2.7 3.61.00.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 37 17 3 24
Jameer Nelson 21 6 6 20
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 7

games
6

games
0

games
1

game
6

games
Jameer Nelson 0

games
1

game
6

games
2

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
1

game
4

games
1

game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 20, 2005
1. Rockets 108   Yao Ming 20 6 0 0 1 1 5 31 8-12 .667 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Magic 99   Jameer Nelson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 24, 2005
2. Rockets 89   Yao Ming 22 10 1 1 2 3 4 37 9-14 .643 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Magic 78   Jameer Nelson 12 2 2 1 0 1 6 24 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 2005
3. Rockets 74   Yao Ming 17 4 0 0 4 1 3 36 6-15 .400 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Magic 76   Jameer Nelson 10 6 2 0 0 2 0 22 4-7 .571 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 11, 2007
4. Rockets 103   Yao Ming 37 7 3 0 4 4 4 36 14-22 .636 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Magic 92   Jameer Nelson 4 1 5 2 0 1 1 30 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 2007
5. Rockets 92   Yao Ming 19 17 2 2 3 3 3 43 7-18 .389 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Magic 97   Jameer Nelson 11 4 6 1 0 4 1 32 5-14 .357 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Jan. 04, 2008
6. Rockets 96   Yao Ming 26 10 1 0 0 4 4 31 10-18 .556 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Magic 94   Jameer Nelson 20 3 4 1 0 1 2 32 8-13 .615 2-3 .667 2-3 .667
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 2008
7. Rockets 100   Yao Ming 22 13 2 2 1 3 5 31 9-15 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Magic 95   Jameer Nelson 21 2 6 2 0 1 4 33 7-16 .438 0-2 .000 7-7 1.000