Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Al Jefferson and Yao Ming

This is the detail of NBA games in which Al Jefferson 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.

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They faced each other a total of 8 times in NBA games. Yao Ming has a 6-2 winning record over Al Jefferson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Al Jefferson:
2004-05 to 2017-18
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
Al Jefferson
2
2
0
Yao Ming
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Al Jefferson 18.8 10.6 1.8 1.51.4
Yao Ming 16.8 6.1 2.30.51.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Al Jefferson 36 22 4 43
Yao Ming 30 10 4 25
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Al Jefferson 4

games
6

games
2

games
4

games
3

games
Yao Ming 3

games
2

games
5

games
0

games
4

games
Both had same stat 1

game
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
%
Mar. 18, 2005
1. Celtics 103   Al Jefferson 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 08 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 92   Yao Ming 18 6 2 0 1 1 4 29 5-7 .714 0-0 - 8-12 .667
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 2005
2. Celtics 102   Al Jefferson 2 4 0 0 1 2 3 11 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 82   Yao Ming 14 10 2 0 0 4 5 30 6-8 .750 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Dec. 06, 2005
3. Celtics 73   Al Jefferson 12 10 1 0 0 2 3 20 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Rockets 91   Yao Ming 12 9 3 0 1 1 4 36 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 07, 2007
4. Celtics 80   Al Jefferson 20 13 3 1 0 4 1 34 8-19 .421 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Rockets 111   Yao Ming 11 5 4 1 1 1 4 19 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-4 .750
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 11, 2008
5. Timberwolves 82   Al Jefferson 6 6 0 2 2 1 3 30 2-10 .200 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Rockets 113   Yao Ming 15 4 1 0 2 1 2 28 6-8 .750 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Feb. 04, 2008
6. Timberwolves 86   Al Jefferson 33 16 2 3 3 4 3 39 14-26 .538 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Rockets 92   Yao Ming 16 5 2 2 0 2 0 36 6-11 .545 0-0 - 4-6 .667
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 2008
7. Timberwolves 102   Al Jefferson 34 13 4 2 3 4 1 45 15-31 .484 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 109   Yao Ming 18 4 3 0 2 4 5 35 9-17 .529 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 07, 2009
8. Timberwolves 90   Al Jefferson 36 22 4 4 2 2 3 38 16-30 .533 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Rockets 107   Yao Ming 30 6 1 1 5 1 1 36 12-18 .667 0-0 - 6-7 .857