Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Brian Cook and Yao Ming

This is the detail of NBA games in which Brian Cook 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:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 14 times in NBA games. Brian Cook has a 10-4 winning record over Yao Ming, including a 2-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Brian Cook:
2003-04 to 2011-12
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
14 Games played
11 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Brian Cook
10
8
2
Yao Ming
4
3
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Brian Cook 5.6 3.1 0.7 0.40.3
Yao Ming 23.0 8.8 1.60.42.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Brian Cook 27 10 3 22
Yao Ming 35 16 4 28
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Brian Cook 1

game
1

game
3

games
2

games
0

games
Yao Ming 13

games
13

games
8

games
3

games
11

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
3

games
9

games
3

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
%
Mar. 03, 2004
1. Lakers 96   Brian Cook 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 8 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 93   Yao Ming 33 8 1 0 1 2 5 37 13-21 .619 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Apr. 01, 2004
2. Lakers 93   Brian Cook 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 85   Yao Ming 6 8 3 0 2 1 3 34 3-15 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
2004 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 19, 2004
3. Lakers 98   Brian Cook 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 84   Yao Ming 21 4 3 0 1 4 1 40 8-19 .421 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Apr. 23, 2004
4. Lakers 91   Brian Cook 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 102   Yao Ming 18 10 2 0 1 1 4 42 9-13 .692 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Apr. 28, 2004
5. Lakers 97   Brian Cook 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 78   Yao Ming 10 5 0 2 4 3 3 32 3-10 .300 0-0 - 4-5 .800
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 2004
6. Lakers 84   Brian Cook 9 4 0 0 1 0 5 16 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Rockets 79   Yao Ming 32 7 1 0 1 2 1 36 11-21 .524 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Jan. 07, 2005
7. Lakers 111   Brian Cook 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 11 3-4 .750 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Rockets 104   Yao Ming 25 5 0 0 0 1 6 30 8-15 .533 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Feb. 06, 2005
8. Lakers 102   Brian Cook 7 4 1 0 0 0 2 19 3-11 .273 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Rockets 103   Yao Ming 23 8 1 1 4 3 3 35 9-18 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Apr. 07, 2005
9. Lakers 100   Brian Cook 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 114   Yao Ming 21 7 1 0 4 1 2 32 7-12 .583 0-0 - 7-9 .778
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 08, 2006
10. Lakers 89   Brian Cook 27 10 2 0 0 1 0 42 11-18 .611 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
Rockets 78   Yao Ming 14 13 0 0 2 1 1 34 7-17 .412 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Apr. 02, 2006
11. Lakers 104   Brian Cook 3 5 1 0 0 1 2 18 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Rockets 88   Yao Ming 33 16 3 2 0 4 3 39 16-25 .640 0-0 - 1-3 .333
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 2006
12. Lakers 102   Brian Cook 8 6 3 2 1 1 6 24 3-6 .500 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Rockets 94   Yao Ming 26 5 1 0 2 6 3 33 9-19 .474 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Dec. 15, 2006
13. Lakers 112   Brian Cook 10 7 0 2 2 1 3 34 4-10 .400 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
2OT Rockets 101   Yao Ming 35 15 4 0 8 4 5 49 15-35 .429 0-0 - 5-6 .833
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 2007
14. Lakers 93   Brian Cook 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 9 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 95   Yao Ming 25 12 3 1 3 4 5 41 9-16 .563 0-0 - 7-8 .875