Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Greg Buckner and Yao Ming

This is the detail of NBA games in which Greg Buckner 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 12 times in NBA games. Yao Ming has a 9-3 winning record over Greg Buckner. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Greg Buckner:
1999-00 to 2008-09
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
12 Games played
12 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Greg Buckner
3
3
0
Yao Ming
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Greg Buckner 4.8 3.3 1.8 0.80.1
Yao Ming 19.3 9.0 1.30.42.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Greg Buckner 13 11 7 21
Yao Ming 36 17 3 15
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Greg Buckner 1

game
1

game
5

games
6

games
0

games
Yao Ming 11

games
11

games
5

games
1

game
11

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
2

games
5

games
1

game

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. 07, 2002
1. 76ers 72   Greg Buckner 2 4 0 2 0 2 4 18 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 97   Yao Ming 18 12 0 1 1 1 4 27 8-11 .727 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Apr. 04, 2003
2. 76ers 79   Greg Buckner 7 2 1 1 0 0 2 20 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Rockets 88   Yao Ming 20 13 3 0 2 3 4 33 6-14 .429 0-0 - 8-10 .800
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 31, 2003
3. 76ers 72   Greg Buckner 13 11 4 1 0 3 1 37 5-10 .500 2-4 .500 1-2 .500
Rockets 80   Yao Ming 21 7 2 1 1 2 6 33 8-15 .533 0-0 - 5-6 .833
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 2004
4. Nuggets 82   Greg Buckner 13 3 3 1 0 2 3 39 3-5 .600 2-3 .667 5-6 .833
Rockets 76   Yao Ming 8 6 0 0 0 4 1 28 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 16, 2005
5. Nuggets 87   Greg Buckner 6 5 1 1 0 1 3 19 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Rockets 115   Yao Ming 13 11 3 1 5 2 3 24 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-6 .500
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 03, 2006
6. Nuggets 78   Greg Buckner 2 1 7 1 1 1 3 18 1-6 .167 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 89   Yao Ming 21 9 1 0 3 1 3 39 9-17 .529 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 2006
7. Mavericks 76   Greg Buckner 3 3 2 0 0 1 2 22 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Rockets 107   Yao Ming 36 6 1 1 2 4 2 36 12-16 .750 0-0 - 12-12 1.000
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 11, 2008
8. Timberwolves 82   Greg Buckner 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 113   Yao Ming 15 4 1 0 2 1 2 28 6-8 .750 0-0 - 3-5 .600
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 2008
9. Grizzlies 71   Greg Buckner 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 8 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 82   Yao Ming 21 10 0 0 1 0 2 38 6-14 .429 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Dec. 08, 2008
10. Grizzlies 109   Greg Buckner 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Rockets 97   Yao Ming 14 4 1 0 1 4 4 31 4-8 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Feb. 04, 2009
11. Grizzlies 104   Greg Buckner 2 4 0 1 0 0 3 16 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 93   Yao Ming 20 9 1 0 3 1 2 32 7-11 .636 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Mar. 08, 2009
12. Grizzlies 83   Greg Buckner 2 4 3 1 0 1 1 23 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 93   Yao Ming 24 17 2 1 3 2 4 33 9-13 .692 0-0 - 6-8 .750