Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Shawn Bradley and Yao Ming

This is the detail of NBA games in which Shawn Bradley 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 17 times in NBA games. Shawn Bradley has a 11-6 winning record over Yao Ming, but Yao Ming won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Shawn Bradley:
1993-94 to 2004-05
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
17 Games played
12 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Shawn Bradley
11
9
2
Yao Ming
6
3
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shawn Bradley 2.8 2.6 0.3 0.71.2
Yao Ming 17.7 8.8 1.20.61.8
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shawn Bradley 12 9 3 36
Yao Ming 33 16 4 35
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shawn Bradley 0

games
1

game
1

game
6

games
2

games
Yao Ming 17

games
15

games
10

games
4

games
11

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
6

games
7

games
4

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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
%
Nov. 21, 2002
1. Mavericks 103   Shawn Bradley 0 2 3 1 1 1 5 20 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 90   Yao Ming 30 16 1 0 2 3 4 33 10-12 .833 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Jan. 21, 2003
2. Mavericks 107   Shawn Bradley 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 07 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 86   Yao Ming 6 5 0 0 0 5 2 22 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 29, 2003
3. Mavericks 104   Shawn Bradley 0 9 0 2 6 0 3 25 0-5 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 81   Yao Ming 20 9 2 0 1 4 1 31 7-9 .778 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Feb. 21, 2003
4. Mavericks 100   Shawn Bradley 12 7 1 0 6 1 4 26 5-6 .833 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 85   Yao Ming 18 11 2 0 1 1 2 33 5-14 .357 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 2003
5. Mavericks 97   Shawn Bradley 5 2 0 3 1 0 4 16 1-4 .250 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 86   Yao Ming 12 8 4 2 1 1 4 31 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 21, 2004
6. Mavericks 97   Shawn Bradley 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 88   Yao Ming 14 5 2 0 2 3 5 31 7-10 .700 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 07, 2004
7. Mavericks 98   Shawn Bradley 0 2 0 1 2 0 4 16 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 101   Yao Ming 29 10 1 2 3 4 2 38 13-19 .684 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 14, 2004
8. Mavericks 92   Shawn Bradley 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 13 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 89   Yao Ming 12 7 1 0 1 3 4 22 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-5 .400
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 2004
9. Mavericks 113   Shawn Bradley 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 05 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Rockets 106   Yao Ming 13 14 0 3 1 2 6 36 4-15 .267 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Dec. 11, 2004
10. Mavericks 102   Shawn Bradley 2 3 0 0 1 0 4 8 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 78   Yao Ming 13 6 0 0 3 1 2 29 3-11 .273 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Jan. 12, 2005
11. Mavericks 114   Shawn Bradley 12 8 1 1 2 0 4 21 6-13 .462 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 124   Yao Ming 20 6 1 1 4 2 2 33 5-8 .625 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Mar. 06, 2005
12. Mavericks 69   Shawn Bradley 6 1 0 2 0 0 2 27 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 90   Yao Ming 14 11 1 0 1 5 2 29 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2005 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 23, 2005
13. Mavericks 86   Shawn Bradley 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 98   Yao Ming 11 8 0 0 1 2 6 20 3-8 .375 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Apr. 25, 2005
14. Mavericks 111   Shawn Bradley 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 113   Yao Ming 33 8 0 1 2 1 4 37 13-14 .929 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Apr. 28, 2005
15. Mavericks 106   Shawn Bradley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 102   Yao Ming 15 10 2 0 1 4 5 34 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 05, 2005
16. Mavericks 83   Shawn Bradley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 101   Yao Ming 8 5 2 0 2 3 3 27 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-6 .333
May. 07, 2005
17. Mavericks 116   Shawn Bradley 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 03 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 76   Yao Ming 33 10 1 1 5 2 4 42 13-23 .565 0-0 - 7-8 .875