Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Yao Ming and Bryon Russell

This is the detail of NBA games in which Yao Ming and Bryon Russell 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 9 times in NBA games. Yao Ming has a 5-4 winning record over Bryon Russell, but Bryon Russell won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 2-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
Bryon Russell:
1993-94 to 2005-06
9 Games played
7 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Yao Ming
5
5
0
Bryon Russell
4
2
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 19.0 7.6 1.4 0.42.3
Bryon Russell 1.3 1.2 0.60.40.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 33 11 3 25
Bryon Russell 3 3 2 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 9

games
9

games
5

games
2

games
8

games
Bryon Russell 0

games
0

games
1

game
2

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
3

games
5

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1

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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. 22, 2002
1. Rockets 93   Yao Ming 18 8 2 1 4 1 1 32 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Wizards 86   Bryon Russell 3 3 2 2 1 0 1 25 1-4 .250 1-4 .250 0-0 -
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2003
2. Rockets 99   Yao Ming 18 8 2 0 2 3 5 29 8-14 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 87   Bryon Russell 3 3 2 0 0 2 3 12 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Feb. 11, 2004
3. Rockets 102   Yao Ming 29 11 1 0 1 2 5 37 10-21 .476 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Lakers 87   Bryon Russell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 03, 2004
4. Rockets 93   Yao Ming 33 8 1 0 1 2 5 37 13-21 .619 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Lakers 96   Bryon Russell 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 06 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2004 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 19, 2004
5. Rockets 84   Yao Ming 21 4 3 0 1 4 1 40 8-19 .421 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Lakers 98   Bryon Russell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 28, 2004
6. Rockets 78   Yao Ming 10 5 0 2 4 3 3 32 3-10 .300 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Lakers 97   Bryon Russell 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 2004
7. Rockets 76   Yao Ming 8 6 0 0 0 4 1 28 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nuggets 82   Bryon Russell 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 18 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 09, 2005
8. Rockets 116   Yao Ming 21 7 1 0 3 2 4 35 7-16 .438 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Nuggets 98   Bryon Russell 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 11 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 16, 2005
9. Rockets 115   Yao Ming 13 11 3 1 5 2 3 24 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Nuggets 87   Bryon Russell 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 04 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -