Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Yao Ming and Craig Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Yao Ming and Craig Smith 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 7 times in NBA games. Yao Ming has a 6-1 winning record over Craig Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Yao Ming
vs.
Craig Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
Craig Smith:
2006-07 to 2011-12
7 Games played
7 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Yao Ming
6
6
0
Craig Smith
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 17.0 7.1 2.0 0.41.7
Craig Smith 12.9 4.4 0.41.10.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 25 11 4 26
Craig Smith 20 7 1 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 5

games		 4

games		 5

games		 1

game		4

games
Craig Smith 2

games 		1

game		 0

games		 4

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 2

games		 2

games		1

game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 2006
1. Rockets 82   Yao Ming 25 10 3 0 0 4 2 39 11-15 .733 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Timberwolves 75   Craig Smith 8 3 1 1 0 1 0 21 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 06, 2006
2. Rockets 84   Yao Ming 14 8 4 0 2 7 5 41 5-19 .263 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Timberwolves 90   Craig Smith 10 1 0 2 1 0 3 19 5-8 .625 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 11, 2008
3. Rockets 113   Yao Ming 15 4 1 0 2 1 2 28 6-8 .750 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Timberwolves 82   Craig Smith 12 4 1 1 0 0 3 21 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 04, 2008
4. Rockets 92   Yao Ming 16 5 2 2 0 2 0 36 6-11 .545 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Timberwolves 86   Craig Smith 7 6 0 2 1 1 3 23 3-4 .750 0-0 - 1-3 .333
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 2008
5. Rockets 109   Yao Ming 18 4 3 0 2 4 5 35 9-17 .529 0-0 - 0-0 -
Timberwolves 102   Craig Smith 14 4 1 2 0 0 2 35 5-8 .625 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 01, 2009
6. Rockets 105   Yao Ming 17 11 0 1 6 5 4 35 5-7 .714 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Timberwolves 94   Craig Smith 20 6 0 0 0 2 4 23 9-11 .818 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Mar. 20, 2009
7. Rockets 107   Yao Ming 14 8 1 0 0 2 2 30 6-16 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Timberwolves 88   Craig Smith 19 7 0 0 1 3 1 20 8-11 .727 0-0 - 3-6 .500
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