Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Yao Ming and Nene

This is the detail of NBA games in which Yao Ming and Nene 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 16 times in NBA games. Yao Ming has a 11-5 winning record over Nene. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
Nene:
2002-03 to 2018-19
16 Games played
16 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Yao Ming
11
11
0
Nene
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 15.6 7.4 1.4 0.42.1
Nene 11.6 6.9 1.61.30.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 32 16 4 25
Nene 23 12 5 53
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 12

games
8

games
4

games
2

games
12

games
Nene 4

games
7

games
7

games
9

games
2

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
5

games
5

games
2

games

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. 01, 2002
1. Rockets 83   Yao Ming 2 7 1 0 0 0 2 13 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nuggets 74   Nene 6 3 3 0 3 3 4 22 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Jan. 11, 2003
2. Rockets 87   Yao Ming 6 6 1 0 0 2 1 11 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Nuggets 85   Nene 14 10 2 5 1 2 4 40 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 29, 2003
3. Rockets 102   Yao Ming 11 2 0 0 2 0 4 15 3-8 .375 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Nuggets 89   Nene 17 7 1 2 0 0 4 38 6-10 .600 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Apr. 16, 2003
4. Rockets 89   Yao Ming 13 16 2 0 5 1 2 35 3-11 .273 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Nuggets 84   Nene 6 5 3 3 0 1 1 18 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-2 .000
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 2003
5. Rockets 102   Yao Ming 19 3 2 1 3 3 5 20 6-8 .750 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Nuggets 85   Nene 13 4 1 3 2 2 5 31 4-5 .800 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 26, 2003
6. Rockets 94   Yao Ming 12 10 3 0 2 5 2 31 6-12 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nuggets 95   Nene 2 9 5 1 0 0 1 32 1-7 .143 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 02, 2004
7. Rockets 100   Yao Ming 23 10 2 1 1 4 2 35 8-12 .667 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Nuggets 110   Nene 14 6 1 1 1 0 4 24 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Apr. 09, 2004
8. Rockets 106   Yao Ming 12 6 1 0 1 3 4 36 5-14 .357 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Nuggets 103   Nene 17 7 1 1 0 0 3 37 8-16 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 2004
9. Rockets 76   Yao Ming 8 6 0 0 0 4 1 28 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nuggets 82   Nene 4 2 2 0 0 3 5 15 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 09, 2005
10. Rockets 116   Yao Ming 21 7 1 0 3 2 4 35 7-16 .438 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Nuggets 98   Nene 8 4 1 0 0 1 4 26 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Apr. 16, 2005
11. Rockets 115   Yao Ming 13 11 3 1 5 2 3 24 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Nuggets 87   Nene 12 5 1 0 0 0 4 26 4-6 .667 0-0 - 4-10 .400
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 2008
12. Rockets 94   Yao Ming 18 11 0 0 3 3 3 31 5-12 .417 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Nuggets 104   Nene 17 10 1 1 0 0 5 35 7-13 .538 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Dec. 16, 2008
13. Rockets 108   Yao Ming 32 7 1 1 2 3 3 37 13-19 .684 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Nuggets 96   Nene 10 7 1 1 0 1 5 35 5-14 .357 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 19, 2009
14. Rockets 115   Yao Ming 31 3 4 2 1 6 5 30 13-19 .684 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Nuggets 113   Nene 23 12 1 0 0 2 5 38 9-15 .600 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Mar. 09, 2009
15. Rockets 97   Yao Ming 15 7 2 0 3 3 6 27 5-11 .455 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Nuggets 95   Nene 10 8 2 2 1 1 6 38 4-15 .267 0-0 - 2-4 .500
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 2010
16. Rockets 94   Yao Ming 14 6 0 0 2 3 1 23 6-10 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 107   Nene 12 12 0 1 0 1 2 34 4-9 .444 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750