Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Yao Ming and Paul Pierce

This is the detail of NBA games in which Yao Ming and Paul Pierce 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.

They faced each other a total of 12 times in NBA games. Yao Ming has a 7-5 winning record over Paul Pierce. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
Paul Pierce:
1998-99 to 2016-17
12 Games played
12 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Yao Ming
7
7
0
Paul Pierce
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 14.8 8.3 1.8 0.41.5
Paul Pierce 19.0 4.9 4.41.40.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 26 15 4 25
Paul Pierce 27 9 10 51
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 3

games
10

games
2

games
2

games
7

games
Paul Pierce 7

games
2

games
9

games
7

games
1

game
Both had same stat 2

games
0

games
1

game
3

games
4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

more >>
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 2003
1. Rockets 101   Yao Ming 10 6 2 2 5 0 3 32 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 92   Paul Pierce 24 5 4 0 1 3 3 38 10-21 .476 3-4 .750 1-1 1.000
Feb. 24, 2003
2. Rockets 101   Yao Ming 9 3 1 0 1 1 3 40 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 5-6 .833
OT Celtics 95   Paul Pierce 22 6 4 2 1 4 2 42 7-18 .389 1-5 .200 7-9 .778
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 11, 2004
3. Rockets 93   Yao Ming 6 9 0 0 1 1 1 23 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Celtics 97   Paul Pierce 27 8 1 1 0 3 3 38 7-15 .467 2-4 .500 11-12 .917
Jan. 14, 2004
4. Rockets 95   Yao Ming 21 15 1 1 4 1 2 38 10-14 .714 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 80   Paul Pierce 4 2 4 0 1 2 2 36 1-10 .100 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 31, 2005
5. Rockets 97   Yao Ming 23 8 0 0 2 0 5 29 11-15 .733 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 94   Paul Pierce 22 5 5 0 0 1 5 34 7-15 .467 2-5 .400 6-9 .667
Mar. 18, 2005
6. Rockets 92   Yao Ming 18 6 2 0 1 1 4 29 5-7 .714 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Celtics 103   Paul Pierce 12 1 7 5 1 4 2 39 3-9 .333 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 2005
7. Rockets 82   Yao Ming 14 10 2 0 0 4 5 30 6-8 .750 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Celtics 102   Paul Pierce 19 7 10 1 0 2 2 37 5-13 .385 3-8 .375 6-6 1.000
Dec. 06, 2005
8. Rockets 91   Yao Ming 12 9 3 0 1 1 4 36 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Celtics 73   Paul Pierce 20 3 1 2 0 2 4 31 3-10 .300 1-3 .333 13-13 1.000
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 07, 2007
9. Rockets 111   Yao Ming 11 5 4 1 1 1 4 19 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 80   Paul Pierce 20 2 2 1 0 3 0 33 6-14 .429 1-3 .333 7-7 1.000
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 2008
10. Rockets 93   Yao Ming 19 13 2 1 0 4 4 42 7-20 .350 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Celtics 97   Paul Pierce 19 6 7 1 1 2 0 40 7-12 .583 2-3 .667 3-6 .500
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 2008
11. Rockets 99   Yao Ming 8 7 0 0 0 2 3 28 4-14 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 103   Paul Pierce 13 9 4 3 0 4 3 44 5-15 .333 1-4 .250 2-4 .500
Jan. 07, 2009
12. Rockets 89   Yao Ming 26 8 4 0 2 3 3 36 10-13 .769 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Celtics 85   Paul Pierce 26 5 4 1 0 4 2 38 7-14 .500 4-6 .667 8-8 1.000