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Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Yao Ming and Shaquille O'Neal

This is the detail of NBA games in which Yao Ming and Shaquille O'Neal 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 18 times in NBA games. Shaquille O'Neal has a 10-8 winning record over Yao Ming, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

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Shaquille O'Neal


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

18 Games played

13 in Regular Season

5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Yao Ming	8	7	1
Shaquille O'Neal	10	6	4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Yao Ming	17.6	9.6	2.0	0.3	1.5
Shaquille O'Neal	21.1	10.1	2.4	0.8	2.6

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Yao Ming	34	15	6	2	6
Shaquille O'Neal	39	17	5	3	5

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Yao Ming	5 games	8 games	3 games	4 games	2 games
Shaquille O'Neal	13 games	9 games	8 games	9 games	14 games
Both had same stat	0 games	1 game	7 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	%
	Jan. 17, 2003
1.	Rockets	108		Yao Ming	10	10	3	0	6	1	5	38	5-14	.357	0-0	-	0-0	-
OT	Lakers	104		Shaquille O'Neal	31	13	4	0	0	2	4	47	13-26	.500	0-0	-	5-6	.833
	Mar. 26, 2003
2.	Rockets	93		Yao Ming	6	10	2	0	2	2	5	30	3-13	.231	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	96		Shaquille O'Neal	39	5	2	1	3	3	3	44	16-26	.615	0-0	-	7-8	.875


2003-04 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 25, 2003
3.	Rockets	99		Yao Ming	18	8	2	0	2	3	5	29	8-14	.571	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Lakers	87		Shaquille O'Neal	22	10	2	0	3	2	3	42	5-12	.417	0-0	-	12-18	.667
	Feb. 11, 2004
4.	Rockets	102		Yao Ming	29	11	1	0	1	2	5	37	10-21	.476	0-0	-	9-11	.818
	Lakers	87		Shaquille O'Neal	24	9	4	1	4	3	6	40	5-12	.417	0-0	-	14-19	.737
	Mar. 03, 2004
5.	Rockets	93		Yao Ming	33	8	1	0	1	2	5	37	13-21	.619	0-0	-	7-7	1.000
	Lakers	96		Shaquille O'Neal	28	7	1	1	5	2	5	40	13-18	.722	0-0	-	2-13	.154
	Apr. 01, 2004
6.	Rockets	85		Yao Ming	6	8	3	0	2	1	3	34	3-15	.200	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	93		Shaquille O'Neal	18	8	0	1	1	4	4	44	7-17	.412	0-0	-	4-10	.400


2004 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 17, 2004
7.	Rockets	71		Yao Ming	10	11	3	0	1	2	6	38	4-11	.364	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Lakers	72		Shaquille O'Neal	20	17	3	0	2	5	4	45	8-17	.471	0-0	-	4-14	.286
	Apr. 19, 2004
8.	Rockets	84		Yao Ming	21	4	3	0	1	4	1	40	8-19	.421	0-0	-	5-7	.714
	Lakers	98		Shaquille O'Neal	7	7	4	0	4	0	4	33	3-9	.333	0-0	-	1-3	.333
	Apr. 23, 2004
9.	Rockets	102		Yao Ming	18	10	2	0	1	1	4	42	9-13	.692	0-0	-	0-1	.000
	Lakers	91		Shaquille O'Neal	25	11	3	2	2	0	5	44	10-16	.625	0-0	-	5-14	.357
	Apr. 25, 2004
10.	Rockets	88		Yao Ming	16	7	1	0	0	3	6	35	7-15	.467	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
OT	Lakers	92		Shaquille O'Neal	17	12	3	1	2	2	5	48	7-11	.636	0-0	-	3-11	.273
	Apr. 28, 2004
11.	Rockets	78		Yao Ming	10	5	0	2	4	3	3	32	3-10	.300	0-0	-	4-5	.800
	Lakers	97		Shaquille O'Neal	12	9	5	0	4	4	4	40	6-13	.462	0-0	-	0-2	.000


2004-05 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 30, 2005
12.	Rockets	95		Yao Ming	22	9	2	1	0	1	5	34	8-14	.571	0-0	-	6-6	1.000
	Heat	104		Shaquille O'Neal	15	5	2	0	1	3	5	27	6-11	.545	0-0	-	3-5	.600
	Mar. 22, 2005
13.	Rockets	84		Yao Ming	12	9	1	0	0	0	6	25	5-11	.455	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Heat	82		Shaquille O'Neal	23	16	2	1	3	5	4	40	9-15	.600	0-0	-	5-10	.500


2006-07 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 12, 2006
14.	Rockets	94		Yao Ming	34	14	2	0	0	4	4	38	11-19	.579	0-0	-	12-13	.923
	Heat	72		Shaquille O'Neal	15	10	1	0	1	5	4	33	6-14	.429	0-0	-	3-9	.333


2007-08 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 23, 2007
15.	Rockets	91		Yao Ming	20	7	2	0	1	1	6	35	8-13	.615	0-0	-	4-4	1.000
	Heat	98		Shaquille O'Neal	26	14	2	2	3	6	4	34	10-12	.833	0-0	-	6-12	.500


2008-09 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 12, 2008
16.	Rockets	94		Yao Ming	17	15	1	1	2	0	2	33	7-14	.500	0-0	-	3-4	.750
	Suns	82		Shaquille O'Neal	18	13	3	0	4	2	3	32	7-12	.583	0-0	-	4-4	1.000
	Mar. 06, 2009
17.	Rockets	116		Yao Ming	15	13	6	2	2	2	4	42	6-16	.375	0-0	-	3-4	.750
	Suns	112		Shaquille O'Neal	17	5	2	1	2	3	4	37	8-12	.667	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Apr. 01, 2009
18.	Rockets	109		Yao Ming	20	14	1	0	1	3	5	39	9-18	.500	0-0	-	2-3	.667
	Suns	114		Shaquille O'Neal	22	10	1	3	2	3	1	38	8-17	.471	0-0	-	6-11	.545

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