Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Yao Ming and Steve Novak

This is the detail of NBA games in which Yao Ming and Steve Novak 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 3 times in NBA games. Yao Ming has a 3-0 winning record over Steve Novak. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Yao Ming
vs.
Steve Novak
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
Steve Novak:
2006-07 to 2016-17
3 Games played
3 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Yao Ming
3
3
0
Steve Novak
0
0
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 20.3 11.3 2.0 0.32.7
Steve Novak 4.0 1.0 0.00.30.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 24 15 3 15
Steve Novak 10 1 0 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 3

games		 3

games		 3

games		 1

game		3

games
Steve Novak 0

games 		0

games		 0

games		 1

game		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		0

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 2008
1. Rockets 92   Yao Ming 16 9 2 0 5 4 1 38 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Clippers 83   Steve Novak 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 03, 2008
2. Rockets 103   Yao Ming 24 10 3 1 2 1 3 31 6-8 .750 0-0 - 12-13 .923
Clippers 96   Steve Novak 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 09 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 2009
3. Rockets 110   Yao Ming 21 15 1 0 1 0 3 31 7-11 .636 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Clippers 93   Steve Novak 10 1 0 1 0 0 3 18 4-7 .571 2-4 .500 0-0 -
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