Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dwight Howard and Yao Ming

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dwight Howard and Yao Ming 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 9 times in NBA games. Yao Ming has a 7-2 winning record over Dwight Howard. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Dwight Howard
vs.
Yao Ming
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dwight Howard:
2004-05 to 2021-22
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Dwight Howard
2
2
0
Yao Ming
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 12.2 9.8 0.8 1.31.7
Yao Ming 23.6 10.4 1.20.72.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 21 12 3 33
Yao Ming 37 17 3 24
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 1

game		 4

games		 1

game		 5

games		4

games
Yao Ming 8

games 		5

games		 3

games		 2

games		4

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 5

games		 2

games		1

game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 20, 2005
1. Magic 99   Dwight Howard 8 7 0 2 2 1 3 36 2-6 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 108   Yao Ming 20 6 0 0 1 1 5 31 8-12 .667 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jan. 24, 2005
2. Magic 78   Dwight Howard 4 11 0 2 1 3 0 30 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 89   Yao Ming 22 10 1 1 2 3 4 37 9-14 .643 0-0 - 4-5 .800
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 2005
3. Magic 76   Dwight Howard 12 11 1 0 2 2 3 37 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Rockets 74   Yao Ming 17 4 0 0 4 1 3 36 6-15 .400 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 26, 2006
4. Magic 84   Dwight Howard 7 9 1 2 0 4 5 36 1-5 .200 0-0 - 5-12 .417
Rockets 89   Yao Ming 29 11 1 0 2 5 4 35 7-12 .583 0-0 - 15-19 .789
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 11, 2007
5. Magic 92   Dwight Howard 16 12 3 2 1 2 2 32 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Rockets 103   Yao Ming 37 7 3 0 4 4 4 36 14-22 .636 0-0 - 9-11 .818
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 2007
6. Magic 97   Dwight Howard 21 11 0 0 3 1 5 38 7-13 .538 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Rockets 92   Yao Ming 19 17 2 2 3 3 3 43 7-18 .389 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Jan. 04, 2008
7. Magic 94   Dwight Howard 16 8 1 3 1 1 6 34 5-11 .455 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Rockets 96   Yao Ming 26 10 1 0 0 4 4 31 10-18 .556 0-0 - 6-7 .857
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 2008
8. Magic 95   Dwight Howard 13 9 0 0 2 1 4 27 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Rockets 100   Yao Ming 22 13 2 2 1 3 5 31 9-15 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 07, 2009
9. Magic 83   Dwight Howard 13 10 1 1 3 3 3 38 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 3-9 .333
Rockets 93   Yao Ming 20 16 1 1 2 0 5 39 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-5 .800
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