Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin Garnett and Yao Ming

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin Garnett 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 18 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 9-9. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin Garnett:
1995-96 to 2015-16
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
18 Games played
18 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kevin Garnett
9
9
0
Yao Ming
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Garnett 22.5 12.1 4.9 1.71.8
Yao Ming 18.7 9.3 2.00.31.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Garnett 32 21 9 56
Yao Ming 30 15 4 14
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Garnett 11

games
11

games
13

games
13

games
9

games
Yao Ming 6

games
5

games
2

games
2

games
5

games
Both had same stat 1

game
2

games
3

games
3

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4

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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
%
Dec. 21, 2002
1. Timberwolves 98   Kevin Garnett 27 11 5 0 1 1 2 41 10-20 .500 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Rockets 86   Yao Ming 12 12 4 1 3 6 0 35 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 07, 2003
2. Timberwolves 86   Kevin Garnett 25 16 5 5 1 1 4 44 6-18 .333 1-2 .500 12-14 .857
Rockets 94   Yao Ming 9 12 3 0 0 2 2 26 3-10 .300 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 31, 2003
3. Timberwolves 101   Kevin Garnett 14 7 3 0 0 5 2 37 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 121   Yao Ming 24 13 3 1 3 1 1 36 8-12 .667 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Feb. 04, 2003
4. Timberwolves 103   Kevin Garnett 23 11 9 3 2 3 1 43 10-15 .667 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
Rockets 89   Yao Ming 12 10 3 1 1 3 4 40 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 2003
5. Timberwolves 92   Kevin Garnett 19 13 6 3 6 1 0 36 8-19 .421 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Rockets 75   Yao Ming 10 2 0 0 0 1 3 28 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 17, 2004
6. Timberwolves 76   Kevin Garnett 19 7 6 1 0 2 4 43 7-20 .350 0-3 .000 5-8 .625
Rockets 95   Yao Ming 22 15 0 1 2 0 2 38 9-16 .563 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 05, 2004
7. Timberwolves 109   Kevin Garnett 32 18 3 2 0 1 2 41 13-24 .542 1-3 .333 5-7 .714
Rockets 112   Yao Ming 27 6 4 0 0 3 2 32 9-16 .563 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Mar. 29, 2004
8. Timberwolves 94   Kevin Garnett 27 11 9 2 3 3 2 39 9-18 .500 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Rockets 88   Yao Ming 16 7 2 1 1 2 4 38 8-14 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 2004
9. Timberwolves 96   Kevin Garnett 20 17 9 3 1 4 1 38 8-19 .421 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Rockets 91   Yao Ming 25 5 0 0 1 2 2 33 6-12 .500 0-0 - 13-16 .813
Feb. 04, 2005
10. Timberwolves 113   Kevin Garnett 22 14 5 1 2 0 1 45 9-18 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
OT Rockets 119   Yao Ming 23 14 2 0 2 3 4 41 10-19 .526 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 20, 2005
11. Timberwolves 94   Kevin Garnett 30 17 6 1 3 1 2 38 9-19 .474 1-1 1.000 11-12 .917
Rockets 86   Yao Ming 21 5 1 0 3 3 4 31 5-9 .556 0-0 - 11-16 .688
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 2005
12. Timberwolves 89   Kevin Garnett 25 4 4 1 1 2 6 39 9-16 .563 1-2 .500 6-7 .857
Rockets 94   Yao Ming 13 7 0 0 0 1 5 27 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 07, 2006
13. Timberwolves 87   Kevin Garnett 15 21 5 4 2 3 2 39 6-17 .353 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Rockets 93   Yao Ming 30 13 1 0 4 0 5 34 11-24 .458 0-0 - 8-12 .667
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 2006
14. Timberwolves 75   Kevin Garnett 25 11 3 0 2 4 0 40 9-15 .600 2-4 .500 5-5 1.000
Rockets 82   Yao Ming 25 10 3 0 0 4 2 39 11-15 .733 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Dec. 06, 2006
15. Timberwolves 90   Kevin Garnett 24 12 4 1 3 0 3 36 7-12 .583 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Rockets 84   Yao Ming 14 8 4 0 2 7 5 41 5-19 .263 0-0 - 4-5 .800
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 2008
16. Celtics 97   Kevin Garnett 26 9 3 2 3 1 2 35 11-15 .733 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Rockets 93   Yao Ming 19 13 2 1 0 4 4 42 7-20 .350 0-0 - 5-6 .833
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 2008
17. Celtics 103   Kevin Garnett 14 11 1 0 1 2 2 36 6-15 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 99   Yao Ming 8 7 0 0 0 2 3 28 4-14 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 07, 2009
18. Celtics 85   Kevin Garnett 18 8 2 1 1 1 1 34 9-19 .474 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Rockets 89   Yao Ming 26 8 4 0 2 3 3 36 10-13 .769 0-0 - 6-9 .667