Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Sam Cassell and Yao Ming

This is the detail of NBA games in which Sam Cassell 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 15 times in NBA games. Sam Cassell has an 8-7 winning record over Yao Ming. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Sam Cassell:
1993-94 to 2007-08
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
15 Games played
15 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Sam Cassell
8
8
0
Yao Ming
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Cassell 19.1 2.9 5.7 0.90.3
Yao Ming 18.9 8.6 1.60.31.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Cassell 25 6 13 32
Yao Ming 29 17 4 13
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Cassell 7

games
1

game
13

games
7

games
1

game
Yao Ming 7

games
14

games
1

game
2

games
9

games
Both had same stat 1

game
0

games
1

game
6

games
5

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
%
Dec. 31, 2002
1. Bucks 80   Sam Cassell 22 5 6 1 0 3 2 32 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Rockets 103   Yao Ming 16 8 1 0 1 0 3 28 6-9 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 02, 2003
2. Bucks 106   Sam Cassell 20 4 4 2 0 2 0 35 5-11 .455 1-2 .500 9-13 .692
Rockets 99   Yao Ming 15 6 4 0 0 2 2 33 4-8 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 2003
3. Timberwolves 92   Sam Cassell 25 6 6 0 0 3 3 37 11-15 .733 3-3 1.000 0-0 -
Rockets 75   Yao Ming 10 2 0 0 0 1 3 28 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 17, 2004
4. Timberwolves 76   Sam Cassell 25 3 4 0 2 5 3 40 9-19 .474 3-4 .750 4-4 1.000
Rockets 95   Yao Ming 22 15 0 1 2 0 2 38 9-16 .563 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 05, 2004
5. Timberwolves 109   Sam Cassell 25 1 13 3 0 4 4 40 9-13 .692 2-3 .667 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
6. Timberwolves 94   Sam Cassell 24 6 4 1 2 5 3 37 8-14 .571 2-2 1.000 6-7 .857
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
7. Timberwolves 96   Sam Cassell 18 3 5 1 0 4 4 33 6-11 .545 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Rockets 91   Yao Ming 25 5 0 0 1 2 2 33 6-12 .500 0-0 - 13-16 .813
Feb. 04, 2005
8. Timberwolves 113   Sam Cassell 24 3 11 0 1 0 2 35 10-20 .500 1-5 .200 3-3 1.000
OT Rockets 119   Yao Ming 23 14 2 0 2 3 4 41 10-19 .526 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 20, 2005
9. Timberwolves 94   Sam Cassell 18 2 4 1 0 4 1 25 7-9 .778 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
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
%
Dec. 17, 2005
10. Clippers 89   Sam Cassell 22 4 8 1 0 0 2 36 9-16 .563 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Rockets 81   Yao Ming 22 7 0 0 1 2 2 37 9-17 .529 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 14, 2006
11. Clippers 97   Sam Cassell 25 2 6 2 0 4 4 31 10-17 .588 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Rockets 128   Yao Ming 17 12 3 0 1 4 3 33 8-13 .615 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 22, 2006
12. Clippers 102   Sam Cassell 13 1 9 1 0 3 4 43 6-18 .333 0-4 .000 1-1 1.000
Rockets 106   Yao Ming 29 15 1 1 2 0 1 36 11-16 .688 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Mar. 20, 2006
13. Clippers 99   Sam Cassell 24 2 3 0 0 2 4 32 9-16 .563 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000
Rockets 91   Yao Ming 25 17 2 0 1 2 0 38 7-16 .438 0-0 - 11-11 1.000
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 2006
14. Clippers 98   Sam Cassell 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 93   Yao Ming 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 6 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 2007
15. Clippers 71   Sam Cassell 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 88   Yao Ming 14 8 2 1 1 6 4 37 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-5 .800