Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Yao Ming and Chris Paul

This is the detail of NBA games in which Yao Ming and Chris Paul 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 11 times in NBA games. Chris Paul has a 6-5 winning record over Yao Ming. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
Chris Paul:
2005-06 to 2023-24
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Yao Ming
5
5
0
Chris Paul
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 21.8 9.2 1.4 0.11.9
Chris Paul 17.5 4.5 9.82.00.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 30 16 2 17
Chris Paul 28 8 16 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 8

games
9

games
0

games
0

games
8

games
Chris Paul 3

games
2

games
11

games
8

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
3

games
3

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 2005
1. Rockets 84   Yao Ming 20 14 2 0 7 1 5 37 8-22 .364 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Hornets 91   Chris Paul 15 4 8 2 0 1 4 33 6-14 .429 1-5 .200 2-3 .667
Mar. 23, 2006
2. Rockets 93   Yao Ming 22 8 1 0 2 5 4 36 9-16 .563 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Hornets 92   Chris Paul 13 5 5 4 0 2 1 34 5-13 .385 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 2006
3. Rockets 90   Yao Ming 17 10 1 0 0 2 4 28 6-11 .545 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Hornets 96   Chris Paul 12 3 16 3 0 5 1 38 5-12 .417 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Mar. 25, 2007
4. Rockets 94   Yao Ming 16 7 2 0 1 3 4 37 7-22 .318 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Hornets 106   Chris Paul 28 5 5 0 0 0 0 36 10-15 .667 4-5 .800 4-4 1.000
Apr. 14, 2007
5. Rockets 123   Yao Ming 30 2 1 1 2 3 4 35 11-16 .688 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Hornets 112   Chris Paul 20 8 15 1 0 5 2 42 9-15 .600 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 2008
6. Rockets 82   Yao Ming 30 16 1 0 4 6 2 42 11-24 .458 0-2 .000 8-11 .727
Hornets 87   Chris Paul 19 3 11 2 0 6 1 38 7-14 .500 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Feb. 22, 2008
7. Rockets 100   Yao Ming 28 14 2 0 1 2 3 35 12-21 .571 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Hornets 80   Chris Paul 14 3 11 3 0 0 2 32 6-13 .462 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 2008
8. Rockets 91   Yao Ming 21 6 1 0 0 3 4 33 7-12 .583 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Hornets 82   Chris Paul 12 3 12 1 0 3 4 35 2-10 .200 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Dec. 26, 2008
9. Rockets 79   Yao Ming 19 12 1 0 0 2 5 34 6-13 .462 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Hornets 88   Chris Paul 26 4 10 2 0 4 4 37 8-18 .444 2-3 .667 8-8 1.000
Apr. 13, 2009
10. Rockets 86   Yao Ming 22 7 2 0 2 3 2 31 8-13 .615 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Hornets 66   Chris Paul 9 5 7 0 0 2 2 30 3-8 .375 0-0 - 3-4 .750
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 2010
11. Rockets 99   Yao Ming 15 5 1 0 2 0 4 21 5-11 .455 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Hornets 107   Chris Paul 25 7 8 4 1 1 1 35 7-12 .583 1-1 1.000 10-12 .833