Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Yao Ming and Emeka Okafor

This is the detail of NBA games in which Yao Ming and Emeka Okafor 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.

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They faced each other a total of 7 times in NBA games. Yao Ming has a 4-3 winning record over Emeka Okafor. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
Emeka Okafor:
2004-05 to 2017-18
7 Games played
7 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Yao Ming
4
4
0
Emeka Okafor
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 21.1 8.1 1.7 0.62.4
Emeka Okafor 14.3 10.4 0.41.41.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 34 14 4 24
Emeka Okafor 23 17 2 35
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 4

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1

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5

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5

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Emeka Okafor 2

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4

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2

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4

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1

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Both had same stat 1

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2

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0

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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
%
Dec. 18, 2004
1. Rockets 100   Yao Ming 16 9 0 0 4 6 6 27 6-9 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
OT Bobcats 101   Emeka Okafor 23 17 2 2 2 2 3 42 10-26 .385 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 22, 2004
2. Rockets 87   Yao Ming 20 14 0 2 2 10 3 35 7-14 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Bobcats 90   Emeka Okafor 21 11 1 0 2 2 4 38 8-20 .400 0-0 - 5-6 .833
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 2006
3. Rockets 92   Yao Ming 21 6 1 0 1 4 4 26 8-16 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Bobcats 62   Emeka Okafor 8 6 0 0 0 2 2 16 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 2007
4. Rockets 85   Yao Ming 34 8 4 0 3 6 4 40 13-15 .867 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Bobcats 82   Emeka Okafor 12 11 0 3 2 3 6 35 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-5 .800
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 22, 2009
5. Rockets 99   Yao Ming 19 7 4 2 2 3 2 37 7-11 .636 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Bobcats 78   Emeka Okafor 13 11 0 2 0 2 4 32 5-12 .417 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 13, 2009
6. Rockets 91   Yao Ming 23 8 2 0 3 4 4 37 9-11 .818 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Bobcats 86   Emeka Okafor 8 8 0 2 1 1 4 29 3-11 .273 0-0 - 2-4 .500
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 2010
7. Rockets 99   Yao Ming 15 5 1 0 2 0 4 21 5-11 .455 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Hornets 107   Emeka Okafor 15 9 0 1 5 1 4 30 4-6 .667 0-0 - 7-12 .583