Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Yao Ming and Josh Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Yao Ming and Josh Smith 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 5 times in NBA games. Yao Ming has a 4-1 winning record over Josh Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Yao Ming
vs.
Josh Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
Josh Smith:
2004-05 to 2017-18
5 Games played
5 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Yao Ming
4
4
0
Josh Smith
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 23.2 12.6 1.6 0.82.2
Josh Smith 13.8 6.0 2.41.61.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 28 19 3 15
Josh Smith 29 11 4 35
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 4

games		 4

games		 2

games		 1

game		3

games
Josh Smith 1

game 		1

game		 3

games		 3

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		0

games

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. 15, 2004
1. Rockets 92   Yao Ming 23 8 0 1 5 3 2 33 8-12 .667 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Hawks 69   Josh Smith 14 10 3 3 2 6 4 34 3-5 .600 0-0 - 8-12 .667
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 2005
2. Rockets 100   Yao Ming 25 12 1 0 2 3 4 33 10-17 .588 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Hawks 85   Josh Smith 6 2 0 0 0 2 5 23 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 09, 2008
3. Rockets 108   Yao Ming 28 9 3 1 2 3 3 31 12-17 .706 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Hawks 89   Josh Smith 7 5 4 2 0 3 3 27 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 1-5 .200
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 2008
4. Rockets 92   Yao Ming 24 19 1 1 2 5 4 34 11-20 .550 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Hawks 84   Josh Smith 13 11 4 3 5 2 3 35 5-19 .263 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Jan. 03, 2009
5. Rockets 100   Yao Ming 16 15 3 1 0 3 3 33 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Hawks 103   Josh Smith 29 2 1 0 1 3 4 40 13-16 .813 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
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