Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Yao Ming and Kareem Rush

This is the detail of NBA games in which Yao Ming and Kareem Rush 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 16 times in NBA games. Kareem Rush has a 10-6 winning record over Yao Ming, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Yao Ming

vs.

Kareem Rush


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Kareem Rush: 2002-03 to 2009-10

16 Games played

11 in Regular Season

5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Yao Ming	6	5	1
Kareem Rush	10	6	4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Yao Ming	18.8	9.1	1.6	0.3	1.8
Kareem Rush	3.8	0.8	0.5	0.2	0.1

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Yao Ming	33	14	4	2	6
Kareem Rush	10	3	1	3	1

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Yao Ming	15 games	16 games	12 games	1 game	13 games
Kareem Rush	0 games	0 games	2 games	1 game	0 games
Both had same stat	1 game	0 games	2 games	14 games	3 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	%
	Nov. 17, 2002
1.	Rockets	93	Yao Ming	20	6	0	0	0	3	4	23	9-9	1.000	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Lakers	89	Kareem Rush	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	10	0-3	.000	0-1	.000	0-0	-
	Jan. 17, 2003
2.	Rockets	108	Yao Ming	10	10	3	0	6	1	5	38	5-14	.357	0-0	-	0-0	-
OT	Lakers	104	Kareem Rush	10	3	1	0	0	1	2	23	5-8	.625	0-1	.000	0-0	-
	Feb. 18, 2003
3.	Rockets	99	Yao Ming	24	14	3	0	1	4	6	40	9-19	.474	0-0	-	6-6	1.000
2OT	Lakers	106	Kareem Rush	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	10	1-2	.500	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mar. 26, 2003
4.	Rockets	93	Yao Ming	6	10	2	0	2	2	5	30	3-13	.231	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	96	Kareem Rush	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	10	0-2	.000	0-1	.000	0-0	-


2003-04 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 25, 2003
5.	Rockets	99	Yao Ming	18	8	2	0	2	3	5	29	8-14	.571	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Lakers	87	Kareem Rush	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Feb. 11, 2004
6.	Rockets	102	Yao Ming	29	11	1	0	1	2	5	37	10-21	.476	0-0	-	9-11	.818
	Lakers	87	Kareem Rush	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	05	0-1	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mar. 03, 2004
7.	Rockets	93	Yao Ming	33	8	1	0	1	2	5	37	13-21	.619	0-0	-	7-7	1.000
	Lakers	96	Kareem Rush	6	1	0	0	0	1	1	15	2-3	.667	2-3	.667	0-0	-


2004 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 17, 2004
8.	Rockets	71	Yao Ming	10	11	3	0	1	2	6	38	4-11	.364	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Lakers	72	Kareem Rush	6	0	1	0	1	0	2	21	2-3	.667	2-3	.667	0-0	-
	Apr. 19, 2004
9.	Rockets	84	Yao Ming	21	4	3	0	1	4	1	40	8-19	.421	0-0	-	5-7	.714
	Lakers	98	Kareem Rush	10	1	1	0	0	0	4	15	4-5	.800	2-3	.667	0-0	-
	Apr. 23, 2004
10.	Rockets	102	Yao Ming	18	10	2	0	1	1	4	42	9-13	.692	0-0	-	0-1	.000
	Lakers	91	Kareem Rush	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	2-6	.333	2-3	.667	0-0	-
	Apr. 25, 2004
11.	Rockets	88	Yao Ming	16	7	1	0	0	3	6	35	7-15	.467	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
OT	Lakers	92	Kareem Rush	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	14	1-4	.250	0-1	.000	0-0	-
	Apr. 28, 2004
12.	Rockets	78	Yao Ming	10	5	0	2	4	3	3	32	3-10	.300	0-0	-	4-5	.800
	Lakers	97	Kareem Rush	2	1	0	3	0	0	2	24	1-5	.200	0-3	.000	0-0	-


2004-05 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 13, 2004
13.	Rockets	79	Yao Ming	32	7	1	0	1	2	1	36	11-21	.524	0-0	-	10-12	.833
	Lakers	84	Kareem Rush	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	1-1	1.000	1-1	1.000	0-0	-
	Dec. 18, 2004
14.	Rockets	100	Yao Ming	16	9	0	0	4	6	6	27	6-9	.667	0-0	-	4-4	1.000
OT	Bobcats	101	Kareem Rush	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	1-5	.200	1-3	.333	3-4	.750
	Dec. 22, 2004
15.	Rockets	87	Yao Ming	20	14	0	2	2	10	3	35	7-14	.500	0-0	-	6-8	.750
	Bobcats	90	Kareem Rush	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	15	0-4	.000	0-1	.000	0-0	-


2007-08 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Feb. 01, 2008
16.	Rockets	106	Yao Ming	17	12	4	0	1	0	2	39	4-12	.333	0-0	-	9-12	.750
	Pacers	103	Kareem Rush	8	3	1	0	0	1	0	19	3-7	.429	2-4	.500	0-0	-