Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Yao Ming and Michael Olowokandi

This is the detail of NBA games in which Yao Ming and Michael Olowokandi 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 9 times in NBA games. Michael Olowokandi has a 5-4 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
Michael Olowokandi:
1998-99 to 2006-07
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Yao Ming
4
4
0
Michael Olowokandi
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 17.3 7.2 1.7 0.21.4
Michael Olowokandi 6.3 4.3 1.00.60.9
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 27 14 4 13
Michael Olowokandi 12 10 2 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 8

games
6

games
5

games
1

game
6

games
Michael Olowokandi 1

game
2

games
2

games
3

games
3

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
2

games
5

games
0

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. 24, 2002
1. Rockets 89   Yao Ming 4 7 0 0 2 3 4 28 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Clippers 90   Michael Olowokandi 10 4 2 0 0 2 4 29 3-6 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Dec. 14, 2002
2. Rockets 83   Yao Ming 16 9 2 0 3 4 2 36 5-9 .556 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Clippers 94   Michael Olowokandi 7 10 1 2 2 1 4 37 3-11 .273 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 05, 2004
3. Rockets 112   Yao Ming 27 6 4 0 0 3 2 32 9-16 .563 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Timberwolves 109   Michael Olowokandi 12 7 2 0 2 2 5 22 4-6 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 29, 2004
4. Rockets 88   Yao Ming 16 7 2 1 1 2 4 38 8-14 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Timberwolves 94   Michael Olowokandi 4 1 0 0 2 1 3 10 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 2004
5. Rockets 91   Yao Ming 25 5 0 0 1 2 2 33 6-12 .500 0-0 - 13-16 .813
Timberwolves 96   Michael Olowokandi 12 5 0 1 0 0 5 20 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Feb. 04, 2005
6. Rockets 119   Yao Ming 23 14 2 0 2 3 4 41 10-19 .526 0-0 - 3-4 .750
OT Timberwolves 113   Michael Olowokandi 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 9 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 20, 2005
7. Rockets 86   Yao Ming 21 5 1 0 3 3 4 31 5-9 .556 0-0 - 11-16 .688
Timberwolves 94   Michael Olowokandi 2 2 1 0 1 0 4 12 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 2005
8. Rockets 94   Yao Ming 13 7 0 0 0 1 5 27 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Timberwolves 89   Michael Olowokandi 10 6 1 1 1 1 4 31 3-8 .375 0-0 - 4-5 .800
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 07, 2007
9. Rockets 111   Yao Ming 11 5 4 1 1 1 4 19 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 80   Michael Olowokandi 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 11 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -