Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Yao Ming and Nick Van Exel

This is the detail of NBA games in which Yao Ming and Nick Van Exel 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 7 times in NBA games. Nick Van Exel has a 4-3 winning record over Yao Ming. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Yao Ming
vs.
Nick Van Exel
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
Nick Van Exel:
1993-94 to 2005-06
7 Games played
7 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Yao Ming
3
3
0
Nick Van Exel
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 16.4 8.0 0.7 0.40.7
Nick Van Exel 7.1 2.3 4.60.90.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 23 11 2 23
Nick Van Exel 13 5 7 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 5

games		 7

games		 0

games		 2

games		3

games
Nick Van Exel 0

games 		0

games		 7

games		 4

games		1

game
Both had same stat 2

games		 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		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
%
Jan. 21, 2003
1. Rockets 86   Yao Ming 6 5 0 0 0 5 2 22 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 107   Nick Van Exel 6 1 2 1 0 0 2 14 2-9 .222 1-4 .250 1-2 .500
Jan. 29, 2003
2. Rockets 81   Yao Ming 20 9 2 0 1 4 1 31 7-9 .778 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Mavericks 104   Nick Van Exel 8 2 4 1 0 2 0 24 3-9 .333 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 21, 2003
3. Rockets 85   Yao Ming 18 11 2 0 1 1 2 33 5-14 .357 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Mavericks 100   Nick Van Exel 13 4 7 2 0 3 0 29 5-13 .385 2-8 .250 1-1 1.000
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 05, 2004
4. Rockets 83   Yao Ming 10 10 0 0 0 1 3 23 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Warriors 65   Nick Van Exel 10 0 7 1 0 1 2 33 4-10 .400 2-5 .400 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 2004
5. Rockets 97   Yao Ming 19 6 0 0 3 4 5 26 7-11 .636 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Trail Blazers 93   Nick Van Exel 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 20 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Feb. 13, 2005
6. Rockets 81   Yao Ming 23 8 0 2 0 3 3 35 10-18 .556 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Trail Blazers 80   Nick Van Exel 4 5 6 1 0 3 0 33 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 2005
7. Rockets 80   Yao Ming 19 7 1 1 0 1 3 42 8-17 .471 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Spurs 86   Nick Van Exel 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 20 2-8 .250 0-3 .000 0-0 -
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