Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Yao Ming and Steve Nash

This is the detail of NBA games in which Yao Ming and Steve Nash 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.

They faced each other a total of 23 times in NBA games. Steve Nash has a 16-7 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
Steve Nash:
1996-97 to 2013-14
23 Games played
23 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Yao Ming
7
7
0
Steve Nash
16
16
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 17.8 10.1 1.7 0.61.4
Steve Nash 16.3 3.0 9.30.80.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 34 22 6 25
Steve Nash 32 6 17 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 14

games
22

games
0

games
6

games
18

games
Steve Nash 8

games
1

game
23

games
8

games
0

games
Both had same stat 1

game
0

games
0

games
9

games
5

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. 21, 2002
1. Rockets 90   Yao Ming 30 16 1 0 2 3 4 33 10-12 .833 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Mavericks 103   Steve Nash 15 1 8 1 0 6 1 35 6-17 .353 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Jan. 21, 2003
2. Rockets 86   Yao Ming 6 5 0 0 0 5 2 22 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 107   Steve Nash 20 4 8 2 0 5 0 29 7-12 .583 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000
Jan. 29, 2003
3. Rockets 81   Yao Ming 20 9 2 0 1 4 1 31 7-9 .778 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Mavericks 104   Steve Nash 10 1 5 2 0 0 2 27 4-10 .400 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Feb. 21, 2003
4. Rockets 85   Yao Ming 18 11 2 0 1 1 2 33 5-14 .357 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Mavericks 100   Steve Nash 14 2 5 1 0 1 0 24 6-6 1.000 1-1 1.000 1-3 .333
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 2003
5. Rockets 86   Yao Ming 12 8 4 2 1 1 4 31 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 97   Steve Nash 16 5 7 0 0 4 3 35 4-7 .571 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
Feb. 21, 2004
6. Rockets 88   Yao Ming 14 5 2 0 2 3 5 31 7-10 .700 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 97   Steve Nash 10 2 9 1 0 3 0 35 4-7 .571 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Mar. 07, 2004
7. Rockets 101   Yao Ming 29 10 1 2 3 4 2 38 13-19 .684 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mavericks 98   Steve Nash 22 4 9 0 0 4 3 38 7-9 .778 1-2 .500 7-9 .778
Apr. 14, 2004
8. Rockets 89   Yao Ming 12 7 1 0 1 3 4 22 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Mavericks 92   Steve Nash 5 3 8 0 0 0 1 20 2-4 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 05, 2005
9. Rockets 98   Yao Ming 14 10 0 1 1 0 3 27 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 108   Steve Nash 12 4 13 1 0 2 1 37 5-13 .385 2-6 .333 0-0 -
Mar. 11, 2005
10. Rockets 127   Yao Ming 27 22 1 0 5 2 4 35 10-18 .556 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Suns 107   Steve Nash 10 4 10 0 0 2 1 37 2-10 .200 1-5 .200 5-6 .833
Apr. 03, 2005
11. Rockets 78   Yao Ming 19 12 1 2 2 4 4 33 9-16 .563 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Suns 91   Steve Nash 5 0 11 2 0 6 0 35 2-8 .250 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Apr. 09, 2005
12. Rockets 98   Yao Ming 10 8 0 0 3 2 5 24 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 97   Steve Nash 19 3 5 0 1 3 1 36 8-19 .421 3-7 .429 0-0 -
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 2005
13. Rockets 88   Yao Ming 8 8 1 1 0 1 0 27 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 100   Steve Nash 15 2 14 1 0 4 0 37 6-12 .500 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
Feb. 16, 2006
14. Rockets 75   Yao Ming 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 19 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 109   Steve Nash 21 6 8 2 0 2 0 30 9-10 .900 2-2 1.000 1-2 .500
Feb. 27, 2006
15. Rockets 94   Yao Ming 27 18 5 1 0 0 2 36 10-19 .526 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Suns 111   Steve Nash 23 3 10 0 0 0 1 35 9-13 .692 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 2006
16. Rockets 91   Yao Ming 18 6 3 0 1 2 4 29 6-11 .545 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Suns 102   Steve Nash 17 3 8 0 0 3 1 39 5-14 .357 3-5 .600 4-4 1.000
Mar. 12, 2007
17. Rockets 82   Yao Ming 10 8 2 1 1 5 2 30 1-9 .111 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Suns 103   Steve Nash 10 3 8 0 0 3 0 34 4-7 .571 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Apr. 16, 2007
18. Rockets 120   Yao Ming 34 9 1 0 1 1 1 39 14-20 .700 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Suns 117   Steve Nash 15 5 15 0 0 4 1 34 7-14 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 -
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 2007
19. Rockets 105   Yao Ming 12 6 2 0 0 3 3 23 4-17 .235 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Suns 115   Steve Nash 19 3 15 1 0 5 2 36 6-11 .545 3-3 1.000 4-4 1.000
Nov. 28, 2007
20. Rockets 100   Yao Ming 31 13 1 0 2 6 4 40 12-19 .632 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Suns 94   Steve Nash 29 2 6 0 0 3 0 40 11-20 .550 3-7 .429 4-4 1.000
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 2008
21. Rockets 94   Yao Ming 17 15 1 1 2 0 2 33 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Suns 82   Steve Nash 10 4 3 0 0 2 0 33 4-10 .400 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000
Mar. 06, 2009
22. Rockets 116   Yao Ming 15 13 6 2 2 2 4 42 6-16 .375 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Suns 112   Steve Nash 32 5 13 1 0 1 2 40 14-27 .519 4-6 .667 0-0 -
Apr. 01, 2009
23. Rockets 109   Yao Ming 20 14 1 0 1 3 5 39 9-18 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Suns 114   Steve Nash 25 1 17 3 0 1 1 39 9-15 .600 2-2 1.000 5-8 .625