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Career

Dwight Howard	Stats	Yao Ming
1,242	Games Played	486
31.8	Minutes Per Game	32.5
15.7	Points Per Game	19.0
11.8	Rebounds Per Game	9.2
1.3	Assists Per Game	1.6
0.9	Steals Per Game	0.4
1.8	Blocks Per Game	1.9
5.7	Field Goals Per Game	7.0
9.7	Field-Goal Attempts Per Game	13.3
58.7	Field-Goal Percentage	52.4
0.0	Three-Pointers Made Per Game	0.0
0.1	Three-Point Attempts Per Game	0.0
21.4	Three-Point Percentage	20.0
4.3	Free Throws Per Game	5.1
7.6	Free-Throw Attempts Per Game	6.1
56.7	Free-Throw Percentage	83.3
60.2	True Shooting Percentage	59.6
3.3	Offensive Rebounds Per Game	2.5
8.4	Defensive Rebounds Per Game	6.7
2.7	Turnovers Per Game	2.7
39,435	Minutes Played	15,818
19,485	Points	9,247
14,627	Rebounds	4,494
1,676	Assists	769
1,081	Steals	189
2,228	Blocks	920
7,051	Field Goals	3,380
12,016	Field-Goal Attempts	6,445
22	Three-Pointers Made	2
103	Three-Point Attempts	10
5,361	Free Throws	2,485
9,455	Free-Throw Attempts	2,984
4,151	Offensive Rebounds	1,233
10,476	Defensive Rebounds	3,261
3,302	Turnovers	1,311
3,912	Personal Fouls	1,596
+2878	Plus/Minus	+1491

Dwight Howard	Biography and accolades	Yao Ming
Center	Position	Center
Dec 8, 1985	Birth date	Sep 12, 1980
6′10″	Height	7′6″
265 lb	Weight	310 lb

Dwight Howard

Lakers · C

Yao Ming

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Career

Dwight Howard	Stats	Yao Ming
2-7	Record	7-2
9	Games Played	9
34.1	Minutes Per Game	35.1
12.2	Points Per Game	23.6
9.8	Rebounds Per Game	10.4
0.8	Assists Per Game	1.2
1.3	Steals Per Game	0.7
1.7	Blocks Per Game	2.1
4.1	Field Goals Per Game	8.7
9.1	Field-Goal Attempts Per Game	15.4
45.1	Field-Goal Percentage	56.1
0.0	Three-Pointers Made Per Game	0.0
0.1	Three-Point Attempts Per Game	0.0
0.0	Three-Point Percentage	—
4.0	Free Throws Per Game	6.2
6.7	Free-Throw Attempts Per Game	7.9
60.0	Free-Throw Percentage	78.9
50.7	True Shooting Percentage	62.3
1.8	Offensive Rebounds Per Game	3.0
8.0	Defensive Rebounds Per Game	7.4
2.0	Turnovers Per Game	2.7
306	Minutes Played	316
110	Points	212
88	Rebounds	94
7	Assists	11
12	Steals	6
15	Blocks	19
37	Field Goals	78
82	Field-Goal Attempts	139
0	Three-Pointers Made	0
1	Three-Point Attempts	0
36	Free Throws	56
60	Free-Throw Attempts	71
16	Offensive Rebounds	27
72	Defensive Rebounds	67
18	Turnovers	24
31	Personal Fouls	37
-57	Plus/Minus	+69

Dwight Howard game log vs. Yao Ming

	NAME	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Dwight Howard D. Howard	1/20/2005	ORL	vs	HOU	36	8	7	0	2	2	2	6	33.3	0	0		4	4	100.0	51.5	1	6	1	3	-3
2	Dwight Howard D. Howard	1/24/2005	ORL	@	HOU	30	4	11	0	2	1	2	5	40.0	0	0		0	0		40.0	1	10	3	0	-11
3	Dwight Howard D. Howard	11/8/2005	ORL	@	HOU	37	12	11	1	0	2	4	9	44.4	0	0		4	6	66.7	51.5	3	8	2	3	-2
4	Dwight Howard D. Howard	2/26/2006	ORL	vs	HOU	36	7	9	1	2	0	1	5	20.0	0	0		5	12	41.7	34.0	1	8	4	5	-8
5	Dwight Howard D. Howard	3/11/2007	ORL	@	HOU	32	16	12	3	2	1	6	12	50.0	0	0		4	5	80.0	56.3	3	9	2	2	-13
6	Dwight Howard D. Howard	12/19/2007	ORL	@	HOU	38	21	11	0	0	3	7	13	53.8	0	0		7	9	77.8	61.9	1	10	1	5	+1
7	Dwight Howard D. Howard	1/4/2008	ORL	vs	HOU	34	16	8	1	3	1	5	11	45.5	0	0		6	10	60.0	51.9	2	6	1	6	-7
8	Dwight Howard D. Howard	11/22/2008	ORL	vs	HOU	27	13	9	0	0	2	5	10	50.0	0	0		3	5	60.0	53.3	2	7	1	4	-13
9	Dwight Howard D. Howard	4/7/2009	ORL	@	HOU	38	13	10	1	1	3	5	11	45.5	0	1	0.0	3	9	33.3	43.4	2	8	3	3	-1
	Average					34.1	12.2	9.8	0.8	1.3	1.7	4.1	9.1	45.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.0	6.7	60.0	50.7	1.8	8.0	2.0	3.4	-6.3
	Total					306	110	88	7	12	15	37	82	45.1	0	1	0.0	36	60	60.0	50.7	16	72	18	31	-57

Summary

Dwight Howard was 2-7 versus Yao Ming in 9 regular-season games.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.6

Dončić

30.3

Wembanyama

29.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

13.5

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.0

Jokić

8.5

Mitchell

8.3

Young

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.3

Barnes

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

2.2

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.3

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

71.9

Curry

71.3

Spencer

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

120.4

120.0

119.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

106.1

107.6

108.6

108.8

109.0

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

11.2

11.0

9.2

8.2

8.0

Tank Leaderboard

1-11

1-10

1-9

2-8

3-8

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

759

Wembanyama

685.6

Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

734.5

Wembanyama

723.3

Dončić

610.3

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.1

Dončić

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

35.9

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.4

Acuff

36.8

Wagner

36.4

Murray

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.11

Wembanyama

1.74

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.04

Wembanyama

1.83

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

9-3

7-3

9-4

8-4

7-4

Worst Record ATS

2-10

2-9

3-7

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	9	3	.750	1.0
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	2.0
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	3.0
5	Knicks	6	5	.545	3.5
6	Cavaliers	6	6	.500	4.0
7	Raptors	5	6	.455	4.5
8	Heat	5	6	.455	4.5
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.5
10	Magic	4	7	.364	5.5
11	Pacers	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	8	.333	6.0
13	Nets	3	8	.273	6.5
14	Bulls	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Bucks	1	11	.083	9.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	2.0
6	Warriors	8	4	.667	2.5
7	Thunder	8	4	.667	2.5
8	Mavericks	7	4	.636	3.0
9	Grizzlies	7	4	.636	3.0
10	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
11	Suns	4	6	.400	5.5
12	Pelicans	4	8	.333	6.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.5
14	Kings	1	10	.091	9.0
15	Jazz	1	11	.083	9.5