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Yao Ming
2003-2004:

Led the Rockets with career highs of 17.5 points (on .522 shooting), 9.0 rebounds and 1.90 blocks in 82 starts ... stood as one of six NBA players to lead his team in points, rebounds and blocks ... among NBA leaders, ranked seventh in field goal percentage, 13th in blocked shots per game and 15th rebounding average ... trailed only Shaquille O'Neal in scoring average by a center ... ranked 15th in the NBA with 33 double-doubles ... stood as the only Rockets player to play in all 82 games, as he has yet to miss a game in his NBA career ... scored a career-high and Rockets individual season-high 41 points with 16 rebounds and a career-high seven assists Feb. 22 vs. Atlanta … recorded his first career 20-20 game with 22 points and a Rockets individual season-high and career-high 20 rebounds on Dec. 6 vs. Detroit … blocked a career-high seven shots vs. Miami on Nov. 11 ... led the Rockets in scoring 26 times and rebounding 45 times ... scored in double figures 76 times, reaching 20 points 29 times and 30 points three times ... won Western Conference Player of the Week on Mar. 8 after
averaging 29.7 points (on .625 shooting) with 8.0 rebounds and 1.33 blocks in three games ... scored 16 points as the Western Conference's starting center in the 2004 NBA All-Star Game.

2002-2003:

Earned unanimous NBA All-Rookie First Team honors after averaging 13.5 points with 8.2 rebounds and 1.74 blocks in 82 games (72 starts) ... voted The Sporting News Rookie of the Year by NBA executives ... named to the NBA’s All-Interview Second Team ... led Houston in rebounds per game and blocks per game, standing as the only rookie to lead his team in both categories ... shot 49.8 percent from the field and 81.1 percent from the free throw line ... stood as the only rookie to rank in the NBA’s Top 20 in three statistical categories, ranking 15th in field goal percentage, 15th in blocked shots per game and 18th in rebounds per game … led all rookies with a team-high 27 double-doubles, standing tied for 16th in the NBA ... posted a rookie-leading efficiency rating of 17.65 … among NBA rookies, ranked second in scoring average, second in rebounding average, first in blocks per game and third in field goal percentage … ranked 13th in the NBA with an efficiency rating per 48 minutes of 29.16 ... led the Rockets in points 11 times, rebounds 37 times and assists twice ... reached double figures in points 60 times, scoring 20 or more points 16 times ... scored a career-high 30 points with 16 rebounds on Nov. 21 at Dallas … set a career high and Rockets individual season high with 19 rebounds at Sacramento on Mar. 23 ... scored 29 points with 10 rebounds and a career-high, Rockets individual season-high-tying and NBA rookie season-high-tying six blocks vs. Indiana vs. Dec. 18 … tied a career high, Rockets individual season high and NBA rookie season high with six blocks vs. the L.A. rockets on Jan. 17 … posted a career-high six assists vs. Sacramento on Feb. 2 ... scored 27 points with 18 rebounds vs. San Antonio on Dec. 3 … reache d three blocks 26 times, as Houston held a 22-4 record in these contests ... ranks third in Rockets history in career blocked shots per game ... posted the highest field goal percentage in NBA history over a six-game stretch, making 31-of-35 shot attempts for an accuracy of 88.6 percent from Nov. 9-21 ... named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for December and February … started at center the Western Conference in the 2003 NBA All-Star Game after ranking fourth overall in All-Star balloting with 1,286,324 votes.

In the 2002 FIBA World Championship Games, received All-Tournament Team recognition after posting team-leading averages of 21.0 points (on .753 shooting), 9.3 rebounds and 2.3 blocked shots for China ... among tournament leaders, ranked first in both field goal percentage and blocked shot average and third in both scoring average and rebounding average ... recorded tournament single-game individual highs with 38 points and eight blocked shots vs. Algeria ... logged his best rebounding effort vs. Angola, registering 15 boards with 27 points.

In the Playoffs:

Made his first postseason appearance in 2004 ... averaged 15.0 points and 7.4 rebounds in Houston's first-round series vs. the L.A. rockets ... posted a double-double (10 points, 11 rebounds) in first-ever playoff game 4/17/04 at Los Angeles ... recorded second playoff double-double on 4/21/04 (18 points, 10 rebounds) ... scored playoff career-high 21 points 4/23/04 at Los Angeles.

Pro Experience:

Averaged 23.4 points (on .651 shooting) and 15.4 rebounds in 122 games with the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association ... increased his scoring average in each of his five CBA seasons, averaging over 20 points and 10 rebounds in each of the final four years ... 1997-98: Averaged 10.0 points and 8.3 rebounds as a 17-year-old rookie with the Sharks ... 1998-99: Suffered a left leg fracture, limiting him to 12 games ... averaged 20.9 points and 12.9 rebounds per game ... ranked second in the CBA with 2.5 blocked shots per game ... 1999-2000: Averaged 21.2 points and led the CBA with averages of 14.6 rebounds and 5.3 blocked shots ... ranked sixth in the league in scoring ... 2000-2001: Won the CBA MVP award, finishing third in the league in scoring average with 27.1 points per game ... led the CBA for the second-straight season with career-high averages of 19.4 rebounds and 5.5 blocked shots ... 2001-2002: Averaged a career-high 32.4 points (on a career-best .721 shooting) with 19.0 rebounds and 4.8 blocked shots ... led the CBA in blocked shots for the third-consecutive year ... ranked second in the league in both scoring average and rebounding average ... received the CBA’s “Sportsmanship Award” ... led the Sharks to Shanghai’s first CBA Championship, averaging 38.9 points with 20.2 rebounds and 3.5 blocked shots in 10 playoff games ... in the CBA Finals, averaged 41.3 points, 21.0 rebounds and 4.3 blocks against the Bayi Rockets.

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