Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Alvan Adams and Larry Bird

This is the detail of NBA games in which Alvan Adams and Larry Bird 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 17 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 14-3 winning record over Alvan Adams. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Alvan Adams:
1975-76 to 1987-88
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
17 Games played
17 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Alvan Adams
3
3
0
Larry Bird
14
14
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Alvan Adams 11.8 5.8 4.0 1.40.6
Larry Bird 28.5 9.3 6.52.20.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Alvan Adams 26 14 8 42
Larry Bird 49 15 10 62
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Alvan Adams 0

games
3

games
4

games
4

games
5

games
Larry Bird 17

games
13

games
12

games
9

games
3

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
1

game
4

games
9

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1979-80 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 1979
1. Suns 92   Alvan Adams 8 8 8 1 0 2 3 35 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 100   Larry Bird 20 8 4 1 0 2 4 40 9-14 .643 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 13, 1980
2. Suns 135   Alvan Adams 18 6 5 2 2 4 4 31 8-11 .727 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 134   Larry Bird 45 13 3 2 0 5 4 43 19-32 .594 3-5 .600 4-4 1.000
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1980
3. Suns 97   Alvan Adams 13 5 5 1 0 3 3 42 5-14 .357 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 116   Larry Bird 27 10 10 5 2 3 2 46 9-19 .474 1-2 .500 8-8 1.000
Jan. 07, 1981
4. Suns 90   Alvan Adams 10 12 6 1 1 6 1 35 5-15 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 108   Larry Bird 24 5 4 5 0 2 3 37 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 10, 1982
5. Suns 112   Alvan Adams 26 11 6 1 0 6 1 39 12-23 .522 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Celtics 110   Larry Bird 35 15 7 3 0 0 1 44 15-25 .600 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 14, 1982
6. Suns 92   Alvan Adams 13 5 2 1 0 5 4 24 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Celtics 105   Larry Bird 18 7 8 3 0 2 1 36 9-13 .692 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 28, 1983
7. Suns 104   Alvan Adams 10 14 8 2 1 5 5 40 5-17 .294 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 111   Larry Bird 20 8 8 4 0 1 3 38 10-18 .556 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 26, 1983
8. Suns 101   Alvan Adams 15 9 3 3 2 5 4 34 7-14 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 103   Larry Bird 38 4 5 1 0 4 2 43 14-25 .560 1-1 1.000 9-9 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 26, 1984
9. Suns 109   Alvan Adams 5 4 1 0 0 1 1 14 2-7 .286 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 116   Larry Bird 23 13 3 1 0 2 4 40 8-18 .444 0-2 .000 7-8 .875
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1984
10. Suns 114   Alvan Adams 18 5 1 2 2 2 1 26 8-11 .727 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 119   Larry Bird 34 11 10 3 0 3 4 46 15-26 .577 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Mar. 13, 1985
11. Suns 106   Alvan Adams 12 4 4 3 0 1 2 30 5-13 .385 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 123   Larry Bird 31 12 7 2 2 2 2 39 13-22 .591 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1985
12. Suns 101   Alvan Adams 8 1 2 0 0 2 5 13 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 125   Larry Bird 24 6 10 2 0 3 2 34 9-19 .474 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
Feb. 17, 1986
13. Suns 108   Alvan Adams 11 3 6 4 0 2 5 23 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 101   Larry Bird 24 8 3 0 0 1 4 30 7-15 .467 1-3 .333 9-9 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1986
14. Suns 112   Alvan Adams 6 0 3 0 1 1 3 16 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 122   Larry Bird 26 4 6 0 1 3 2 36 9-20 .450 3-5 .600 5-6 .833
Mar. 11, 1987
15. Suns 109   Alvan Adams 14 3 5 0 0 2 2 30 7-15 .467 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 118   Larry Bird 23 13 9 6 0 9 3 43 10-22 .455 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 20, 1988
16. Suns 115   Alvan Adams 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 15 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 131   Larry Bird 23 9 6 0 1 2 1 34 10-20 .500 3-3 1.000 0-0 -
Feb. 15, 1988
17. Suns 106   Alvan Adams 12 7 2 0 1 2 4 32 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Celtics 107   Larry Bird 49 12 7 0 2 2 1 43 17-27 .630 3-6 .500 12-12 1.000