Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Bernard King

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Bernard King 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.

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They faced each other a total of 36 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 22-14 winning record over Bernard King, including a 4-3 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Bernard King
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Bernard King:
1977-78 to 1992-93
36 Games played
29 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
22
18
4
Bernard King
14
11
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 26.3 10.4 6.8
Bernard King 23.9 4.1 2.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 49 19 13
Bernard King 44 11 6
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 18

games		 34

games		 30

games
Bernard King 17

games 		1

game		 2

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1980
1. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 27 10 5 1 0 6 3 40 10-22 .455 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
Warriors 106   Bernard King 20 5 1 1 0 3 5 36 8-19 .421 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 02, 1981
2. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 0 7 6 2 0 3 4 37 0-9 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Warriors 121   Bernard King 30 5 2 0 0 3 6 27 14-17 .824 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1981
3. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 32 7 3 0 2 6 3 38 15-24 .625 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Warriors 101   Bernard King 16 3 5 2 1 3 4 30 5-9 .556 0-0 - 6-10 .600
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1982
4. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 21 12 7 1 0 5 3 41 10-17 .588 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Knicks 83   Bernard King 10 1 6 0 0 2 6 31 4-17 .235 0-1 .000 2-6 .333
Dec. 16, 1982
5. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 23 14 6 1 0 5 3 41 9-23 .391 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
OT Knicks 113   Bernard King 27 4 1 1 0 4 4 38 10-21 .476 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Mar. 05, 1983
6. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 16 9 3 1 35 6-13 .462 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Knicks 105   Bernard King 24 5 3 2 37 9-18 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Mar. 13, 1983
7. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 27 17 3 1 1 3 4 37 10-21 .476 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
Knicks 122   Bernard King 21 3 4 1 0 5 2 35 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Apr. 06, 1983
8. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 27 13 5 0 2 1 2 38 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 13-14 .929
Knicks 98   Bernard King 25 3 1 1 0 1 5 29 10-17 .588 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1983
9. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 17 8 8 5 0 1 0 42 8-24 .333 0-3 .000 1-3 .333
Knicks 110   Bernard King 32 11 1 1 0 3 2 34 13-19 .684 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Nov. 22, 1983
10. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 16 11 11 1 0 1 0 49 6-19 .316 0-0 - 4-5 .800
2OT Knicks 117   Bernard King 24 8 1 0 0 2 5 48 11-25 .440 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Feb. 29, 1984
11. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 30 13 6 1 1 2 3 39 11-21 .524 1-1 1.000 7-7 1.000
Knicks 102   Bernard King 35 9 0 1 0 1 3 36 13-19 .684 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Mar. 22, 1984
12. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 23 9 11 0 1 3 2 40 10-22 .455 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Knicks 100   Bernard King 12 1 1 1 0 2 0 08 5-5 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 11, 1984
13. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 23 11 6 0 3 2 0 33 10-18 .556 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Knicks 96   Bernard King 27 3 2 0 0 3 3 41 9-20 .450 0-0 - 9-10 .900
1984 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 29, 1984
14. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 23 9 12 3 2 4 2 41 10-16 .625 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Knicks 92   Bernard King 26 5 2 1 0 2 3 32 12-22 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 02, 1984
15. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 37 11 4 4 2 5 3 37 16-22 .727 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Knicks 102   Bernard King 13 7 4 2 0 5 5 39 4-13 .308 0-0 - 5-6 .833
May. 04, 1984
16. Celtics 92   Larry Bird 24 11 3 3 0 4 4 40 11-21 .524 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
Knicks 100   Bernard King 24 9 2 0 0 0 5 44 11-22 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
May. 06, 1984
17. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 29 11 4 0 2 3 5 36 10-17 .588 0-2 .000 9-10 .900
Knicks 118   Bernard King 43 4 4 0 0 4 5 40 17-25 .680 0-0 - 9-11 .818
May. 09, 1984
18. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 26 9 10 3 1 0 4 37 9-14 .643 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Knicks 99   Bernard King 30 1 4 1 1 1 5 41 10-19 .526 0-0 - 10-15 .667
May. 11, 1984
19. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 35 11 7 3 0 3 3 46 14-28 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Knicks 106   Bernard King 44 2 2 3 0 4 3 41 16-25 .640 0-0 - 12-15 .800
May. 13, 1984
20. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 39 12 10 3 0 5 5 42 13-24 .542 1-2 .500 12-12 1.000
Knicks 104   Bernard King 24 6 5 1 0 1 3 44 8-17 .471 0-0 - 8-10 .800
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1984
21. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 23 15 7 2 3 5 2 39 9-17 .529 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Knicks 108   Bernard King 29 6 3 1 0 2 4 35 12-25 .480 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Jan. 04, 1985
22. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 32 10 3 1 1 1 3 44 13-21 .619 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Knicks 94   Bernard King 28 0 2 1 0 2 5 39 10-21 .476 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Jan. 07, 1985
23. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 26 10 10 3 2 3 1 42 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Knicks 97   Bernard King 22 5 4 1 0 4 4 41 8-21 .381 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Mar. 05, 1985
24. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 20 19 10 2 3 4 4 46 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 6-9 .667
Knicks 102   Bernard King 38 4 4 0 0 2 5 41 15-31 .484 0-0 - 8-11 .727
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 12, 1987
25. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 47 7 8 4 0 2 3 38 22-34 .647 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
Knicks 107   Bernard King 20 6 3 1 0 2 4 28 9-15 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1987
26. Celtics 140   Larry Bird 47 8 7 2 0 8 2 53 19-29 .655 1-2 .500 8-10 .800
2OT Bullets 139   Bernard King 25 3 6 1 0 2 6 44 10-19 .526 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Dec. 15, 1987
27. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 27 5 7 3 1 2 1 39 11-18 .611 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Bullets 102   Bernard King 9 2 2 1 0 4 3 26 4-7 .571 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 08, 1988
28. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 35 11 6 4 2 4 0 45 14-29 .483 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
Bullets 109   Bernard King 12 2 1 1 0 3 5 29 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 27, 1988
29. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 49 8 6 4 0 2 1 43 20-30 .667 0-4 .000 9-9 1.000
Bullets 100   Bernard King 32 5 4 1 0 3 5 43 13-22 .591 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Apr. 17, 1988
30. Celtics 92   Larry Bird 23 7 5 2 0 5 3 44 9-18 .500 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Bullets 98   Bernard King 5 2 3 1 0 2 4 21 2-6 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1989
31. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 20 7 4 1 3 3 2 40 9-26 .346 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Bullets 112   Bernard King 31 2 4 0 0 3 3 37 11-19 .579 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Jan. 03, 1990
32. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 20 9 9 2 1 3 1 36 9-19 .474 2-6 .333 0-0 -
Bullets 101   Bernard King 15 2 1 0 0 0 1 22 7-13 .538 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 25, 1990
33. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 23 10 9 0 3 1 1 46 11-28 .393 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Bullets 99   Bernard King 24 1 6 2 0 0 2 33 10-20 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 09, 1990
34. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 27 14 7 1 1 2 2 48 11-23 .478 1-4 .250 4-5 .800
Bullets 115   Bernard King 29 4 6 1 0 2 3 39 13-27 .481 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1990
35. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 12 4 13 2 1 2 1 43 5-14 .357 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bullets 90   Bernard King 11 4 4 1 1 6 1 35 4-21 .190 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Nov. 30, 1990
36. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 21 14 5 2 3 5 1 39 8-20 .400 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
Bullets 95   Bernard King 22 3 2 1 1 2 3 40 9-23 .391 0-0 - 4-5 .800
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