Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Dave Cowens

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Dave Cowens 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 2 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 1-1. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Dave Cowens:
1970-71 to 1982-83
2 Games played
2 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
1
1
0
Dave Cowens
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 24.0 13.0 4.0 0.50.5
Dave Cowens 9.0 8.5 2.50.50.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 28 14 5 11
Dave Cowens 10 9 3 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 2

games
2

games
2

games
0

games
1

game
Dave Cowens 0

games
0

games
0

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0

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

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0

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0

games
2

games
1

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1982
1. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 28 12 3 0 0 4 4 46 12-23 .522 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bucks 105   Dave Cowens 10 9 2 0 0 2 4 25 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 14, 1982
2. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 20 14 5 1 1 5 3 43 9-18 .500 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Bucks 98   Dave Cowens 8 8 3 1 0 2 3 27 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -