Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Dennis Johnson
This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Dennis Johnson 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.
They faced each other a total of 8 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 5-3 winning record over Dennis Johnson. They never met in the Playoffs.
Games Played Against Each Other
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8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs
Summary of Victories
| Games Won | in Regular Season |
in Playoffs |
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| Larry Bird | 5 |
5 |
0 |
| Dennis Johnson | 3 |
3 |
0 |
Stats in Games Between Them
Averages |
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Player |
Points | Rebounds | Assists | ||
| Larry Bird | 24.8 | 9.4 | 6.5 | ||
| Dennis Johnson | 19.5 | 5.4 | 3.1 | ||
Game Highs |
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Player |
Points | Rebounds | Assists | ||
| Larry Bird | 38 | 15 | 10 | ||
| Dennis Johnson | 30 | 9 | 9 | ||
Games with better stats than the other player... |
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Player |
Points | Rebounds | Assists | ||
| Larry Bird | 4 |
7 |
7 |
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| Dennis Johnson | 2 |
1 |
1 |
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| Both had same stat | 2 |
0 |
0 |
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Head To Head Games Played: One by One
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1979-80 Season
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Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Min | FG |
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Jan. 20, 1980
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| 1. | Celtics | 106 | Larry Bird | 15 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 7-14 | .500 | 0-2 | .000 | 1-3 | .333 | |
| 2OT | Supersonics | 108 | Dennis Johnson | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 7-24 | .292 | 1-2 | .500 | 5-8 | .625 | |||
Feb. 17, 1980
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| 2. | Celtics | 108 | Larry Bird | 21 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 9-20 | .450 | 0-4 | .000 | 3-4 | .750 | |
| Supersonics | 109 | Dennis Johnson | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 8-20 | .400 | 0-2 | .000 | 5-7 | .714 | ||
1980-81 Season
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Dec. 30, 1980
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| 3. | Celtics | 116 | Larry Bird | 27 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 9-19 | .474 | 1-2 | .500 | 8-8 | 1.000 | |
| Suns | 97 | Dennis Johnson | 30 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 9-21 | .429 | 1-2 | .500 | 11-13 | .846 | ||
Jan. 07, 1981
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| 4. | Celtics | 108 | Larry Bird | 24 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 9-21 | .429 | 0-1 | .000 | 6-7 | .857 | |
| Suns | 90 | Dennis Johnson | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 5-8 | .625 | 0-0 | - | 1-2 | .500 | ||
1981-82 Season
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Feb. 10, 1982
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| 5. | Celtics | 110 | Larry Bird | 35 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 15-25 | .600 | 0-0 | - | 5-6 | .833 | |
| Suns | 112 | Dennis Johnson | 30 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 12-21 | .571 | 0-0 | - | 6-8 | .750 | ||
Mar. 14, 1982
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| 6. | Celtics | 105 | Larry Bird | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 9-13 | .692 | 0-0 | - | 0-2 | .000 | |
| Suns | 92 | Dennis Johnson | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 3-15 | .200 | 0-2 | .000 | 3-6 | .500 | ||
1982-83 Season
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Jan. 28, 1983
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| 7. | Celtics | 111 | Larry Bird | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 10-18 | .556 | 0-1 | .000 | 0-0 | - | |
| Suns | 104 | Dennis Johnson | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 8-12 | .667 | 0-0 | - | 4-5 | .800 | ||
Feb. 26, 1983
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| 8. | Celtics | 103 | Larry Bird | 38 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 14-25 | .560 | 1-1 | 1.000 | 9-9 | 1.000 | |
| Suns | 101 | Dennis Johnson | 15 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 5-10 | .500 | 0-0 | - | 5-6 | .833 | ||