Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Isiah Thomas

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Isiah Thomas 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 63 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 40-23 winning record over Isiah Thomas. They each won 11 games in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Isiah Thomas
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Isiah Thomas:
1981-82 to 1993-94
63 Games played
41 in Regular Season
22 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
40
29
11
Isiah Thomas
23
12
11

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 25.3 10.1 6.6
Isiah Thomas 22.4 4.0 9.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 47 20 13
Isiah Thomas 39 12 19
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 33

games		 61

games		 12

games
Isiah Thomas 25

games 		2

games		 46

games
Both had same stat 5

games		 0

games		 5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1981
1. Celtics 129   Larry Bird 11 8 10 2 3 27 2-8 .250 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Pistons 88   Isiah Thomas 21 3 4 5 30 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
Dec. 02, 1981
2. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 25 5 2 4 34 11-23 .478 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Pistons 114   Isiah Thomas 15 1 13 2 34 5-13 .385 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 10, 1982
3. Celtics 134   Larry Bird 40 16 7 6 5 45 18-29 .621 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Pistons 124   Isiah Thomas 20 5 12 3 36 8-17 .471 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 16, 1982
4. Celtics 128   Larry Bird 32 14 9 2 5 41 15-25 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 120   Isiah Thomas 14 2 10 4 43 5-16 .313 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Mar. 26, 1982
5. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 18 7 8 2 31 7-10 .700 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 104   Isiah Thomas 7 2 8 3 25 3-9 .333 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1982
6. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 29 9 12 1 3 4 2 41 11-15 .733 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Pistons 123   Isiah Thomas 29 4 9 3 0 2 4 38 13-27 .481 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
Dec. 04, 1982
7. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 30 16 12 2 2 2 4 42 13-26 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Pistons 112   Isiah Thomas 12 3 9 4 4 38 3-19 .158 0-1 .000 6-10 .600
Dec. 15, 1982
8. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 23 18 3 1 0 3 5 40 8-23 .348 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Pistons 104   Isiah Thomas 20 6 6 6 0 2 4 43 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Dec. 19, 1982
9. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 20 10 6 1 0 3 4 34 8-20 .400 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Pistons 131   Isiah Thomas 32 4 16 5 0 6 5 43 13-22 .591 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Apr. 10, 1983
10. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 13 5 5 0 2 2 1 23 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Pistons 113   Isiah Thomas 26 3 9 3 0 5 5 42 9-24 .375 2-7 .286 6-8 .750
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 1983
11. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 23 9 2 3 1 2 1 38 9-23 .391 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Pistons 127   Isiah Thomas 16 1 5 2 1 2 5 26 6-16 .375 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nov. 11, 1983
12. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 39 8 5 1 4 3 4 43 16-24 .667 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Pistons 118   Isiah Thomas 27 4 8 6 0 5 6 42 10-20 .500 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Nov. 27, 1983
13. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 17 8 8 0 0 4 2 37 8-18 .444 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 99   Isiah Thomas 25 6 6 1 3 4 3 38 11-24 .458 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
Dec. 17, 1983
14. Celtics 129   Larry Bird 18 10 9 1 2 2 2 42 5-18 .278 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Pistons 115   Isiah Thomas 16 7 12 1 0 8 5 39 5-19 .263 2-5 .400 4-6 .667
Feb. 05, 1984
15. Celtics 137   Larry Bird 28 19 5 2 0 3 2 47 12-30 .400 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
OT Pistons 134   Isiah Thomas 36 4 11 2 0 3 3 44 14-29 .483 0-1 .000 8-11 .727
Apr. 13, 1984
16. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 29 20 6 2 3 3 4 43 13-32 .406 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000
OT Pistons 128   Isiah Thomas 29 4 11 1 1 1 5 39 11-20 .550 0-0 - 7-9 .778
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 26, 1984
17. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 33 13 8 0 2 5 4 43 12-24 .500 1-1 1.000 8-10 .800
Pistons 123   Isiah Thomas 35 6 11 2 0 2 3 42 13-32 .406 3-5 .600 6-6 1.000
Nov. 02, 1984
18. Celtics 127   Larry Bird 34 7 5 1 2 3 4 41 13-28 .464 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Pistons 116   Isiah Thomas 38 2 9 2 1 2 4 40 13-30 .433 1-4 .250 11-12 .917
Dec. 04, 1984
19. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 23 17 7 1 2 1 1 43 9-21 .429 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pistons 104   Isiah Thomas 23 5 10 2 0 3 3 41 9-22 .409 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 29, 1985
20. Celtics 131   Larry Bird 32 10 5 0 1 3 2 37 11-23 .478 1-1 1.000 9-9 1.000
Pistons 130   Isiah Thomas 33 4 19 1 0 3 3 42 10-23 .435 1-3 .333 12-13 .923
Mar. 03, 1985
21. Celtics 138   Larry Bird 30 15 10 1 0 2 2 43 10-23 .435 1-2 .500 9-10 .900
Pistons 129   Isiah Thomas 33 6 11 1 0 4 2 42 11-25 .440 0-1 .000 11-11 1.000
1985 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 28, 1985
22. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 21 9 5 1 0 1 2 33 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Pistons 99   Isiah Thomas 23 4 8 0 1 3 3 35 9-22 .409 1-3 .333 4-6 .667
Apr. 30, 1985
23. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 42 10 6 0 1 1 3 40 14-26 .538 0-1 .000 14-15 .933
Pistons 114   Isiah Thomas 28 9 15 5 0 1 6 45 11-20 .550 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
May. 02, 1985
24. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 25 13 8 1 1 6 2 44 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Pistons 125   Isiah Thomas 26 4 16 3 1 2 2 47 9-18 .500 1-2 .500 7-10 .700
May. 05, 1985
25. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 21 7 7 2 1 3 1 44 9-23 .391 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Pistons 102   Isiah Thomas 21 4 10 3 0 3 4 39 8-14 .571 2-2 1.000 3-4 .750
May. 08, 1985
26. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 43 13 5 1 0 6 3 43 17-33 .515 0-1 .000 9-9 1.000
Pistons 123   Isiah Thomas 18 3 7 3 1 3 6 35 8-16 .500 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
May. 10, 1985
27. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 17 9 7 1 3 0 5 36 7-22 .318 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Pistons 113   Isiah Thomas 37 12 9 0 0 5 5 45 12-28 .429 0-2 .000 13-17 .765
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1985
28. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 29 8 4 0 1 4 3 36 9-16 .563 1-2 .500 10-10 1.000
Pistons 105   Isiah Thomas 22 4 12 3 0 3 4 38 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 4-7 .571
Nov. 27, 1985
29. Celtics 132   Larry Bird 47 12 2 2 0 3 3 39 17-31 .548 0-0 - 13-13 1.000
Pistons 124   Isiah Thomas 4 0 5 0 0 1 0 13 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 07, 1986
30. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 26 12 8 3 0 4 2 43 9-19 .474 0-2 .000 8-8 1.000
Pistons 113   Isiah Thomas 39 6 13 1 1 2 3 46 16-29 .552 1-1 1.000 6-7 .857
Mar. 02, 1986
31. Celtics 129   Larry Bird 35 9 7 1 0 2 1 41 12-23 .522 0-2 .000 11-11 1.000
Pistons 109   Isiah Thomas 25 6 14 2 0 3 2 39 9-20 .450 1-3 .333 6-9 .667
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1986
32. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 26 10 4 0 1 4 1 45 7-14 .500 2-3 .667 10-11 .909
Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 33 2 8 4 0 3 4 45 12-28 .429 1-4 .250 8-9 .889
Mar. 01, 1987
33. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 23 5 9 0 2 1 2 43 7-17 .412 0-2 .000 9-10 .900
Pistons 102   Isiah Thomas 20 4 9 0 0 3 4 40 7-17 .412 0-3 .000 6-8 .750
Apr. 03, 1987
34. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 31 3 8 0 1 2 6 33 13-21 .619 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
OT Pistons 115   Isiah Thomas 25 4 9 2 0 3 6 44 9-18 .500 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
1987 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 19, 1987
35. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 18 16 11 2 1 6 4 44 7-22 .318 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000
Pistons 91   Isiah Thomas 18 7 10 3 2 2 3 40 6-24 .250 0-3 .000 6-6 1.000
May. 21, 1987
36. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 31 9 12 0 0 0 1 47 10-23 .435 2-5 .400 9-11 .818
Pistons 101   Isiah Thomas 36 5 10 2 0 5 3 43 11-21 .524 1-2 .500 13-17 .765
May. 23, 1987
37. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 17 11 6 0 0 5 3 30 6-14 .429 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pistons 122   Isiah Thomas 23 0 7 2 0 0 2 32 9-19 .474 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
May. 24, 1987
38. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 16 7 4 0 0 3 1 33 8-16 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Pistons 145   Isiah Thomas 22 2 8 1 0 0 3 34 8-15 .533 2-5 .400 4-6 .667
May. 26, 1987
39. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 36 12 9 1 1 5 1 47 12-25 .480 0-2 .000 12-12 1.000
Pistons 107   Isiah Thomas 17 3 11 3 0 4 5 43 6-16 .375 0-2 .000 5-8 .625
May. 28, 1987
40. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 35 9 2 1 1 0 4 47 14-20 .700 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Pistons 113   Isiah Thomas 21 5 9 1 0 0 4 35 10-19 .526 0-0 - 1-3 .333
May. 30, 1987
41. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 37 9 9 0 2 3 3 48 13-24 .542 1-2 .500 10-10 1.000
Pistons 114   Isiah Thomas 25 4 9 0 0 1 6 34 10-28 .357 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1987
42. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 27 9 3 1 1 4 4 33 13-22 .591 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 128   Isiah Thomas 17 3 12 4 0 3 2 31 7-13 .538 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jan. 13, 1988
43. Celtics 143   Larry Bird 28 7 13 0 0 0 2 32 9-22 .409 2-4 .500 8-8 1.000
Pistons 105   Isiah Thomas 16 5 5 1 0 4 2 32 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Jan. 29, 1988
44. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 25 11 8 2 0 2 1 39 11-18 .611 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Pistons 125   Isiah Thomas 11 4 12 2 0 6 4 38 5-13 .385 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Feb. 28, 1988
45. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 26 9 9 0 0 4 2 43 10-22 .455 1-1 1.000 5-5 1.000
Pistons 106   Isiah Thomas 17 2 9 1 1 4 5 37 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 01, 1988
46. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 32 11 5 1 0 1 1 44 11-22 .500 2-4 .500 8-8 1.000
Pistons 110   Isiah Thomas 15 2 10 0 0 1 4 39 7-17 .412 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Apr. 19, 1988
47. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 22 4 9 1 4 0 0 38 7-13 .538 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Pistons 110   Isiah Thomas 21 1 8 1 0 5 1 37 8-16 .500 0-0 - 5-7 .714
1988 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 25, 1988
48. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 20 9 6 2 2 2 3 44 8-20 .400 1-2 .500 3-5 .600
Pistons 104   Isiah Thomas 35 2 12 1 0 2 1 44 12-19 .632 2-3 .667 9-10 .900
May. 26, 1988
49. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 18 12 8 2 3 2 5 54 6-20 .300 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
2OT Pistons 115   Isiah Thomas 24 4 11 3 0 8 5 45 10-21 .476 1-3 .333 3-6 .500
May. 28, 1988
50. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 18 11 8 3 0 1 3 45 6-17 .353 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Pistons 98   Isiah Thomas 23 4 6 1 0 6 2 41 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 9-9 1.000
May. 30, 1988
51. Celtics 79   Larry Bird 20 10 6 1 3 2 5 39 7-15 .467 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
Pistons 78   Isiah Thomas 12 8 7 4 1 2 5 39 6-20 .300 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jun. 01, 1988
52. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 27 17 4 5 1 2 3 49 9-25 .360 0-1 .000 9-9 1.000
OT Pistons 102   Isiah Thomas 35 8 5 4 0 5 5 47 14-30 .467 0-2 .000 7-9 .778
Jun. 03, 1988
53. Celtics 90   Larry Bird 16 14 5 3 2 2 3 44 4-17 .235 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Pistons 95   Isiah Thomas 9 5 9 3 1 3 1 32 3-11 .273 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1988
54. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 24 10 6 1 1 1 2 35 8-14 .571 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Pistons 116   Isiah Thomas 23 4 10 0 1 2 3 41 8-13 .615 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1989
55. Celtics 86   Larry Bird 22 4 3 0 0 4 4 38 8-18 .444 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000
Pistons 103   Isiah Thomas 14 1 8 3 0 2 1 31 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 30, 1990
56. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 33 9 7 1 5 2 3 46 12-23 .522 2-6 .333 7-7 1.000
Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 32 3 6 1 0 6 5 41 13-29 .448 2-6 .333 4-5 .800
Apr. 03, 1990
57. Celtics 82   Larry Bird 19 9 5 2 1 1 3 42 5-13 .385 1-2 .500 8-8 1.000
Pistons 93   Isiah Thomas 24 8 7 3 0 6 3 43 6-18 .333 0-2 .000 12-15 .800
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1990
58. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 16 11 4 4 1 2 1 43 7-13 .538 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Pistons 100   Isiah Thomas 26 4 11 5 0 5 4 42 12-26 .462 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
1991 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 11, 1991
59. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 10 7 4 1 0 1 3 33 4-11 .364 1-3 .333 1-3 .333
Pistons 83   Isiah Thomas 7 2 4 0 0 1 1 26 3-13 .231 0-1 .000 1-4 .250
May. 15, 1991
60. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 16 5 5 1 0 1 2 41 7-18 .389 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Pistons 116   Isiah Thomas 0 2 6 0 0 0 4 15 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 17, 1991
61. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 12 4 4 2 0 0 3 45 4-14 .286 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
OT Pistons 117   Isiah Thomas 17 3 6 1 0 1 3 31 7-14 .500 2-5 .400 1-2 .500
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 20, 1992
62. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 21 12 8 1 0 4 1 41 8-21 .381 2-4 .500 3-3 1.000
OT Pistons 99   Isiah Thomas 27 6 4 0 0 4 5 45 11-24 .458 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 27, 1992
63. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 21 6 7 1 1 0 1 39 6-18 .333 2-4 .500 7-7 1.000
Pistons 87   Isiah Thomas 14 2 1 1 0 2 3 33 5-18 .278 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
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