Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Jim Paxson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Jim Paxson 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 15 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 11-4 winning record over Jim Paxson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Jim Paxson:
1979-80 to 1989-90
15 Games played
15 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
11
11
0
Jim Paxson
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 30.0 10.6 7.2 2.21.6
Jim Paxson 15.1 1.9 3.41.30.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 48 18 13 43
Jim Paxson 26 5 8 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 13

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15

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14

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10

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13

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Jim Paxson 2

games
0

games
1

game
4

games
0

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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0

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1

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2

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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
%
Feb. 15, 1980
1. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 28 15 5 2 2 6 1 43 12-24 .500 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
Trail Blazers 91   Jim Paxson 2 1 3 1 0 2 1 22 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1980
2. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 24 9 7 2 1 5 2 38 11-16 .688 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Trail Blazers 101   Jim Paxson 16 4 3 2 0 1 2 36 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 0-2 .000
Jan. 04, 1981
3. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 33 8 5 2 2 3 2 44 14-21 .667 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Trail Blazers 111   Jim Paxson 17 2 3 1 0 2 0 36 7-16 .438 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 24, 1982
4. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 17 6 5 3 3 5 3 41 6-18 .333 2-3 .667 3-5 .600
Trail Blazers 123   Jim Paxson 15 0 1 0 0 2 3 23 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Feb. 19, 1982
5. Celtics 127   Larry Bird 25 7 12 1 2 1 4 43 10-21 .476 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Trail Blazers 117   Jim Paxson 26 1 5 2 0 2 1 38 12-18 .667 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1982
6. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 22 5 4 1 2 2 1 41 9-23 .391 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Trail Blazers 95   Jim Paxson 7 1 3 4 0 0 1 30 3-12 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 17, 1983
7. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 24 9 4 4 1 4 4 45 11-28 .393 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Trail Blazers 121   Jim Paxson 25 1 5 1 0 1 2 29 9-16 .563 0-0 - 7-9 .778
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1983
8. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 41 14 7 1 2 5 3 45 15-27 .556 1-2 .500 10-10 1.000
Trail Blazers 106   Jim Paxson 11 2 3 2 0 1 4 37 4-15 .267 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Feb. 19, 1984
9. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 34 18 9 3 1 4 4 46 14-20 .700 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000
Trail Blazers 101   Jim Paxson 24 1 1 1 0 2 1 38 10-17 .588 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 27, 1985
10. Celtics 128   Larry Bird 48 10 7 3 1 5 3 45 17-28 .607 2-5 .400 12-12 1.000
Trail Blazers 127   Jim Paxson 24 3 5 1 1 1 2 35 10-19 .526 0-2 .000 4-6 .667
Feb. 12, 1985
11. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 25 11 7 3 1 4 2 36 9-20 .450 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
Trail Blazers 111   Jim Paxson 21 2 6 1 0 2 2 40 10-16 .625 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1985
12. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 20 11 7 1 3 3 1 39 9-26 .346 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 121   Jim Paxson 16 5 3 0 0 3 2 35 6-14 .429 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Feb. 14, 1986
13. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 47 14 11 1 2 8 1 49 21-34 .618 3-3 1.000 2-3 .667
OT Trail Blazers 119   Jim Paxson 10 2 8 2 0 5 1 31 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 13, 1987
14. Celtics 131   Larry Bird 22 9 13 4 1 2 1 41 11-23 .478 0-4 .000 0-2 .000
Trail Blazers 116   Jim Paxson 10 3 1 0 0 1 0 30 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 19, 1988
15. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 40 13 5 2 0 5 3 40 18-27 .667 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Trail Blazers 104   Jim Paxson 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 09 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -