Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Danny Ainge and Bob Lanier

This is the detail of NBA games in which Danny Ainge and Bob Lanier 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 21 times in NBA games. Danny Ainge has a 12-9 winning record over Bob Lanier, but Bob Lanier won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 5-4 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Danny Ainge
vs.
Bob Lanier
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Danny Ainge:
1981-82 to 1994-95
Bob Lanier:
1970-71 to 1983-84
21 Games played
12 in Regular Season
9 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Danny Ainge
12
8
4
Bob Lanier
9
4
5

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Danny Ainge 8.1 1.2 2.2 0.60.0
Bob Lanier 12.4 5.9 2.50.90.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Danny Ainge 25 4 5 31
Bob Lanier 26 11 8 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Danny Ainge 6

games		 0

games		 9

games		 6

games		1

game
Bob Lanier 14

games 		20

games		 11

games		 9

games		8

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 1

game		 6

games		12

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
%
Jan. 15, 1982
1. Celtics 118   Danny Ainge 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 02 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Bucks 122   Bob Lanier 26 5 2 1 0 3 2 28 10-14 .714 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Feb. 28, 1982
2. Celtics 106   Danny Ainge 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 11 0-5 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Bucks 102   Bob Lanier 18 8 6 0 1 3 5 30 7-10 .700 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 14, 1982
3. Celtics 100   Danny Ainge 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 09 0-2 .000 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Bucks 91   Bob Lanier 9 3 1 0 0 1 6 29 4-9 .444 0-0 - 1-4 .250
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1982
4. Celtics 101   Danny Ainge 8 0 5 2 0 0 3 28 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Bucks 105   Bob Lanier 13 2 0 3 0 3 5 33 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nov. 14, 1982
5. Celtics 100   Danny Ainge 16 1 4 3 0 2 4 34 7-8 .875 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bucks 98   Bob Lanier 15 10 2 0 0 2 6 38 4-11 .364 0-0 - 7-12 .583
Nov. 28, 1982
6. Celtics 124   Danny Ainge 13 2 4 0 0 0 3 28 6-9 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bucks 109   Bob Lanier 5 3 2 1 0 6 2 24 1-6 .167 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Mar. 22, 1983
7. Celtics 108   Danny Ainge 12 3 3 1 0 1 5 20 6-7 .857 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 116   Bob Lanier 9 3 3 0 0 4 1 25 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1983 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1983
8. Celtics 95   Danny Ainge 6 2 3 0 0 1 2 17 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Bucks 116   Bob Lanier 21 10 0 0 1 0 3 23 10-12 .833 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 29, 1983
9. Celtics 91   Danny Ainge 25 1 5 1 0 2 4 43 12-22 .545 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bucks 95   Bob Lanier 13 7 1 0 0 2 3 31 5-14 .357 0-0 - 3-6 .500
May. 01, 1983
10. Celtics 99   Danny Ainge 6 1 3 0 0 1 4 19 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 107   Bob Lanier 7 7 6 0 0 5 4 29 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-3 .333
May. 02, 1983
11. Celtics 93   Danny Ainge 10 4 4 0 0 1 5 38 2-7 .286 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Bucks 107   Bob Lanier 10 5 0 1 1 3 1 27 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1983
12. Celtics 119   Danny Ainge 11 0 4 0 0 1 2 21 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bucks 105   Bob Lanier 16 3 2 1 1 1 3 30 7-7 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 15, 1984
13. Celtics 87   Danny Ainge 18 3 0 0 0 1 2 28 8-13 .615 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Bucks 106   Bob Lanier 11 5 2 0 0 0 3 26 4-10 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 22, 1984
14. Celtics 109   Danny Ainge 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Bucks 98   Bob Lanier 10 3 1 2 0 1 2 25 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1984
15. Celtics 129   Danny Ainge 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2OT Bucks 128   Bob Lanier 10 9 4 2 0 5 6 40 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mar. 16, 1984
16. Celtics 109   Danny Ainge 9 2 2 1 0 0 2 20 4-6 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Bucks 99   Bob Lanier 18 4 1 0 3 3 5 33 8-10 .800 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1984 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 15, 1984
17. Celtics 119   Danny Ainge 10 2 3 0 1 0 1 22 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 96   Bob Lanier 2 11 2 2 0 2 3 28 1-8 .125 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 17, 1984
18. Celtics 125   Danny Ainge 2 1 3 0 0 1 2 17 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 110   Bob Lanier 12 6 4 0 0 0 4 32 4-8 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
May. 19, 1984
19. Celtics 109   Danny Ainge 6 0 1 2 0 1 4 22 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Bucks 100   Bob Lanier 12 7 3 1 1 1 4 31 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 21, 1984
20. Celtics 113   Danny Ainge 6 2 0 1 0 1 4 11 1-4 .250 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000
Bucks 122   Bob Lanier 15 8 8 1 1 1 3 33 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 23, 1984
21. Celtics 115   Danny Ainge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 108   Bob Lanier 9 5 3 3 2 5 4 32 4-7 .571 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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