Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Gene Banks and Larry Bird

This is the detail of NBA games in which Gene Banks and Larry Bird 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 23 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 22-1 winning record over Gene Banks, including a 6-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Gene Banks
vs.
Larry Bird
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Gene Banks:
1981-82 to 1986-87
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
23 Games played
17 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Gene Banks
1
1
0
Larry Bird
22
16
6

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gene Banks 8.4 3.3 2.5 0.60.0
Larry Bird 26.4 9.7 7.61.90.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gene Banks 20 9 11 21
Larry Bird 38 15 13 54
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gene Banks 1

game		 0

games		 1

game		 2

games		0

games
Larry Bird 22

games 		23

games		 22

games		 17

games		13

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 4

games		10

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
%
Mar. 19, 1982
1. Spurs 110   Gene Banks 2 1 0 2 0 0 3 19 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 134   Larry Bird 19 11 4 1 0 3 3 31 5-9 .556 0-0 - 9-10 .900
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1982
2. Spurs 111   Gene Banks 0 3 6 0 0 1 3 29 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Celtics 119   Larry Bird 16 6 8 1 4 4 1 43 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 07, 1983
3. Spurs 113   Gene Banks 20 5 3 1 0 7 1 34 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Celtics 116   Larry Bird 25 12 10 1 1 4 3 43 12-20 .600 0-0 - 1-3 .333
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1983
4. Spurs 106   Gene Banks 12 9 3 0 0 1 5 26 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 130   Larry Bird 23 14 13 4 0 3 1 36 9-17 .529 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 27, 1983
5. Spurs 100   Gene Banks 16 4 3 1 0 0 2 38 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 115   Larry Bird 38 8 8 0 1 4 3 40 16-24 .667 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1984
6. Spurs 112   Gene Banks 7 5 1 0 0 1 4 26 3-9 .333 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Celtics 120   Larry Bird 18 15 10 1 0 2 5 37 9-18 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 27, 1985
7. Spurs 102   Gene Banks 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 09 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 111   Larry Bird 35 14 7 2 2 5 4 42 13-27 .481 2-3 .667 7-9 .778
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1985
8. Bulls 104   Gene Banks 3 3 3 0 0 1 1 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Celtics 109   Larry Bird 34 13 4 3 0 2 3 43 13-24 .542 0-2 .000 8-8 1.000
Dec. 17, 1985
9. Bulls 116   Gene Banks 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 09 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 108   Larry Bird 12 12 6 2 1 1 2 40 5-17 .294 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 30, 1986
10. Bulls 91   Gene Banks 9 5 11 2 0 5 6 33 3-7 .429 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 101   Larry Bird 26 9 4 5 0 3 2 40 10-23 .435 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Mar. 04, 1986
11. Bulls 94   Gene Banks 10 1 2 2 0 2 0 26 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 106   Larry Bird 15 9 6 2 1 4 0 33 6-12 .500 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 05, 1986
12. Bulls 97   Gene Banks 14 2 4 1 0 3 5 36 7-16 .438 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Celtics 108   Larry Bird 26 6 7 3 1 2 4 42 11-19 .579 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Mar. 21, 1986
13. Bulls 105   Gene Banks 10 3 3 1 0 2 2 23 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 126   Larry Bird 32 6 8 3 0 4 3 32 11-18 .611 2-2 1.000 8-8 1.000
1986 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 17, 1986
14. Bulls 104   Gene Banks 4 3 1 1 0 1 5 23 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 123   Larry Bird 30 6 8 3 0 3 4 40 9-13 .692 2-3 .667 10-13 .769
Apr. 20, 1986
15. Bulls 131   Gene Banks 8 3 3 0 0 1 2 25 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-4 .500
2OT Celtics 135   Larry Bird 36 12 8 1 2 4 5 56 14-27 .519 2-5 .400 6-7 .857
Apr. 22, 1986
16. Bulls 104   Gene Banks 10 4 1 0 0 2 3 21 5-8 .625 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 122   Larry Bird 19 6 8 1 2 3 5 40 5-13 .385 0-2 .000 9-10 .900
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 1987
17. Bulls 99   Gene Banks 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 13 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 113   Larry Bird 37 8 9 1 2 2 3 42 11-18 .611 3-4 .750 12-13 .923
Jan. 27, 1987
18. Bulls 97   Gene Banks 4 8 2 2 0 2 5 25 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 105   Larry Bird 24 14 3 4 1 2 3 47 10-26 .385 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Jan. 28, 1987
19. Bulls 103   Gene Banks 13 4 3 1 1 0 2 30 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 132   Larry Bird 26 5 9 1 1 2 1 30 11-17 .647 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Apr. 17, 1987
20. Bulls 105   Gene Banks 8 2 4 0 0 0 3 19 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 108   Larry Bird 38 8 7 1 1 1 3 45 17-29 .586 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
1987 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 23, 1987
21. Bulls 104   Gene Banks 19 5 2 0 0 2 4 37 8-13 .615 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Celtics 108   Larry Bird 17 9 13 2 0 1 2 46 4-7 .571 2-2 1.000 7-7 1.000
Apr. 26, 1987
22. Bulls 96   Gene Banks 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 06 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 105   Larry Bird 29 7 8 0 0 2 4 44 9-17 .529 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Apr. 28, 1987
23. Bulls 94   Gene Banks 12 2 0 0 0 0 6 36 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Celtics 105   Larry Bird 32 14 6 2 1 4 3 45 11-21 .524 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
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