Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Allen Leavell

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Allen Leavell 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 33 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 27-6 winning record over Allen Leavell, including a 12-3 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Allen Leavell:
1979-80 to 1988-89
33 Games played
18 in Regular Season
15 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
27
15
12
Allen Leavell
6
3
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 23.7 11.2 7.2 2.20.6
Allen Leavell 8.5 1.3 4.31.00.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 48 21 13 53
Allen Leavell 20 4 9 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 31

games
33

games
22

games
23

games
11

games
Allen Leavell 0

games
0

games
8

games
7

games
3

games
Both had same stat 2

games
0

games
3

games
3

games
19

games

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
%
Oct. 24, 1979
1. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 15 10 6 0 1 4 3 37 6-21 .286 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 99   Allen Leavell 10 1 3 1 0 3 2 16 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Jan. 02, 1980
2. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 20 10 1 2 0 2 34 6-12 .500 2-3 .667 6-7 .857
Rockets 103   Allen Leavell 20 2 4 1 1 5 25 9-11 .818 0- .000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 22, 1980
3. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 20 6 7 2 0 3 37 7-13 .538 2-2 1.000 4-5 .800
Rockets 106   Allen Leavell 10 0 8 1 0 3 32 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 05, 1980
4. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 15 9 7 1 1 3 4 42 6-19 .316 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
OT Rockets 99   Allen Leavell 14 2 9 2 1 3 5 46 6-9 .667 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 12, 1980
5. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 29 13 8 4 1 4 3 42 10-15 .667 2-4 .500 7-8 .875
Rockets 105   Allen Leavell 13 1 5 1 1 7 3 30 4-7 .571 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
1980 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 09, 1980
6. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 15 7 3 2 0 2 0 30 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Rockets 101   Allen Leavell 6 0 2 1 0 0 2 15 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Apr. 11, 1980
7. Celtics 95   Larry Bird 14 8 6 1 0 3 2 41 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 75   Allen Leavell 8 2 3 3 0 3 1 28 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Apr. 13, 1980
8. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 18 7 8 2 1 3 3 39 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 81   Allen Leavell 10 2 5 0 0 0 1 33 3-9 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 14, 1980
9. Celtics 138   Larry Bird 34 10 7 1 0 3 4 40 13-20 .650 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
Rockets 121   Allen Leavell 2 3 8 0 0 1 1 18 0-6 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1980
10. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 23 15 6 2 1 4 42 9-13 .692 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 119   Allen Leavell 9 0 8 1 0 0 21 3-4 .750 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 04, 1981
11. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 24 13 7 4 3 2 43 9-16 .563 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Rockets 101   Allen Leavell 8 3 4 0 0 1 33 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 05, 1981
12. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 18 21 9 1 0 5 1 44 9-17 .529 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 95   Allen Leavell 6 2 3 1 0 1 1 13 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 07, 1981
13. Celtics 90   Larry Bird 19 21 3 5 0 5 3 45 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Rockets 92   Allen Leavell 5 4 3 1 1 0 2 13 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
May. 09, 1981
14. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 8 13 10 5 2 3 3 44 3-11 .273 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Rockets 71   Allen Leavell 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 18 2-9 .222 0-0 - 0-1 .000
May. 12, 1981
15. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 12 12 8 0 1 2 3 38 5-16 .313 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 80   Allen Leavell 10 1 6 1 2 3 2 24 3-10 .300 0-0 - 4-5 .800
May. 14, 1981
16. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 27 13 5 1 0 1 3 43 11-20 .550 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Rockets 91   Allen Leavell 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 05 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1981
17. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 17 13 3 1 1 5 30 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Rockets 106   Allen Leavell 2 2 1 0 0 2 07 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1982
18. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 21 9 8 1 0 0 1 27 9-11 .818 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Rockets 94   Allen Leavell 18 1 9 0 0 2 4 29 6-14 .429 2-2 1.000 4-5 .800
Jan. 04, 1983
19. Celtics 88   Larry Bird 22 17 8 4 1 2 1 40 8-20 .400 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Rockets 87   Allen Leavell 12 2 9 2 0 2 5 31 4-8 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1983
20. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 25 14 4 2 0 6 1 39 9-21 .429 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Rockets 107   Allen Leavell 18 1 8 2 0 1 2 21 7-10 .700 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Feb. 10, 1984
21. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 17 14 12 3 0 3 4 40 7-17 .412 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Rockets 101   Allen Leavell 17 1 2 1 0 0 1 15 3-9 .333 1-2 .500 10-11 .909
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 17, 1985
22. Celtics 134   Larry Bird 48 15 7 2 0 3 1 43 17-32 .531 0-2 .000 14-15 .933
Rockets 120   Allen Leavell 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 03 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 11, 1986
23. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 31 8 10 1 0 2 1 37 11-18 .611 2-2 1.000 7-12 .583
Rockets 104   Allen Leavell 4 2 3 0 0 1 1 14 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 24, 1986
24. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 36 6 6 1 0 4 2 39 12-21 .571 2-3 .667 10-10 1.000
Rockets 107   Allen Leavell 16 2 6 2 0 5 2 44 7-16 .438 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
1986 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 26, 1986
25. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 21 8 13 4 0 4 4 44 8-18 .444 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Rockets 100   Allen Leavell 8 0 1 1 0 1 1 09 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
May. 29, 1986
26. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 31 8 7 4 2 3 0 44 12-19 .632 3-5 .600 4-4 1.000
Rockets 95   Allen Leavell 5 3 3 0 0 0 1 17 2-7 .286 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Jun. 01, 1986
27. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 25 15 11 4 0 3 5 45 10-26 .385 0-3 .000 5-5 1.000
Rockets 106   Allen Leavell 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 19 2-6 .333 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jun. 03, 1986
28. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 21 9 10 1 0 2 2 47 9-17 .529 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Rockets 103   Allen Leavell 2 0 5 0 0 0 1 07 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 05, 1986
29. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 17 7 4 0 0 2 3 43 6-13 .462 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Rockets 111   Allen Leavell 7 1 4 0 0 1 1 09 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Jun. 08, 1986
30. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 29 11 12 3 0 2 3 46 8-17 .471 2-3 .667 11-12 .917
Rockets 97   Allen Leavell 7 1 1 2 0 1 0 11 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1987
31. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 32 9 9 5 1 5 3 39 10-20 .500 2-5 .400 10-11 .909
Rockets 99   Allen Leavell 4 2 4 0 0 1 3 11 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 09, 1988
32. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 44 15 3 2 2 1 3 44 17-27 .630 1-2 .500 9-10 .900
Rockets 129   Allen Leavell 8 0 2 3 0 2 1 27 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 30, 1988
33. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 35 5 9 2 1 3 1 40 12-23 .522 0-3 .000 11-11 1.000
Rockets 110   Allen Leavell 9 1 3 3 0 2 0 21 3-8 .375 0-2 .000 3-4 .750