Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Artis Gilmore

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Artis Gilmore 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 26 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 23-3 winning record over Artis Gilmore, including a 4-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Artis Gilmore
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Artis Gilmore:
1976-77 to 1987-88
26 Games played
22 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
23
19
4
Artis Gilmore
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 23.8 11.3 6.8
Artis Gilmore 16.0 9.8 1.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 38 20 13
Artis Gilmore 27 19 6
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 19

games		 14

games		 24

games
Artis Gilmore 6

games 		8

games		 1

game
Both had same stat 1

game		 4

games		 1

game

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
%
Jan. 16, 1980
1. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 18 7 0 3 0 3 4 34 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Bulls 104   Artis Gilmore 13 7 2 0 0 2 3 36 3-9 .333 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Jan. 29, 1980
2. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 14 13 5 1 1 4 6 31 6-16 .375 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Bulls 99   Artis Gilmore 17 11 5 0 0 2 3 37 7-12 .583 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1980
3. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 19 11 9 3 1 3 3 44 6-14 .429 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Bulls 105   Artis Gilmore 24 14 6 0 0 5 5 40 8-13 .615 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Nov. 18, 1980
4. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 19 13 7 1 47 8-14 .571 0-2 .000 3-5 .600
Bulls 112   Artis Gilmore 16 9 1 2 4 2 5 38 3-7 .429 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Dec. 13, 1980
5. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 35 20 5 3 0 2 4 42 15-28 .536 0-2 .000 5-8 .625
Bulls 95   Artis Gilmore 17 12 4 2 1 0 3 34 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Dec. 17, 1980
6. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 25 10 7 1 3 43 9-17 .529 0-2 .000 7-8 .875
Bulls 98   Artis Gilmore 9 6 0 0 1 4 23 3-5 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 09, 1981
7. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 24 9 5 3 0 6 2 47 11-26 .423 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
OT Bulls 111   Artis Gilmore 22 8 2 2 1 3 3 40 10-13 .769 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 29, 1981
8. Celtics 85   Larry Bird 10 5 2 0 0 0 2 18 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 108   Artis Gilmore 17 9 1 2 3 2 1 27 6-11 .545 0-0 - 5-7 .714
1981 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 05, 1981
9. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 23 12 5 4 44 9-18 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Bulls 109   Artis Gilmore 18 8 1 1 3 40 7-10 .700 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Apr. 07, 1981
10. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 12 12 9 4 0 10 4 44 5-13 .385 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 97   Artis Gilmore 19 10 2 0 2 4 42 5-6 .833 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Apr. 10, 1981
11. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 24 17 10 2 2 48 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Bulls 107   Artis Gilmore 14 8 2 1 4 4 39 4-9 .444 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Apr. 12, 1981
12. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 35 11 5 3 1 3 44 13-22 .591 1-1 1.000 8-8 1.000
Bulls 103   Artis Gilmore 19 15 2 4 1 41 6-10 .600 0-0 - 7-13 .538
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1981
13. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 26 5 4 0 5 3 3 36 11-23 .478 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Bulls 93   Artis Gilmore 8 8 0 1 1 1 3 30 2-7 .286 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Nov. 17, 1981
14. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 29 8 6 3 1 1 4 47 10-19 .526 1-2 .500 8-10 .800
Bulls 95   Artis Gilmore 27 14 1 0 2 1 5 40 10-18 .556 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Jan. 06, 1982
15. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 9 17 9 3 4 43 4-13 .308 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bulls 116   Artis Gilmore 13 10 4 3 3 34 4-7 .571 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 23, 1982
16. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 25 14 5 0 0 2 3 42 12-20 .600 0-1 .000 1-3 .333
Bulls 103   Artis Gilmore 22 14 1 1 1 3 1 36 11-12 .917 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Apr. 04, 1982
17. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 29 9 5 0 1 2 5 27 13-23 .565 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bulls 112   Artis Gilmore 18 4 1 1 5 2 4 38 6-11 .545 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Apr. 13, 1982
18. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 35 17 4 3 1 4 4 45 11-25 .440 1-2 .500 12-12 1.000
Bulls 120   Artis Gilmore 10 13 3 1 6 2 4 35 3-7 .429 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1982
19. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 16 6 8 1 4 4 1 43 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Spurs 111   Artis Gilmore 15 6 1 0 1 5 5 39 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Jan. 07, 1983
20. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 25 12 10 1 1 4 3 43 12-20 .600 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Spurs 113   Artis Gilmore 25 14 1 0 0 3 4 35 10-16 .625 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1983
21. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 23 14 13 4 0 3 1 36 9-17 .529 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Spurs 106   Artis Gilmore 6 6 1 0 1 1 1 29 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 27, 1983
22. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 38 8 8 0 1 4 3 40 16-24 .667 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Spurs 100   Artis Gilmore 10 8 0 0 0 2 5 31 4-5 .800 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1984
23. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 18 15 10 1 0 2 5 37 9-18 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Spurs 112   Artis Gilmore 26 19 2 3 2 2 5 44 7-13 .538 0-0 - 12-15 .800
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 26, 1986
24. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 22 9 9 4 0 4 2 34 9-22 .409 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Spurs 100   Artis Gilmore 11 7 1 0 1 2 1 28 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1986
25. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 31 15 8 3 1 3 1 40 12-26 .462 2-6 .333 5-5 1.000
Spurs 96   Artis Gilmore 9 4 3 1 2 0 3 35 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 21, 1987
26. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 34 6 10 2 0 4 2 36 13-25 .520 4-8 .500 4-5 .800
Spurs 113   Artis Gilmore 11 10 3 0 0 0 2 36 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
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