Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Bernard King
This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Bernard King 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.
They faced each other a total of 36 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 22-14 winning record over Bernard King, including a 4-3 record in Playoffs.
Games Played Against Each Other
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36 Games played
29 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs
Summary of Victories
Games Won | in Regular Season |
in Playoffs |
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Larry Bird | 22 |
18 |
4 |
Bernard King | 14 |
11 |
3 |
Stats in Games Between Them
Averages |
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Player |
Points | Rebounds | Assists | ||
Larry Bird | 26.3 | 10.4 | 6.8 | ||
Bernard King | 23.9 | 4.1 | 2.9 |
Game Highs |
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Player |
Points | Rebounds | Assists | ||
Larry Bird | 49 | 19 | 13 | ||
Bernard King | 44 | 11 | 6 |
Games with better stats than the other player... |
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Points | Rebounds | Assists | ||
Larry Bird | 18 |
34 |
30 |
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Bernard King | 17 |
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2 |
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Both had same stat | 1 |
1 |
4 |
Head To Head Games Played: One by One
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1980-81 Season
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Nov. 21, 1980
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1. | Celtics | 108 | Larry Bird | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 10-22 | .455 | 1-1 | 1.000 | 6-6 | 1.000 | |
Warriors | 106 | Bernard King | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 8-19 | .421 | 0-0 | - | 4-4 | 1.000 | ||
Jan. 02, 1981
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2. | Celtics | 106 | Larry Bird | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 0-9 | .000 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | |
Warriors | 121 | Bernard King | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 14-17 | .824 | 0-0 | - | 2-3 | .667 |
1981-82 Season
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Nov. 25, 1981
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3. | Celtics | 122 | Larry Bird | 32 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 15-24 | .625 | 0-1 | .000 | 2-2 | 1.000 | |
Warriors | 101 | Bernard King | 16 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 5-9 | .556 | 0-0 | - | 6-10 | .600 |
1982-83 Season
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Nov. 20, 1982
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4. | Celtics | 97 | Larry Bird | 21 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 10-17 | .588 | 0-0 | - | 1-3 | .333 | |
Knicks | 83 | Bernard King | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 4-17 | .235 | 0-1 | .000 | 2-6 | .333 | ||
Dec. 16, 1982
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5. | Celtics | 105 | Larry Bird | 23 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 9-23 | .391 | 1-2 | .500 | 4-6 | .667 | |
OT | Knicks | 113 | Bernard King | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 10-21 | .476 | 0-0 | - | 7-8 | .875 | |
Mar. 05, 1983
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6. | Celtics | 98 | Larry Bird | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 6-13 | .462 | 0-0 | - | 4-4 | 1.000 | ||||
Knicks | 105 | Bernard King | 24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 9-18 | .500 | 0-0 | - | 6-8 | .750 | |||||
Mar. 13, 1983
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7. | Celtics | 110 | Larry Bird | 27 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 10-21 | .476 | 0-1 | .000 | 7-9 | .778 | |
Knicks | 122 | Bernard King | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 9-16 | .563 | 0-1 | .000 | 3-4 | .750 | ||
Apr. 06, 1983
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8. | Celtics | 102 | Larry Bird | 27 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 7-18 | .389 | 0-1 | .000 | 13-14 | .929 | |
Knicks | 98 | Bernard King | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 10-17 | .588 | 0-0 | - | 5-5 | 1.000 |
1983-84 Season
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Nov. 18, 1983
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9. | Celtics | 103 | Larry Bird | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 8-24 | .333 | 0-3 | .000 | 1-3 | .333 | |
Knicks | 110 | Bernard King | 32 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 13-19 | .684 | 0-0 | - | 6-11 | .545 | ||
Nov. 22, 1983
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10. | Celtics | 113 | Larry Bird | 16 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 6-19 | .316 | 0-0 | - | 4-5 | .800 | |
2OT | Knicks | 117 | Bernard King | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 11-25 | .440 | 0-0 | - | 2-3 | .667 | |
Feb. 29, 1984
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11. | Celtics | 98 | Larry Bird | 30 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 11-21 | .524 | 1-1 | 1.000 | 7-7 | 1.000 | |
Knicks | 102 | Bernard King | 35 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 13-19 | .684 | 0-0 | - | 9-9 | 1.000 | ||
Mar. 22, 1984
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12. | Celtics | 108 | Larry Bird | 23 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 10-22 | .455 | 0-2 | .000 | 3-3 | 1.000 | |
Knicks | 100 | Bernard King | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 08 | 5-5 | 1.000 | 0-0 | - | 2-2 | 1.000 | ||
Apr. 11, 1984
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13. | Celtics | 102 | Larry Bird | 23 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 10-18 | .556 | 0-0 | - | 3-3 | 1.000 | |
Knicks | 96 | Bernard King | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 9-20 | .450 | 0-0 | - | 9-10 | .900 |
1984 Playoffs
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Apr. 29, 1984
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14. | Celtics | 110 | Larry Bird | 23 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 10-16 | .625 | 0-0 | - | 3-4 | .750 | |
Knicks | 92 | Bernard King | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 12-22 | .545 | 0-0 | - | 2-2 | 1.000 | ||
May. 02, 1984
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15. | Celtics | 116 | Larry Bird | 37 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 16-22 | .727 | 1-1 | 1.000 | 4-4 | 1.000 | |
Knicks | 102 | Bernard King | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 4-13 | .308 | 0-0 | - | 5-6 | .833 | ||
May. 04, 1984
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16. | Celtics | 92 | Larry Bird | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 11-21 | .524 | 0-2 | .000 | 2-4 | .500 | |
Knicks | 100 | Bernard King | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 11-22 | .500 | 0-0 | - | 2-4 | .500 | ||
May. 06, 1984
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17. | Celtics | 113 | Larry Bird | 29 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 10-17 | .588 | 0-2 | .000 | 9-10 | .900 | |
Knicks | 118 | Bernard King | 43 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 17-25 | .680 | 0-0 | - | 9-11 | .818 | ||
May. 09, 1984
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18. | Celtics | 121 | Larry Bird | 26 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 9-14 | .643 | 0-0 | - | 8-8 | 1.000 | |
Knicks | 99 | Bernard King | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 10-19 | .526 | 0-0 | - | 10-15 | .667 | ||
May. 11, 1984
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19. | Celtics | 104 | Larry Bird | 35 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 14-28 | .500 | 0-0 | - | 7-8 | .875 | |
Knicks | 106 | Bernard King | 44 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 16-25 | .640 | 0-0 | - | 12-15 | .800 | ||
May. 13, 1984
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20. | Celtics | 121 | Larry Bird | 39 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 13-24 | .542 | 1-2 | .500 | 12-12 | 1.000 | |
Knicks | 104 | Bernard King | 24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 8-17 | .471 | 0-0 | - | 8-10 | .800 |
1984-85 Season
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Dec. 18, 1984
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21. | Celtics | 126 | Larry Bird | 23 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 9-17 | .529 | 0-0 | - | 5-7 | .714 | |
Knicks | 108 | Bernard King | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 12-25 | .480 | 0-0 | - | 5-7 | .714 | ||
Jan. 04, 1985
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22. | Celtics | 105 | Larry Bird | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 13-21 | .619 | 0-1 | .000 | 6-6 | 1.000 | |
Knicks | 94 | Bernard King | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 10-21 | .476 | 0-0 | - | 8-10 | .800 | ||
Jan. 07, 1985
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23. | Celtics | 108 | Larry Bird | 26 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 9-16 | .563 | 0-1 | .000 | 8-8 | 1.000 | |
Knicks | 97 | Bernard King | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 8-21 | .381 | 0-0 | - | 6-8 | .750 | ||
Mar. 05, 1985
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24. | Celtics | 110 | Larry Bird | 20 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 7-16 | .438 | 0-1 | .000 | 6-9 | .667 | |
Knicks | 102 | Bernard King | 38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 15-31 | .484 | 0-0 | - | 8-11 | .727 |
1986-87 Season
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Apr. 12, 1987
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25. | Celtics | 119 | Larry Bird | 47 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 22-34 | .647 | 0-1 | .000 | 3-5 | .600 | |
Knicks | 107 | Bernard King | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 9-15 | .600 | 0-0 | - | 2-2 | 1.000 |
1987-88 Season
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Nov. 07, 1987
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26. | Celtics | 140 | Larry Bird | 47 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 53 | 19-29 | .655 | 1-2 | .500 | 8-10 | .800 | |
2OT | Bullets | 139 | Bernard King | 25 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 10-19 | .526 | 0-0 | - | 5-7 | .714 | |
Dec. 15, 1987
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27. | Celtics | 122 | Larry Bird | 27 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 11-18 | .611 | 0-1 | .000 | 5-5 | 1.000 | |
Bullets | 102 | Bernard King | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 4-7 | .571 | 0-0 | - | 1-2 | .500 | ||
Jan. 08, 1988
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28. | Celtics | 125 | Larry Bird | 35 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 14-29 | .483 | 0-1 | .000 | 7-9 | .778 | |
Bullets | 109 | Bernard King | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 4-9 | .444 | 0-0 | - | 4-4 | 1.000 | ||
Jan. 27, 1988
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29. | Celtics | 106 | Larry Bird | 49 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 20-30 | .667 | 0-4 | .000 | 9-9 | 1.000 | |
Bullets | 100 | Bernard King | 32 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 13-22 | .591 | 0-0 | - | 6-7 | .857 | ||
Apr. 17, 1988
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30. | Celtics | 92 | Larry Bird | 23 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 9-18 | .500 | 1-2 | .500 | 4-5 | .800 | |
Bullets | 98 | Bernard King | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 2-6 | .333 | 0-0 | - | 1-2 | .500 |
1989-90 Season
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Nov. 08, 1989
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31. | Celtics | 103 | Larry Bird | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 9-26 | .346 | 0-2 | .000 | 2-3 | .667 | |
Bullets | 112 | Bernard King | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 11-19 | .579 | 0-0 | - | 9-10 | .900 | ||
Jan. 03, 1990
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32. | Celtics | 120 | Larry Bird | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 9-19 | .474 | 2-6 | .333 | 0-0 | - | |
Bullets | 101 | Bernard King | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7-13 | .538 | 0-0 | - | 1-2 | .500 | ||
Jan. 25, 1990
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33. | Celtics | 98 | Larry Bird | 23 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 11-28 | .393 | 1-4 | .250 | 0-0 | - | |
Bullets | 99 | Bernard King | 24 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 10-20 | .500 | 0-0 | - | 4-6 | .667 | ||
Mar. 09, 1990
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34. | Celtics | 108 | Larry Bird | 27 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 11-23 | .478 | 1-4 | .250 | 4-5 | .800 | |
Bullets | 115 | Bernard King | 29 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 13-27 | .481 | 0-0 | - | 3-3 | 1.000 |
1990-91 Season
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Nov. 17, 1990
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35. | Celtics | 102 | Larry Bird | 12 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 5-14 | .357 | 0-0 | - | 2-2 | 1.000 | |
Bullets | 90 | Bernard King | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 4-21 | .190 | 1-3 | .333 | 2-2 | 1.000 | ||
Nov. 30, 1990
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36. | Celtics | 123 | Larry Bird | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 8-20 | .400 | 3-4 | .750 | 2-2 | 1.000 | |
Bullets | 95 | Bernard King | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 9-23 | .391 | 0-0 | - | 4-5 | .800 |