Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Bill Garnett

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Bill Garnett 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 14 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 13-1 winning record over Bill Garnett. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Bill Garnett
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Bill Garnett:
1982-83 to 1985-86
14 Games played
14 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
13
13
0
Bill Garnett
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 28.1 10.3 6.1 2.40.9
Bill Garnett 4.4 3.2 1.60.80.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 45 15 12 53
Bill Garnett 10 11 5 51
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 14

games		 12

games		 12

games		 10

games		7

games
Bill Garnett 0

games 		2

games		 1

game		 3

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		 1

game		5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1982
1. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 26 8 5 3 2 2 5 32 11-20 .550 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Mavericks 110   Bill Garnett 7 1 1 0 0 1 4 16 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jan. 08, 1983
2. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 28 8 2 3 1 2 1 37 13-23 .565 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mavericks 110   Bill Garnett 2 4 2 0 0 1 1 13 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1983
3. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 36 13 4 3 1 6 3 46 14-25 .560 2-2 1.000 6-7 .857
OT Mavericks 109   Bill Garnett 2 3 2 5 0 1 4 25 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 28, 1984
4. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 23 9 4 1 1 3 2 34 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Mavericks 107   Bill Garnett 2 3 5 2 0 0 3 27 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1984
5. Celtics 132   Larry Bird 29 9 5 5 2 2 4 39 13-26 .500 1-2 .500 2-4 .500
Pacers 115   Bill Garnett 10 11 3 1 0 1 3 25 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 21, 1984
6. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 33 8 9 1 2 4 2 38 13-25 .520 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Pacers 107   Bill Garnett 5 10 1 0 0 1 4 16 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 25, 1985
7. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 23 11 5 1 3 4 2 32 9-19 .474 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pacers 94   Bill Garnett 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 16 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 24, 1985
8. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 45 12 5 5 0 5 2 45 18-31 .581 1-3 .333 8-11 .727
Pacers 100   Bill Garnett 6 1 0 0 0 2 3 15 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 1985
9. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 18 15 7 1 0 3 4 42 6-21 .286 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Pacers 114   Bill Garnett 10 1 1 3 0 1 2 13 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 16, 1985
10. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 33 9 6 1 0 5 1 41 12-19 .632 2-3 .667 7-7 1.000
Pacers 111   Bill Garnett 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 02, 1986
11. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 27 13 8 4 0 2 4 37 9-20 .450 1-2 .500 8-10 .800
Pacers 104   Bill Garnett 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 17, 1986
12. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 21 9 8 1 0 3 1 37 8-17 .471 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
Pacers 105   Bill Garnett 4 3 2 0 1 0 4 20 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 23, 1986
13. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 30 11 12 4 0 1 2 41 12-27 .444 0-3 .000 6-7 .857
Pacers 98   Bill Garnett 7 3 1 0 1 1 2 21 3-8 .375 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 19, 1986
14. Celtics 127   Larry Bird 21 9 6 0 0 4 0 35 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Pacers 108   Bill Garnett 5 3 1 0 0 0 2 16 1-2 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
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