Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Billy Paultz

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Billy Paultz 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 25 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 20-5 winning record over Billy Paultz, including an 8-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Billy Paultz
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Billy Paultz:
1976-77 to 1984-85
25 Games played
15 in Regular Season
10 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
20
12
8
Billy Paultz
5
3
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 19.9 11.2 6.4 2.50.8
Billy Paultz 6.6 4.9 1.20.50.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 34 21 10 93
Billy Paultz 19 9 4 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 24

games		 23

games		 24

games		 21

games		10

games
Billy Paultz 1

game 		2

games		 0

games		 2

games		7

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		 2

games		8

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. 23, 1979
1. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 22 12 5 3 1 3 5 36 9-18 .500 2-3 .667 2-6 .333
Spurs 129   Billy Paultz 5 7 2 0 2 0 2 23 2-17 .118 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nov. 07, 1979
2. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 18 12 2 1 1 5 3 30 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Spurs 105   Billy Paultz 0 5 2 0 0 1 2 20 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 21, 1979
3. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 26 14 6 3 2 4 3 40 9-22 .409 2-3 .667 6-7 .857
Spurs 114   Billy Paultz 15 5 3 1 0 2 2 28 7-12 .583 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 05, 1980
4. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 18 3 2 2 1 4 5 29 8-12 .667 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Spurs 119   Billy Paultz 8 7 0 0 0 0 3 19 2-7 .286 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 22, 1980
5. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 20 6 7 2 0 3 37 7-13 .538 2-2 1.000 4-5 .800
Rockets 106   Billy Paultz 4 5 1 0 0 1 25 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 05, 1980
6. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 15 9 7 1 1 3 4 42 6-19 .316 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
OT Rockets 99   Billy Paultz 14 8 1 1 0 1 3 41 7-15 .467 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 12, 1980
7. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 29 13 8 4 1 4 3 42 10-15 .667 2-4 .500 7-8 .875
Rockets 105   Billy Paultz 6 9 3 2 3 1 1 38 2-8 .250 0-0 - 2-6 .333
1980 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 09, 1980
8. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 15 7 3 2 0 2 0 30 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Rockets 101   Billy Paultz 6 8 1 0 0 0 2 14 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 11, 1980
9. Celtics 95   Larry Bird 14 8 6 1 0 3 2 41 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 75   Billy Paultz 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 17 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 13, 1980
10. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 18 7 8 2 1 3 3 39 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 81   Billy Paultz 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 07 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 14, 1980
11. Celtics 138   Larry Bird 34 10 7 1 0 3 4 40 13-20 .650 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
Rockets 121   Billy Paultz 4 4 2 1 1 1 3 23 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1980
12. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 23 15 6 2 1 4 42 9-13 .692 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 119   Billy Paultz 6 4 1 0 2 3 27 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 04, 1981
13. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 24 13 7 4 3 2 43 9-16 .563 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Rockets 101   Billy Paultz 19 7 2 0 3 3 44 9-14 .643 0-0 - 1-3 .333
1981 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 05, 1981
14. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 18 21 9 1 0 5 1 44 9-17 .529 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 95   Billy Paultz 14 7 4 3 1 3 2 37 7-16 .438 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 07, 1981
15. Celtics 90   Larry Bird 19 21 3 5 0 5 3 45 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Rockets 92   Billy Paultz 13 4 1 1 1 0 2 31 6-11 .545 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 09, 1981
16. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 8 13 10 5 2 3 3 44 3-11 .273 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Rockets 71   Billy Paultz 6 8 0 1 1 5 1 34 2-10 .200 0-0 - 2-4 .500
May. 10, 1981
17. Celtics 86   Larry Bird 8 12 7 2 0 3 3 43 3-11 .273 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 91   Billy Paultz 10 6 1 1 1 0 4 33 5-14 .357 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 12, 1981
18. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 12 12 8 0 1 2 3 38 5-16 .313 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 80   Billy Paultz 10 5 1 1 0 1 4 31 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 14, 1981
19. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 27 13 5 1 0 1 3 43 11-20 .550 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Rockets 91   Billy Paultz 14 6 1 0 0 0 3 30 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1981
20. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 17 13 3 1 1 5 30 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Rockets 106   Billy Paultz 2 2 0 0 0 1 08 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1982
21. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 21 9 8 1 0 0 1 27 9-11 .818 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Rockets 94   Billy Paultz 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 06 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1983
22. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 22 10 8 2 0 2 2 38 8-19 .421 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Hawks 102   Billy Paultz 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 21, 1983
23. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 18 5 8 3 0 3 3 38 7-14 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Hawks 96   Billy Paultz 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 16 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1984
24. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 22 10 6 5 2 4 3 36 11-19 .579 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 106   Billy Paultz 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 11 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 18, 1985
25. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 30 12 10 9 2 1 2 33 13-22 .591 2-4 .500 2-3 .667
Jazz 94   Billy Paultz 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 04 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
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