Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Bob Lanier

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Bob Lanier 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 29 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 18-11 winning record over Bob Lanier. They each won 4 games in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Bob Lanier
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Bob Lanier:
1970-71 to 1983-84
29 Games played
21 in Regular Season
8 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
18
14
4
Bob Lanier
11
7
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 22.4 10.6 5.3
Bob Lanier 13.5 6.1 2.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 37 19 12
Bob Lanier 26 12 8
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 23

games		 22

games		 21

games
Bob Lanier 5

games 		3

games		 3

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 4

games		 5

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
%
Nov. 14, 1979
1. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 23 19 10 3 2 7 1 36 8-19 .421 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
Pistons 111   Bob Lanier 23 8 3 1 2 3 5 35 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Dec. 04, 1979
2. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 18 12 3 4 1 4 5 40 7-21 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
OT Pistons 114   Bob Lanier 23 12 3 2 44 9-15 .600 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1980
3. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 29 14 4 1 2 7 5 38 12-21 .571 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Bucks 102   Bob Lanier 12 4 1 1 1 2 2 28 4-15 .267 0-0 - 4-9 .444
Dec. 09, 1980
4. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 20 11 5 3 0 4 2 39 10-21 .476 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 89   Bob Lanier 18 9 0 1 1 2 1 27 8-14 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 11, 1981
5. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 29 13 6 1 0 2 4 47 12-20 .600 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bucks 108   Bob Lanier 17 9 4 2 0 4 3 28 4-12 .333 0-0 - 9-10 .900
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 1981
6. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 15 12 4 2 0 1 3 44 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Bucks 119   Bob Lanier 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 16 2-6 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nov. 20, 1981
7. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 20 8 6 3 1 3 3 31 8-14 .571 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bucks 89   Bob Lanier 6 3 2 1 0 2 1 19 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 15, 1982
8. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 29 11 7 1 0 2 5 40 12-20 .600 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Bucks 122   Bob Lanier 26 5 2 1 0 3 2 28 10-14 .714 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Feb. 28, 1982
9. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 16 6 4 1 1 1 4 29 5-13 .385 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Bucks 102   Bob Lanier 18 8 6 0 1 3 5 30 7-10 .700 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 06, 1982
10. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 15 9 5 4 1 1 1 39 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Bucks 122   Bob Lanier 26 9 7 2 1 4 3 35 12-18 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 14, 1982
11. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 10 14 5 0 1 4 5 32 5-13 .385 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Bucks 91   Bob Lanier 9 3 1 0 0 1 6 29 4-9 .444 0-0 - 1-4 .250
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1982
12. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 28 12 3 0 0 4 4 46 12-23 .522 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bucks 105   Bob Lanier 13 2 0 3 0 3 5 33 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nov. 14, 1982
13. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 20 14 5 1 1 5 3 43 9-18 .500 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Bucks 98   Bob Lanier 15 10 2 0 0 2 6 38 4-11 .364 0-0 - 7-12 .583
Nov. 28, 1982
14. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 37 9 1 0 0 3 3 39 15-18 .833 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Bucks 109   Bob Lanier 5 3 2 1 0 6 2 24 1-6 .167 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Mar. 22, 1983
15. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 20 8 6 0 0 3 1 39 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Bucks 116   Bob Lanier 9 3 3 0 0 4 1 25 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1983 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1983
16. Celtics 95   Larry Bird 17 10 4 4 0 2 5 35 7-17 .412 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Bucks 116   Bob Lanier 21 10 0 0 1 0 3 23 10-12 .833 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 01, 1983
17. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 21 14 6 6 0 3 2 36 10-22 .455 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bucks 107   Bob Lanier 7 7 6 0 0 5 4 29 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-3 .333
May. 02, 1983
18. Celtics 93   Larry Bird 18 11 8 1 0 6 1 40 9-20 .450 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 107   Bob Lanier 10 5 0 1 1 3 1 27 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1983
19. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 27 6 6 2 2 5 2 43 9-15 .600 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Bucks 105   Bob Lanier 16 3 2 1 1 1 3 30 7-7 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 15, 1984
20. Celtics 87   Larry Bird 8 8 2 1 0 1 1 26 3-13 .231 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bucks 106   Bob Lanier 11 5 2 0 0 0 3 26 4-10 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 22, 1984
21. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 16 9 1 0 0 3 2 33 7-16 .438 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bucks 98   Bob Lanier 10 3 1 2 0 1 2 25 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1984
22. Celtics 129   Larry Bird 30 8 12 0 0 3 4 53 13-28 .464 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
2OT Bucks 128   Bob Lanier 10 9 4 2 0 5 6 40 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mar. 16, 1984
23. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 28 12 5 2 0 3 2 40 11-21 .524 0-1 .000 6-9 .667
Bucks 99   Bob Lanier 18 4 1 0 3 3 5 33 8-10 .800 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Apr. 10, 1984
24. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 19 6 5 2 3 3 4 40 7-19 .368 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Bucks 95   Bob Lanier 14 6 2 0 1 0 4 33 5-14 .357 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1984 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 15, 1984
25. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 24 6 5 0 1 2 2 38 6-14 .429 0-0 - 12-15 .800
Bucks 96   Bob Lanier 2 11 2 2 0 2 3 28 1-8 .125 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 17, 1984
26. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 32 13 7 3 1 5 4 43 9-17 .529 0-0 - 14-14 1.000
Bucks 110   Bob Lanier 12 6 4 0 0 0 4 32 4-8 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
May. 19, 1984
27. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 28 8 6 4 0 8 1 41 10-18 .556 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Bucks 100   Bob Lanier 12 7 3 1 1 1 4 31 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 21, 1984
28. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 32 10 8 3 0 5 3 38 13-22 .591 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Bucks 122   Bob Lanier 15 8 8 1 1 1 3 33 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 23, 1984
29. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 21 13 4 2 1 9 2 42 8-21 .381 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Bucks 108   Bob Lanier 9 5 3 3 2 5 4 32 4-7 .571 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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