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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Bob Thornton 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 15 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 10-5 winning record over Bob Thornton. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Bob Thornton:
1985-86 to 1995-96
15 Games played
15 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
10
10
0
Bob Thornton
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 24.4 10.3 6.7 1.60.5
Bob Thornton 4.5 4.4 0.70.20.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 41 18 13 43
Bob Thornton 11 11 2 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 15

games
15

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15

games
12

games
3

games
Bob Thornton 0

games
0

games
0

games
1

game
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
2

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11

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 1985
1. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 18 10 10 2 0 2 2 44 6-21 .286 0-5 .000 6-7 .857
Knicks 104   Bob Thornton 2 2 0 1 0 0 4 07 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Nov. 29, 1985
2. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 31 15 3 4 3 5 3 41 11-23 .478 0-1 .000 9-11 .818
Knicks 88   Bob Thornton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 25, 1986
3. Celtics 91   Larry Bird 24 18 13 1 0 3 2 40 9-14 .643 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
Knicks 74   Bob Thornton 8 10 0 0 0 0 2 26 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 07, 1986
4. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 16 7 8 2 0 3 0 32 7-16 .438 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Knicks 108   Bob Thornton 6 2 1 0 0 1 4 20 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 04, 1986
5. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 16 6 8 1 0 2 1 25 5-14 .357 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Knicks 98   Bob Thornton 5 5 2 0 0 1 3 24 2-6 .333 0-0 - 1-6 .167
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 1987
6. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 35 8 3 2 0 4 2 39 11-20 .550 3-5 .600 10-11 .909
Knicks 111   Bob Thornton 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 1987
7. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 35 15 7 1 0 4 1 40 13-19 .684 4-6 .667 5-5 1.000
Knicks 104   Bob Thornton 11 11 1 0 0 2 2 27 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1987
8. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 19 8 6 0 0 2 1 28 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
76ers 87   Bob Thornton 8 4 2 1 0 0 1 19 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 31, 1988
9. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 29 17 5 1 3 1 0 40 10-23 .435 1-3 .333 8-8 1.000
76ers 85   Bob Thornton 7 8 0 1 0 1 4 35 3-9 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 25, 1988
10. Celtics 93   Larry Bird 21 9 7 2 2 1 3 42 8-29 .276 2-7 .286 3-3 1.000
76ers 97   Bob Thornton 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 10, 1988
11. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 28 9 7 3 0 3 3 43 13-24 .542 1-6 .167 1-1 1.000
76ers 108   Bob Thornton 10 8 0 0 0 1 4 26 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1988
12. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 27 5 7 2 0 2 3 31 13-22 .591 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
76ers 129   Bob Thornton 2 4 2 0 0 0 2 08 0-4 .000 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 1989
13. Celtics 88   Larry Bird 11 12 9 2 0 3 2 37 5-14 .357 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
76ers 89   Bob Thornton 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 06 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 11, 1990
14. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 41 10 4 0 0 3 4 43 15-21 .714 1-2 .500 10-10 1.000
76ers 105   Bob Thornton 2 4 0 0 0 1 5 12 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1990
15. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 15 6 3 1 0 3 2 35 6-13 .462 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
76ers 122   Bob Thornton 2 4 1 0 1 1 2 13 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -