Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Brad Sellers

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Brad Sellers 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 17 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 15-2 winning record over Brad Sellers, including a 3-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Brad Sellers:
1986-87 to 1992-93
17 Games played
14 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
15
12
3
Brad Sellers
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 29.6 8.8 7.5 1.40.8
Brad Sellers 8.7 3.9 1.50.50.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 44 14 13 42
Brad Sellers 23 9 5 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 17

games
13

games
17

games
10

games
6

games
Brad Sellers 0

games
3

games
0

games
3

games
5

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
0

games
4

games
6

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1986
1. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 37 5 10 1 2 6 4 48 13-25 .520 0-4 .000 11-12 .917
Bulls 98   Brad Sellers 4 7 3 3 0 2 2 26 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 02, 1987
2. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 37 8 9 1 2 2 3 42 11-18 .611 3-4 .750 12-13 .923
Bulls 99   Brad Sellers 14 6 0 3 2 1 5 25 6-8 .750 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jan. 27, 1987
3. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 24 14 3 4 1 2 3 47 10-26 .385 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Bulls 97   Brad Sellers 4 3 2 0 1 1 2 24 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 28, 1987
4. Celtics 132   Larry Bird 26 5 9 1 1 2 1 30 11-17 .647 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Bulls 103   Brad Sellers 11 8 2 0 2 1 4 25 5-14 .357 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 27, 1987
5. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 41 7 7 3 1 2 2 46 17-29 .586 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
Bulls 106   Brad Sellers 23 9 2 0 1 4 4 28 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 9-12 .750
Apr. 17, 1987
6. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 38 8 7 1 1 1 3 45 17-29 .586 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
Bulls 105   Brad Sellers 21 5 1 2 0 2 4 39 9-15 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1987 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 23, 1987
7. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 17 9 13 2 0 1 2 46 4-7 .571 2-2 1.000 7-7 1.000
Bulls 104   Brad Sellers 5 2 1 0 1 1 1 23 1-6 .167 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 26, 1987
8. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 29 7 8 0 0 2 4 44 9-17 .529 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Bulls 96   Brad Sellers 6 3 1 0 0 0 5 32 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 28, 1987
9. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 32 14 6 2 1 4 3 45 11-21 .524 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
Bulls 94   Brad Sellers 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 13 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 1988
10. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 38 9 8 2 0 1 3 44 18-31 .581 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Bulls 97   Brad Sellers 18 9 5 0 2 1 1 42 8-14 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 18, 1988
11. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 19 10 6 2 1 5 3 42 8-19 .421 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Bulls 113   Brad Sellers 12 3 1 0 1 1 0 33 4-11 .364 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 20, 1988
12. Celtics 137   Larry Bird 33 7 8 0 0 0 4 42 14-21 .667 3-3 1.000 2-2 1.000
Bulls 107   Brad Sellers 10 5 3 0 1 0 3 32 5-13 .385 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Apr. 21, 1988
13. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 44 10 3 1 1 1 1 40 19-29 .655 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Bulls 119   Brad Sellers 6 1 1 1 0 1 2 18 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1988
14. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 18 10 6 1 0 1 4 34 7-19 .368 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bulls 110   Brad Sellers 6 2 2 0 1 2 5 35 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1989
15. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 40 11 10 1 2 5 2 46 17-27 .630 2-5 .400 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 97   Brad Sellers 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 08 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 29, 1989
16. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 9 9 7 0 0 7 1 40 4-11 .364 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 89   Brad Sellers 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 08 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 27, 1992
17. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 21 6 7 1 1 0 1 39 6-18 .333 2-4 .500 7-7 1.000
Pistons 87   Brad Sellers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -