Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Cedric Maxwell

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Cedric Maxwell 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 6 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 5-1 winning record over Cedric Maxwell. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Cedric Maxwell:
1977-78 to 1987-88
6 Games played
6 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
5
5
0
Cedric Maxwell
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 28.0 9.8 8.2 2.20.7
Cedric Maxwell 4.8 5.2 2.20.80.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 44 15 12 52
Cedric Maxwell 7 10 4 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 6

games
5

games
6

games
4

games
1

game
Cedric Maxwell 0

games
1

game
0

games
1

game
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
1

game
5

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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
%
Dec. 30, 1985
1. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 21 6 8 1 0 1 2 26 8-17 .471 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Clippers 103   Cedric Maxwell 6 10 1 0 0 3 2 31 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Feb. 28, 1986
2. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 20 13 12 1 0 8 3 39 9-16 .563 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Clippers 108   Cedric Maxwell 6 5 2 2 0 3 5 35 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1987
3. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 32 9 9 5 1 5 3 39 10-20 .500 2-5 .400 10-11 .909
Rockets 99   Cedric Maxwell 5 3 3 0 1 0 3 17 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Feb. 19, 1987
4. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 16 11 8 2 0 3 1 40 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Rockets 92   Cedric Maxwell 7 7 4 2 0 2 2 24 3-8 .375 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 09, 1988
5. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 44 15 3 2 2 1 3 44 17-27 .630 1-2 .500 9-10 .900
Rockets 129   Cedric Maxwell 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 30, 1988
6. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 35 5 9 2 1 3 1 40 12-23 .522 0-3 .000 11-11 1.000
Rockets 110   Cedric Maxwell 5 4 3 1 1 3 3 13 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-4 .250