Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Ernie Grunfeld

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Ernie Grunfeld 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 31 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 20-11 winning record over Ernie Grunfeld, including a 4-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Ernie Grunfeld
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Ernie Grunfeld:
1977-78 to 1985-86
31 Games played
25 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
20
16
4
Ernie Grunfeld
11
9
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 24.2 11.2 6.6
Ernie Grunfeld 5.1 2.3 1.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 39 19 13
Ernie Grunfeld 13 7 6
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 30

games		 29

games		 29

games
Ernie Grunfeld 1

game 		0

games		 1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 1

game

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. 09, 1979
1. Celtics 127   Larry Bird 17 9 3 1 0 2 2 33 6-11 .545 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Kings 119   Ernie Grunfeld 7 2 0 1 0 3 0 17 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Dec. 02, 1979
2. Celtics 88   Larry Bird 4 14 4 0 0 5 3 28 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Kings 94   Ernie Grunfeld 6 4 0 0 0 2 25 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 1980
3. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 22 8 2 7 2 2 3 37 9-21 .429 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Kings 110   Ernie Grunfeld 2 0 0 2 0 1 11 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 18, 1981
4. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 18 11 4 1 1 1 38 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Kings 114   Ernie Grunfeld 6 5 1 1 0 2 15 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1981
5. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 30 7 5 4 1 2 3 37 13-24 .542 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Kings 100   Ernie Grunfeld 10 7 6 1 0 3 34 5-14 .357 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 26, 1981
6. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 23 15 5 1 1 5 3 49 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
OT Kings 119   Ernie Grunfeld 13 6 4 0 0 3 30 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1982
7. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 21 12 7 1 0 5 3 41 10-17 .588 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Knicks 83   Ernie Grunfeld 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 19 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 16, 1982
8. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 23 14 6 1 0 5 3 41 9-23 .391 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
OT Knicks 113   Ernie Grunfeld 10 3 2 0 0 1 5 33 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 09, 1983
9. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 33 12 6 2 0 4 2 43 13-20 .650 1-2 .500 6-7 .857
Knicks 96   Ernie Grunfeld 2 5 2 0 1 0 0 25 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 05, 1983
10. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 16 9 3 1 35 6-13 .462 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Knicks 105   Ernie Grunfeld 4 4 2 3 17 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 13, 1983
11. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 27 17 3 1 1 3 4 37 10-21 .476 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
Knicks 122   Ernie Grunfeld 6 1 3 1 1 1 4 19 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 06, 1983
12. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 27 13 5 0 2 1 2 38 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 13-14 .929
Knicks 98   Ernie Grunfeld 8 2 1 0 0 0 6 16 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1983
13. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 17 8 8 5 0 1 0 42 8-24 .333 0-3 .000 1-3 .333
Knicks 110   Ernie Grunfeld 12 3 3 4 0 2 3 26 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 22, 1983
14. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 16 11 11 1 0 1 0 49 6-19 .316 0-0 - 4-5 .800
2OT Knicks 117   Ernie Grunfeld 3 0 3 1 0 0 1 14 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Feb. 29, 1984
15. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 30 13 6 1 1 2 3 39 11-21 .524 1-1 1.000 7-7 1.000
Knicks 102   Ernie Grunfeld 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 12 1-6 .167 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 22, 1984
16. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 23 9 11 0 1 3 2 40 10-22 .455 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Knicks 100   Ernie Grunfeld 0 2 1 1 0 1 3 16 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 1984
17. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 23 11 6 0 3 2 0 33 10-18 .556 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Knicks 96   Ernie Grunfeld 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 06 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 29, 1984
18. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 23 9 12 3 2 4 2 41 10-16 .625 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Knicks 92   Ernie Grunfeld 8 4 1 0 0 0 2 16 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 02, 1984
19. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 37 11 4 4 2 5 3 37 16-22 .727 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Knicks 102   Ernie Grunfeld 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 14 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 04, 1984
20. Celtics 92   Larry Bird 24 11 3 3 0 4 4 40 11-21 .524 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
Knicks 100   Ernie Grunfeld 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 04 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 09, 1984
21. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 26 9 10 3 1 0 4 37 9-14 .643 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Knicks 99   Ernie Grunfeld 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 05 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 11, 1984
22. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 35 11 7 3 0 3 3 46 14-28 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Knicks 106   Ernie Grunfeld 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 04 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 13, 1984
23. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 39 12 10 3 0 5 5 42 13-24 .542 1-2 .500 12-12 1.000
Knicks 104   Ernie Grunfeld 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1984
24. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 29 7 7 3 2 5 1 45 9-21 .429 2-2 1.000 9-10 .900
Knicks 99   Ernie Grunfeld 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 09 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 05, 1985
25. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 20 19 10 2 3 4 4 46 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 6-9 .667
Knicks 102   Ernie Grunfeld 7 1 0 0 0 0 4 13 3-8 .375 1-1 1.000 0-2 .000
Apr. 07, 1985
26. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 38 9 10 0 0 4 4 46 15-27 .556 2-3 .667 6-8 .750
Knicks 102   Ernie Grunfeld 8 4 1 1 0 0 3 20 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 1985
27. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 31 15 3 4 3 5 3 41 11-23 .478 0-1 .000 9-11 .818
Knicks 88   Ernie Grunfeld 4 4 1 0 0 0 2 18 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 25, 1985
28. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 23 10 4 1 0 4 2 50 8-27 .296 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
2OT Knicks 113   Ernie Grunfeld 6 0 0 2 1 0 4 28 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 25, 1986
29. Celtics 91   Larry Bird 24 18 13 1 0 3 2 40 9-14 .643 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
Knicks 74   Ernie Grunfeld 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 14 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 07, 1986
30. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 16 7 8 2 0 3 0 32 7-16 .438 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Knicks 108   Ernie Grunfeld 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 17 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Apr. 04, 1986
31. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 16 6 8 1 0 2 1 25 5-14 .357 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Knicks 98   Ernie Grunfeld 8 6 5 1 0 1 4 28 2-7 .286 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
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