Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and George Gervin

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and George Gervin 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 23 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 20-3 winning record over George Gervin, including a 2-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
George Gervin
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
George Gervin:
1976-77 to 1985-86
23 Games played
21 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
20
18
2
George Gervin
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 24.6 10.1 6.3 2.20.9
George Gervin 20.7 3.7 1.90.70.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 38 15 13 54
George Gervin 49 8 5 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 11

games		 21

games		 20

games		 17

games		8

games
George Gervin 12

games 		2

games		 0

games		 3

games		3

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 3

games		 3

games		12

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
%
Oct. 23, 1979
1. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 22 12 5 3 1 3 5 36 9-18 .500 2-3 .667 2-6 .333
Spurs 129   George Gervin 28 6 1 2 1 2 2 32 12-26 .462 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
Nov. 07, 1979
2. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 18 12 2 1 1 5 3 30 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Spurs 105   George Gervin 29 6 1 2 1 4 5 34 9-24 .375 0-3 .000 11-12 .917
Dec. 21, 1979
3. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 26 14 6 3 2 4 3 40 9-22 .409 2-3 .667 6-7 .857
Spurs 114   George Gervin 36 8 2 2 1 4 3 39 14-31 .452 0-1 .000 8-11 .727
Jan. 05, 1980
4. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 18 3 2 2 1 4 5 29 8-12 .667 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Spurs 119   George Gervin 24 5 2 3 0 0 3 39 9-13 .692 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Feb. 27, 1980
5. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 30 8 3 2 0 2 2 36 13-20 .650 2-3 .667 2-3 .667
Spurs 125   George Gervin 35 7 3 1 0 5 4 36 12-24 .500 0-2 .000 11-12 .917
Mar. 04, 1980
6. Celtics 137   Larry Bird 29 6 6 2 0 1 3 33 10-19 .526 3-5 .600 6-6 1.000
Spurs 108   George Gervin 26 4 1 0 1 2 5 27 9-22 .409 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1981
7. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 13 13 4 1 1 3 41 5-15 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Spurs 85   George Gervin 17 5 0 1 1 1 32 8-24 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Feb. 17, 1981
8. Celtics 128   Larry Bird 25 11 6 4 2 0 43 10-23 .435 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Spurs 116   George Gervin 49 6 2 0 0 4 40 17-31 .548 0-2 .000 15-17 .882
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 19, 1982
9. Celtics 134   Larry Bird 19 11 4 1 0 3 3 31 5-9 .556 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Spurs 110   George Gervin 31 4 1 1 1 0 2 33 9-19 .474 0-0 - 13-18 .722
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1982
10. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 16 6 8 1 4 4 1 43 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Spurs 111   George Gervin 31 7 5 1 0 4 1 43 11-21 .524 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
Jan. 07, 1983
11. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 25 12 10 1 1 4 3 43 12-20 .600 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Spurs 113   George Gervin 15 2 4 0 0 0 3 33 6-13 .462 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1983
12. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 23 14 13 4 0 3 1 36 9-17 .529 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Spurs 106   George Gervin 33 3 1 0 1 2 0 30 10-23 .435 0-0 - 13-14 .929
Dec. 27, 1983
13. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 38 8 8 0 1 4 3 40 16-24 .667 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Spurs 100   George Gervin 18 7 4 2 1 3 1 42 3-18 .167 0-0 - 12-14 .857
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1984
14. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 18 15 10 1 0 2 5 37 9-18 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Spurs 112   George Gervin 22 2 3 0 0 3 4 31 8-22 .364 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
Feb. 27, 1985
15. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 35 14 7 2 2 5 4 42 13-27 .481 2-3 .667 7-9 .778
Spurs 102   George Gervin 6 2 0 0 0 2 2 17 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1985
16. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 34 13 4 3 0 2 3 43 13-24 .542 0-2 .000 8-8 1.000
Bulls 104   George Gervin 13 3 4 0 0 3 2 24 5-12 .417 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Dec. 17, 1985
17. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 12 12 6 2 1 1 2 40 5-17 .294 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 116   George Gervin 19 2 1 0 1 1 1 31 6-14 .429 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Jan. 30, 1986
18. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 26 9 4 5 0 3 2 40 10-23 .435 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Bulls 91   George Gervin 9 2 1 0 0 1 0 24 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Mar. 04, 1986
19. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 15 9 6 2 1 4 0 33 6-12 .500 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
Bulls 94   George Gervin 6 2 4 0 1 2 3 18 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 05, 1986
20. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 26 6 7 3 1 2 4 42 11-19 .579 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Bulls 97   George Gervin 8 1 3 0 0 3 2 24 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 21, 1986
21. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 32 6 8 3 0 4 3 32 11-18 .611 2-2 1.000 8-8 1.000
Bulls 105   George Gervin 20 1 0 1 0 2 3 20 8-18 .444 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
1986 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 17, 1986
22. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 30 6 8 3 0 3 4 40 9-13 .692 2-3 .667 10-13 .769
Bulls 104   George Gervin 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 20, 1986
23. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 36 12 8 1 2 4 5 56 14-27 .519 2-5 .400 6-7 .857
2OT Bulls 131   George Gervin 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
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