Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Grant Long

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Grant Long 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 14 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 11-3 winning record over Grant Long. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Grant Long
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Grant Long:
1988-89 to 2002-03
14 Games played
14 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
11
11
0
Grant Long
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 19.6 8.6 8.0 1.20.9
Grant Long 9.5 5.4 1.31.10.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 40 14 13 32
Grant Long 19 11 3 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 11

games		 10

games		 14

games		 6

games		8

games
Grant Long 3

games 		1

game		 0

games		 4

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 3

games		 0

games		 4

games		4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1988
1. Celtics 84   Larry Bird 6 1 2 0 0 2 2 16 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Heat 65   Grant Long 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 1990
2. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 14 11 7 3 0 2 3 34 5-15 .333 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
Heat 96   Grant Long 5 1 1 0 1 1 5 24 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jan. 24, 1990
3. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 20 13 7 2 2 0 1 33 10-22 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Heat 95   Grant Long 8 4 1 2 0 0 3 19 2-8 .250 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 02, 1990
4. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 28 4 7 2 2 6 2 41 13-20 .650 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Heat 110   Grant Long 19 9 0 3 0 2 3 28 9-12 .750 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Apr. 07, 1990
5. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 37 9 10 1 1 3 4 42 13-21 .619 4-6 .667 7-10 .700
Heat 105   Grant Long 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 09 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Apr. 12, 1990
6. Celtics 139   Larry Bird 40 6 9 1 0 4 1 40 14-23 .609 2-5 .400 10-10 1.000
Heat 118   Grant Long 8 5 3 1 1 1 6 23 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1990
7. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 21 14 11 2 1 3 2 36 10-18 .556 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Heat 101   Grant Long 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 13 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 15, 1990
8. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 9 6 7 1 1 2 3 30 4-11 .364 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Heat 100   Grant Long 6 5 3 0 0 0 2 29 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 06, 1991
9. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 22 6 13 0 0 4 1 35 8-12 .667 5-8 .625 1-2 .500
Heat 117   Grant Long 6 6 1 3 0 0 2 22 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1991
10. Celtics 88   Larry Bird 9 8 7 1 0 3 2 38 3-11 .273 0-2 .000 3-5 .600
Heat 90   Grant Long 16 6 1 0 0 1 2 38 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1991
11. Celtics 93   Larry Bird 20 11 8 1 1 5 3 42 6-20 .300 0-2 .000 8-10 .800
Heat 89   Grant Long 11 5 0 0 1 1 4 29 3-8 .375 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Dec. 04, 1991
12. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 28 11 8 2 1 2 1 37 12-19 .632 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Heat 97   Grant Long 16 11 2 2 0 1 4 39 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 21, 1991
13. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 12 10 8 1 1 2 3 42 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Heat 112   Grant Long 15 8 3 2 0 0 3 36 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 10, 1992
14. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 9 11 8 0 2 2 1 36 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000
Heat 108   Grant Long 18 11 3 2 0 0 1 45 7-14 .500 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
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