Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Hakeem Olajuwon 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 16 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 13-3 winning record over Hakeem Olajuwon, including a 4-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Hakeem Olajuwon
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
16 Games played
10 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
13
9
4
Hakeem Olajuwon
3
1
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 27.9 11.1 7.9 2.40.7
Hakeem Olajuwon 21.6 12.4 1.81.92.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 48 15 13 54
Hakeem Olajuwon 33 18 4 48
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 13

games		 4

games		 15

games		 8

games		3

games
Hakeem Olajuwon 3

games 		10

games		 0

games		 6

games		11

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 1

game		 2

games		2

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1984
1. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 23 10 9 0 1 2 1 31 11-21 .524 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 14 18 0 0 1 2 2 36 6-18 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 17, 1985
2. Celtics 134   Larry Bird 48 15 7 2 0 3 1 43 17-32 .531 0-2 .000 14-15 .933
Rockets 120   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 9 1 0 2 1 4 34 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 24, 1986
3. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 36 6 6 1 0 4 2 39 12-21 .571 2-3 .667 10-10 1.000
Rockets 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 14 3 3 1 5 5 39 12-22 .545 0-0 - 5-9 .556
1986 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 26, 1986
4. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 21 8 13 4 0 4 4 44 8-18 .444 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 33 12 2 1 3 2 5 38 14-23 .609 0-0 - 5-9 .556
May. 29, 1986
5. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 31 8 7 4 2 3 0 44 12-19 .632 3-5 .600 4-4 1.000
Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 10 3 1 1 1 4 37 8-16 .500 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Jun. 01, 1986
6. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 25 15 11 4 0 3 5 45 10-26 .385 0-3 .000 5-5 1.000
Rockets 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 8 2 2 3 3 5 43 7-18 .389 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Jun. 03, 1986
7. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 21 9 10 1 0 2 2 47 9-17 .529 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Rockets 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 14 1 4 4 1 4 39 8-21 .381 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jun. 05, 1986
8. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 17 7 4 0 0 2 3 43 6-13 .462 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 32 14 3 2 8 4 3 47 13-25 .520 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Jun. 08, 1986
9. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 29 11 12 3 0 2 3 46 8-17 .471 2-3 .667 11-12 .917
Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 13 0 4 0 5 5 37 6-14 .429 0-0 - 7-10 .700
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1987
10. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 32 9 9 5 1 5 3 39 10-20 .500 2-5 .400 10-11 .909
Rockets 99   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 9 0 1 0 3 4 32 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Feb. 19, 1987
11. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 16 11 8 2 0 3 1 40 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Rockets 92   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 11 2 1 2 1 5 39 6-20 .300 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 09, 1988
12. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 44 15 3 2 2 1 3 44 17-27 .630 1-2 .500 9-10 .900
Rockets 129   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 16 3 3 3 2 5 38 12-23 .522 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1989
13. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 26 14 5 1 4 2 2 35 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 10-10 1.000
Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 9 2 1 2 3 3 35 6-22 .273 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Feb. 13, 1990
14. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 38 14 8 3 0 3 4 46 15-30 .500 1-4 .250 7-8 .875
Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 17 1 2 4 5 4 45 10-24 .417 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1990
15. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 18 15 8 1 1 2 1 39 8-19 .421 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 12 2 3 3 1 3 37 8-22 .364 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Dec. 10, 1990
16. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 21 10 7 5 0 5 2 44 8-23 .348 2-4 .500 3-4 .750
Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 13 4 3 4 1 4 44 7-21 .333 0-0 - 4-6 .667
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