Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and James Edwards
This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and James Edwards 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.
They faced each other a total of 44 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 27-17 winning record over James Edwards, but James Edwards won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 7-4 postseason record.
Games Played Against Each Other
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44 Games played
33 in Regular Season
11 in Playoffs
Summary of Victories
Games Won | in Regular Season |
in Playoffs |
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Larry Bird | 27 |
23 |
4 |
James Edwards | 17 |
10 |
7 |
Stats in Games Between Them
Averages |
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Player |
Points | Rebounds | Assists | ||
Larry Bird | 22.2 | 9.5 | 5.6 | ||
James Edwards | 13.5 | 5.0 | 1.2 |
Game Highs |
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Player |
Points | Rebounds | Assists | ||
Larry Bird | 36 | 18 | 10 | ||
James Edwards | 28 | 16 | 5 |
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Larry Bird | 32 |
35 |
41 |
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James Edwards | 11 |
8 |
3 |
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Both had same stat | 1 |
1 |
0 |
Head To Head Games Played: One by One
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1979-80 Season
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Oct. 20, 1979
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1. | Celtics | 128 | Larry Bird | 20 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 8-12 | .667 | 0-1 | .000 | 4-4 | 1.000 | |
OT | Pacers | 131 | James Edwards | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 6-14 | .429 | 0-0 | - | 7-8 | .875 | |
Nov. 23, 1979
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2. | Celtics | 118 | Larry Bird | 30 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 14-29 | .483 | 0-1 | .000 | 2-2 | 1.000 | |
Pacers | 103 | James Edwards | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 4-13 | .308 | 0-0 | - | 0-1 | .000 | |||
Dec. 01, 1979
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3. | Celtics | 106 | Larry Bird | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 6-16 | .375 | 0-0 | - | 3-4 | .750 | ||
OT | Pacers | 102 | James Edwards | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 3-11 | .273 | 0-0 | - | 2-2 | 1.000 | ||
Feb. 08, 1980
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4. | Celtics | 130 | Larry Bird | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 5-14 | .357 | 2-3 | .667 | 2-2 | 1.000 | |
Pacers | 108 | James Edwards | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 9-16 | .563 | 0-0 | - | 2-3 | .667 | ||
Mar. 11, 1980
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5. | Celtics | 108 | Larry Bird | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 11-22 | .500 | 2-6 | .333 | 4-4 | 1.000 | |
Pacers | 114 | James Edwards | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 5-6 | .833 | 0-0 | - | 4-8 | .500 | ||
Mar. 18, 1980
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6. | Celtics | 114 | Larry Bird | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 3-10 | .300 | 0-1 | .000 | 8-11 | .727 | |
Pacers | 102 | James Edwards | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 2-10 | .200 | 0-0 | - | 1-2 | .500 |
1980-81 Season
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Oct. 18, 1980
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7. | Celtics | 99 | Larry Bird | 19 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 7-18 | .389 | 1-1 | 1.000 | 4-4 | 1.000 | ||||
Pacers | 103 | James Edwards | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 7-13 | .538 | 0-0 | - | 4-7 | .571 | |||||
Nov. 19, 1980
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8. | Celtics | 103 | Larry Bird | 19 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 8-21 | .381 | 1-4 | .250 | 2-2 | 1.000 | ||
Pacers | 91 | James Edwards | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 3-11 | .273 | 0-0 | - | 5-7 | .714 | ||||
Jan. 23, 1981
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9. | Celtics | 104 | Larry Bird | 32 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 14-22 | .636 | 0-0 | - | 4-4 | 1.000 | ||
Pacers | 103 | James Edwards | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 7-16 | .438 | 0-0 | - | 5-5 | 1.000 | ||||
Feb. 06, 1981
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10. | Celtics | 111 | Larry Bird | 31 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 12-18 | .667 | 2-2 | 1.000 | 5-6 | .833 | ||
Pacers | 98 | James Edwards | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 9-13 | .692 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | |||
Mar. 06, 1981
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11. | Celtics | 104 | Larry Bird | 28 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 12-20 | .600 | 0-1 | .000 | 4-4 | 1.000 | ||
Pacers | 110 | James Edwards | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 3-5 | .600 | 0-0 | - | 2-2 | 1.000 | |||
Mar. 13, 1981
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12. | Celtics | 94 | Larry Bird | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 6-19 | .316 | 0-2 | .000 | 1-1 | 1.000 | |
Pacers | 101 | James Edwards | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 11-20 | .550 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - |
1981-82 Season
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Nov. 14, 1981
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13. | Celtics | 92 | Larry Bird | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 5-16 | .313 | 0-2 | .000 | 3-5 | .600 | |
Cavaliers | 91 | James Edwards | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 7-14 | .500 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | ||
Dec. 22, 1981
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14. | Celtics | 120 | Larry Bird | 36 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 14-28 | .500 | 0-0 | - | 8-9 | .889 | |
Cavaliers | 116 | James Edwards | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 4-8 | .500 | 0-0 | - | 0-1 | .000 | ||
Jan. 02, 1982
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15. | Celtics | 106 | Larry Bird | 24 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 10-21 | .476 | 0-1 | .000 | 4-4 | 1.000 | |
Cavaliers | 103 | James Edwards | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 5-8 | .625 | 0-0 | - | 6-10 | .600 | ||
Jan. 28, 1982
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16. | Celtics | 116 | Larry Bird | 33 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 14-23 | .609 | 0-0 | - | 5-6 | .833 | |
Cavaliers | 104 | James Edwards | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 6-15 | .400 | 0-0 | - | 1-6 | .167 | ||
Mar. 24, 1982
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17. | Celtics | 136 | Larry Bird | 25 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 10-16 | .625 | 0-0 | - | 5-6 | .833 | |
Cavaliers | 115 | James Edwards | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 5-13 | .385 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - |
1982-83 Season
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Oct. 29, 1982
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18. | Celtics | 104 | Larry Bird | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 7-13 | .538 | 0-0 | - | 1-2 | .500 | |
Cavaliers | 93 | James Edwards | 25 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 6-16 | .375 | 0-0 | - | 13-18 | .722 |
1983-84 Season
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Feb. 26, 1984
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19. | Celtics | 116 | Larry Bird | 23 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 8-18 | .444 | 0-2 | .000 | 7-8 | .875 | |
Suns | 109 | James Edwards | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 12-19 | .632 | 0-0 | - | 4-4 | 1.000 | ||
Mar. 11, 1984
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20. | Celtics | 117 | Larry Bird | 29 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 11-18 | .611 | 1-1 | 1.000 | 6-6 | 1.000 | |
Suns | 109 | James Edwards | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 6-16 | .375 | 0-0 | - | 4-7 | .571 |
1984-85 Season
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Dec. 26, 1984
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21. | Celtics | 119 | Larry Bird | 34 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 15-26 | .577 | 0-1 | .000 | 4-5 | .800 | |
Suns | 114 | James Edwards | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 5-9 | .556 | 0-0 | - | 1-2 | .500 | ||
Mar. 13, 1985
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22. | Celtics | 123 | Larry Bird | 31 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 13-22 | .591 | 0-2 | .000 | 5-6 | .833 | |
Suns | 106 | James Edwards | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 8-18 | .444 | 0-0 | - | 2-4 | .500 |
1985-86 Season
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Nov. 08, 1985
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23. | Celtics | 125 | Larry Bird | 24 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 9-19 | .474 | 1-1 | 1.000 | 5-6 | .833 | |
Suns | 101 | James Edwards | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 3-11 | .273 | 0-0 | - | 4-6 | .667 | ||
Feb. 17, 1986
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24. | Celtics | 101 | Larry Bird | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 7-15 | .467 | 1-3 | .333 | 9-9 | 1.000 | |
Suns | 108 | James Edwards | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 8-14 | .571 | 0-0 | - | 1-1 | 1.000 |
1987-88 Season
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Jan. 20, 1988
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25. | Celtics | 131 | Larry Bird | 23 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 10-20 | .500 | 3-3 | 1.000 | 0-0 | - | |
Suns | 115 | James Edwards | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 10-19 | .526 | 0-0 | - | 8-10 | .800 | ||
Feb. 28, 1988
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26. | Celtics | 101 | Larry Bird | 26 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 10-22 | .455 | 1-1 | 1.000 | 5-5 | 1.000 | |
Pistons | 106 | James Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 02 | 0-1 | .000 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | ||
Apr. 01, 1988
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27. | Celtics | 121 | Larry Bird | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 11-22 | .500 | 2-4 | .500 | 8-8 | 1.000 | |
Pistons | 110 | James Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 04 | 1-2 | .500 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | ||
Apr. 19, 1988
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28. | Celtics | 121 | Larry Bird | 22 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7-13 | .538 | 0-0 | - | 8-9 | .889 | |
Pistons | 110 | James Edwards | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 5-10 | .500 | 0-0 | - | 6-7 | .857 |
1988 Playoffs
- Eastern Conference Finals |
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May. 25, 1988
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29. | Celtics | 96 | Larry Bird | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 8-20 | .400 | 1-2 | .500 | 3-5 | .600 | |
Pistons | 104 | James Edwards | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 3-6 | .500 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | ||
May. 26, 1988
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30. | Celtics | 119 | Larry Bird | 18 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 54 | 6-20 | .300 | 0-1 | .000 | 6-7 | .857 | |
2OT | Pistons | 115 | James Edwards | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 5-10 | .500 | 0-0 | - | 8-10 | .800 | |
May. 28, 1988
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31. | Celtics | 94 | Larry Bird | 18 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 6-17 | .353 | 0-1 | .000 | 6-6 | 1.000 | |
Pistons | 98 | James Edwards | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5-9 | .556 | 0-1 | .000 | 1-1 | 1.000 | ||
May. 30, 1988
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32. | Celtics | 79 | Larry Bird | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 7-15 | .467 | 1-2 | .500 | 5-6 | .833 | |
Pistons | 78 | James Edwards | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1-3 | .333 | 0-0 | - | 2-2 | 1.000 | ||
Jun. 01, 1988
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33. | Celtics | 96 | Larry Bird | 27 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 9-25 | .360 | 0-1 | .000 | 9-9 | 1.000 | |
OT | Pistons | 102 | James Edwards | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1-3 | .333 | 0-0 | - | 0-2 | .000 | |
Jun. 03, 1988
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34. | Celtics | 90 | Larry Bird | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 4-17 | .235 | 0-0 | - | 8-10 | .800 | |
Pistons | 95 | James Edwards | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 5-7 | .714 | 0-0 | - | 5-7 | .714 |
1989-90 Season
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Nov. 18, 1989
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36. | Celtics | 86 | Larry Bird | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 8-18 | .444 | 2-3 | .667 | 4-4 | 1.000 | |
Pistons | 103 | James Edwards | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 3-10 | .300 | 0-0 | - | 3-4 | .750 | ||
Mar. 30, 1990
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37. | Celtics | 123 | Larry Bird | 33 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 12-23 | .522 | 2-6 | .333 | 7-7 | 1.000 | |
Pistons | 111 | James Edwards | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 6-15 | .400 | 0-0 | - | 5-6 | .833 | ||
Apr. 03, 1990
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38. | Celtics | 82 | Larry Bird | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 5-13 | .385 | 1-2 | .500 | 8-8 | 1.000 | |
Pistons | 93 | James Edwards | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 10-20 | .500 | 0-0 | - | 8-8 | 1.000 |
1991 Playoffs
- Eastern Conference Semifinals |
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May. 09, 1991
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39. | Celtics | 109 | Larry Bird | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 7-15 | .467 | 1-1 | 1.000 | 1-2 | .500 | |
Pistons | 103 | James Edwards | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 3-9 | .333 | 0-0 | - | 2-2 | 1.000 | ||
May. 11, 1991
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40. | Celtics | 115 | Larry Bird | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 4-11 | .364 | 1-3 | .333 | 1-3 | .333 | |
Pistons | 83 | James Edwards | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 5-14 | .357 | 0-0 | - | 3-8 | .375 | ||
May. 13, 1991
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41. | Celtics | 97 | Larry Bird | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 4-10 | .400 | 0-0 | - | 5-5 | 1.000 | |
Pistons | 104 | James Edwards | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 6-15 | .400 | 0-0 | - | 6-6 | 1.000 | ||
May. 15, 1991
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42. | Celtics | 111 | Larry Bird | 16 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 7-18 | .389 | 0-3 | .000 | 2-2 | 1.000 | |
Pistons | 116 | James Edwards | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 4-10 | .400 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | ||
May. 17, 1991
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43. | Celtics | 113 | Larry Bird | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 4-14 | .286 | 0-0 | - | 4-4 | 1.000 | |
OT | Pistons | 117 | James Edwards | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 4-11 | .364 | 0-0 | - | 9-10 | .900 |