Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and John Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and John Johnson 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 4 times in NBA games. John Johnson has a 3-1 winning record over Larry Bird. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
John Johnson:
1970-71 to 1981-82
4 Games played
4 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
1
1
0
John Johnson
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 21.0 13.3 5.3
John Johnson 10.5 6.8 3.8
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 25 17 8
John Johnson 19 9 6
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 4

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4

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3

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John Johnson 0

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0

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1

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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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
%
Jan. 20, 1980
1. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 15 13 7 1 0 4 3 53 7-14 .500 0-2 .000 1-3 .333
2OT Supersonics 108   John Johnson 10 9 5 5 3 49 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 17, 1980
2. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 21 13 3 0 2 0 3 43 9-20 .450 0-4 .000 3-4 .750
Supersonics 109   John Johnson 7 8 6 1 0 1 2 34 2-11 .182 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 1981
3. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 25 10 3 4 1 41 9-17 .529 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Supersonics 106   John Johnson 19 4 1 3 36 8-16 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 10, 1981
4. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 23 17 8 4 1 2 2 50 11-27 .407 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
OT Supersonics 108   John Johnson 6 6 3 3 2 32 2-10 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000