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

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

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
John Roche
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
John Roche:
1975-76 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
3
3
0
John Roche
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 26.3 12.3 7.3 1.31.3
John Roche 8.3 1.3 3.00.50.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 34 21 8 23
John Roche 15 2 4 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 3

games		 4

games		 4

games		 3

games		3

games
John Roche 0

games 		0

games		 0

games		 0

games		0

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		1

game

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
%
Nov. 28, 1979
1. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 29 7 8 2 1 2 5 35 12-18 .667 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Nuggets 97   John Roche 9 2 4 1 0 1 1 28 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Feb. 23, 1980
2. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 15 11 8 1 0 3 4 27 6-17 .353 2-4 .500 1-2 .500
Nuggets 105   John Roche 15 1 4 0 0 2 3 24 5-7 .714 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1981
3. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 27 21 6 1 1 6 1 37 12-21 .571 1-2 .500 2-4 .500
Nuggets 128   John Roche 9 2 4 1 0 0 2 14 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Feb. 05, 1982
4. Celtics 145   Larry Bird 34 10 7 1 3 6 2 40 15-29 .517 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Nuggets 144   John Roche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
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