Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Ken Norman

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Ken Norman 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. Larry Bird has a 4-0 winning record over Ken Norman. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Ken Norman:
1987-88 to 1996-97
4 Games played
4 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
4
4
0
Ken Norman
0
0
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 23.0 10.0 4.5 1.51.0
Ken Norman 10.5 4.0 1.80.30.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 32 17 6 22
Ken Norman 14 8 3 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 4

games
3

games
4

games
3

games
2

games
Ken Norman 0

games
1

game
0

games
0

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
1

game
1

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 1988
1. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 32 11 4 2 2 0 1 37 14-27 .519 1-5 .200 3-3 1.000
Clippers 90   Ken Norman 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 24 3-10 .300 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1989
2. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 27 5 5 2 0 5 4 39 11-22 .500 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Clippers 111   Ken Norman 10 4 3 1 0 2 3 30 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1991
3. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 14 17 3 0 2 2 4 35 6-14 .429 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Clippers 86   Ken Norman 12 3 0 0 0 1 0 17 5-6 .833 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 06, 1992
4. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 19 7 6 2 0 1 2 28 8-14 .571 3-3 1.000 0-0 -
Clippers 100   Ken Norman 14 8 3 0 1 3 4 36 7-14 .500 0-0 - 0-1 .000