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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Kevin 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 8 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 4-4. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Kevin Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Kevin Johnson:
1987-88 to 1999-00
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
4
4
0
Kevin Johnson
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 22.5 7.8 7.1 1.80.8
Kevin Johnson 17.5 2.6 8.91.00.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 34 9 13 52
Kevin Johnson 31 6 13 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 5

games		 8

games		 3

games		 3

games		3

games
Kevin Johnson 3

games 		0

games		 4

games		 2

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		 3

games		3

games

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
%
Nov. 13, 1987
1. Celtics 128   Larry Bird 34 9 10 1 1 3 2 42 11-20 .550 1-4 .250 11-11 1.000
Cavaliers 114   Kevin Johnson 6 0 4 2 1 1 2 18 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 17, 1987
2. Celtics 88   Larry Bird 14 7 4 1 0 1 2 22 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 109   Kevin Johnson 10 1 2 1 0 0 2 27 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 23, 1988
3. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 32 8 4 2 2 2 0 40 12-25 .480 0-2 .000 8-8 1.000
Cavaliers 119   Kevin Johnson 8 2 6 0 0 1 1 21 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 28, 1990
4. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 22 6 13 0 1 4 2 41 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Suns 118   Kevin Johnson 28 4 12 1 0 1 2 43 12-24 .500 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Feb. 20, 1990
5. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 19 7 6 3 1 2 3 32 7-18 .389 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Suns 120   Kevin Johnson 31 6 12 1 1 2 0 32 13-22 .591 0-0 - 5-7 .714
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 04, 1991
6. Celtics 132   Larry Bird 21 9 11 5 1 0 1 35 7-14 .500 2-3 .667 5-5 1.000
Suns 103   Kevin Johnson 15 2 11 1 0 6 2 31 6-14 .429 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 19, 1991
7. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 11 8 3 1 0 1 4 44 5-23 .217 1-6 .167 0-0 -
Suns 109   Kevin Johnson 25 4 13 1 1 5 1 42 8-14 .571 0-0 - 9-11 .818
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 1991
8. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 27 8 6 1 0 3 1 43 13-17 .765 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Suns 111   Kevin Johnson 17 2 11 1 2 1 4 41 6-17 .353 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000
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