Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Kurt Nimphius

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Kurt Nimphius 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:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 16 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 13-3 winning record over Kurt Nimphius, but Kurt Nimphius won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 2-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Kurt Nimphius
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Kurt Nimphius:
1981-82 to 1989-90
16 Games played
14 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
13
13
0
Kurt Nimphius
3
1
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 25.5 9.5 6.4
Kurt Nimphius 3.7 3.3 1.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 40 17 12
Kurt Nimphius 17 8 3
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 16

games		 15

games		 15

games
Kurt Nimphius 0

games 		0

games		 0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 1

game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1981
1. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 30 17 7 2 2 2 39 12-20 .600 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Mavericks 92   Kurt Nimphius 0 4 2 2 4 15 0-6 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1982
2. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 26 8 5 3 2 2 5 32 11-20 .550 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Mavericks 110   Kurt Nimphius 6 6 3 0 0 2 5 19 1-3 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 08, 1983
3. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 28 8 2 3 1 2 1 37 13-23 .565 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mavericks 110   Kurt Nimphius 2 7 2 3 2 0 2 21 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1983
4. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 36 13 4 3 1 6 3 46 14-25 .560 2-2 1.000 6-7 .857
OT Mavericks 109   Kurt Nimphius 6 8 2 0 2 0 6 23 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1984
5. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 23 9 4 1 1 3 2 34 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Mavericks 107   Kurt Nimphius 0 3 1 0 1 2 2 27 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1984
6. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 40 10 9 0 1 1 3 44 16-20 .800 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Mavericks 99   Kurt Nimphius 0 7 3 0 0 0 4 17 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 08, 1985
7. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 32 15 9 1 1 2 1 37 12-20 .600 2-3 .667 6-6 1.000
Mavericks 122   Kurt Nimphius 2 3 0 0 2 1 2 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1985
8. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 21 6 8 1 0 1 2 26 8-17 .471 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Clippers 103   Kurt Nimphius 4 2 0 0 0 2 1 24 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 28, 1986
9. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 20 13 12 1 0 8 3 39 9-16 .563 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Clippers 108   Kurt Nimphius 17 7 2 0 0 0 0 35 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 1986
10. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 27 7 8 1 5 3 0 42 11-24 .458 2-6 .333 3-4 .750
Clippers 101   Kurt Nimphius 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 03, 1987
11. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 31 3 8 0 1 2 6 33 13-21 .619 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
OT Pistons 115   Kurt Nimphius 5 3 1 0 1 2 1 24 2-9 .222 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1987 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 23, 1987
12. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 17 11 6 0 0 5 3 30 6-14 .429 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pistons 122   Kurt Nimphius 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-4 .500
May. 24, 1987
13. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 16 7 4 0 0 3 1 33 8-16 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Pistons 145   Kurt Nimphius 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 04 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 09, 1988
14. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 36 13 5 2 0 1 4 43 15-27 .556 2-8 .250 4-4 1.000
Spurs 118   Kurt Nimphius 7 1 0 0 0 2 3 08 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1989
15. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 10 6 8 1 1 0 1 35 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
76ers 94   Kurt Nimphius 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1990
16. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 15 6 3 1 0 3 2 35 6-13 .462 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
76ers 122   Kurt Nimphius 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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