Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Larry Nance

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Larry Nance 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 23 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 17-6 winning record over Larry Nance, but Larry Nance won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Larry Nance
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Larry Nance:
1981-82 to 1993-94
23 Games played
19 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
17
16
1
Larry Nance
6
3
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 24.0 7.7 7.5 1.60.7
Larry Nance 16.9 7.0 3.60.71.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 49 15 16 62
Larry Nance 32 11 8 24
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 18

games		 10

games		 17

games		 13

games		2

games
Larry Nance 5

games 		13

games		 6

games		 4

games		17

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 6

games		4

games

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
%
Feb. 10, 1982
1. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 35 15 7 3 0 0 1 44 15-25 .600 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Suns 112   Larry Nance 4 2 3 0 2 1 5 19 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 14, 1982
2. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 18 7 8 3 0 2 1 36 9-13 .692 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Suns 92   Larry Nance 10 4 0 1 4 1 5 19 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 28, 1983
3. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 20 8 8 4 0 1 3 38 10-18 .556 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Suns 104   Larry Nance 10 2 1 0 1 0 5 25 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 26, 1983
4. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 38 4 5 1 0 4 2 43 14-25 .560 1-1 1.000 9-9 1.000
Suns 101   Larry Nance 29 8 7 0 2 2 3 44 12-21 .571 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 26, 1984
5. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 23 13 3 1 0 2 4 40 8-18 .444 0-2 .000 7-8 .875
Suns 109   Larry Nance 19 5 6 0 3 1 2 46 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Mar. 11, 1984
6. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 29 7 10 0 1 2 4 41 11-18 .611 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
Suns 109   Larry Nance 13 8 3 0 2 2 5 30 6-15 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1984
7. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 34 11 10 3 0 3 4 46 15-26 .577 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Suns 114   Larry Nance 23 9 4 2 1 2 3 37 11-18 .611 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1985
8. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 24 6 10 2 0 3 2 34 9-19 .474 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
Suns 101   Larry Nance 21 9 5 1 1 3 4 28 10-20 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Feb. 17, 1986
9. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 24 8 3 0 0 1 4 30 7-15 .467 1-3 .333 9-9 1.000
Suns 108   Larry Nance 16 11 8 0 1 2 2 41 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 11, 1987
10. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 23 13 9 6 0 9 3 43 10-22 .455 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Suns 109   Larry Nance 26 7 1 2 3 3 3 41 11-21 .524 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 20, 1988
11. Celtics 131   Larry Bird 23 9 6 0 1 2 1 34 10-20 .500 3-3 1.000 0-0 -
Suns 115   Larry Nance 20 11 5 2 3 2 4 37 8-18 .444 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 15, 1988
12. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 49 12 7 0 2 2 1 43 17-27 .630 3-6 .500 12-12 1.000
Suns 106   Larry Nance 12 4 4 0 0 2 6 30 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 06, 1988
13. Celtics 127   Larry Bird 31 5 3 4 0 2 1 33 11-20 .550 1-3 .333 8-9 .889
Cavaliers 98   Larry Nance 14 4 2 0 1 1 5 28 7-8 .875 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Apr. 15, 1988
14. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 30 5 8 1 2 1 5 42 14-26 .538 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 120   Larry Nance 15 7 3 1 3 1 4 38 4-8 .500 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 21, 1990
15. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 25 10 16 1 2 2 3 42 11-16 .688 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 114   Larry Nance 11 7 4 0 2 2 2 35 4-10 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1990
16. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 18 9 15 2 0 4 3 40 9-15 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 101   Larry Nance 16 5 1 1 3 0 1 30 5-9 .556 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Nov. 24, 1990
17. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 29 6 10 3 2 3 3 44 14-28 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Cavaliers 102   Larry Nance 18 7 6 0 2 1 3 39 9-20 .450 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 29, 1991
18. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 17 3 3 0 2 7 1 37 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Cavaliers 108   Larry Nance 16 10 4 2 2 1 4 36 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 18, 1992
19. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 16 8 10 1 1 1 3 40 8-14 .571 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Cavaliers 94   Larry Nance 24 9 4 1 1 2 3 43 7-13 .538 0-0 - 10-12 .833
1992 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 10, 1992
20. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 4 2 3 0 1 1 1 17 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
OT Cavaliers 114   Larry Nance 32 7 2 1 2 2 3 49 13-16 .813 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
May. 13, 1992
21. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 13 5 0 0 0 2 2 20 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Cavaliers 114   Larry Nance 18 6 1 0 3 1 4 38 7-15 .467 0-0 - 4-5 .800
May. 15, 1992
22. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 16 6 14 1 1 1 3 37 8-18 .444 0-3 .000 0-1 .000
Cavaliers 91   Larry Nance 6 10 0 0 0 1 3 37 2-9 .222 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 17, 1992
23. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 12 5 4 0 0 2 1 33 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 122   Larry Nance 15 9 8 2 1 0 3 38 7-14 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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