Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Lonnie Shelton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Lonnie Shelton 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 21 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 15-6 winning record over Lonnie Shelton, including a 3-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Lonnie Shelton:
1976-77 to 1985-86
21 Games played
18 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
15
12
3
Lonnie Shelton
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 26.4 9.6 6.0
Lonnie Shelton 10.4 5.2 2.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 40 16 15
Lonnie Shelton 37 15 4
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 20

games
17

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19

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Lonnie Shelton 1

game
2

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
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
%
Jan. 20, 1980
1. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 15 13 7 1 0 4 3 53 7-14 .500 0-2 .000 1-3 .333
2OT Supersonics 108   Lonnie Shelton 14 15 1 3 6 36 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 17, 1980
2. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 21 13 3 0 2 0 3 43 9-20 .450 0-4 .000 3-4 .750
Supersonics 109   Lonnie Shelton 8 12 3 2 2 2 5 39 4-14 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 1982
3. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 25 13 2 2 4 39 9-23 .391 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Supersonics 118   Lonnie Shelton 37 7 1 0 3 43 17-23 .739 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Feb. 21, 1982
4. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 22 12 14 3 0 4 3 48 11-23 .478 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 103   Lonnie Shelton 10 4 3 1 0 4 5 27 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 16, 1983
5. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 24 16 6 3 0 1 3 43 11-24 .458 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 100   Lonnie Shelton 12 3 4 0 0 4 2 32 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1983
6. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 27 11 8 3 3 3 4 42 11-24 .458 2-2 1.000 3-3 1.000
Supersonics 112   Lonnie Shelton 9 5 4 1 1 2 2 41 3-13 .231 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 1983
7. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 16 13 7 1 1 3 3 40 7-17 .412 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 89   Lonnie Shelton 6 3 1 1 0 1 4 19 3-11 .273 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 14, 1983
8. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 13 2 1 0 0 0 1 13 6-11 .545 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Cavaliers 108   Lonnie Shelton 8 1 0 0 0 1 3 18 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 06, 1984
9. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 19 7 5 3 0 4 4 29 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Cavaliers 97   Lonnie Shelton 10 4 3 1 0 0 6 25 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 24, 1984
10. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 24 5 2 1 2 2 1 24 9-14 .643 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Cavaliers 97   Lonnie Shelton 4 2 3 0 0 4 4 21 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 03, 1984
11. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 29 6 6 1 0 3 1 39 13-23 .565 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Cavaliers 86   Lonnie Shelton 13 6 4 1 0 2 3 27 5-13 .385 1-3 .333 2-4 .500
Apr. 06, 1984
12. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 33 10 3 1 1 3 1 38 16-21 .762 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Cavaliers 94   Lonnie Shelton 12 3 1 2 0 0 3 23 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 06, 1985
13. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 26 11 2 0 1 2 3 37 10-22 .455 1-3 .333 5-5 1.000
Cavaliers 108   Lonnie Shelton 6 2 1 1 0 2 3 33 3-9 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 1985
14. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 35 8 3 1 2 2 0 40 15-23 .652 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 96   Lonnie Shelton 2 5 0 1 0 3 4 17 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 22, 1985
15. Celtics 129   Larry Bird 36 8 15 0 1 3 5 45 16-28 .571 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 117   Lonnie Shelton 9 2 3 2 0 1 3 22 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 11, 1985
16. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 29 8 12 1 0 0 2 37 10-20 .500 3-6 .500 6-10 .600
Cavaliers 115   Lonnie Shelton 8 10 4 0 0 3 6 20 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1985 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 1985
17. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 40 7 3 2 1 2 2 43 14-25 .560 1-2 .500 11-12 .917
Cavaliers 123   Lonnie Shelton 13 6 0 1 1 2 5 23 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 20, 1985
18. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 30 11 7 1 1 4 2 47 14-27 .519 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Cavaliers 106   Lonnie Shelton 6 3 2 0 0 3 3 23 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 25, 1985
19. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 34 14 7 1 0 2 3 42 11-17 .647 0-1 .000 12-14 .857
Cavaliers 115   Lonnie Shelton 13 8 1 1 0 0 6 24 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1985
20. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 31 11 5 4 0 3 0 43 13-25 .520 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 109   Lonnie Shelton 12 7 1 1 0 1 5 27 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 08, 1986
21. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 25 2 7 0 2 1 1 34 11-20 .550 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 95   Lonnie Shelton 6 2 1 2 0 0 5 18 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -