Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Mark Jackson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Mark Jackson 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:
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They faced each other a total of 22 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 17-5 winning record over Mark Jackson, including a 5-3 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Mark Jackson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Mark Jackson:
1987-88 to 2003-04
22 Games played
14 in Regular Season
8 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
17
12
5
Mark Jackson
5
2
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 25.0 8.8 7.6 2.00.6
Mark Jackson 9.6 2.5 7.31.20.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 41 18 16 54
Mark Jackson 28 7 14 51
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 20

games		 20

games		 8

games		 13

games		9

games
Mark Jackson 1

game 		0

games		 13

games		 3

games		1

game
Both had same stat 1

game		 2

games		 1

game		 6

games		12

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. 09, 1987
1. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 16 9 10 1 1 8 1 41 5-18 .278 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Knicks 87   Mark Jackson 14 4 10 2 0 2 3 35 7-9 .778 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 06, 1988
2. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 41 6 5 3 0 5 2 44 17-30 .567 3-3 1.000 4-4 1.000
Knicks 108   Mark Jackson 15 3 9 1 1 3 3 37 6-14 .429 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 09, 1988
3. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 20 9 9 3 0 9 2 43 6-14 .429 0-2 .000 8-10 .800
Knicks 106   Mark Jackson 22 4 14 1 0 4 5 41 10-20 .500 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Feb. 22, 1988
4. Celtics 95   Larry Bird 36 14 2 2 1 1 2 44 13-27 .481 3-6 .500 7-8 .875
Knicks 93   Mark Jackson 5 2 9 1 0 1 3 42 2-7 .286 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 26, 1988
5. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 31 8 8 2 1 3 2 40 11-19 .579 4-7 .571 5-5 1.000
Knicks 106   Mark Jackson 14 2 14 2 0 2 2 42 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
1988 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 29, 1988
6. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 29 5 8 1 0 2 1 44 9-20 .450 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Knicks 92   Mark Jackson 11 3 9 3 0 5 3 37 4-11 .364 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
May. 01, 1988
7. Celtics 128   Larry Bird 36 4 6 3 0 4 2 42 12-19 .632 1-2 .500 11-11 1.000
Knicks 102   Mark Jackson 9 4 7 1 0 6 4 41 3-11 .273 1-2 .500 2-4 .500
May. 04, 1988
8. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 20 8 12 5 0 3 3 46 8-22 .364 1-5 .200 3-3 1.000
Knicks 109   Mark Jackson 9 7 14 5 0 3 4 46 4-14 .286 1-2 .500 0-0 -
May. 06, 1988
9. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 28 6 6 2 0 3 2 46 10-20 .500 2-2 1.000 6-6 1.000
Knicks 94   Mark Jackson 28 5 9 1 0 0 2 47 11-24 .458 2-5 .400 4-5 .800
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1988
10. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 29 5 5 2 4 1 4 47 12-23 .522 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
OT Knicks 115   Mark Jackson 16 3 6 1 0 2 6 37 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1989
11. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 27 11 7 3 0 4 4 42 9-25 .360 1-7 .143 8-8 1.000
Knicks 98   Mark Jackson 7 3 6 1 0 2 0 31 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 3-6 .500
Dec. 09, 1989
12. Celtics 92   Larry Bird 25 13 3 1 0 3 2 36 11-26 .423 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Knicks 124   Mark Jackson 6 0 4 1 0 2 0 22 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 31, 1990
13. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 19 5 10 5 1 5 5 45 5-17 .294 0-3 .000 9-9 1.000
Knicks 91   Mark Jackson 10 3 6 1 0 2 1 24 4-8 .500 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
Mar. 24, 1990
14. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 19 9 8 2 1 5 0 44 8-21 .381 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Knicks 110   Mark Jackson 6 3 10 2 0 1 2 21 3-12 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 15, 1990
15. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 17 17 13 3 1 2 5 44 5-22 .227 2-6 .333 5-5 1.000
Knicks 94   Mark Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 26, 1990
16. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 24 18 10 1 0 4 1 40 10-19 .526 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
Knicks 105   Mark Jackson 2 1 4 0 0 2 0 15 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 28, 1990
17. Celtics 157   Larry Bird 15 3 16 1 2 1 1 37 5-15 .333 0-4 .000 5-6 .833
Knicks 128   Mark Jackson 11 0 4 1 0 1 1 11 5-8 .625 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
May. 02, 1990
18. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 31 8 8 1 2 5 4 45 12-25 .480 1-4 .250 6-7 .857
Knicks 102   Mark Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 04, 1990
19. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 21 8 5 1 0 7 1 39 6-15 .400 1-2 .500 8-8 1.000
Knicks 135   Mark Jackson 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 07 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1990
20. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 21 12 4 1 0 2 2 45 10-22 .455 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Knicks 103   Mark Jackson 11 4 12 1 0 3 2 37 5-8 .625 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Jan. 02, 1991
21. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 15 3 5 1 0 0 2 24 6-11 .545 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Knicks 86   Mark Jackson 11 3 7 0 0 1 1 24 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1991
22. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 31 12 7 0 0 3 1 43 8-20 .400 1-2 .500 14-14 1.000
Knicks 92   Mark Jackson 4 1 3 1 0 2 1 19 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
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