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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Marques 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 34 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 22-12 winning record over Marques Johnson. They each won 4 games in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Marques Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Marques Johnson:
1977-78 to 1989-90
34 Games played
26 in Regular Season
8 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
22
18
4
Marques Johnson
12
8
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 21.7 10.2 5.9 1.50.6
Marques Johnson 21.4 5.7 3.41.10.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 37 14 13 63
Marques Johnson 36 12 9 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 15

games		 28

games		 27

games		 11

games		8

games
Marques Johnson 17

games 		3

games		 6

games		 9

games		7

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 3

games		 1

game		 14

games		19

games

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
%
Dec. 09, 1979
1. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 25 11 8 1 0 3 4 40 10-20 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Bucks 108   Marques Johnson 25 10 4 2 0 2 3 40 10-23 .435 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Dec. 14, 1979
2. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 21 9 3 2 0 2 3 34 7-17 .412 0-2 .000 7-9 .778
Bucks 94   Marques Johnson 30 4 2 2 0 3 2 36 14-22 .636 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 16, 1980
3. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 8 7 5 1 1 1 3 44 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Bucks 103   Marques Johnson 27 7 2 1 1 1 2 36 10-23 .435 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Nov. 07, 1980
4. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 29 14 4 1 2 7 5 38 12-21 .571 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Bucks 102   Marques Johnson 23 4 1 2 0 2 4 30 11-20 .550 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 09, 1980
5. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 20 11 5 3 0 4 2 39 10-21 .476 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 89   Marques Johnson 27 7 2 2 0 4 3 31 11-18 .611 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 05, 1981
6. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 17 6 4 1 0 2 3 28 5-11 .455 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Bucks 113   Marques Johnson 20 10 2 1 2 2 2 40 9-21 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 11, 1981
7. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 29 13 6 1 0 2 4 47 12-20 .600 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bucks 108   Marques Johnson 18 7 4 1 0 2 3 32 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 1982
8. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 29 11 7 1 0 2 5 40 12-20 .600 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Bucks 122   Marques Johnson 23 12 4 0 0 6 3 38 10-20 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 28, 1982
9. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 16 6 4 1 1 1 4 29 5-13 .385 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Bucks 102   Marques Johnson 18 1 2 3 0 5 3 34 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Apr. 06, 1982
10. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 15 9 5 4 1 1 1 39 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Bucks 122   Marques Johnson 20 10 6 2 1 5 2 43 9-17 .529 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 14, 1982
11. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 10 14 5 0 1 4 5 32 5-13 .385 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Bucks 91   Marques Johnson 26 10 2 0 0 6 4 45 10-18 .556 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1982
12. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 28 12 3 0 0 4 4 46 12-23 .522 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bucks 105   Marques Johnson 10 6 5 1 2 2 1 35 4-13 .308 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Nov. 28, 1982
13. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 37 9 1 0 0 3 3 39 15-18 .833 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Bucks 109   Marques Johnson 11 6 2 0 0 0 5 27 4-11 .364 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 03, 1982
14. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 15 14 9 0 0 6 5 43 7-14 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bucks 115   Marques Johnson 28 7 5 0 0 2 3 38 12-21 .571 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 22, 1983
15. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 20 8 6 0 0 3 1 39 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Bucks 116   Marques Johnson 29 2 9 0 0 3 4 37 12-22 .545 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Apr. 01, 1983
16. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 13 13 5 0 0 5 1 40 6-9 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bucks 83   Marques Johnson 14 7 3 2 0 4 2 32 5-13 .385 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1983 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1983
17. Celtics 95   Larry Bird 17 10 4 4 0 2 5 35 7-17 .412 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Bucks 116   Marques Johnson 17 8 5 1 1 1 1 38 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 01, 1983
18. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 21 14 6 6 0 3 2 36 10-22 .455 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bucks 107   Marques Johnson 22 7 3 0 0 2 2 46 10-23 .435 0-0 - 2-3 .667
May. 02, 1983
19. Celtics 93   Larry Bird 18 11 8 1 0 6 1 40 9-20 .450 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 107   Marques Johnson 33 9 6 0 2 3 4 40 14-26 .538 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1983
20. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 27 6 6 2 2 5 2 43 9-15 .600 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Bucks 105   Marques Johnson 7 1 3 1 0 1 3 23 2-11 .182 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 15, 1984
21. Celtics 87   Larry Bird 8 8 2 1 0 1 1 26 3-13 .231 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bucks 106   Marques Johnson 24 6 2 1 0 1 3 37 9-15 .600 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Jan. 22, 1984
22. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 16 9 1 0 0 3 2 33 7-16 .438 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bucks 98   Marques Johnson 26 4 3 2 1 4 4 37 10-21 .476 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Mar. 09, 1984
23. Celtics 129   Larry Bird 30 8 12 0 0 3 4 53 13-28 .464 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
2OT Bucks 128   Marques Johnson 36 8 5 1 2 5 3 47 14-23 .609 1-1 1.000 7-8 .875
Mar. 16, 1984
24. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 28 12 5 2 0 3 2 40 11-21 .524 0-1 .000 6-9 .667
Bucks 99   Marques Johnson 26 7 4 2 0 6 2 38 10-23 .435 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Apr. 10, 1984
25. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 19 6 5 2 3 3 4 40 7-19 .368 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Bucks 95   Marques Johnson 17 6 3 2 1 2 2 35 8-15 .533 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1984 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 15, 1984
26. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 24 6 5 0 1 2 2 38 6-14 .429 0-0 - 12-15 .800
Bucks 96   Marques Johnson 18 2 4 1 1 1 3 35 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 17, 1984
27. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 32 13 7 3 1 5 4 43 9-17 .529 0-0 - 14-14 1.000
Bucks 110   Marques Johnson 29 6 3 3 1 5 4 41 9-23 .391 0-0 - 11-12 .917
May. 19, 1984
28. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 28 8 6 4 0 8 1 41 10-18 .556 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Bucks 100   Marques Johnson 16 5 5 1 0 7 2 43 7-21 .333 0-0 - 2-4 .500
May. 21, 1984
29. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 32 10 8 3 0 5 3 38 13-22 .591 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Bucks 122   Marques Johnson 14 1 5 1 0 1 3 21 6-9 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 23, 1984
30. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 21 13 4 2 1 9 2 42 8-21 .381 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Bucks 108   Marques Johnson 24 1 2 0 0 1 2 34 11-20 .550 0-0 - 2-6 .333
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1984
31. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 31 14 9 2 3 1 3 38 14-27 .519 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Clippers 108   Marques Johnson 25 2 2 1 0 1 0 32 11-20 .550 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 27, 1984
32. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 13 13 13 0 3 2 3 40 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Clippers 103   Marques Johnson 3 2 1 0 0 2 5 17 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1985
33. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 21 6 8 1 0 1 2 26 8-17 .471 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Clippers 103   Marques Johnson 19 3 4 1 1 0 4 27 7-14 .500 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Feb. 28, 1986
34. 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   Marques Johnson 24 6 2 2 0 5 2 39 11-17 .647 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
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