Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Moses Malone

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Moses Malone 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 66 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 44-22 winning record over Moses Malone, including a 12-3 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Moses Malone
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Moses Malone:
1976-77 to 1994-95
66 Games played
51 in Regular Season
15 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
44
32
12
Moses Malone
22
19
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 23.4 10.1 6.6 0.9
Moses Malone 21.4 13.1 1.31.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 50 21 15 3
Moses Malone 38 27 4 4
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 41

games		 15

games		 64

games		 17

games
Moses Malone 25

games 		49

games		 1

game		 35

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 1

game		 14

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
%
Oct. 12, 1979
1. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 14 10 5 0 0 2 5 28 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 106   Moses Malone 31 16 2 0 1 6 2 39 10-17 .588 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Oct. 24, 1979
2. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 15 10 6 0 1 4 3 37 6-21 .286 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 99   Moses Malone 19 18 2 0 1 3 3 38 7-15 .467 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Jan. 02, 1980
3. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 20 10 1 2 0 2 34 6-12 .500 2-3 .667 6-7 .857
Rockets 103   Moses Malone 13 17 4 0 1 1 40 5-16 .313 0- .000 3-4 .750
Jan. 22, 1980
4. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 20 6 7 2 0 3 37 7-13 .538 2-2 1.000 4-5 .800
Rockets 106   Moses Malone 24 10 1 0 3 4 34 9-12 .750 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Mar. 05, 1980
5. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 15 9 7 1 1 3 4 42 6-19 .316 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
OT Rockets 99   Moses Malone 30 18 3 1 2 2 5 46 10-22 .455 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Mar. 12, 1980
6. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 29 13 8 4 1 4 3 42 10-15 .667 2-4 .500 7-8 .875
Rockets 105   Moses Malone 23 10 2 0 0 3 2 34 9-17 .529 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1980 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 09, 1980
7. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 15 7 3 2 0 2 0 30 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Rockets 101   Moses Malone 27 13 1 0 2 5 3 40 11-22 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Apr. 11, 1980
8. Celtics 95   Larry Bird 14 8 6 1 0 3 2 41 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 75   Moses Malone 17 7 1 0 3 4 3 40 7-12 .583 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 13, 1980
9. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 18 7 8 2 1 3 3 39 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 81   Moses Malone 28 9 0 2 2 4 2 41 12-25 .480 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 14, 1980
10. Celtics 138   Larry Bird 34 10 7 1 0 3 4 40 13-20 .650 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
Rockets 121   Moses Malone 28 15 1 0 0 2 5 42 12-18 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1980
11. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 23 15 6 2 1 4 42 9-13 .692 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 119   Moses Malone 15 12 1 1 0 4 33 5-15 .333 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Mar. 04, 1981
12. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 24 13 7 4 3 2 43 9-16 .563 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Rockets 101   Moses Malone 26 13 1 0 3 4 34 10-23 .435 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1981 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 05, 1981
13. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 18 21 9 1 0 5 1 44 9-17 .529 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 95   Moses Malone 13 15 3 3 1 1 1 45 4-17 .235 0-0 - 5-6 .833
May. 07, 1981
14. Celtics 90   Larry Bird 19 21 3 5 0 5 3 45 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Rockets 92   Moses Malone 31 15 1 1 2 2 1 48 10-24 .417 0-0 - 11-18 .611
May. 09, 1981
15. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 8 13 10 5 2 3 3 44 3-11 .273 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Rockets 71   Moses Malone 23 15 2 0 4 1 1 40 7-13 .538 0-0 - 9-12 .750
May. 10, 1981
16. Celtics 86   Larry Bird 8 12 7 2 0 3 3 43 3-11 .273 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 91   Moses Malone 24 22 0 0 0 3 4 48 11-30 .367 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 12, 1981
17. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 12 12 8 0 1 2 3 38 5-16 .313 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 80   Moses Malone 20 11 0 0 4 4 2 41 7-14 .500 0-0 - 6-10 .600
May. 14, 1981
18. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 27 13 5 1 0 1 3 43 11-20 .550 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Rockets 91   Moses Malone 23 16 2 1 2 1 2 47 9-21 .429 0-0 - 5-7 .714
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1981
19. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 17 13 3 1 1 2 5 30 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Rockets 106   Moses Malone 37 11 1 1 0 0 2 44 12-23 .522 0-0 - 13-14 .929
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1982
20. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 21 19 7 2 0 2 5 50 10-23 .435 1-2 .500 0-0 -
2OT 76ers 119   Moses Malone 28 19 1 0 3 7 4 56 9-17 .529 0-0 - 10-14 .714
Dec. 10, 1982
21. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 33 14 2 0 0 5 5 34 13-21 .619 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
76ers 97   Moses Malone 20 12 0 1 3 37 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Dec. 21, 1982
22. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 13 12 5 2 1 5 2 34 4-11 .364 0-0 - 5-6 .833
76ers 122   Moses Malone 33 19 1 1 2 2 4 46 11-24 .458 0-0 - 11-15 .733
Mar. 04, 1983
23. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 32 11 9 3 0 1 1 44 13-25 .520 0-0 - 6-7 .857
76ers 110   Moses Malone 26 14 1 0 2 44 10-19 .526 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Mar. 16, 1983
24. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 30 11 8 3 0 2 0 46 15-25 .600 0-1 .000 0-0 -
76ers 105   Moses Malone 28 15 2 1 1 2 2 42 13-20 .650 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1983
25. Celtics 91   Larry Bird 18 8 5 1 1 1 2 40 7-18 .389 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
76ers 92   Moses Malone 15 15 1 3 2 6 3 36 7-13 .538 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Dec. 04, 1983
26. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 22 11 13 0 2 4 4 46 10-25 .400 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
OT 76ers 121   Moses Malone 29 14 2 1 1 3 3 42 12-21 .571 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Jan. 13, 1984
27. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 29 19 8 2 0 4 4 39 13-25 .520 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
76ers 104   Moses Malone 18 14 2 1 3 4 3 42 5-14 .357 0-0 - 8-13 .615
Mar. 25, 1984
28. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 33 17 6 4 1 2 4 53 12-28 .429 0-1 .000 9-12 .750
2OT 76ers 119   Moses Malone 32 27 1 0 1 7 3 46 11-25 .440 0-0 - 10-12 .833
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1984
29. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 42 7 3 1 2 3 3 30 17-23 .739 1-1 1.000 7-7 1.000
76ers 119   Moses Malone 24 15 3 1 0 4 2 41 8-13 .615 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Dec. 12, 1984
30. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 34 9 5 0 2 3 3 41 16-28 .571 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
76ers 110   Moses Malone 33 13 2 1 3 5 5 43 10-19 .526 0-0 - 13-16 .813
Jan. 20, 1985
31. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 38 9 4 2 3 2 0 40 15-26 .577 2-3 .667 6-6 1.000
76ers 97   Moses Malone 20 11 2 0 1 2 4 42 8-18 .444 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 30, 1985
32. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 16 7 8 1 1 2 2 38 8-15 .533 0-0 - 0-0 -
76ers 122   Moses Malone 38 24 3 1 1 3 3 42 11-23 .478 0-0 - 16-16 1.000
Mar. 29, 1985
33. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 24 7 5 1 0 2 3 41 10-15 .667 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
76ers 108   Moses Malone 22 16 2 0 3 1 4 43 8-17 .471 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Apr. 09, 1985
34. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 18 7 9 1 1 3 2 36 7-15 .467 0-0 - 4-5 .800
76ers 113   Moses Malone 22 19 1 0 3 6 2 36 8-19 .421 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1985 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 12, 1985
35. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 23 9 7 4 1 2 4 36 10-18 .556 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
76ers 93   Moses Malone 19 10 0 1 1 3 3 42 7-16 .438 0-0 - 5-6 .833
May. 14, 1985
36. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 24 8 7 2 3 3 4 41 8-23 .348 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
76ers 98   Moses Malone 20 13 1 0 1 1 4 40 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
May. 18, 1985
37. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 26 7 5 4 1 4 4 42 11-19 .579 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
76ers 94   Moses Malone 18 16 3 4 0 1 3 41 5-12 .417 0-0 - 8-10 .800
May. 19, 1985
38. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 14 7 6 0 1 8 3 38 4-15 .267 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
76ers 115   Moses Malone 21 13 3 0 4 4 4 44 8-20 .400 0-0 - 5-9 .556
May. 22, 1985
39. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 17 5 5 3 1 2 2 43 6-18 .333 0-0 - 5-7 .714
76ers 100   Moses Malone 13 15 3 0 1 2 4 43 4-13 .308 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1985
40. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 11 9 6 0 2 4 4 36 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
76ers 103   Moses Malone 21 10 0 1 0 4 4 37 5-11 .455 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Nov. 26, 1985
41. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 16 9 11 2 0 3 1 42 6-17 .353 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
76ers 91   Moses Malone 14 13 0 3 0 1 1 43 6-14 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 21, 1985
42. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 29 8 6 2 1 3 2 47 14-30 .467 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
76ers 108   Moses Malone 24 11 1 1 2 4 3 39 9-20 .450 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Jan. 26, 1986
43. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 28 14 6 4 0 0 2 43 9-25 .360 3-5 .600 7-7 1.000
76ers 103   Moses Malone 11 9 1 1 1 2 2 36 3-16 .188 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Mar. 16, 1986
44. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 36 14 6 3 0 1 3 39 16-25 .640 3-4 .750 1-2 .500
76ers 101   Moses Malone 18 10 0 0 0 4 5 35 6-14 .429 0-0 - 6-9 .667
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 1986
45. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 24 8 9 0 2 2 3 40 7-18 .389 1-3 .333 9-9 1.000
Bullets 102   Moses Malone 23 10 2 1 3 3 1 39 6-13 .462 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Nov. 07, 1986
46. Celtics 88   Larry Bird 32 8 7 3 2 3 4 43 14-28 .500 1-3 .333 3-5 .600
Bullets 86   Moses Malone 16 12 2 1 3 1 2 43 4-17 .235 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Dec. 02, 1986
47. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 29 10 7 0 2 6 2 42 11-16 .688 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
Bullets 117   Moses Malone 20 12 2 3 4 2 3 36 6-18 .333 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Dec. 13, 1986
48. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 23 8 7 1 2 3 4 40 10-19 .526 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667
Bullets 98   Moses Malone 24 10 0 0 2 1 1 36 4-18 .222 0-1 .000 16-17 .941
Mar. 26, 1987
49. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 22 9 9 2 2 3 3 42 8-16 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Bullets 106   Moses Malone 23 6 2 1 0 2 3 25 4-14 .286 0-1 .000 15-17 .882
Apr. 01, 1987
50. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 30 17 15 1 3 4 1 44 11-20 .550 0-3 .000 8-8 1.000
Bullets 86   Moses Malone 14 7 2 0 1 3 2 40 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1987
51. Celtics 140   Larry Bird 47 8 7 2 0 8 2 53 19-29 .655 1-2 .500 8-10 .800
2OT Bullets 139   Moses Malone 32 13 3 3 1 7 3 50 11-24 .458 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Dec. 15, 1987
52. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 27 5 7 3 1 2 1 39 11-18 .611 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Bullets 102   Moses Malone 21 10 0 1 0 4 2 38 7-13 .538 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Jan. 08, 1988
53. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 35 11 6 4 2 4 0 45 14-29 .483 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
Bullets 109   Moses Malone 24 13 3 2 0 1 1 35 11-17 .647 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 27, 1988
54. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 49 8 6 4 0 2 1 43 20-30 .667 0-4 .000 9-9 1.000
Bullets 100   Moses Malone 17 11 2 0 0 5 2 27 4-9 .444 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Mar. 23, 1988
55. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 37 14 8 1 1 2 2 45 16-27 .593 3-6 .500 2-3 .667
Bullets 89   Moses Malone 18 8 0 1 2 1 1 39 7-12 .583 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Apr. 17, 1988
56. Celtics 92   Larry Bird 23 7 5 2 0 5 3 44 9-18 .500 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Bullets 98   Moses Malone 24 14 1 0 1 2 3 37 11-18 .611 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1989
57. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 50 13 7 0 0 3 3 39 19-25 .760 1-1 1.000 11-12 .917
Hawks 106   Moses Malone 26 14 1 1 2 4 2 40 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Nov. 25, 1989
58. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 12 10 6 3 2 1 4 37 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Hawks 108   Moses Malone 31 18 1 0 0 5 4 39 9-18 .500 0-0 - 13-16 .813
Mar. 13, 1990
59. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 22 11 7 2 0 2 2 44 9-14 .643 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Hawks 100   Moses Malone 4 12 1 2 1 0 0 30 1-7 .143 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 23, 1990
60. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 23 5 4 1 0 5 5 40 8-19 .421 3-8 .375 4-4 1.000
Hawks 98   Moses Malone 8 12 0 0 1 4 2 27 4-12 .333 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1990
61. Celtics 132   Larry Bird 14 10 10 0 2 2 1 32 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Hawks 104   Moses Malone 7 7 1 1 1 3 1 20 3-8 .375 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 28, 1990
62. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 15 5 3 1 0 1 2 31 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Hawks 131   Moses Malone 14 9 1 0 1 1 0 24 5-9 .556 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 19, 1991
63. Celtics 92   Larry Bird 17 7 5 0 1 1 2 37 7-21 .333 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
Hawks 104   Moses Malone 12 11 0 1 0 0 0 29 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 21, 1991
64. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 17 4 7 4 0 3 3 34 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Hawks 117   Moses Malone 13 5 1 0 2 1 2 25 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1991
65. Celtics 131   Larry Bird 15 5 8 0 1 2 3 32 6-14 .429 3-7 .429 0-0 -
Bucks 117   Moses Malone 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 24 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 17, 1992
66. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 7 5 7 0 0 3 0 26 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bucks 127   Moses Malone 13 10 0 1 0 2 1 28 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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