Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Paul Pressey

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Paul Pressey 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 55 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 32-23 winning record over Paul Pressey, including a 12-7 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Paul Pressey
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Paul Pressey:
1982-83 to 1992-93
55 Games played
36 in Regular Season
19 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
32
20
12
Paul Pressey
23
16
7

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 24.0 9.7 5.8 1.50.7
Paul Pressey 11.5 3.6 5.21.50.7
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 47 16 13 63
Paul Pressey 28 9 12 75
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 50

games		 53

games		 32

games		 20

games		12

games
Paul Pressey 5

games 		1

game		 18

games		 23

games		15

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 5

games		 12

games		28

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1982
1. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 28 12 3 0 0 4 4 46 12-23 .522 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bucks 105   Paul Pressey 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 08 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Nov. 14, 1982
2. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 20 14 5 1 1 5 3 43 9-18 .500 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Bucks 98   Paul Pressey 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 14 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 28, 1982
3. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 37 9 1 0 0 3 3 39 15-18 .833 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Bucks 109   Paul Pressey 9 1 2 1 0 2 4 18 3-6 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 03, 1982
4. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 15 14 9 0 0 6 5 43 7-14 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bucks 115   Paul Pressey 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 06 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 22, 1983
5. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 20 8 6 0 0 3 1 39 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Bucks 116   Paul Pressey 5 7 5 1 0 2 2 25 2-8 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 01, 1983
6. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 13 13 5 0 0 5 1 40 6-9 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bucks 83   Paul Pressey 11 9 4 2 1 6 4 32 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-5 .200
1983 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1983
7. Celtics 95   Larry Bird 17 10 4 4 0 2 5 35 7-17 .412 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Bucks 116   Paul Pressey 10 5 3 2 1 2 2 25 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-4 .000
May. 01, 1983
8. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 21 14 6 6 0 3 2 36 10-22 .455 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bucks 107   Paul Pressey 3 1 0 1 0 4 5 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 02, 1983
9. Celtics 93   Larry Bird 18 11 8 1 0 6 1 40 9-20 .450 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 107   Paul Pressey 4 4 2 0 0 3 3 22 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1983
10. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 27 6 6 2 2 5 2 43 9-15 .600 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Bucks 105   Paul Pressey 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 06 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 15, 1984
11. Celtics 87   Larry Bird 8 8 2 1 0 1 1 26 3-13 .231 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bucks 106   Paul Pressey 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 22, 1984
12. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 16 9 1 0 0 3 2 33 7-16 .438 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bucks 98   Paul Pressey 2 3 1 0 0 3 3 19 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1984
13. 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   Paul Pressey 14 3 9 0 1 5 4 37 7-11 .636 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Mar. 16, 1984
14. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 28 12 5 2 0 3 2 40 11-21 .524 0-1 .000 6-9 .667
Bucks 99   Paul Pressey 2 2 4 1 0 3 5 20 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 10, 1984
15. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 19 6 5 2 3 3 4 40 7-19 .368 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Bucks 95   Paul Pressey 10 3 3 3 1 2 1 23 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1984 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 15, 1984
16. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 24 6 5 0 1 2 2 38 6-14 .429 0-0 - 12-15 .800
Bucks 96   Paul Pressey 17 5 3 1 2 1 3 28 7-12 .583 0-0 - 3-5 .600
May. 17, 1984
17. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 32 13 7 3 1 5 4 43 9-17 .529 0-0 - 14-14 1.000
Bucks 110   Paul Pressey 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 27 0-6 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 19, 1984
18. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 28 8 6 4 0 8 1 41 10-18 .556 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Bucks 100   Paul Pressey 6 3 0 0 0 1 6 12 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
May. 21, 1984
19. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 32 10 8 3 0 5 3 38 13-22 .591 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Bucks 122   Paul Pressey 22 5 1 3 0 3 4 29 7-11 .636 0-0 - 8-12 .667
May. 23, 1984
20. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 21 13 4 2 1 9 2 42 8-21 .381 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Bucks 108   Paul Pressey 12 2 4 1 2 3 5 28 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
%
Dec. 19, 1984
21. Celtics 92   Larry Bird 18 9 3 3 1 1 4 41 7-19 .368 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bucks 107   Paul Pressey 8 5 11 0 5 3 3 42 4-12 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 30, 1984
22. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 24 14 6 1 0 7 3 42 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Bucks 114   Paul Pressey 23 6 10 2 1 1 0 43 10-20 .500 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667
Mar. 20, 1985
23. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 13 11 10 0 0 2 2 43 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bucks 105   Paul Pressey 17 4 7 2 1 4 0 39 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Apr. 12, 1985
24. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 47 14 2 1 3 4 4 38 15-31 .484 1-2 .500 16-17 .941
OT Bucks 115   Paul Pressey 10 4 9 4 3 3 5 45 5-13 .385 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 1985
25. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 22 8 5 1 3 5 5 27 7-8 .875 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Bucks 106   Paul Pressey 13 6 6 3 1 5 4 38 3-12 .250 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Dec. 03, 1985
26. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 18 9 5 1 1 5 2 35 8-18 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bucks 109   Paul Pressey 28 6 10 0 4 5 3 44 11-19 .579 1-2 .500 5-7 .714
Feb. 04, 1986
27. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 24 9 6 2 0 2 2 39 8-14 .571 1-2 .500 7-9 .778
Bucks 93   Paul Pressey 14 5 6 2 0 4 2 39 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 26, 1986
28. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 35 12 6 0 3 3 4 38 11-19 .579 2-2 1.000 11-11 1.000
Bucks 115   Paul Pressey 12 2 7 1 0 2 4 31 3-9 .333 0-2 .000 6-8 .750
Apr. 08, 1986
29. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 26 14 7 1 0 2 1 31 10-13 .769 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Bucks 114   Paul Pressey 8 5 3 2 1 3 4 28 1-9 .111 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
1986 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 13, 1986
30. Celtics 128   Larry Bird 26 6 5 1 0 3 0 32 9-15 .600 1-3 .333 7-7 1.000
Bucks 96   Paul Pressey 8 2 2 0 2 2 4 26 3-9 .333 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
May. 15, 1986
31. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 26 8 9 3 1 2 3 43 10-19 .526 1-6 .167 5-5 1.000
Bucks 111   Paul Pressey 17 6 9 3 2 2 5 42 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
May. 17, 1986
32. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 19 16 13 1 0 4 3 44 7-15 .467 2-3 .667 3-4 .750
Bucks 107   Paul Pressey 18 5 9 1 0 7 4 43 5-13 .385 1-3 .333 7-8 .875
May. 18, 1986
33. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 30 8 5 2 0 7 5 45 10-17 .588 5-6 .833 5-5 1.000
Bucks 98   Paul Pressey 23 5 3 3 0 2 1 40 8-20 .400 1-3 .333 6-7 .857
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 1986
34. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 24 9 3 1 1 6 5 47 9-15 .600 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
Bucks 111   Paul Pressey 17 1 10 2 0 4 2 40 6-15 .400 1-3 .333 4-6 .667
Nov. 12, 1986
35. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 09 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 116   Paul Pressey 10 0 4 0 0 0 4 29 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Dec. 20, 1986
36. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 12 6 5 3 1 5 5 38 4-15 .267 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Bucks 120   Paul Pressey 25 9 12 1 1 1 4 36 11-14 .786 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 17, 1987
37. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 24 12 5 0 0 6 5 45 10-22 .455 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Bucks 123   Paul Pressey 18 6 9 1 0 2 1 34 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 4-8 .500
Mar. 18, 1987
38. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 30 11 4 2 0 1 3 37 8-14 .571 1-1 1.000 13-14 .929
Bucks 102   Paul Pressey 5 2 2 1 0 2 6 17 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 -
1987 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 05, 1987
39. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 40 11 7 4 1 3 2 44 13-23 .565 1-1 1.000 13-13 1.000
Bucks 98   Paul Pressey 2 6 8 2 1 1 4 31 0-12 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 06, 1987
40. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 30 10 5 1 0 1 2 45 10-21 .476 1-3 .333 9-12 .750
Bucks 124   Paul Pressey 9 5 6 1 0 2 5 23 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667
May. 08, 1987
41. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 18 8 8 2 0 5 6 46 7-16 .438 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
OT Bucks 126   Paul Pressey 11 6 7 4 0 4 4 45 3-14 .214 0-2 .000 5-8 .625
May. 10, 1987
42. Celtics 138   Larry Bird 42 7 8 0 2 4 4 56 13-23 .565 3-5 .600 13-15 .867
2OT Bucks 137   Paul Pressey 20 5 11 1 0 6 3 54 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-8 .500
May. 13, 1987
43. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 26 8 12 1 0 4 4 46 8-22 .364 0-4 .000 10-11 .909
Bucks 129   Paul Pressey 14 2 10 2 1 3 6 30 7-8 .875 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 15, 1987
44. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 22 14 4 2 1 4 1 45 9-20 .450 0-2 .000 4-6 .667
Bucks 121   Paul Pressey 16 7 11 2 0 3 3 46 8-17 .471 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 17, 1987
45. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 31 10 8 2 2 3 1 48 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 13-13 1.000
Bucks 113   Paul Pressey 28 2 8 4 2 2 6 40 12-17 .706 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1987
46. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 28 15 8 3 2 5 1 37 12-22 .545 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Bucks 108   Paul Pressey 13 3 4 1 0 2 4 26 3-5 .600 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
Nov. 28, 1987
47. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 28 7 4 2 1 0 4 26 10-18 .556 2-4 .500 6-6 1.000
Bucks 112   Paul Pressey 21 7 12 1 2 4 3 42 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Feb. 04, 1988
48. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 22 12 5 0 0 3 3 44 7-24 .292 0-3 .000 8-9 .889
Bucks 111   Paul Pressey 15 5 8 2 0 1 3 39 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 01, 1988
49. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 31 7 8 0 0 1 4 37 12-23 .522 1-1 1.000 6-7 .857
Bucks 117   Paul Pressey 12 3 7 0 2 4 3 24 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1988
50. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 12 6 3 0 0 4 3 26 6-19 .316 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 108   Paul Pressey 25 4 2 7 0 3 5 37 11-18 .611 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1989
51. Celtics 127   Larry Bird 32 8 4 1 0 4 3 33 10-17 .588 1-2 .500 11-12 .917
Bucks 114   Paul Pressey 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 14 2-7 .286 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Dec. 19, 1989
52. Celtics 95   Larry Bird 21 12 6 1 0 1 1 38 8-15 .533 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Bucks 86   Paul Pressey 7 2 4 3 0 3 3 21 1-8 .125 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Feb. 06, 1990
53. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 24 2 8 2 1 5 3 42 11-22 .500 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000
Bucks 119   Paul Pressey 15 1 5 1 0 1 4 24 6-9 .667 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1990
54. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 11 9 7 3 1 2 3 43 5-17 .294 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Spurs 102   Paul Pressey 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 06 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Mar. 01, 1991
55. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 29 6 5 3 2 2 5 39 10-25 .400 3-8 .375 6-6 1.000
Spurs 98   Paul Pressey 8 1 8 1 1 3 4 34 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
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