Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Reggie Theus

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Reggie Theus 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:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 38 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 33-5 winning record over Reggie Theus, including a 4-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Reggie Theus
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Reggie Theus:
1978-79 to 1990-91
38 Games played
34 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
33
29
4
Reggie Theus
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 24.0 10.8 5.6
Reggie Theus 19.1 3.4 5.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 46 20 10
Reggie Theus 46 9 14
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 22

games		 36

games		 17

games
Reggie Theus 14

games 		2

games		 13

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 0

games		 8

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
%
Jan. 16, 1980
1. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 18 7 0 3 0 3 4 34 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Bulls 104   Reggie Theus 26 6 4 1 0 5 3 36 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 12-12 1.000
Jan. 29, 1980
2. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 14 13 5 1 1 4 6 31 6-16 .375 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Bulls 99   Reggie Theus 30 2 4 3 0 6 3 45 11-21 .524 2-3 .667 6-9 .667
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1980
3. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 19 11 9 3 1 3 3 44 6-14 .429 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Bulls 105   Reggie Theus 28 9 2 1 0 4 1 40 11-23 .478 1-2 .500 5-8 .625
Nov. 18, 1980
4. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 19 13 7 1 47 8-14 .571 0-2 .000 3-5 .600
Bulls 112   Reggie Theus 24 1 1 2 0 3 5 35 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
Dec. 13, 1980
5. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 35 20 5 3 0 2 4 42 15-28 .536 0-2 .000 5-8 .625
Bulls 95   Reggie Theus 17 0 3 4 3 2 4 38 5-12 .417 1-4 .250 6-9 .667
Dec. 17, 1980
6. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 25 10 7 1 3 43 9-17 .529 0-2 .000 7-8 .875
Bulls 98   Reggie Theus 16 7 5 0 1 2 34 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Jan. 09, 1981
7. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 24 9 5 3 0 6 2 47 11-26 .423 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
OT Bulls 111   Reggie Theus 21 5 5 1 1 1 5 44 9-15 .600 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Jan. 29, 1981
8. Celtics 85   Larry Bird 10 5 2 0 0 0 2 18 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 108   Reggie Theus 22 6 6 1 0 1 1 38 8-14 .571 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1981 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 05, 1981
9. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 23 12 5 4 44 9-18 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Bulls 109   Reggie Theus 13 8 3 0 2 36 4-17 .235 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Apr. 07, 1981
10. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 12 12 9 4 0 10 4 44 5-13 .385 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 97   Reggie Theus 21 1 4 0 0 4 37 8-16 .500 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Apr. 10, 1981
11. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 24 17 10 2 2 48 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Bulls 107   Reggie Theus 26 3 8 0 3 39 10-16 .625 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Apr. 12, 1981
12. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 35 11 5 3 1 3 44 13-22 .591 1-1 1.000 8-8 1.000
Bulls 103   Reggie Theus 12 0 7 0 3 4 38 4-14 .286 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1981
13. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 26 5 4 0 5 3 3 36 11-23 .478 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Bulls 93   Reggie Theus 26 6 4 1 1 5 2 35 8-18 .444 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Nov. 17, 1981
14. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 29 8 6 3 1 1 4 47 10-19 .526 1-2 .500 8-10 .800
Bulls 95   Reggie Theus 12 7 7 0 0 0 1 37 6-18 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 06, 1982
15. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 9 17 9 3 4 43 4-13 .308 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bulls 116   Reggie Theus 31 6 4 4 4 5 30 10-19 .526 0-1 .000 11-12 .917
Mar. 23, 1982
16. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 25 14 5 0 0 2 3 42 12-20 .600 0-1 .000 1-3 .333
Bulls 103   Reggie Theus 13 1 5 0 0 5 5 27 4-13 .308 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Apr. 04, 1982
17. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 29 9 5 0 1 2 5 27 13-23 .565 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bulls 112   Reggie Theus 26 1 6 1 0 3 2 39 11-22 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 13, 1982
18. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 35 17 4 3 1 4 4 45 11-25 .440 1-2 .500 12-12 1.000
Bulls 120   Reggie Theus 17 3 7 1 1 4 4 32 7-9 .778 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 1982
19. Celtics 140   Larry Bird 26 17 4 3 1 4 2 38 9-18 .500 0-2 .000 8-10 .800
Bulls 131   Reggie Theus 46 6 4 1 0 3 4 36 16-33 .485 2-4 .500 12-13 .923
Jan. 21, 1983
20. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 20 12 8 3 3 4 3 37 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Bulls 106   Reggie Theus 20 8 5 0 0 0 5 35 8-19 .421 0-1 .000 4-7 .571
Jan. 31, 1983
21. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 27 5 3 1 0 4 2 41 11-16 .688 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bulls 104   Reggie Theus 17 3 3 2 0 7 3 33 6-17 .353 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 26, 1983
22. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 30 8 2 3 1 2 3 44 12-29 .414 0-1 .000 6-11 .545
Bulls 118   Reggie Theus 25 4 14 3 0 6 5 42 7-14 .500 0-0 - 11-14 .786
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1983
23. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 18 9 4 2 1 4 3 41 8-15 .533 0-2 .000 2-5 .400
Bulls 101   Reggie Theus 2 0 2 0 0 4 2 12 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 06, 1983
24. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 24 11 4 0 0 1 1 33 9-15 .600 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000
Bulls 105   Reggie Theus 15 1 9 0 0 2 1 26 6-13 .462 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jan. 31, 1984
25. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 28 12 4 5 1 3 2 32 12-20 .600 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Bulls 83   Reggie Theus 15 1 2 1 0 3 2 25 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1984
26. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 24 13 7 2 2 2 5 43 9-23 .391 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Kings 124   Reggie Theus 26 7 7 0 0 3 4 35 10-15 .667 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Feb. 01, 1985
27. Celtics 142   Larry Bird 38 11 6 1 1 5 1 38 16-27 .593 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000
Kings 123   Reggie Theus 14 0 9 0 0 1 2 34 7-16 .438 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1985
28. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 24 7 5 4 1 3 2 28 8-17 .471 2-2 1.000 6-7 .857
Kings 101   Reggie Theus 14 1 5 1 0 4 1 23 7-12 .583 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 11, 1986
29. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 29 11 3 4 1 6 5 36 8-18 .444 1-3 .333 12-16 .750
Kings 105   Reggie Theus 8 3 10 0 0 5 3 37 2-8 .250 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1986
30. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 27 11 6 1 0 0 2 39 11-17 .647 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Kings 102   Reggie Theus 16 3 7 0 0 1 1 32 6-14 .429 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 1987
31. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 35 10 5 1 1 3 2 41 15-24 .625 2-4 .500 3-4 .750
Kings 102   Reggie Theus 29 4 10 0 0 1 1 43 13-25 .520 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
Jan. 15, 1988
32. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 27 9 10 1 0 0 1 32 11-20 .550 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Kings 86   Reggie Theus 7 2 4 2 0 1 0 15 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 1990
33. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 14 10 10 1 1 3 3 29 6-17 .353 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Magic 111   Reggie Theus 18 0 4 1 0 5 3 30 8-18 .444 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
Mar. 16, 1990
34. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 46 8 10 1 0 0 1 44 19-33 .576 1-3 .333 7-8 .875
Magic 127   Reggie Theus 6 3 3 1 0 0 0 10 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1990
35. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 21 13 4 1 0 5 2 43 6-14 .429 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Nets 91   Reggie Theus 22 2 2 3 0 3 2 40 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Feb. 22, 1991
36. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 14 9 6 1 1 7 5 35 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Nets 99   Reggie Theus 17 3 6 0 0 2 2 33 8-19 .421 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Apr. 02, 1991
37. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 16 11 5 1 1 4 2 40 8-15 .533 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Nets 77   Reggie Theus 8 6 3 1 4 3 1 36 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 04, 1991
38. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 14 4 6 4 1 5 1 33 5-9 .556 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Nets 104   Reggie Theus 19 2 7 2 0 5 3 39 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
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