Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Rudy Macklin

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Rudy Macklin 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 15 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 12-3 winning record over Rudy Macklin, including a 2-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Rudy Macklin
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Rudy Macklin:
1981-82 to 1983-84
15 Games played
12 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
12
10
2
Rudy Macklin
3
2
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 23.2 12.4 6.4
Rudy Macklin 8.0 3.3 0.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 39 19 15
Rudy Macklin 18 9 3
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 14

games		 15

games		 14

games
Rudy Macklin 1

game 		0

games		 0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1981
1. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 16 15 5 0 4 40 5-11 .455 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Hawks 90   Rudy Macklin 6 6 1 0 2 17 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 11, 1981
2. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 19 17 5 3 4 41 2-11 .182 0-1 .000 15-17 .882
Hawks 86   Rudy Macklin 12 2 1 0 6 12 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 12, 1981
3. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 18 7 3 3 31 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Hawks 108   Rudy Macklin 14 3 1 0 28 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 13, 1982
4. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 28 19 15 3 3 3 46 12-19 .632 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Hawks 95   Rudy Macklin 0 1 0 0 2 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 17, 1982
5. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 22 9 8 0 5 33 10-19 .526 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Hawks 109   Rudy Macklin 0 0 0 0 0 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 02, 1982
6. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 24 4 0 0 0 4 29 7-17 .412 1-1 1.000 9-12 .750
Hawks 107   Rudy Macklin 2 0 0 0 2 08 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 1982
7. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 21 14 5 0 1 2 4 43 9-21 .429 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Hawks 97   Rudy Macklin 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 13 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 01, 1982
8. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 30 15 5 2 0 3 3 31 9-16 .563 1-1 1.000 11-12 .917
Hawks 97   Rudy Macklin 17 9 1 3 0 2 2 33 6-16 .375 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Dec. 18, 1982
9. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 10 12 6 1 1 1 41 3-18 .167 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
OT Hawks 103   Rudy Macklin 2 3 0 0 1 08 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 06, 1983
10. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 29 16 5 2 0 3 3 41 8-20 .400 1-3 .333 12-12 1.000
Hawks 116   Rudy Macklin 7 3 1 1 0 1 2 12 1-3 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 23, 1983
11. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 25 13 9 1 2 2 2 39 10-19 .526 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Hawks 102   Rudy Macklin 18 3 3 3 0 2 3 30 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Apr. 05, 1983
12. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 39 5 7 2 0 2 0 35 18-22 .818 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667
Hawks 95   Rudy Macklin 10 4 2 0 2 1 4 27 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1983 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 19, 1983
13. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 26 15 5 0 0 2 2 46 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Hawks 95   Rudy Macklin 8 3 0 1 0 1 2 22 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Apr. 22, 1983
14. Celtics 93   Larry Bird 15 16 9 2 1 3 2 39 4-18 .222 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Hawks 95   Rudy Macklin 18 8 1 1 1 2 5 30 6-10 .600 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Apr. 24, 1983
15. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 26 9 9 1 2 3 3 44 10-19 .526 1-2 .500 5-7 .714
Hawks 79   Rudy Macklin 4 4 1 0 1 2 5 26 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
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