Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Scott May

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Scott May 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:
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They faced each other a total of 14 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 9-5 winning record over Scott May. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Scott May
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Scott May:
1976-77 to 1982-83
14 Games played
14 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
9
9
0
Scott May
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 21.8 11.3 6.1
Scott May 7.9 2.8 1.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 35 20 12
Scott May 19 7 4
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 13

games		 14

games		 14

games
Scott May 1

game 		0

games		 0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1980
1. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 19 13 7 1 47 8-14 .571 0-2 .000 3-5 .600
Bulls 112   Scott May 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 09 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 13, 1980
2. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 35 20 5 3 0 2 4 42 15-28 .536 0-2 .000 5-8 .625
Bulls 95   Scott May 14 4 2 2 0 2 2 24 5-8 .625 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Dec. 17, 1980
3. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 25 10 7 1 3 43 9-17 .529 0-2 .000 7-8 .875
Bulls 98   Scott May 9 3 0 0 1 2 23 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 09, 1981
4. 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   Scott May 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 01 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 29, 1981
5. Celtics 85   Larry Bird 10 5 2 0 0 0 2 18 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 108   Scott May 6 1 1 2 0 1 2 08 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1981
6. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 20 8 6 3 1 3 3 31 8-14 .571 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bucks 89   Scott May 9 7 4 1 0 0 4 23 4-6 .667 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Jan. 15, 1982
7. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 29 11 7 1 0 2 5 40 12-20 .600 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Bucks 122   Scott May 9 0 1 1 0 1 1 12 4-6 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Feb. 28, 1982
8. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 16 6 4 1 1 1 4 29 5-13 .385 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Bucks 102   Scott May 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 05 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 06, 1982
9. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 15 9 5 4 1 1 1 39 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Bucks 122   Scott May 9 3 3 0 0 1 1 18 3-8 .375 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 14, 1982
10. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 10 14 5 0 1 4 5 32 5-13 .385 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Bucks 91   Scott May 19 6 2 2 0 5 1 26 6-11 .545 0-0 - 7-10 .700
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1982
11. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 29 9 12 1 3 4 2 41 11-15 .733 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Pistons 123   Scott May 9 3 3 1 0 1 3 21 3-6 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 04, 1982
12. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 30 16 12 2 2 2 4 42 13-26 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Pistons 112   Scott May 6 4 3 2 20 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 15, 1982
13. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 23 18 3 1 0 3 5 40 8-23 .348 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Pistons 104   Scott May 6 3 2 1 0 3 1 21 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 19, 1982
14. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 20 10 6 1 0 3 4 34 8-20 .400 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Pistons 131   Scott May 11 2 1 0 0 1 3 14 2-7 .286 0-0 - 7-8 .875
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