Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Sidney Green

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Sidney Green 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 38 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 33-5 winning record over Sidney Green, including a 9-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird

vs.

Sidney Green


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Sidney Green: 1983-84 to 1992-93

38 Games played

27 in Regular Season

11 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Larry Bird	33	24	9
Sidney Green	5	3	2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Larry Bird	26.9	8.6	6.6	1.7	0.9
Sidney Green	7.6	5.7	0.7	0.6	0.4

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Larry Bird	46	17	12	5	4
Sidney Green	26	16	3	4	2

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Larry Bird	36 games	26 games	38 games	22 games	15 games
Sidney Green	1 game	8 games	0 games	7 games	5 games
Both had same stat	1 game	4 games	0 games	9 games	18 games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1983-84 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 12, 1983
1.	Celtics	116	Larry Bird	18	9	4	2	1	4	3	41	8-15	.533	0-2	.000	2-5	.400
	Bulls	101	Sidney Green	8	5	0	3	1	0	5	18	4-6	.667	0-0	-	0-1	.000
	Dec. 06, 1983
2.	Celtics	118	Larry Bird	24	11	4	0	0	1	1	33	9-15	.600	2-3	.667	4-4	1.000
	Bulls	105	Sidney Green	6	2	0	1	0	1	1	10	2-6	.333	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Jan. 31, 1984
3.	Celtics	106	Larry Bird	28	12	4	5	1	3	2	32	12-20	.600	0-0	-	4-5	.800
	Bulls	83	Sidney Green	2	4	0	0	2	1	3	18	1-6	.167	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mar. 02, 1984
4.	Celtics	104	Larry Bird	28	12	5	1	1	4	3	39	8-16	.500	0-1	.000	12-12	1.000
	Bulls	100	Sidney Green	4	2	0	0	0	2	4	17	1-1	1.000	0-0	-	2-2	1.000


1984-85 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 15, 1984
5.	Celtics	125	Larry Bird	14	17	3	0	2	3	4	31	6-17	.353	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Bulls	105	Sidney Green	4	7	1	0	1	1	2	16	2-4	.500	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Dec. 22, 1984
6.	Celtics	85	Larry Bird	10	7	4	0	0	2	5	32	3-14	.214	0-0	-	4-4	1.000
	Bulls	110	Sidney Green	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	03	1-3	.333	0-1	.000	0-0	-
	Feb. 05, 1985
7.	Celtics	110	Larry Bird	27	9	7	1	3	4	2	42	9-21	.429	1-1	1.000	8-8	1.000
	Bulls	106	Sidney Green	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	06	0-1	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Feb. 22, 1985
8.	Celtics	115	Larry Bird	34	8	5	2	0	5	4	38	16-28	.571	2-4	.500	0-0	-
	Bulls	105	Sidney Green	4	4	2	0	0	2	1	14	2-6	.333	0-1	.000	0-0	-


1985-86 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 15, 1985
9.	Celtics	109	Larry Bird	34	13	4	3	0	2	3	43	13-24	.542	0-2	.000	8-8	1.000
	Bulls	104	Sidney Green	17	16	2	0	0	2	5	35	7-14	.500	0-0	-	3-3	1.000
	Dec. 17, 1985
10.	Celtics	108	Larry Bird	12	12	6	2	1	1	2	40	5-17	.294	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Bulls	116	Sidney Green	15	10	1	0	1	2	4	31	5-10	.500	0-0	-	5-6	.833
	Jan. 30, 1986
11.	Celtics	101	Larry Bird	26	9	4	5	0	3	2	40	10-23	.435	0-2	.000	6-6	1.000
	Bulls	91	Sidney Green	21	10	1	2	1	4	4	37	7-14	.500	0-0	-	7-8	.875
	Mar. 04, 1986
12.	Celtics	106	Larry Bird	15	9	6	2	1	4	0	33	6-12	.500	0-3	.000	3-4	.750
	Bulls	94	Sidney Green	14	9	2	0	2	1	2	35	7-15	.467	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mar. 05, 1986
13.	Celtics	108	Larry Bird	26	6	7	3	1	2	4	42	11-19	.579	2-4	.500	2-2	1.000
	Bulls	97	Sidney Green	25	6	0	0	0	2	4	31	9-17	.529	0-0	-	7-8	.875
	Mar. 21, 1986
14.	Celtics	126	Larry Bird	32	6	8	3	0	4	3	32	11-18	.611	2-2	1.000	8-8	1.000
	Bulls	105	Sidney Green	8	6	1	0	0	1	1	22	4-9	.444	0-0	-	0-1	.000


1986 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 17, 1986
15.	Celtics	123	Larry Bird	30	6	8	3	0	3	4	40	9-13	.692	2-3	.667	10-13	.769
	Bulls	104	Sidney Green	2	3	0	0	0	3	3	16	1-5	.200	0-0	-	0-2	.000
	Apr. 20, 1986
16.	Celtics	135	Larry Bird	36	12	8	1	2	4	5	56	14-27	.519	2-5	.400	6-7	.857
2OT	Bulls	131	Sidney Green	7	5	0	0	1	0	4	19	2-8	.250	0-0	-	3-4	.750
	Apr. 22, 1986
17.	Celtics	122	Larry Bird	19	6	8	1	2	3	5	40	5-13	.385	0-2	.000	9-10	.900
	Bulls	104	Sidney Green	9	4	0	1	0	0	2	18	3-7	.429	0-0	-	3-6	.500


1986-87 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 15, 1986
18.	Celtics	118	Larry Bird	26	10	4	0	1	4	1	45	7-14	.500	2-3	.667	10-11	.909
	Pistons	111	Sidney Green	8	16	1	1	1	1	4	24	4-12	.333	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mar. 01, 1987
19.	Celtics	112	Larry Bird	23	5	9	0	2	1	2	43	7-17	.412	0-2	.000	9-10	.900
	Pistons	102	Sidney Green	12	8	0	1	0	1	2	23	5-6	.833	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Apr. 03, 1987
20.	Celtics	119	Larry Bird	31	3	8	0	1	2	6	33	13-21	.619	1-2	.500	4-4	1.000
OT	Pistons	115	Sidney Green	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	01	0-1	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-


1987 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	May. 21, 1987
21.	Celtics	110	Larry Bird	31	9	12	0	0	0	1	47	10-23	.435	2-5	.400	9-11	.818
	Pistons	101	Sidney Green	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	02	0-1	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	May. 24, 1987
22.	Celtics	119	Larry Bird	16	7	4	0	0	3	1	33	8-16	.500	0-2	.000	0-0	-
	Pistons	145	Sidney Green	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	03	1-2	.500	0-0	-	0-0	-
	May. 26, 1987
23.	Celtics	108	Larry Bird	36	12	9	1	1	5	1	47	12-25	.480	0-2	.000	12-12	1.000
	Pistons	107	Sidney Green	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	01	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-
	May. 30, 1987
24.	Celtics	117	Larry Bird	37	9	9	0	2	3	3	48	13-24	.542	1-2	.500	10-10	1.000
	Pistons	114	Sidney Green	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	02	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-


1987-88 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 09, 1987
25.	Celtics	96	Larry Bird	16	9	10	1	1	8	1	41	5-18	.278	0-0	-	6-6	1.000
	Knicks	87	Sidney Green	2	9	1	0	0	2	4	19	0-4	.000	0-0	-	2-4	.500
	Jan. 06, 1988
26.	Celtics	117	Larry Bird	41	6	5	3	0	5	2	44	17-30	.567	3-3	1.000	4-4	1.000
	Knicks	108	Sidney Green	8	9	1	0	0	2	6	25	4-6	.667	0-1	.000	0-0	-
	Jan. 09, 1988
27.	Celtics	98	Larry Bird	20	9	9	3	0	9	2	43	6-14	.429	0-2	.000	8-10	.800
	Knicks	106	Sidney Green	20	6	0	4	0	1	3	27	8-11	.727	0-0	-	4-4	1.000
	Feb. 22, 1988
28.	Celtics	95	Larry Bird	36	14	2	2	1	1	2	44	13-27	.481	3-6	.500	7-8	.875
	Knicks	93	Sidney Green	6	9	0	1	1	0	4	24	2-11	.182	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Mar. 26, 1988
29.	Celtics	118	Larry Bird	31	8	8	2	1	3	2	40	11-19	.579	4-7	.571	5-5	1.000
	Knicks	106	Sidney Green	7	2	0	2	0	0	4	22	2-3	.667	0-0	-	3-6	.500


1988 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 29, 1988
30.	Celtics	112	Larry Bird	29	5	8	1	0	2	1	44	9-20	.450	0-0	-	11-12	.917
	Knicks	92	Sidney Green	6	11	1	0	0	3	3	30	3-5	.600	0-0	-	0-0	-
	May. 01, 1988
31.	Celtics	128	Larry Bird	36	4	6	3	0	4	2	42	12-19	.632	1-2	.500	11-11	1.000
	Knicks	102	Sidney Green	4	7	3	0	0	1	4	18	2-4	.500	0-0	-	0-0	-
	May. 04, 1988
32.	Celtics	100	Larry Bird	20	8	12	5	0	3	3	46	8-22	.364	1-5	.200	3-3	1.000
	Knicks	109	Sidney Green	0	3	3	0	0	2	4	14	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-
	May. 06, 1988
33.	Celtics	102	Larry Bird	28	6	6	2	0	3	2	46	10-20	.500	2-2	1.000	6-6	1.000
	Knicks	94	Sidney Green	6	12	0	0	1	3	3	31	3-8	.375	0-0	-	0-0	-


1988-89 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 04, 1988
34.	Celtics	122	Larry Bird	29	5	5	2	4	1	4	47	12-23	.522	0-0	-	5-5	1.000
OT	Knicks	115	Sidney Green	0	2	0	0	0	1	4	10	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-


1989-90 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 17, 1990
35.	Celtics	133	Larry Bird	14	10	10	1	1	3	3	29	6-17	.353	0-3	.000	2-2	1.000
	Magic	111	Sidney Green	10	6	2	2	0	1	2	21	4-7	.571	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Mar. 16, 1990
36.	Celtics	130	Larry Bird	46	8	10	1	0	0	1	44	19-33	.576	1-3	.333	7-8	.875
	Magic	127	Sidney Green	16	5	3	1	0	2	5	27	8-12	.667	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Apr. 01, 1990
37.	Celtics	133	Larry Bird	36	9	6	0	1	1	1	40	14-26	.538	2-3	.667	6-7	.857
	Magic	125	Sidney Green	26	8	0	2	1	5	3	36	10-20	.500	0-0	-	6-8	.750


1990-91 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Mar. 01, 1991
38.	Celtics	108	Larry Bird	29	6	5	3	2	2	5	39	10-25	.400	3-8	.375	6-6	1.000
	Spurs	98	Sidney Green	8	3	1	2	0	2	2	20	4-7	.571	0-0	-	0-0	-