Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Steve Alford and Larry Bird

This is the detail of NBA games in which Steve Alford and Larry Bird 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 3 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 3-0 winning record over Steve Alford. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Steve Alford:
1987-88 to 1990-91
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
3 Games played
3 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Steve Alford
0
0
0
Larry Bird
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Alford 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.00.0
Larry Bird 18.0 8.7 9.00.30.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Alford 5 0 0 00
Larry Bird 31 12 11 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Alford 0

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0

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0

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0

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0

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Larry Bird 3

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3

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3

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1

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2

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Both had same stat 0

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 28, 1990
1. Mavericks 98   Steve Alford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 111   Larry Bird 31 12 5 1 1 3 3 44 13-22 .591 2-4 .500 3-4 .750
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 1990
2. Mavericks 104   Steve Alford 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 04 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 112   Larry Bird 6 8 11 0 0 2 2 37 2-11 .182 0-3 .000 2-4 .500
Jan. 06, 1991
3. Mavericks 110   Steve Alford 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 127   Larry Bird 17 6 11 0 1 1 2 38 7-17 .412 1-6 .167 2-2 1.000