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Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Bailey and Larry Bird

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Bailey 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.

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They faced each other a total of 24 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 19-5 winning record over James Bailey. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

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NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Bailey: 1979-80 to 1987-88
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92

24 Games played

24 in Regular Season

0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
James Bailey	5	5	0
Larry Bird	19	19	0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists
James Bailey	7.5	4.0	0.7
Larry Bird	24.3	10.8	6.7

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists
James Bailey	23	11	2
Larry Bird	38	18	13

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists
James Bailey	0 games	2 games	0 games
Larry Bird	24 games	20 games	24 games
Both had same stat	0 games	2 games	0 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	%
	Feb. 17, 1980
1.	Supersonics	109		James Bailey	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	06	0-2	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Celtics	108		Larry Bird	21	13	3	0	2	0	3	43	9-20	.450	0-4	.000	3-4	.750


1980-81 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 25, 1981
2.	Supersonics	106		James Bailey	23	11	2	0	4		1	42	9-14	.643	0-0	-	5-7	.714
	Celtics	115		Larry Bird	25	10	3	4			1	41	9-17	.529	0-0	-	7-8	.875
	Feb. 10, 1981
3.	Supersonics	108		James Bailey	9	8	1			3	6	25	3-9	.333	0-0	-	3-4	.750
OT	Celtics	107		Larry Bird	23	17	8	4	1	2	2	50	11-27	.407	0-0	-	1-1	1.000


1981-82 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 09, 1981
4.	Nets	100		James Bailey	6	0	0				1	17	3-4	.750	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Celtics	109		Larry Bird	30	9	6				4	39	12-20	.600	0-0	-	6-6	1.000
	Jan. 11, 1982
5.	Nets	94		James Bailey	4	2	0				2	23	2-8	.250	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Celtics	112		Larry Bird	25	14	10	6			3	44	10-19	.526	0-1	.000	5-5	1.000
	Mar. 12, 1982
6.	Nets	109		James Bailey	8	6	1				6	21	4-4	1.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Celtics	113		Larry Bird	18	7	7				3	25	7-10	.700	0-0	-	4-4	1.000
	Apr. 09, 1982
7.	Nets	103		James Bailey	3	2	0				4	13	1-6	.167	0-0	-	1-4	.250
	Celtics	106		Larry Bird	16	7	2				4	25	7-17	.412	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Apr. 16, 1982
8.	Nets	113		James Bailey	2	7	1				3	16	1-7	.143	0-0	-	0-3	.000
	Celtics	96		Larry Bird	12	7	2				1	24	5-12	.417	0-0	-	2-2	1.000


1982-83 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 07, 1982
9.	Nets	100		James Bailey	2	2	1	0	0	1	4	04	1-2	.500	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Celtics	102		Larry Bird	38	12	6	3	0	5	2	41	15-20	.750	1-1	1.000	7-8	.875
	Nov. 17, 1982
10.	Rockets	94		James Bailey	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	07	0-1	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Celtics	112		Larry Bird	21	9	8	1	0	0	1	27	9-11	.818	0-0	-	3-3	1.000
	Jan. 04, 1983
11.	Rockets	87		James Bailey	19	7	1	0	2	1	3	32	8-17	.471	0-0	-	3-4	.750
	Celtics	88		Larry Bird	22	17	8	4	1	2	1	40	8-20	.400	0-0	-	6-8	.750


1983-84 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 29, 1983
12.	Rockets	107		James Bailey	14	3	2	3	1	3	4	28	6-11	.545	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Celtics	94		Larry Bird	25	14	4	2	0	6	1	39	9-21	.429	0-0	-	7-10	.700
	Feb. 10, 1984
13.	Rockets	101		James Bailey	2	3	1	0	1	0	3	14	1-4	.250	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Celtics	114		Larry Bird	17	14	12	3	0	3	4	40	7-17	.412	0-0	-	3-3	1.000


1984-85 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 14, 1984
14.	Knicks	99		James Bailey	14	3	0	0	0	1	5	26	7-7	1.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Celtics	115		Larry Bird	29	7	7	3	2	5	1	45	9-21	.429	2-2	1.000	9-10	.900
	Dec. 18, 1984
15.	Knicks	108		James Bailey	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	14	1-2	.500	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Celtics	126		Larry Bird	23	15	7	2	3	5	2	39	9-17	.529	0-0	-	5-7	.714
	Jan. 04, 1985
16.	Knicks	94		James Bailey	2	4	0	0	0	0	6	20	1-4	.250	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Celtics	105		Larry Bird	32	10	3	1	1	1	3	44	13-21	.619	0-1	.000	6-6	1.000
	Jan. 07, 1985
17.	Knicks	97		James Bailey	4	10	0	0	3	0	3	30	2-6	.333	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Celtics	108		Larry Bird	26	10	10	3	2	3	1	42	9-16	.563	0-1	.000	8-8	1.000
	Apr. 07, 1985
18.	Knicks	102		James Bailey	7	2	1	0	0	1	3	18	3-5	.600	0-0	-	1-3	.333
	Celtics	114		Larry Bird	38	9	10	0	0	4	4	46	15-27	.556	2-3	.667	6-8	.750


1985-86 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 25, 1985
19.	Knicks	113		James Bailey	8	2	0	1	0	0	3	08	3-4	.750	0-0	-	2-3	.667
2OT	Celtics	104		Larry Bird	23	10	4	1	0	4	2	50	8-27	.296	1-2	.500	6-6	1.000
	Feb. 25, 1986
20.	Knicks	74		James Bailey	9	6	0	2	1	1	2	21	2-9	.222	0-0	-	5-6	.833
	Celtics	91		Larry Bird	24	18	13	1	0	3	2	40	9-14	.643	1-2	.500	5-5	1.000
	Mar. 07, 1986
21.	Knicks	108		James Bailey	14	5	1	0	1	2	4	28	6-11	.545	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Celtics	115		Larry Bird	16	7	8	2	0	3	0	32	7-16	.438	1-2	.500	1-1	1.000


1986-87 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 10, 1986
22.	Nets	98		James Bailey	23	7	2	2	0	4	3	27	10-15	.667	0-0	-	3-4	.750
	Celtics	108		Larry Bird	35	5	4	1	1	2	6	30	15-21	.714	2-4	.500	3-3	1.000
	Jan. 13, 1987
23.	Nets	117		James Bailey	4	2	1	1	3	0	4	15	2-4	.500	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Celtics	123		Larry Bird	21	8	10	3	1	3	2	43	4-19	.211	0-3	.000	13-13	1.000


1987-88 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 20, 1988
24.	Suns	115		James Bailey	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	09	0-3	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Celtics	131		Larry Bird	23	9	6	0	1	2	1	34	10-20	.500	3-3	1.000	0-0	-

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