Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Billy Thompson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Billy Thompson 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 10 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 9-1 winning record over Billy Thompson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Billy Thompson:
1986-87 to 1991-92
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
9
9
0
Billy Thompson
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 22.3 7.3 7.9 1.20.8
Billy Thompson 7.9 3.6 1.40.60.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 40 14 13 32
Billy Thompson 19 8 4 13
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 9

games
8

games
10

games
7

games
6

games
Billy Thompson 1

game
2

games
0

games
3

games
2

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
0

games
2

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 1986
1. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 26 3 6 0 1 2 1 43 11-13 .846 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Lakers 117   Billy Thompson 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 07 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1988
2. Celtics 84   Larry Bird 6 1 2 0 0 2 2 16 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Heat 65   Billy Thompson 8 6 1 1 0 0 2 18 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 1990
3. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 14 11 7 3 0 2 3 34 5-15 .333 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
Heat 96   Billy Thompson 6 3 2 1 3 2 5 22 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 24, 1990
4. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 20 13 7 2 2 0 1 33 10-22 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Heat 95   Billy Thompson 6 3 0 1 0 1 4 22 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 02, 1990
5. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 28 4 7 2 2 6 2 41 13-20 .650 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Heat 110   Billy Thompson 8 2 4 1 1 0 3 18 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 1990
6. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 37 9 10 1 1 3 4 42 13-21 .619 4-6 .667 7-10 .700
Heat 105   Billy Thompson 19 6 2 0 0 2 3 24 9-16 .563 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 12, 1990
7. Celtics 139   Larry Bird 40 6 9 1 0 4 1 40 14-23 .609 2-5 .400 10-10 1.000
Heat 118   Billy Thompson 19 5 2 0 1 1 4 38 8-10 .800 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1990
8. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 21 14 11 2 1 3 2 36 10-18 .556 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Heat 101   Billy Thompson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 15, 1990
9. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 9 6 7 1 1 2 3 30 4-11 .364 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Heat 100   Billy Thompson 6 8 2 0 0 2 2 23 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 06, 1991
10. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 22 6 13 0 0 4 1 35 8-12 .667 5-8 .625 1-2 .500
Heat 117   Billy Thompson 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 16 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500