Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Derek Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Derek Smith 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 10 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 7-3 winning record over Derek Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Derek Smith:
1982-83 to 1990-91
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
7
7
0
Derek Smith
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 21.4 10.0 7.0 0.90.9
Derek Smith 10.4 3.1 0.60.30.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 41 14 13 23
Derek Smith 21 6 2 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 8

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10

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10

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5

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5

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Derek Smith 2

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0

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0

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0

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0

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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5

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 1983
1. Celtics 139   Larry Bird 17 11 6 0 1 4 3 36 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Warriors 117   Derek Smith 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1983
2. Celtics 129   Larry Bird 25 11 9 2 1 7 2 42 10-22 .455 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Clippers 122   Derek Smith 4 2 1 0 0 2 2 16 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 22, 1984
3. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 24 6 3 0 0 2 4 35 12-25 .480 0-3 .000 0-1 .000
Clippers 114   Derek Smith 10 5 1 0 0 2 3 26 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1984
4. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 31 14 9 2 3 1 3 38 14-27 .519 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Clippers 108   Derek Smith 19 6 0 1 0 2 3 38 6-15 .400 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Dec. 27, 1984
5. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 13 13 13 0 3 2 3 40 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Clippers 103   Derek Smith 21 6 1 0 0 3 2 41 9-21 .429 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1986
6. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 27 11 6 1 0 0 2 39 11-17 .647 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Kings 102   Derek Smith 6 2 0 1 0 0 2 19 2-9 .222 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1989
7. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 10 6 8 1 1 0 1 35 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
76ers 94   Derek Smith 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 16 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 22, 1989
8. Celtics 88   Larry Bird 11 12 9 2 0 3 2 37 5-14 .357 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
76ers 89   Derek Smith 13 2 0 1 0 0 0 15 6-8 .750 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Mar. 11, 1990
9. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 41 10 4 0 0 3 4 43 15-21 .714 1-2 .500 10-10 1.000
76ers 105   Derek Smith 15 2 1 0 0 0 4 21 4-5 .800 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Mar. 28, 1990
10. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 15 6 3 1 0 3 2 35 6-13 .462 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
76ers 122   Derek Smith 6 3 2 0 0 2 2 14 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -