Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Don Buse

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Don Buse 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 15 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 10-5 winning record over Don Buse. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Don Buse:
1976-77 to 1984-85
15 Games played
15 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
10
10
0
Don Buse
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 27.3 10.6 5.7 0.9
Don Buse 6.5 2.1 3.10.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 45 14 13 3
Don Buse 18 6 7 2
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 15

games
15

games
10

games
7

games
Don Buse 0

games
0

games
4

games
2

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
1

game
6

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
%
Dec. 07, 1979
1. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 20 8 4 1 0 2 4 40 9-14 .643 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 92   Don Buse 2 4 3 0 0 2 3 33 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 13, 1980
2. Celtics 134   Larry Bird 45 13 3 2 0 5 4 43 19-32 .594 3-5 .600 4-4 1.000
Suns 135   Don Buse 13 4 4 3 0 2 3 31 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 23, 1981
3. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 32 10 8 5 0 4 41 14-22 .636 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pacers 103   Don Buse 7 2 1 1 2 20 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Feb. 06, 1981
4. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 31 8 5 2 3 2 38 12-18 .667 2-2 1.000 5-6 .833
Pacers 98   Don Buse 6 1 3 1 0 0 21 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 06, 1981
5. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 28 10 10 1 0 2 45 12-20 .600 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Pacers 110   Don Buse 2 1 1 1 0 2 17 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 13, 1981
6. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 13 12 4 2 1 0 1 38 6-19 .316 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Pacers 101   Don Buse 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 19 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1981
7. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 28 14 4 2 3 5 36 12-25 .480 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Pacers 94   Don Buse 7 3 1 2 0 0 24 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Dec. 01, 1981
8. Celtics 87   Larry Bird 16 11 3 1 1 8 0 41 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pacers 90   Don Buse 4 6 3 6 2 3 38 2-9 .222 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 20, 1982
9. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 32 13 5 1 1 5 38 14-25 .560 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pacers 103   Don Buse 8 1 3 6 1 2 31 2-8 .250 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
Feb. 02, 1982
10. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 26 13 6 1 0 1 2 43 8-19 .421 0-1 .000 10-10 1.000
Pacers 105   Don Buse 18 4 7 1 0 1 2 33 8-14 .571 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Mar. 10, 1982
11. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 21 8 3 1 1 3 22 10-15 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pacers 100   Don Buse 3 1 6 1 0 1 27 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 1-2 .500
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 17, 1983
12. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 24 9 4 4 1 4 4 45 11-28 .393 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Trail Blazers 121   Don Buse 10 0 5 4 0 1 2 23 3-3 1.000 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 1984
13. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 38 9 13 4 1 5 2 38 15-21 .714 0-2 .000 8-9 .889
Kings 113   Don Buse 7 2 4 2 0 4 0 19 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 01, 1984
14. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 32 8 7 1 0 4 4 39 13-23 .565 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Kings 110   Don Buse 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 12 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1984
15. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 24 13 7 2 2 2 5 43 9-23 .391 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Kings 124   Don Buse 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 09 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -