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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Don Ford 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 6-4 winning record over Don Ford. 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 Ford:
1975-76 to 1981-82
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
6
6
0
Don Ford
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 21.6 11.7 3.5 0.8
Don Ford 4.0 2.0 0.60.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 33 20 5 3
Don Ford 14 5 3 1
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 10

games
10

games
9

games
4

games
Don Ford 0

games
0

games
0

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
1

game
6

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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. 28, 1979
1. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 16 4 3 4 0 2 5 40 7-15 .467 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Lakers 123   Don Ford 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 08 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 13, 1980
2. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 14 12 1 1 3 3 4 36 7-10 .700 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 100   Don Ford 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 22, 1980
3. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 26 15 4 1 1 8 3 46 12-30 .400 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 109   Don Ford 14 3 1 0 1 0 4 23 7-9 .778 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1980
4. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 33 10 3 1 0 2 3 43 13-25 .520 2-3 .667 5-6 .833
Cavaliers 122   Don Ford 6 4 3 0 0 0 2 24 3-10 .300 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 10, 1980
5. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 18 7 4 0 3 35 7-15 .467 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 103   Don Ford 2 1 0 0 0 02 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 22, 1980
6. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 12 8 4 0 5 28 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 113   Don Ford 2 1 0 0 0 09 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 20, 1980
7. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 21 20 4 2 0 4 2 45 9-20 .450 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 102   Don Ford 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 14, 1981
8. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 22 7 4 1 1 6 4 37 7-13 .538 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Cavaliers 113   Don Ford 6 4 0 0 0 0 1 16 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 25, 1981
9. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 30 18 5 2 1 5 3 37 9-19 .474 0-0 - 12-13 .923
Cavaliers 103   Don Ford 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 10 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 1982
10. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 24 16 3 3 2 2 3 44 10-21 .476 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 103   Don Ford 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -