Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Elston Turner

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Elston Turner 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 13-2 winning record over Elston Turner, including a 3-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Elston Turner
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Elston Turner:
1981-82 to 1988-89
15 Games played
12 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
13
10
3
Elston Turner
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 31.3 10.5 6.8
Elston Turner 2.7 1.3 0.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 44 17 13
Elston Turner 14 6 4
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 15

games		 15

games		 15

games
Elston Turner 0

games 		0

games		 0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1981
1. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 30 17 7 2 2 2 39 12-20 .600 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Mavericks 92   Elston Turner 14 6 4 0 2 31 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1983
2. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 28 8 2 3 1 2 1 37 13-23 .565 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mavericks 110   Elston Turner 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1983
3. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 36 13 4 3 1 6 3 46 14-25 .560 2-2 1.000 6-7 .857
OT Mavericks 109   Elston Turner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1984
4. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 18 12 6 2 1 4 2 36 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Nuggets 107   Elston Turner 2 2 1 1 0 2 5 18 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 20, 1985
5. Celtics 129   Larry Bird 40 9 6 0 0 6 4 46 14-28 .500 0-2 .000 12-13 .923
Nuggets 132   Elston Turner 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 08 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 1986
6. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 24 14 9 2 0 1 3 36 11-16 .688 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Nuggets 100   Elston Turner 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 18 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 20, 1986
7. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 27 16 4 2 4 5 2 42 12-18 .667 1-2 .500 2-3 .667
Nuggets 102   Elston Turner 2 1 1 2 1 0 3 18 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1986
8. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 37 5 10 1 2 6 4 48 13-25 .520 0-4 .000 11-12 .917
Bulls 98   Elston Turner 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 02, 1987
9. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 37 8 9 1 2 2 3 42 11-18 .611 3-4 .750 12-13 .923
Bulls 99   Elston Turner 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 14 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 17, 1987
10. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 38 8 7 1 1 1 3 45 17-29 .586 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
Bulls 105   Elston Turner 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 07 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 23, 1987
11. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 17 9 13 2 0 1 2 46 4-7 .571 2-2 1.000 7-7 1.000
Bulls 104   Elston Turner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 26, 1987
12. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 29 7 8 0 0 2 4 44 9-17 .529 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Bulls 96   Elston Turner 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 11 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 28, 1987
13. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 32 14 6 2 1 4 3 45 11-21 .524 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
Bulls 94   Elston Turner 6 1 0 2 0 0 2 12 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 20, 1988
14. Celtics 137   Larry Bird 33 7 8 0 0 0 4 42 14-21 .667 3-3 1.000 2-2 1.000
Bulls 107   Elston Turner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 21, 1988
15. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 44 10 3 1 1 1 1 40 19-29 .655 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Bulls 119   Elston Turner 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
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