Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and George Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and George Johnson 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 17 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 16-1 winning record over George Johnson, including a 1-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
George Johnson:
1972-73 to 1985-86
17 Games played
16 in Regular Season
1 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
16
15
1
George Johnson
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 22.8 10.9 5.7
George Johnson 4.0 5.9 0.9
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 37 16 10
George Johnson 11 14 5
Games with better stats than the other player...
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Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 16

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George Johnson 1

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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
%
Oct. 31, 1979
1. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 18 7 6 4 1 6 2 31 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Nets 79   George Johnson 8 14 1 0 5 6 4 26 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Nov. 21, 1979
2. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 24 12 3 0 0 4 4 37 8-22 .364 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
Nets 103   George Johnson 6 5 0 3 25 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 12, 1979
3. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 21 11 5 0 1 5 31 8-14 .571 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Nets 102   George Johnson 0 3 1 3 14 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 16, 1979
4. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 19 16 3 1 0 3 3 38 6-16 .375 1-1 1.000 6-9 .667
OT Nets 112   George Johnson 10 9 5 0 8 5 5 34 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 17, 1980
5. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 29 11 5 1 1 2 1 36 13-21 .619 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Nets 92   George Johnson 8 9 3 1 4 3 5 26 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Mar. 23, 1980
6. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 8 12 2 1 0 1 2 40 1-15 .067 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Nets 101   George Johnson 11 11 0 1 5 0 5 44 3-4 .750 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1981
7. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 13 13 4 1 1 3 41 5-15 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Spurs 85   George Johnson 2 5 1 0 3 3 21 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 17, 1981
8. Celtics 128   Larry Bird 25 11 6 4 2 0 43 10-23 .435 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Spurs 116   George Johnson 4 3 2 0 3 4 16 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 19, 1982
9. Celtics 134   Larry Bird 19 11 4 1 0 3 3 31 5-9 .556 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Spurs 110   George Johnson 3 10 0 0 1 2 6 19 1-5 .200 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 1982
10. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 21 14 5 0 1 2 4 43 9-21 .429 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Hawks 97   George Johnson 0 5 1 0 0 1 2 14 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 01, 1982
11. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 30 15 5 2 0 3 3 31 9-16 .563 1-1 1.000 11-12 .917
Hawks 97   George Johnson 6 12 0 0 4 0 3 23 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 18, 1982
12. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 10 12 6 1 1 1 41 3-18 .167 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
OT Hawks 103   George Johnson 0 2 0 0 1 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 24, 1983
13. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 26 9 9 1 2 3 3 44 10-19 .526 1-2 .500 5-7 .714
Hawks 79   George Johnson 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
%
Oct. 31, 1984
14. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 29 13 8 3 2 5 5 41 14-26 .538 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Nets 105   George Johnson 1 3 1 2 0 1 2 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 08, 1984
15. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 37 9 6 1 2 2 1 45 17-29 .586 3-3 1.000 0-0 -
Nets 98   George Johnson 5 7 1 0 1 2 2 26 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 11, 1984
16. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 35 3 10 2 2 3 2 39 14-20 .700 1-2 .500 6-7 .857
Nets 121   George Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 16 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 02, 1985
17. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 23 7 10 1 1 1 4 42 10-19 .526 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Nets 95   George Johnson 4 3 0 0 0 0 3 12 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -