Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Greg Dreiling

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Greg Dreiling 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 18 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 11-7 winning record over Greg Dreiling, including a 3-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Greg Dreiling:
1986-87 to 1996-97
18 Games played
13 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
11
8
3
Greg Dreiling
7
5
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 25.0 9.4 7.8 1.60.7
Greg Dreiling 2.1 2.2 0.30.10.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 42 20 12 52
Greg Dreiling 6 7 2 12
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 18

games
16

games
18

games
13

games
9

games
Greg Dreiling 0

games
2

games
0

games
1

game
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
4

games
8

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1986
1. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 38 11 8 2 1 4 2 32 14-20 .700 1-2 .500 9-10 .900
Pacers 102   Greg Dreiling 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 07 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 17, 1986
2. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 34 8 9 5 2 4 3 38 13-30 .433 1-5 .200 7-8 .875
Pacers 101   Greg Dreiling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 21, 1987
3. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 26 13 8 2 1 4 2 36 11-18 .611 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000
Pacers 100   Greg Dreiling 2 3 0 0 0 1 5 06 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 15, 1987
4. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 31 12 3 2 1 5 1 41 13-24 .542 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Pacers 85   Greg Dreiling 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1987
5. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 42 20 5 3 2 2 3 42 15-24 .625 2-2 1.000 10-10 1.000
Pacers 106   Greg Dreiling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1989
6. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 25 7 9 0 0 1 3 41 10-26 .385 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Pacers 119   Greg Dreiling 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 16 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 24, 1989
7. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 24 11 9 1 2 3 1 42 9-26 .346 0-3 .000 6-7 .857
Pacers 118   Greg Dreiling 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 14 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 19, 1990
8. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 29 12 9 1 1 6 0 43 12-23 .522 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Pacers 104   Greg Dreiling 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 27, 1990
9. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 21 7 4 3 0 1 1 43 10-24 .417 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Pacers 101   Greg Dreiling 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 08 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1990
10. Celtics 152   Larry Bird 22 7 12 2 0 3 2 38 8-16 .500 2-4 .500 4-5 .800
Pacers 132   Greg Dreiling 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 24, 1991
11. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 14 5 2 0 0 3 1 37 6-18 .333 0-6 .000 2-2 1.000
Pacers 115   Greg Dreiling 6 7 0 0 2 3 3 26 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 04, 1991
12. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 29 7 10 0 0 5 1 37 10-18 .556 7-10 .700 2-2 1.000
Pacers 101   Greg Dreiling 5 4 0 1 0 0 1 18 1-3 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 22, 1991
13. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 11 8 10 1 1 3 4 42 5-15 .333 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Pacers 121   Greg Dreiling 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 08 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 3-6 .500
1991 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 26, 1991
14. Celtics 127   Larry Bird 21 12 12 3 0 3 2 41 6-20 .300 0-2 .000 9-10 .900
Pacers 120   Greg Dreiling 6 2 0 0 0 0 5 18 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 28, 1991
15. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 18 6 10 1 0 2 5 40 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Pacers 130   Greg Dreiling 1 7 0 0 0 1 3 16 0-3 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 01, 1991
16. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 15 9 6 1 0 3 4 37 4-13 .308 0-3 .000 7-7 1.000
Pacers 105   Greg Dreiling 6 5 0 0 0 1 3 19 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 03, 1991
17. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 18 6 8 0 2 3 3 40 7-14 .500 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Pacers 116   Greg Dreiling 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 15 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 05, 1991
18. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 32 9 7 1 0 4 2 33 12-19 .632 0-5 .000 8-10 .800
Pacers 121   Greg Dreiling 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 07 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -