Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and James Donaldson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and James Donaldson 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 19 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 12-7 winning record over James Donaldson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
James Donaldson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
James Donaldson:
1980-81 to 1994-95
19 Games played
19 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
12
12
0
James Donaldson
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 25.6 11.1 8.1
James Donaldson 9.8 7.7 1.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 50 17 14
James Donaldson 21 21 3
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 18

games		 13

games		 19

games
James Donaldson 1

game 		4

games		 0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 0

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 10, 1981
1. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 23 17 8 4 1 2 2 50 11-27 .407 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
OT Supersonics 108   James Donaldson 4 6 0 2 0 21 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 1982
2. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 25 13 2 2 4 39 9-23 .391 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Supersonics 118   James Donaldson 6 6 1 2 3 22 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 21, 1982
3. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 22 12 14 3 0 4 3 48 11-23 .478 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 103   James Donaldson 12 6 1 0 0 2 5 22 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 16, 1983
4. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 24 16 6 3 0 1 3 43 11-24 .458 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 100   James Donaldson 16 5 2 0 0 0 4 30 6-11 .545 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 09, 1983
5. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 27 11 8 3 3 3 4 42 11-24 .458 2-2 1.000 3-3 1.000
Supersonics 112   James Donaldson 17 5 0 1 0 2 0 21 8-9 .889 0-0 - 1-5 .200
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1983
6. Celtics 129   Larry Bird 25 11 9 2 1 7 2 42 10-22 .455 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Clippers 122   James Donaldson 13 3 1 1 1 3 5 29 6-6 1.000 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Feb. 22, 1984
7. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 24 6 3 0 0 2 4 35 12-25 .480 0-3 .000 0-1 .000
Clippers 114   James Donaldson 18 12 2 0 3 2 3 40 7-8 .875 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1984
8. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 31 14 9 2 3 1 3 38 14-27 .519 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Clippers 108   James Donaldson 21 7 1 0 1 4 1 38 8-11 .727 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 27, 1984
9. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 13 13 13 0 3 2 3 40 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Clippers 103   James Donaldson 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 17 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1985
10. Celtics 137   Larry Bird 35 8 10 3 0 4 5 41 14-27 .519 2-3 .667 5-6 .833
Mavericks 117   James Donaldson 5 7 1 0 3 0 0 38 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 10, 1986
11. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 50 11 5 1 0 5 3 40 18-33 .545 4-7 .571 10-11 .909
Mavericks 116   James Donaldson 6 11 3 1 0 0 2 39 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 14, 1987
12. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 25 15 6 0 2 3 3 43 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
Mavericks 108   James Donaldson 16 21 2 1 1 1 4 47 5-7 .714 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Feb. 18, 1987
13. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 16 12 11 1 2 2 3 40 7-19 .368 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000
Mavericks 96   James Donaldson 2 8 2 1 1 1 2 30 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 12, 1988
14. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 39 10 6 3 0 2 2 40 16-25 .640 2-4 .500 5-6 .833
Mavericks 104   James Donaldson 0 9 0 0 1 1 3 29 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 03, 1988
15. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 32 5 8 0 0 4 1 43 11-19 .579 7-10 .700 3-3 1.000
Mavericks 101   James Donaldson 4 8 1 1 0 1 1 36 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 28, 1990
16. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 31 12 5 1 1 3 3 44 13-22 .591 2-4 .500 3-4 .750
Mavericks 98   James Donaldson 2 8 1 0 0 0 1 22 1-8 .125 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 14, 1990
17. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 21 10 8 2 0 4 2 44 9-21 .429 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 113   James Donaldson 10 11 1 0 0 2 3 30 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 1990
18. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 6 8 11 0 0 2 2 37 2-11 .182 0-3 .000 2-4 .500
Mavericks 104   James Donaldson 14 8 0 0 0 3 3 37 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 06, 1991
19. Celtics 127   Larry Bird 17 6 11 0 1 1 2 38 7-17 .412 1-6 .167 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 110   James Donaldson 16 4 1 0 0 4 3 30 8-9 .889 0-0 - 0-2 .000
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