Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Kevin McKenna

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Kevin McKenna 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 20 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 16-4 winning record over Kevin McKenna. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Kevin McKenna:
1981-82 to 1987-88
20 Games played
20 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
16
16
0
Kevin McKenna
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 27.3 9.7 6.8 2.20.9
Kevin McKenna 5.4 1.1 1.91.00.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 40 16 13 64
Kevin McKenna 16 4 5 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 20

games
19

games
17

games
14

games
11

games
Kevin McKenna 0

games
1

game
0

games
2

games
2

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
3

games
4

games
7

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1983
1. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 31 9 5 2 1 4 3 39 10-19 .526 0-2 .000 11-12 .917
Pacers 105   Kevin McKenna 11 0 2 1 0 0 2 12 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Nov. 08, 1983
2. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 26 9 7 3 0 4 1 41 11-22 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pacers 97   Kevin McKenna 4 1 0 2 0 2 2 10 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 20, 1984
3. Celtics 132   Larry Bird 27 11 3 4 0 6 3 37 9-20 .450 1-1 1.000 8-9 .889
Pacers 125   Kevin McKenna 9 0 3 1 0 1 3 13 3-5 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 03, 1984
4. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 27 12 9 6 0 2 3 30 11-23 .478 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Pacers 106   Kevin McKenna 11 0 2 1 1 4 4 22 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 20, 1984
5. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 25 11 8 2 2 5 0 48 9-22 .409 1-1 1.000 6-7 .857
OT Pacers 123   Kevin McKenna 2 1 3 2 0 0 3 15 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1984
6. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 35 3 10 2 2 3 2 39 14-20 .700 1-2 .500 6-7 .857
Nets 121   Kevin McKenna 4 4 2 0 0 1 1 19 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 02, 1985
7. 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   Kevin McKenna 10 1 2 1 0 2 2 16 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Mar. 27, 1985
8. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 22 13 5 0 0 4 1 39 8-18 .444 1-2 .500 5-7 .714
Nets 95   Kevin McKenna 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 31, 1986
9. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 14 11 7 0 4 2 2 30 5-14 .357 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bullets 88   Kevin McKenna 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 05, 1986
10. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 26 16 6 1 1 2 3 41 9-23 .391 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Bullets 88   Kevin McKenna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 08, 1986
11. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 24 11 8 2 0 1 4 43 10-30 .333 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000
OT Bullets 110   Kevin McKenna 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 13 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Mar. 28, 1986
12. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 27 12 7 3 1 1 2 37 11-23 .478 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Bullets 97   Kevin McKenna 6 3 3 2 0 1 3 20 2-8 .250 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 1986
13. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 35 5 4 1 1 2 6 30 15-21 .714 2-4 .500 3-3 1.000
Nets 98   Kevin McKenna 4 0 4 2 0 0 3 18 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 13, 1987
14. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 21 8 10 3 1 3 2 43 4-19 .211 0-3 .000 13-13 1.000
Nets 117   Kevin McKenna 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 07 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Feb. 23, 1987
15. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 35 11 6 3 0 4 0 45 15-24 .625 2-3 .667 3-3 1.000
Nets 103   Kevin McKenna 8 2 5 1 0 1 3 21 4-6 .667 0-1 .000 0-2 .000
Mar. 22, 1987
16. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 40 8 13 2 0 4 5 42 17-27 .630 3-5 .600 3-4 .750
Nets 104   Kevin McKenna 13 3 2 1 0 1 1 23 5-8 .625 3-4 .750 0-0 -
Apr. 10, 1987
17. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 26 7 6 3 1 4 4 43 12-25 .480 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Nets 117   Kevin McKenna 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 06 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 02, 1988
18. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 34 16 4 1 1 4 2 43 11-28 .393 1-2 .500 11-13 .846
Nets 117   Kevin McKenna 16 3 3 2 1 3 4 30 3-6 .500 2-4 .500 8-8 1.000
Mar. 28, 1988
19. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 27 8 2 3 0 2 1 43 9-22 .409 2-6 .333 7-7 1.000
Nets 105   Kevin McKenna 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 07 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 08, 1988
20. Celtics 127   Larry Bird 21 5 5 2 1 1 3 26 8-15 .533 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
Nets 90   Kevin McKenna 2 0 1 1 0 2 3 12 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 0-0 -