Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Larry Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Larry Smith 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 14-3 winning record over Larry Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Larry Smith:
1980-81 to 1992-93
17 Games played
17 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
14
14
0
Larry Smith
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 22.3 10.2 7.4 1.71.0
Larry Smith 5.4 8.1 0.90.50.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 38 15 17 54
Larry Smith 13 17 3 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 15

games
9

games
17

games
12

games
10

games
Larry Smith 1

game
6

games
0

games
1

game
0

games
Both had same stat 1

game
2

games
0

games
4

games
7

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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
%
Nov. 21, 1980
1. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 27 10 5 1 0 6 3 40 10-22 .455 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
Warriors 106   Larry Smith 7 15 2 1 0 4 2 32 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Jan. 02, 1981
2. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 0 7 6 2 0 3 4 37 0-9 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Warriors 121   Larry Smith 13 11 1 0 0 2 3 31 4-9 .444 0-0 - 5-9 .556
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1981
3. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 32 7 3 0 2 6 3 38 15-24 .625 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Warriors 101   Larry Smith 2 6 0 1 0 0 3 19 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 17, 1982
4. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 8 12 9 2 1 5 2 41 4-17 .235 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Warriors 121   Larry Smith 8 17 0 1 0 3 4 32 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 1983
5. Celtics 139   Larry Bird 17 11 6 0 1 4 3 36 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Warriors 117   Larry Smith 4 3 3 0 0 1 4 23 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 19, 1983
6. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 24 13 5 1 1 7 4 38 11-21 .524 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Warriors 115   Larry Smith 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 11, 1984
7. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 20 6 5 2 2 2 1 30 9-15 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Warriors 112   Larry Smith 6 8 2 0 1 2 1 26 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Feb. 16, 1984
8. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 16 9 17 2 0 2 5 40 5-12 .417 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Warriors 115   Larry Smith 4 7 1 2 0 0 2 18 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1984
9. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 17 7 6 2 0 1 0 25 6-11 .545 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Warriors 91   Larry Smith 12 10 2 1 0 3 4 28 6-14 .429 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 24, 1986
10. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 25 9 4 3 1 2 3 31 10-16 .625 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Warriors 114   Larry Smith 11 12 2 0 0 2 4 34 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 19, 1986
11. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 36 12 11 0 1 2 2 44 14-23 .609 1-3 .333 7-9 .778
Warriors 100   Larry Smith 5 12 0 0 1 1 3 34 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1986
12. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 32 7 13 1 2 2 1 42 9-16 .563 4-5 .800 10-10 1.000
Warriors 120   Larry Smith 2 7 1 0 0 1 4 22 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 12, 1987
13. Celtics 134   Larry Bird 22 11 8 3 1 2 1 35 8-16 .500 1-5 .200 5-5 1.000
Warriors 112   Larry Smith 6 10 1 0 0 1 4 24 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1989
14. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 26 14 5 1 4 2 2 35 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 10-10 1.000
Rockets 97   Larry Smith 5 7 1 0 0 1 4 18 2-6 .333 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Feb. 13, 1990
15. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 38 14 8 3 0 3 4 46 15-30 .500 1-4 .250 7-8 .875
Rockets 94   Larry Smith 0 5 0 1 0 0 2 12 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1990
16. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 18 15 8 1 1 2 1 39 8-19 .421 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 95   Larry Smith 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 17 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 10, 1990
17. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 21 10 7 5 0 5 2 44 8-23 .348 2-4 .500 3-4 .750
Rockets 95   Larry Smith 2 3 0 1 0 0 3 11 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -