Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Mark McNamara

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Mark McNamara 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 9 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has an 8-1 winning record over Mark McNamara. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Mark McNamara:
1982-83 to 1990-91
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
8
8
0
Mark McNamara
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 25.4 11.2 7.2 1.30.9
Mark McNamara 4.1 3.7 0.30.20.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 38 17 13 43
Mark McNamara 12 7 1 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 9

games
8

games
9

games
6

games
5

games
Mark McNamara 0

games
1

game
0

games
1

game
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
2

games
3

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 17, 1983
1. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 13 12 7 2 2 3 4 41 6-19 .316 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
76ers 101   Mark McNamara 4 4 1 0 0 2 6 14 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-6 .333
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1983
2. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 23 14 13 4 0 3 1 36 9-17 .529 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Spurs 106   Mark McNamara 9 6 1 1 0 3 2 22 4-6 .667 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Dec. 27, 1983
3. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 38 8 8 0 1 4 3 40 16-24 .667 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Spurs 100   Mark McNamara 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 08 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 01, 1985
4. Celtics 142   Larry Bird 38 11 6 1 1 5 1 38 16-27 .593 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000
Kings 123   Mark McNamara 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 13 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 29, 1987
5. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 17 13 12 1 0 2 1 40 7-16 .438 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
76ers 100   Mark McNamara 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-4 .000
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1987
6. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 19 8 6 0 0 2 1 28 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
76ers 87   Mark McNamara 12 7 1 1 1 2 2 33 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Dec. 22, 1987
7. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 31 6 6 0 1 3 3 42 13-17 .765 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
76ers 115   Mark McNamara 6 7 0 0 0 0 2 26 1-3 .333 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Jan. 31, 1988
8. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 29 17 5 1 3 1 0 40 10-23 .435 1-3 .333 8-8 1.000
76ers 85   Mark McNamara 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 04 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1989
9. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 21 12 2 3 0 5 3 43 9-27 .333 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Lakers 119   Mark McNamara 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -