Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Melvin Turpin

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Melvin Turpin 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 22 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 18-4 winning record over Melvin Turpin, including a 3-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Melvin Turpin
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Melvin Turpin:
1984-85 to 1989-90
22 Games played
19 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
18
15
3
Melvin Turpin
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 28.2 8.8 6.1 1.80.8
Melvin Turpin 7.9 3.8 0.50.50.7
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 43 14 12 43
Melvin Turpin 22 9 2 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 20

games		 20

games		 22

games		 15

games		7

games
Melvin Turpin 1

game 		2

games		 0

games		 4

games		8

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 0

games		 3

games		7

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1984
1. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 34 9 5 1 1 5 2 44 15-25 .600 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 104   Melvin Turpin 14 7 0 1 1 0 1 37 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Dec. 02, 1984
2. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 23 8 5 3 2 2 1 21 9-15 .600 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 99   Melvin Turpin 11 4 0 0 1 1 2 23 5-11 .455 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 06, 1985
3. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 26 11 2 0 1 2 3 37 10-22 .455 1-3 .333 5-5 1.000
Cavaliers 108   Melvin Turpin 12 4 0 0 3 2 3 21 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 1985
4. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 35 8 3 1 2 2 0 40 15-23 .652 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 96   Melvin Turpin 4 2 0 2 0 0 3 24 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 1985
5. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 29 8 12 1 0 0 2 37 10-20 .500 3-6 .500 6-10 .600
Cavaliers 115   Melvin Turpin 19 7 1 2 1 2 1 28 9-12 .750 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1985 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 1985
6. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 40 7 3 2 1 2 2 43 14-25 .560 1-2 .500 11-12 .917
Cavaliers 123   Melvin Turpin 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 11 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 20, 1985
7. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 30 11 7 1 1 4 2 47 14-27 .519 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Cavaliers 106   Melvin Turpin 9 3 0 2 0 2 1 19 4-5 .800 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 25, 1985
8. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 34 14 7 1 0 2 3 42 11-17 .647 0-1 .000 12-14 .857
Cavaliers 115   Melvin Turpin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 26, 1985
9. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 20 8 4 1 0 4 2 34 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 10-12 .833
Cavaliers 100   Melvin Turpin 3 6 0 0 0 2 2 21 1-6 .167 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Dec. 14, 1985
10. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 31 11 5 4 0 3 0 43 13-25 .520 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 109   Melvin Turpin 6 8 2 0 1 2 3 20 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Jan. 08, 1986
11. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 25 2 7 0 2 1 1 34 11-20 .550 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 95   Melvin Turpin 12 9 0 1 2 0 2 23 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 18, 1986
12. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 43 8 3 3 0 1 0 29 17-24 .708 5-6 .833 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 96   Melvin Turpin 8 4 1 0 1 3 2 31 4-12 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 01, 1986
13. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 16 7 4 2 0 0 3 32 5-12 .417 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
Cavaliers 105   Melvin Turpin 16 4 0 0 1 0 4 23 7-11 .636 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 11, 1986
14. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 11 5 8 3 0 4 1 28 4-13 .308 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 104   Melvin Turpin 14 4 2 0 1 1 4 31 6-14 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 04, 1987
15. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 29 13 7 2 0 3 4 43 9-20 .450 2-6 .333 9-10 .900
Cavaliers 102   Melvin Turpin 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 06 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 24, 1987
16. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 32 8 9 3 3 2 2 37 13-16 .813 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
Cavaliers 88   Melvin Turpin 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 09 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 1987
17. Celtics 83   Larry Bird 26 12 7 1 0 3 1 41 11-21 .524 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 107   Melvin Turpin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1987
18. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 38 5 6 4 0 5 3 42 14-25 .560 1-5 .200 9-9 1.000
Jazz 111   Melvin Turpin 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 14 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 04, 1988
19. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 28 6 6 3 0 5 2 41 11-25 .440 3-6 .500 3-3 1.000
Jazz 99   Melvin Turpin 22 7 2 0 0 3 1 23 10-11 .909 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 03, 1990
20. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 20 9 9 2 1 3 1 36 9-19 .474 2-6 .333 0-0 -
Bullets 101   Melvin Turpin 5 5 0 0 2 2 4 22 2-6 .333 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jan. 25, 1990
21. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 23 10 9 0 3 1 1 46 11-28 .393 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Bullets 99   Melvin Turpin 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 11 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1990
22. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 27 14 7 1 1 2 2 48 11-23 .478 1-4 .250 4-5 .800
Bullets 115   Melvin Turpin 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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