Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Nate McMillan

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Nate McMillan 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 10 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 9-1 winning record over Nate McMillan. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Nate McMillan
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Nate McMillan:
1986-87 to 1997-98
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
9
9
0
Nate McMillan
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 25.5 10.0 6.6 1.30.6
Nate McMillan 3.5 3.0 6.31.50.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 42 15 10 43
Nate McMillan 7 4 12 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 10

games		 10

games		 4

games		 2

games		2

games
Nate McMillan 0

games 		0

games		 4

games		 4

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		 4

games		8

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1986
1. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 27 8 6 1 0 1 1 41 10-19 .526 3-3 1.000 4-5 .800
Supersonics 102   Nate McMillan 6 4 12 4 0 2 5 31 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 20, 1987
2. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 42 12 5 3 3 1 1 46 15-28 .536 2-5 .400 10-10 1.000
Supersonics 108   Nate McMillan 2 4 7 2 1 1 1 34 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1987
3. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 19 10 9 0 0 3 3 35 6-18 .333 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
Supersonics 112   Nate McMillan 3 3 10 1 0 4 5 29 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 30, 1987
4. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 36 15 8 1 0 4 2 45 14-26 .538 1-6 .167 7-9 .778
Supersonics 111   Nate McMillan 2 3 5 1 0 1 2 19 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1989
5. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 40 11 10 1 2 5 2 46 17-27 .630 2-5 .400 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 97   Nate McMillan 6 4 7 2 0 2 2 31 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 29, 1989
6. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 9 9 7 0 0 7 1 40 4-11 .364 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 89   Nate McMillan 7 1 7 0 0 3 5 31 3-4 .750 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 1990
7. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 11 10 4 2 1 4 1 30 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Supersonics 102   Nate McMillan 5 3 0 2 1 1 4 20 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Feb. 12, 1991
8. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 18 10 5 1 0 2 3 42 7-17 .412 1-4 .250 3-3 1.000
Supersonics 111   Nate McMillan 2 4 7 1 0 1 5 21 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1991
9. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 28 5 8 0 0 3 3 38 11-19 .579 0-3 .000 6-6 1.000
Supersonics 97   Nate McMillan 2 3 8 1 0 1 3 22 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 27, 1991
10. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 25 10 4 4 0 6 0 35 10-15 .667 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 87   Nate McMillan 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 12 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
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