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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Phil 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 6 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 4-2 winning record over Phil 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
Phil Smith:
1974-75 to 1982-83
6 Games played
6 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
4
4
0
Phil Smith
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 20.8 11.0 8.0 2.31.0
Phil Smith 9.3 2.3 3.21.50.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 28 15 14 33
Phil Smith 15 5 5 50
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 6

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6

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5

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4

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3

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Phil Smith 0

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0

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0

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2

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0

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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1

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1979-80 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1979
1. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 16 15 7 2 2 3 2 39 5-18 .278 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Warriors 88   Phil Smith 15 3 2 1 0 4 4 30 7-14 .500 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Feb. 29, 1980
2. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 28 8 5 1 0 3 1 34 13-19 .684 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Warriors 99   Phil Smith 10 1 5 5 0 4 5 31 4-12 .333 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 01, 1981
3. Celtics 88   Larry Bird 13 13 10 3 1 6 4 43 4-17 .235 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Clippers 85   Phil Smith 10 5 5 0 0 4 4 29 4-12 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 08, 1981
4. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 19 7 4 2 0 4 3 29 6-9 .667 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Clippers 107   Phil Smith 12 0 1 3 0 3 3 20 4-10 .400 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 21, 1982
5. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 22 12 14 3 0 4 3 48 11-23 .478 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 103   Phil Smith 7 2 2 0 0 4 4 23 2-8 .250 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 09, 1983
6. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 27 11 8 3 3 3 4 42 11-24 .458 2-2 1.000 3-3 1.000
Supersonics 112   Phil Smith 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 11 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -