Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Rick Carlisle

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Rick Carlisle 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 7 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 6-1 winning record over Rick Carlisle, including a 2-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Rick Carlisle
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Rick Carlisle:
1984-85 to 1989-90
7 Games played
5 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
6
4
2
Rick Carlisle
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 28.9 9.3 6.4 2.60.4
Rick Carlisle 1.3 0.7 1.10.10.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 41 15 10 41
Rick Carlisle 2 2 2 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 7

games		 7

games		 6

games		 7

games		2

games
Rick Carlisle 0

games 		0

games		 0

games		 0

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 06, 1988
1. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 41 6 5 3 0 5 2 44 17-30 .567 3-3 1.000 4-4 1.000
Knicks 108   Rick Carlisle 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 10 0-4 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 09, 1988
2. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 20 9 9 3 0 9 2 43 6-14 .429 0-2 .000 8-10 .800
Knicks 106   Rick Carlisle 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 07 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 22, 1988
3. Celtics 95   Larry Bird 36 14 2 2 1 1 2 44 13-27 .481 3-6 .500 7-8 .875
Knicks 93   Rick Carlisle 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 08 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1988 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 01, 1988
4. Celtics 128   Larry Bird 36 4 6 3 0 4 2 42 12-19 .632 1-2 .500 11-11 1.000
Knicks 102   Rick Carlisle 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 04 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 06, 1988
5. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 28 6 6 2 0 3 2 46 10-20 .500 2-2 1.000 6-6 1.000
Knicks 94   Rick Carlisle 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 04 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1989
6. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 12 15 10 1 1 3 0 28 6-13 .462 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nets 92   Rick Carlisle 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 07 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Nov. 29, 1989
7. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 29 11 7 4 1 3 2 35 12-20 .600 3-3 1.000 2-2 1.000
Nets 95   Rick Carlisle 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
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