Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Sly Williams

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Sly Williams 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 19 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 13-6 winning record over Sly Williams. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Sly Williams:
1979-80 to 1985-86
19 Games played
19 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
13
13
0
Sly Williams
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 21.3 11.9 5.4
Sly Williams 9.9 3.8 1.8
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 33 20 10
Sly Williams 19 12 6
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 17

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18

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19

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Sly Williams 0

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1

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Both had same stat 2

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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
%
Nov. 17, 1979
1. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 19 11 5 1 1 10 5 37 7-15 .467 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Knicks 113   Sly Williams 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 09 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 30, 1979
2. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 8 9 3 2 0 1 1 30 4-18 .222 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Knicks 97   Sly Williams 8 2 1 0 1 0 2 12 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 15, 1979
3. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 31 13 1 3 0 6 43 11-23 .478 3-3 1.000 6-6 1.000
Knicks 96   Sly Williams 0 0 0 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 09, 1980
4. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 8 8 4 3 0 1 3 27 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Knicks 95   Sly Williams 8 3 0 0 1 2 2 16 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mar. 26, 1980
5. Celtics 129   Larry Bird 23 13 4 2 0 2 4 41 8-25 .320 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Knicks 121   Sly Williams 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 23, 1980
6. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 25 10 4 2 49 11-26 .423 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
OT Knicks 109   Sly Williams 17 7 3 4 25 6-11 .545 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Nov. 28, 1980
7. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 23 14 9 1 3 42 9-17 .529 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Knicks 106   Sly Williams 10 4 6 4 31 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Dec. 25, 1980
8. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 28 20 8 2 47 13-24 .542 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Knicks 108   Sly Williams 6 3 1 3 23 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 08, 1981
9. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 23 13 6 3 43 11-22 .500 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Knicks 94   Sly Williams 16 12 3 2 26 8-14 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 24, 1981
10. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 16 13 10 0 46 8-14 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 116   Sly Williams 8 4 2 3 23 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1981
11. Celtics 83   Larry Bird 16 10 6 3 41 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Knicks 103   Sly Williams 13 4 1 2 23 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1982
12. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 21 12 7 1 0 5 3 41 10-17 .588 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Knicks 83   Sly Williams 14 7 4 1 0 3 3 26 7-10 .700 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 16, 1982
13. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 23 14 6 1 0 5 3 41 9-23 .391 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
OT Knicks 113   Sly Williams 19 8 5 3 0 2 2 32 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Feb. 09, 1983
14. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 33 12 6 2 0 4 2 43 13-20 .650 1-2 .500 6-7 .857
Knicks 96   Sly Williams 19 3 2 1 0 3 6 16 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Mar. 05, 1983
15. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 16 9 3 1 35 6-13 .462 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Knicks 105   Sly Williams 9 5 2 3 15 1-5 .200 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Mar. 13, 1983
16. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 27 17 3 1 1 3 4 37 10-21 .476 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
Knicks 122   Sly Williams 10 1 2 0 1 0 1 18 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 06, 1983
17. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 27 13 5 0 2 1 2 38 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 13-14 .929
Knicks 98   Sly Williams 7 1 1 0 1 2 2 11 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 1983
18. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 18 5 8 3 0 3 3 38 7-14 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Hawks 96   Sly Williams 11 7 0 2 0 3 3 26 3-15 .200 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 1985
19. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 19 11 4 1 1 3 4 37 9-22 .409 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Hawks 111   Sly Williams 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 13 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -