Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Wes Matthews

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Wes Matthews 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 27 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 19-8 winning record over Wes Matthews, but Wes Matthews won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-3 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Wes Matthews
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Wes Matthews:
1980-81 to 1989-90
27 Games played
20 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
19
16
3
Wes Matthews
8
4
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 22.7 11.2 6.2
Wes Matthews 7.9 0.9 3.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 39 19 15
Wes Matthews 23 4 8
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 24

games		 27

games		 19

games
Wes Matthews 2

games 		0

games		 7

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 1

game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 25, 1980
1. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 11 8 5 4 21 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bullets 87   Wes Matthews 12 2 8 4 30 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Nov. 12, 1980
2. Celtics 93   Larry Bird 15 8 3 6 32 6-17 .353 2-4 .500 1-2 .500
Bullets 86   Wes Matthews 23 0 4 5 1 37 10-15 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 07, 1980
3. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 22 15 4 3 45 11-18 .611 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Bullets 113   Wes Matthews 14 1 4 1 32 6-13 .462 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 10, 1980
4. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 21 13 3 1 43 9-21 .429 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Bullets 99   Wes Matthews 16 1 0 2 28 6-9 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 27, 1981
5. Celtics 132   Larry Bird 16 9 12 2 5 2 40 7-16 .438 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Hawks 102   Wes Matthews 10 2 4 0 6 4 25 3-5 .600 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mar. 18, 1981
6. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 22 12 3 1 3 1 39 10-22 .455 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Hawks 108   Wes Matthews 18 4 5 0 1 4 43 6-10 .600 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 1982
7. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 28 19 15 3 3 3 46 12-19 .632 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Hawks 95   Wes Matthews 10 1 2 0 1 25 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 1982
8. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 21 14 5 0 1 2 4 43 9-21 .429 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Hawks 97   Wes Matthews 10 1 8 0 0 2 4 30 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Dec. 01, 1982
9. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 30 15 5 2 0 3 3 31 9-16 .563 1-1 1.000 11-12 .917
Hawks 97   Wes Matthews 0 1 4 0 0 2 3 12 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 18, 1982
10. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 10 12 6 1 1 1 41 3-18 .167 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
OT Hawks 103   Wes Matthews 0 2 2 0 1 05 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 23, 1983
11. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 25 13 9 1 2 2 2 39 10-19 .526 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Hawks 102   Wes Matthews 6 1 4 0 1 3 4 20 3-9 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 05, 1983
12. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 39 5 7 2 0 2 0 35 18-22 .818 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667
Hawks 95   Wes Matthews 10 2 5 1 0 2 2 21 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1983 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 19, 1983
13. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 26 15 5 0 0 2 2 46 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Hawks 95   Wes Matthews 0 0 4 0 1 1 2 11 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 22, 1983
14. Celtics 93   Larry Bird 15 16 9 2 1 3 2 39 4-18 .222 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Hawks 95   Wes Matthews 0 0 4 0 0 1 2 10 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 24, 1983
15. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 26 9 9 1 2 3 3 44 10-19 .526 1-2 .500 5-7 .714
Hawks 79   Wes Matthews 10 0 3 0 0 1 1 17 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1984
16. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 14 17 3 0 2 3 4 31 6-17 .353 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 105   Wes Matthews 14 0 6 1 0 1 2 19 7-8 .875 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 22, 1984
17. Celtics 85   Larry Bird 10 7 4 0 0 2 5 32 3-14 .214 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bulls 110   Wes Matthews 8 0 6 2 1 1 2 23 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 09, 1985
18. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 28 11 4 3 3 2 3 44 9-21 .429 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Bulls 108   Wes Matthews 10 2 6 2 1 2 3 29 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 05, 1985
19. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 27 9 7 1 3 4 2 42 9-21 .429 1-1 1.000 8-8 1.000
Bulls 106   Wes Matthews 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 13 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 22, 1985
20. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 34 8 5 2 0 5 4 38 16-28 .571 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Bulls 105   Wes Matthews 11 0 4 2 0 2 3 26 4-6 .667 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 06, 1985
21. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 25 9 10 4 1 6 3 41 11-24 .458 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Bulls 107   Wes Matthews 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 07 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 26, 1986
22. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 22 9 9 4 0 4 2 34 9-22 .409 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Spurs 100   Wes Matthews 11 2 5 2 0 4 0 28 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 13, 1986
23. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 33 11 4 2 3 7 2 31 12-13 .923 4-5 .800 5-6 .833
Spurs 119   Wes Matthews 12 0 3 1 1 2 1 23 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1987 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 02, 1987
24. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 32 7 6 1 0 0 0 42 14-25 .560 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 126   Wes Matthews 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 04 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 04, 1987
25. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 23 10 4 1 1 3 1 36 9-17 .529 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Lakers 141   Wes Matthews 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 06 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 11, 1987
26. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 23 12 7 2 1 2 2 44 7-18 .389 1-2 .500 8-9 .889
Lakers 108   Wes Matthews 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jun. 14, 1987
27. Celtics 93   Larry Bird 16 9 5 2 2 4 1 41 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Lakers 106   Wes Matthews 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
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