Larry Bird 1979-80 Advanced Game Log

Larry Joe Bird

(Larry Legend, The Hick from French Lick, Kodak, The Great White Hope)

Position: Small Forward and Power Forward ▪ Shoots: Right

6-9, 220lb (206cm, 99kg)

Born: December 7, 1956 in West Baden, Indiana us

College: Indiana State University

High School: Springs Valley in French Lick, Indiana

Draft: Boston Celtics, 1st round (6th pick, 6th overall), 1978 NBA Draft

NBA Debut: October 12, 1979

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1998 (Full List)

Career Length: 13 years

Hall of Fame
12x All Star
3x NBA Champ
10x All-NBA
1979-80 All-Rookie
1979-80 ROY
3x All-Defensive
1981-82 AS MVP
2x Finals MVP
3x MVP
NBA 75th Anniv. Team

SUMMARY

Career

897

PTS

24.3

TRB

10.0

AST

6.3

FG%

49.6

FG3%

37.6

FT%

88.6

eFG%

51.4

PER

23.5

145.8

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1979-80 Regular Season

1979-80 Regular Season Table
Rk	G	Date	Age	Tm		Opp		GS	MP	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	GmSc
1	1	1979-10-12	22-309	BOS		HOU	W (+8)	1	28:00	.543	.500											11.7
2	2	1979-10-13	22-310	BOS	@	CLE	W (+22)	1	40:00	.729	.706											22.3
3	3	1979-10-17	22-314	BOS		CLE	W (+19)	1	29:00	.508	.429											18.7
4	4	1979-10-19	22-316	BOS		WSB	W (+37)	1	22:00	.429	.429											10.7
5	5	1979-10-20	22-317	BOS	@	IND	L (-3)	1	22:00	.727	.667											16.8
6	6	1979-10-23	22-320	BOS	@	SAS	L (-9)	1	36:00	.533	.556											18.0
7	7	1979-10-24	22-321	BOS	@	HOU	W (+1)	1	37:00	.330	.286											6.6
8	8	1979-10-27	22-324	BOS	@	ATL	W (+5)	1	39:00	.611	.559											15.6
9	9	1979-10-31	22-328	BOS	@	NJN	W (+37)	1	31:00	.503	.471											13.5
10	10	1979-11-03	22-331	BOS	@	WSB	W (+21)	1	38:00	.537	.467											18.5
11	11	1979-11-07	22-335	BOS		SAS	W (+12)	1	30:00	.429	.429											7.8
12	12	1979-11-09	22-337	BOS		KCK	W (+8)	1	33:00	.644	.545											15.1
13	13	1979-11-10	22-338	BOS	@	PHI	L (-1)	1	32:00	.615	.618											15.4
14	14	1979-11-14	22-342	BOS		DET	W (+4)	1	36:00	.531	.447											26.2
15	15	1979-11-16	22-344	BOS		UTA	W (+16)	1	26:00	.558	.444											24.4
16	16	1979-11-17	22-345	BOS	@	NYK	L (-4)	1	37:00	.539	.467											7.4
17	17	1979-11-21	22-349	BOS		NJN	W (+8)	1	37:00	.470	.386											14.3
18	18	1979-11-23	22-351	BOS		IND	W (+15)	1	37:00	.502	.483											16.8
19	19	1979-11-24	22-352	BOS	@	ATL	W (+5)	1	34:00	.388	.417											4.5
20	20	1979-11-28	22-356	BOS		DEN	W (+22)	1	35:00	.703	.694											27.2
Rk	G	Date	Age	Tm		Opp		GS	MP	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	GmSc
21	21	1979-11-30	22-358	BOS		NYK	W (+3)	1	30:00	.222	.222											2.8
22	22	1979-12-01	22-359	BOS	@	IND	W (+4)	1	46:00	.422	.375											10.5
23	23	1979-12-02	22-360	BOS	@	KCK	L (-6)	1	28:00	.410	.250											2.4
24	24	1979-12-04	22-362	BOS	@	DET	W (+4)	1	40:00	.395	.333											12.1
25	25	1979-12-05	22-363	BOS		ATL	L (-28)	1	35:00	.533	.531											11.3
26	26	1979-12-07	23-000	BOS		PHO	W (+8)	1	40:00	.672	.643											16.8
27	27	1979-12-08	23-001	BOS	@	CLE	L (-16)	1	41:00	.755	.737											33.3
28	28	1979-12-09	23-002	BOS	@	MIL	W (+5)	1	40:00	.563	.500											22.3
29	29	1979-12-12	23-005	BOS		NJN	W (+14)	1	31:00	.648	.571											19.3
30	30	1979-12-14	23-007	BOS		MIL	W (+3)	1	34:00	.501	.412
31	31	1979-12-15	23-008	BOS	@	NYK	W (+3)	1	43:00	.605	.543											25.1
32	32	1979-12-16	23-009	BOS	@	NJN	W (+3)	1	38:00	.476	.406											15.5
33	33	1979-12-19	23-012	BOS		PHI	W (+23)	1	40:00	.621	.583											21.0
34	34	1979-12-21	23-014	BOS		SAS	W (+19)	1	40:00	.518	.455
35	35	1979-12-22	23-015	BOS	@	PHI	L (-13)	1	38:00	.643	.618
36	36	1979-12-27	23-020	BOS	@	SDC	W (+21)	1	27:00	.623	.643											15.6
37	37	1979-12-28	23-021	BOS	@	LAL	L (-18)	1	40:00	.490	.467											11.6
38	38	1979-12-29	23-022	BOS	@	GSW	W (+16)	1	39:00	.372	.278											15.6
39	39	1980-01-02	23-026	BOS	@	HOU	W (+8)	1	34:00	.663	.583											17.1
40	40	1980-01-05	23-029	BOS	@	SAS	L (-8)	1	29:00	.750	.750											12.2
Rk	G	Date	Age	Tm		Opp		GS	MP	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	GmSc
41	41	1980-01-09	23-033	BOS		NYK	W (+17)	1	27:00	.581	.500											11.4
42	42	1980-01-11	23-035	BOS		ATL	W (+15)	1	46:00	.453	.467											16.2
43	43	1980-01-13	23-037	BOS		LAL	L (-2)	1	36:00	.700	.700											12.6
44	44	1980-01-16	23-040	BOS		CHI	W (+10)	1	34:00	.480	.412											9.4
45	45	1980-01-18	23-042	BOS		POR	W (+18)	1	30:00	.615	.542											18.5
46	46	1980-01-20	23-044	BOS		SEA	L (-2)	1	53:00	.490	.500											12.6
47	47	1980-01-22	23-046	BOS		HOU	W (+6)	1	37:00	.658	.615
48	48	1980-01-23	23-047	BOS	@	DET	W (+27)	1	37:00	.470	.429
49	49	1980-01-25	23-049	BOS		WSB	L (-11)	1	32:00	.397	.389
50	50	1980-01-27	23-051	BOS		SDC	W (+23)	1	39:00	.651	.600											29.9
51	51	1980-01-29	23-053	BOS	@	CHI	W (+4)	1	31:00	.404	.375											8.3
52	52	1980-01-30	23-054	BOS		CLE	W (+7)	1	36:00	.408	.375											16.5
53	53	1980-01-31	23-055	BOS	@	WSB	W (+16)	1	35:00	.706	.706											20.5
54	54	1980-02-06	23-061	BOS		PHI	W (+19)	1	38:00	.524	.444
55	55	1980-02-08	23-063	BOS		IND	W (+22)	1	23:00	.470	.429											13.6
56	56	1980-02-10	23-065	BOS		DET	W (+17)	1	38:00	.703	.643											18.0
57	57	1980-02-13	23-068	BOS	@	PHO	L (-1)	1	43:00	.666	.641											33.6
58	58	1980-02-15	23-070	BOS	@	POR	W (+15)	1	43:00	.534	.500											21.8
59	59	1980-02-17	23-072	BOS	@	SEA	L (-1)	1	43:00	.483	.450											18.0
60	60	1980-02-20	23-075	BOS	@	UTA	W (+7)	1	40:00	.698	.643											30.5
Rk	G	Date	Age	Tm		Opp		GS	MP	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	GmSc
61	61	1980-02-23	23-078	BOS	@	DEN	W (+19)	1	27:00	.419	.412											11.6
62	62	1980-02-26	23-081	BOS		ATL	W (+11)	1	40:00	.603	.467											23.6
63	63	1980-02-27	23-082	BOS		SAS	W (+5)	1	36:00	.704	.700											25.3
64	64	1980-02-29	23-084	BOS		GSW	W (+11)	1	34:00	.704	.711											23.4
65	65	1980-03-02	23-086	BOS		DET	W (+3)	1	44:00	.676	.655											34.8
66	66	1980-03-04	23-088	BOS	@	SAS	W (+29)	1	33:00	.670	.605											25.5
67	67	1980-03-05	23-089	BOS	@	HOU	W (+4)	1	42:00	.361	.316											8.8
68	68	1980-03-07	23-091	BOS		PHI	W (+19)	1	36:00	.561	.524											22.1
69	69	1980-03-09	23-093	BOS		WSB	L (-5)	1	45:00	.533	.444											25.5
70	70	1980-03-11	23-095	BOS	@	IND	L (-6)	1	40:00	.589	.545											17.4
71	71	1980-03-12	23-096	BOS		HOU	W (+16)	1	42:00	.783	.733											31.9
72	72	1980-03-14	23-098	BOS	@	ATL	L (-1)	1	38:00	.567	.467											14.2
73	73	1980-03-15	23-099	BOS	@	NYK	W (+3)	1	33:00	.599	.545											25.9
74	74	1980-03-17	23-101	BOS	@	NJN	W (+25)	1	36:00	.650	.619											26.4
75	75	1980-03-18	23-102	BOS		IND	W (+12)	1	29:00	.472	.300											12.4
76	76	1980-03-20	23-104	BOS	@	DET	W (+18)	1	25:00	.349	.286											0.8
77	77	1980-03-22	23-106	BOS	@	CLE	L (-4)	1	46:00	.421	.400											10.4
78	78	1980-03-23	23-107	BOS		NJN	L (-5)	1	40:00	.227	.100											3.3
79	79	1980-03-25	23-109	BOS	@	WSB	W (+1)	1	40:00	.479	.450											11.5
80	80	1980-03-26	23-110	BOS		NYK	W (+8)	1	41:00	.403	.320											14.2
Rk	G	Date	Age	Tm		Opp		GS	MP	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	GmSc
81	81	1980-03-28	23-112	BOS		CLE	W (+8)	1	43:00	.597	.560											24.4
82	82	1980-03-30	23-114	BOS	@	PHI	L (-6)	1	32:00	.306	.267											6.6

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