bird highest scoring game as a rookie

Larry Bird dropped his most points in a game as a rookie against the Suns on February 13, 1980, with 45 points.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Larry Bird
L. Bird
45
2/13/1980
@
43
13
3
2
0
19
32
59.4
3
5
60.0
4
4
100.0
66.6
5
8
5
4
2Larry Bird
L. Bird
41
3/2/1980
vs
44
13
7
0
1
17
29
58.6
4
7
57.1
3
3
100.0
67.6
6
7
3
4
3Otis Birdsong
O. Birdsong
37
4/2/1978
@
40
5
3
2
0
14
24
58.3
9
9
100.0
66.2
3
2
3
3
4Larry Bird
L. Bird
36
1/27/1980
vs
39
7
3
3
2
14
25
56.0
2
4
50.0
6
6
100.0
65.1
2
5
5Larry Bird
L. Bird
33
3/28/1980
vs
43
10
3
1
0
13
25
52.0
2
3
66.7
5
6
83.3
59.7
3
7
2
3
6Larry Bird
L. Bird
33
3/9/1980
vs
45
10
6
2
0
11
27
40.7
2
4
50.0
9
9
100.0
53.3
1
9
1
4
7Larry Bird
L. Bird
33
2/20/1980
@
40
7
4
1
1
13
21
61.9
1
2
50.0
6
6
100.0
69.8
4
3
0
3
8Larry Bird
L. Bird
32
2/6/1980
vs
38
11
4
0
1
12
27
44.4
0
0
8
8
100.0
52.4
0
3
9Larry Bird
L. Bird
32
12/8/1979
@
41
18
5
1
3
14
29
48.3
0
2
0.0
4
5
80.0
51.3
5
13
3
4
10Otis Birdsong
O. Birdsong
32
3/25/1978
vs
40
5
5
4
1
12
17
70.6
8
10
80.0
74.8
5
11Larry Bird
L. Bird
31
12/15/1979
@
43
13
1
1
0
11
23
47.8
3
3
100.0
6
6
100.0
60.5
3
6
12Larry Bird
L. Bird
30
2/27/1980
vs
36
8
3
2
0
13
23
56.5
2
3
66.7
2
3
66.7
61.7
2
6
2
2
13Larry Bird
L. Bird
30
11/23/1979
vs
37
11
3
2
0
14
29
48.3
0
1
0.0
2
2
100.0
50.2
7
3
14Larry Bird
L. Bird
29
3/17/1980
@
36
11
5
1
1
13
21
61.9
0
0
3
3
100.0
65.0
2
9
2
1
15Larry Bird
L. Bird
29
3/15/1980
@
33
12
5
1
2
12
22
54.5
0
0
5
5
100.0
59.9
4
8
2
4
16Larry Bird
L. Bird
29
3/12/1980
vs
42
13
8
4
1
10
15
66.7
2
4
50.0
7
8
87.5
78.3
2
11
4
3
17Larry Bird
L. Bird
29
3/4/1980
@
33
6
6
2
0
10
19
52.6
3
5
60.0
6
6
100.0
67.0
0
6
1
3
18Larry Bird
L. Bird
29
11/28/1979
vs
35
7
8
2
1
12
18
66.7
1
2
50.0
4
6
66.7
70.3
1
6
2
5
19Otis Birdsong
O. Birdsong
29
11/26/1977
vs
40
3
3
13
23
56.5
3
5
60.0
57.5
5
20Larry Bird
L. Bird
28
3/11/1980
@
40
7
3
1
0
11
20
55.0
2
6
33.3
4
4
100.0
64.3
3
4
4
5
21Larry Bird
L. Bird
28
2/29/1980
vs
34
8
5
1
0
13
19
68.4
1
2
50.0
1
2
50.0
70.4
1
7
3
1
22Larry Bird
L. Bird
28
2/15/1980
@
43
15
5
2
2
12
24
50.0
0
2
0.0
4
5
80.0
53.4
3
12
6
1
23Larry Bird
L. Bird
28
10/13/1979
@
40
7
5
2
0
12
17
70.6
0
0
4
5
80.0
72.9
0
7
5
2
24Larry Bird
L. Bird
27
3/7/1980
vs
36
8
4
2
2
11
21
52.4
0
2
0.0
5
7
71.4
56.1
1
7
2
2
25Larry Bird
L. Bird
26
3/22/1980
@
46
15
4
1
0
12
30
40.0
0
2
0.0
2
2
100.0
42.1
2
13
8
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