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Larry Bird and Nikola Jokić have never faced each other.

Career

Larry Bird	Stats	Nikola Jokić
897	Games Played	820
38.4	Minutes Per Game	32.0
24.3	Points Per Game	22.2
10.0	Rebounds Per Game	11.1
6.3	Assists Per Game	7.5
1.7	Steals Per Game	1.3
0.8	Blocks Per Game	0.7
9.6	Field Goals Per Game	8.5
19.3	Field-Goal Attempts Per Game	15.2
49.6	Field-Goal Percentage	56.0
0.7	Three-Pointers Made Per Game	1.1
1.9	Three-Point Attempts Per Game	3.2
37.6	Three-Point Percentage	36.0
4.4	Free Throws Per Game	4.1
5.0	Free-Throw Attempts Per Game	5.0
88.6	Free-Throw Percentage	82.5
56.4	True Shooting Percentage	64.0
2.0	Offensive Rebounds Per Game	2.7
8.0	Defensive Rebounds Per Game	8.4
3.1	Turnovers Per Game	3.0
34,443	Minutes Played	26,267
21,791	Points	18,244
8,974	Rebounds	9,085
5,695	Assists	6,170
1,556	Steals	1,059
755	Blocks	601
8,591	Field Goals	6,972
17,334	Field-Goal Attempts	12,458
649	Three-Pointers Made	936
1,727	Three-Point Attempts	2,602
3,960	Free Throws	3,364
4,471	Free-Throw Attempts	4,077
1,757	Offensive Rebounds	2,201
7,217	Defensive Rebounds	6,884
2,816	Turnovers	2,449
2,279	Personal Fouls	2,197
—	Plus/Minus	+4653

Larry Bird	Biography and accolades	Nikola Jokić
Small forward	Position	Center
Dec 7, 1956	Birth date	Feb 19, 1995 (31)
6′9″	Height	6′11″
220 lb	Weight	284 lb
—	Current Team	Nuggets

Summary

Larry Bird played 13 seasons for the Celtics. He averaged 24.3 points, 10.0 rebounds and 6.3 assists in 897 regular-season games. He was selected to play in 12 All-Star games. He won the Rookie of the Year award, 3 MVP awards, 2 Finals MVP awards and 3 NBA championships. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1998; Nikola Jokić has played 12 seasons for the Nuggets. He has averaged 22.2 points, 11.1 rebounds and 7.5 assists in 820 regular-season games. He was selected to play in 8 All-Star games. He has won 3 MVP awards, 1 Finals MVP award and 1 NBA championship.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.6

Dončić

29.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Wembanyama

RPG Leaders

13.7

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.2

Mitchell

9.0

Jokić

8.8

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.2

Flagg

BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.2

Kessler

2.2

Clingan

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.3

Curry

4.1

Bane

TS% Leaders

73.7

Spencer

72.6

Gafford

71.9

Curry

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

120.4

120.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

104.8

107.0

107.6

107.9

108.6

108.8

NetRtg Rankings

13.3

11.7

9.1

8.0

Tank Leaderboard

1-12

1-10

2-9

2-8

3-8

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

801.4

Wembanyama

685.6

Dončić

633.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

777

Wembanyama

723.3

Dončić

662

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.1

Dončić

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

35.4

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.4

Acuff

36.8

Wagner

36.4

Murray

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.10

Wembanyama

1.74

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.04

Wembanyama

1.83

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-1

9-4

8-4

7-4

Worst Record ATS

3-10

3-9

3-8

4-9

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	10	3	.769	0.5
3	Pistons	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Hawks	7	6	.538	3.5
5	Heat	6	6	.500	4.0
6	Knicks	6	6	.500	4.0
7	Cavaliers	6	7	.462	4.5
8	Raptors	5	7	.417	5.0
9	Magic	5	7	.417	5.0
10	Pacers	5	8	.385	5.5
11	Hornets	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	9	.308	6.5
13	Nets	3	8	.273	6.5
14	Bulls	2	9	.182	7.5
15	Bucks	1	12	.077	9.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Spurs	11	2	.846
2	Lakers	11	2	.846
3	Rockets	10	3	.769	1.0
4	Timberwolves	9	3	.750	1.5
5	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
6	Thunder	8	4	.667	2.5
7	Grizzlies	8	4	.667	2.5
8	Warriors	8	5	.615	3.0
9	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
10	Mavericks	7	5	.583	3.5
11	Suns	5	6	.455	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	9	.308	7.0
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.5
14	Kings	1	10	.091	9.0
15	Jazz	1	12	.077	10.0