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Larry Bird and Kobe Bryant never faced each other.

Career NBA Finals

Larry Bird	Stats	Kobe Bryant
31	Games Played	37
42.8	Minutes Per Game	42.7
23.1	Points Per Game	25.3
11.6	Rebounds Per Game	5.7
6.0	Assists Per Game	5.1
2.0	Steals Per Game	1.8
0.8	Blocks Per Game	0.9
8.4	Field Goals Per Game	9.0
18.3	Field-Goal Attempts Per Game	21.8
45.8	Field-Goal Percentage	41.2
0.6	Three-Pointers Made Per Game	1.3
1.5	Three-Point Attempts Per Game	4.1
42.2	Three-Point Percentage	31.4
5.7	Free Throws Per Game	6.0
6.5	Free-Throw Attempts Per Game	7.1
87.2	Free-Throw Percentage	84.8
54.5	True Shooting Percentage	50.7
2.5	Offensive Rebounds Per Game	1.1
9.1	Defensive Rebounds Per Game	4.6
2.9	Turnovers Per Game	3.3
1,326	Minutes Played	1,581
716	Points	937
361	Rebounds	211
187	Assists	187
63	Steals	65
24	Blocks	33
260	Field Goals	333
568	Field-Goal Attempts	808
19	Three-Pointers Made	48
45	Three-Point Attempts	153
177	Free Throws	223
203	Free-Throw Attempts	263
79	Offensive Rebounds	39
282	Defensive Rebounds	172
91	Turnovers	123
80	Personal Fouls	118
—	Plus/Minus	+36

Larry Bird	Biography and accolades	Kobe Bryant
Small forward	Position	Shooting guard
Dec 7, 1956	Birth date	Aug 23, 1978
6′9″	Height	6′6″
220 lb	Weight	212 lb

Summary

Larry Bird averaged 23.1 points, 11.6 rebounds and 6.0 assists in 31 games in the NBA Finals in his career; Kobe Bryant averaged 25.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 37.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

39.3

Dončić

30.6

Curry

30.1

Wembanyama

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.8

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.8

Wagner

8.7

Young

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.6

Dunn

2.3

George

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.5

Turner

2.3

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

73.0

Carter

72.2

Curry

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.4

120.9

119.6

119.4

119.2

119.1

DRtg Rankings

105.5

106.1

107.5

108.1

108.4

NetRtg Rankings

11.8

11.1

11.0

9.4

9.2

8.2

Tank Leaderboard

1-9

1-8

2-8

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

694.7

Wembanyama

639.1

Dončić

535.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

675.3

Wembanyama

673.5

Dončić

559

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

36.6

Wembanyama

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

37.1

Acuff

36.9

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.12

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.06

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

9-3

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-9

2-8

2-7

3-8

3-7

3-6

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	5	.500	3.5
7	Cavaliers	5	6	.455	4.0
8	Heat	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.0
10	Wizards	4	7	.364	5.0
11	Pacers	3	8	.273	6.0
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	9	.100	7.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	10	2	.833
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Thunder	8	2	.800	1.0
4	Warriors	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5
6	Rockets	8	3	.727	1.5
7	Grizzlies	7	3	.700	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.5
9	Mavericks	7	4	.636	2.5
10	Nuggets	5	4	.556	3.5
11	Pelicans	4	7	.364	5.5
12	Suns	3	6	.333	5.5
13	Clippers	2	7	.222	6.5
14	Kings	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Jazz	1	9	.100	8.0