larry bird best field goal percentage in a playoff game

Larry Bird had his highest field-goal percentage in a playoff game in Game 5 of the 1984 NBA Finals versus the Lakers, at 75.0 percent.

NAMEFG%DATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGA3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Larry Bird
L. Bird
75.0
6/8/1984
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
42
34
17
2
2
1
15
20
2
2
100.0
2
4
50.0
78.1
2
15
5
4
2Larry Bird
L. Bird
72.7
6/10/1984
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
47
28
14
8
1
3
8
11
0
0
12
13
92.3
83.7
3
11
4
4
3Larry Bird
L. Bird
72.7
5/2/1984
BOS BOS
vs
NYK NYK
37
37
11
4
4
2
16
22
1
1
100.0
4
4
100.0
77.9
4
7
5
3
4Larry Bird
L. Bird
70.0
5/28/1987
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
47
35
9
2
1
1
14
20
0
0
7
7
100.0
75.8
1
8
0
4
5Larry Bird
L. Bird
69.2
4/17/1986
BOS BOS
vs
CHI CHI
40
30
6
8
3
0
9
13
2
3
66.7
10
13
76.9
80.1
1
5
3
4
6Larry Bird
L. Bird
66.7
5/17/1992
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
33
12
5
4
0
0
6
9
0
0
0
0
66.7
1
4
2
1
7Larry Bird
L. Bird
66.7
4/22/1981
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
41
34
16
5
0
1
14
21
0
0
6
7
85.7
70.6
2
14
5
3
8Larry Bird
L. Bird
65.2
4/29/1986
BOS BOS
vs
ATL ATL
42
36
8
7
2
1
15
23
0
1
0.0
6
7
85.7
69.0
4
4
2
3
9Larry Bird
L. Bird
65.0
4/14/1980
BOS BOS
@
HOU HOU
40
34
10
7
0
13
20
1
2
50.0
7
8
87.5
72.3
4
10Larry Bird
L. Bird
64.7
4/25/1985
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
42
34
14
7
1
0
11
17
0
1
0.0
12
14
85.7
73.4
3
11
2
3
11Larry Bird
L. Bird
64.3
5/9/1984
BOS BOS
vs
NYK NYK
37
26
9
10
3
1
9
14
0
0
8
8
100.0
74.2
3
6
0
4
12Larry Bird
L. Bird
63.2
5/5/1991
BOS BOS
vs
IND IND
33
32
9
7
1
0
12
19
0
5
0.0
8
10
80.0
68.4
2
7
4
2
13Larry Bird
L. Bird
63.2
5/16/1988
BOS BOS
@
ATL ATL
44
30
8
8
0
0
12
19
0
1
0.0
6
7
85.7
67.9
1
7
5
3
14Larry Bird
L. Bird
63.2
5/1/1988
BOS BOS
vs
NYK NYK
42
36
4
6
3
0
12
19
1
2
50.0
11
11
100.0
75.5
0
4
4
2
15Larry Bird
L. Bird
63.2
5/29/1986
BOS BOS
vs
HOU HOU
44
31
8
7
4
2
12
19
3
5
60.0
4
4
100.0
74.7
2
6
3
0
16Larry Bird
L. Bird
63.2
5/2/1986
BOS BOS
@
ATL ATL
45
28
9
12
2
1
12
19
2
3
66.7
2
2
100.0
70.4
2
7
3
3
17Larry Bird
L. Bird
62.5
5/22/1988
BOS BOS
vs
ATL ATL
47
34
4
6
1
1
15
24
1
3
33.3
3
3
100.0
67.1
0
4
4
2
18Larry Bird
L. Bird
62.5
4/29/1984
BOS BOS
vs
NYK NYK
41
23
9
12
3
2
10
16
0
0
3
4
75.0
64.8
0
9
4
2
19Larry Bird
L. Bird
60.0
5/13/1992
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
20
13
5
0
0
0
6
10
0
1
0.0
1
1
100.0
62.3
1
4
2
2
20Larry Bird
L. Bird
60.0
5/11/1988
BOS BOS
vs
ATL ATL
47
38
5
8
3
0
15
25
3
5
60.0
5
6
83.3
68.7
1
4
5
1
21Larry Bird
L. Bird
60.0
5/13/1986
BOS BOS
vs
MIL MIL
32
26
6
5
1
0
9
15
1
3
33.3
7
7
100.0
71.9
1
5
3
0
22Larry Bird
L. Bird
60.0
4/28/1982
BOS BOS
vs
WAS WAS
40
26
10
3
12
20
0
0
2
2
100.0
62.3
2
23Larry Bird
L. Bird
59.1
5/21/1984
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
38
32
10
8
3
0
13
22
0
1
0.0
6
7
85.7
63.8
4
6
5
3
24Larry Bird
L. Bird
59.1
4/12/1981
BOS BOS
@
CHI CHI
44
35
11
5
3
1
13
22
1
1
100.0
8
8
100.0
68.6
3
25Larry Bird
L. Bird
58.8
5/18/1986
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
45
30
8
5
2
0
10
17
5
6
83.3
5
5
100.0
78.1
0
8
7
5
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for field-goal percentage going back to the 1963 playoffs.

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2.5
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.200
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Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/1
HOU HOU
@
BOS BOS
8:00 PM
Mon
11/3
UTA UTA
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Wed
11/5
WAS WAS
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Fri
11/7
BOS BOS
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Sun
11/9
BOS BOS
@
ORL ORL
6:00 PM
Last Game
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3 - 2

105

Final

125

BOS Celtics

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Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
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10/20
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@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
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CHA CHA
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Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/31
LAL LAL
@
MEM MEM
9:30 PM
Fri
10/31
UTA UTA
@
PHX PHX
10:00 PM
Fri
10/31
DEN DEN
@
POR POR
10:00 PM
Fri
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LAC LAC
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Sat
11/1
SAC SAC
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MIL MIL
5:00 PM