larry bird career high against magic johnson

Larry Bird scored his most points in a game versus Magic Johnson on December 11, 1987, with 35 points.

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Regular season

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Larry Bird L. Bird	35	12/11/1987	BOS	vs	LAL	43	9	8	5	2	14	26	53.8	1	1	100.0	6	8	75.0	59.3	2	7	1	3
2	Larry Bird L. Bird	33	2/17/1985	BOS	@	LAL	42	15	3	3	0	14	22	63.6	1	3	33.3	4	5	80.0	68.2	3	12	3	4
3	Larry Bird L. Bird	32	2/23/1983	BOS	@	LAL	46	17	9	4	0	13	23	56.5	2	3	66.7	4	6	66.7	62.4	3	14	3	3
4	Larry Bird L. Bird	29	2/8/1984	BOS	vs	LAL	42	11	7	0	0	12	19	63.2	0	0		5	5	100.0	68.4	5	6	1	3
5	Larry Bird L. Bird	26	12/12/1986	BOS	vs	LAL	43	3	6	0	1	11	13	84.6	1	1	100.0	3	3	100.0	90.8	0	3	2	1
6	Larry Bird L. Bird	25	2/14/1988	BOS	@	LAL	40	17	4	0	1	8	22	36.4	0	0		9	11	81.8	46.6	5	12	5	2
7	Larry Bird L. Bird	22	2/16/1986	BOS	@	LAL	43	18	7	0	0	7	17	41.2	0	1	0.0	8	12	66.7	49.4	4	14	2	4
8	Larry Bird L. Bird	21	12/15/1989	BOS	vs	LAL	43	12	2	3	0	9	27	33.3	1	2	50.0	2	2	100.0	37.7	3	9	5	3
9	Larry Bird L. Bird	21	1/22/1986	BOS	vs	LAL	38	12	7	3	0	8	16	50.0	1	1	100.0	4	4	100.0	59.1	5	7	4	2
10	Larry Bird L. Bird	21	1/30/1983	BOS	vs	LAL	43	13	8	5	0	9	22	40.9	0	1	0.0	3	3	100.0	45.0	3	10	1	3
11	Larry Bird L. Bird	20	2/18/1990	BOS	@	LAL	46	7	7	1	0	9	17	52.9	0	0		2	2	100.0	55.9	0	7	4	2
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	20	2/15/1987	BOS	@	LAL	43	5	7	1	2	7	12	58.3	1	2	50.0	5	7	71.4	66.3	2	3	3	2
13	Larry Bird L. Bird	19	1/16/1985	BOS	vs	LAL	41	11	7	1	0	9	16	56.3	0	0		1	1	100.0	57.8	2	9	3	3
14	Larry Bird L. Bird	16	12/28/1979	BOS	@	LAL	40	4	3	4	0	7	15	46.7	0	0		2	3	66.7	49.0	1	3	2	5
15	Larry Bird L. Bird	14	2/24/1984	BOS	@	LAL	39	11	5	0	3	6	12	50.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	54.3	3	8	1	3
16	Larry Bird L. Bird	14	1/13/1980	BOS	vs	LAL	36	12	1	1	3	7	10	70.0	0	1	0.0	0	0		70.0	0	12	3	4
17	Larry Bird L. Bird	12	2/14/1982	BOS	@	LAL	43	9	9			4	11	36.4	0	1	0.0	4	5	80.0	45.5				2
18	Larry Bird L. Bird	11	2/15/1991	BOS	@	LAL	40	11	11	2	0	4	16	25.0	1	3	33.3	2	2	100.0	32.6	0	11	2	1

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123.5

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	TEAM	L	PCT	GB
8	Nets	1	.000	1.0
9	Magic	1	.000	1.0
10	Celtics	1	.000	1.0
11	Bucks	1	.000	1.0
12	Bulls	1	.000	1.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Sun 11/1	BOS	@	ORL	3:30 PM

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0 - 1

113

Final

121

Pistons

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PPG Leaders

45.0

Edwards

45.0

Jerome

38.0

George

RPG Leaders

15.0

Zubac

15.0

Gobert

14.0

Missi

APG Leaders

13.0

Young

12.0

Haliburton

11.0

Tatum

SPG Leaders

5.0

Daniels

5.0

Diabaté

5.0

George

BPG Leaders

6.0

Wembanyama

6.0

Hayes

4.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

9.0

Edwards

7.0

George

6.0

McCain

TS% Leaders

116.0

Clowney

111.1

McCain

100.6

McCollum

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126.1

124.3

124.0

123.5

121.0

119.9

DRtg Rankings

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96.4

99.7

100.3

100.4

102.2

NetRtg Rankings

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23.7

19.5

11.8

11.5

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66.5

Edwards

64.4

Jerome

61.2

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DraftKings Points Leaders

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Edwards

66.8

Jerome

61.5

Davis

USG% Leaders

40.5

Edwards

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Antetokounmpo

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George

MPG Leaders

41.0

Banchero

40.0

Maxey

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Jerome

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1	Pistons	1	0	1.000
2	Hawks	1	0	1.000
3	76ers	1	0	1.000
4	Raptors	1	0	1.000
5	Wizards	1	0	1.000
6	Hornets	1	0	1.000
7	Knicks	0	1	.000	1.0
8	Nets	0	1	.000	1.0
9	Magic	0	1	.000	1.0
10	Celtics	0	1	.000	1.0
11	Bucks	0	1	.000	1.0
12	Bulls	0	1	.000	1.0
13	Heat	0	1	.000	1.0
14	Cavaliers	0	0		0.5
15	Pacers	1	0	1.000

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1	Grizzlies	1	0	1.000
2	Thunder	1	0	1.000
3	Timberwolves	1	0	1.000
4	Warriors	0	0		0.5
4	Spurs	0	1	.000	1.0
6	Nuggets	0	0		0.5
6	Pelicans	0	1	.000	1.0
8	Mavericks	0	0		0.5
10	Rockets	0	0		0.5
11	Clippers	0	0		0.5
12	Lakers	0	0		0.5
12	Suns	0	0		0.5
14	Kings	0	0		0.5
14	Trail Blazers	0	0		0.5
15	Jazz	0	1	.000	1.0