larry bird highest field goal percentage in an nba finals game

Larry Bird had his highest field-goal percentage in Game 5 of the 1984 NBA Finals against the Lakers on June 8, 1984, at 75.0 percent.

	NAME	FG%	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Larry Bird L. Bird	75.0	6/8/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	42	34	17	2	2	1	15	20	2	2	100.0	2	4	50.0	78.1	2	15	5	4
2	Larry Bird L. Bird	72.7	6/10/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	47	28	14	8	1	3	8	11	0	0		12	13	92.3	83.7	3	11	4	4
3	Larry Bird L. Bird	63.2	5/29/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	HOU	44	31	8	7	4	2	12	19	3	5	60.0	4	4	100.0	74.7	2	6	3	0
4	Larry Bird L. Bird	57.1	5/27/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	31	19	6	9	3	0	8	14	1	2	50.0	2	2	100.0	63.8	0	6	3	1
5	Larry Bird L. Bird	56.3	6/3/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	38	30	7	2	3	1	9	16	0	0		12	15	80.0	66.4	1	6	2	3
6	Larry Bird L. Bird	56.0	6/2/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	42	32	7	6	1	0	14	25	0	0		4	4	100.0	59.8	2	5	0	0
7	Larry Bird L. Bird	55.0	5/14/1981	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	@	HOU	43	27	13	5	1	0	11	20	1	2	50.0	4	5	80.0	60.8	2	11	1	3
8	Larry Bird L. Bird	52.9	6/4/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	36	23	10	4	1	1	9	17	1	1	100.0	4	5	80.0	59.9	2	8	3	1
9	Larry Bird L. Bird	52.9	6/3/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	@	HOU	47	21	9	10	1	0	9	17	1	3	33.3	2	2	100.0	58.7	0	9	2	2
10	Larry Bird L. Bird	52.9	5/5/1981	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	HOU	44	18	21	9	1	0	9	17	0	0		0	0		52.9	7	14	5	1
11	Larry Bird L. Bird	50.0	6/5/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	43	26	11	5	3	1	8	16	0	0		10	12	83.3	61.1	3	8	1	4
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	47.1	6/8/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	HOU	46	29	11	12	3	0	8	17	2	3	66.7	11	12	91.7	65.1	2	9	2	3
13	Larry Bird L. Bird	47.1	6/7/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	44	20	7	7	1	1	8	17	1	2	50.0	3	5	60.0	52.1	1	6	0	3
14	Larry Bird L. Bird	46.2	6/5/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	@	HOU	43	17	7	4	0	0	6	13	1	3	33.3	4	4	100.0	57.6	1	6	2	3
15	Larry Bird L. Bird	44.4	5/26/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	HOU	44	21	8	13	4	0	8	18	0	2	0.0	5	6	83.3	50.9	1	7	4	4
16	Larry Bird L. Bird	44.4	5/7/1981	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	HOU	45	19	21	3	5	0	8	18	0	1	0.0	3	3	100.0	49.2	4	17	5	3
17	Larry Bird L. Bird	42.9	5/30/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	41	30	12	3	2	2	9	21	1	3	33.3	11	11	100.0	58.0	2	10	5	2
18	Larry Bird L. Bird	41.7	6/7/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	44	30	12	4	0	1	10	24	0	1	0.0	10	11	90.9	52.0	3	9	4	2
19	Larry Bird L. Bird	41.4	6/9/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	47	28	10	3	1	0	12	29	0	2	0.0	4	5	80.0	44.9	7	3	2	3
20	Larry Bird L. Bird	41.2	5/27/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	42	24	14	5	3	0	7	17	1	1	100.0	9	11	81.8	54.9	4	10	6	4
21	Larry Bird L. Bird	38.9	6/11/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	44	23	12	7	2	1	7	18	1	2	50.0	8	9	88.9	52.4	2	10	2	2
22	Larry Bird L. Bird	38.5	6/1/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	@	HOU	45	25	15	11	4	0	10	26	0	3	0.0	5	5	100.0	44.3	4	11	3	5
23	Larry Bird L. Bird	38.1	6/2/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	35	20	7	3	1	0	8	21	0	0		4	5	80.0	43.1	3	4	2	1
24	Larry Bird L. Bird	37.5	6/14/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	41	16	9	5	2	2	6	16	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	45.0	1	8	4	1
25	Larry Bird L. Bird	37.5	6/6/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	49	29	21	2	3	0	9	24	1	3	33.3	10	10	100.0	51.1	9	12	3	4

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