Before 1982-83, Larry Bird played his most minutes in a game versus the Seattle SuperSonics on January 20, 1980, with 53 minutes on the court.

Interpreted as:

Larry Bird most minutes in a regular-season game until 1982

	NAME	MIN	DATE	TM		OPP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Larry Bird L. Bird	53	1/20/1980	BOS	vs	SEA	15	13	7	1	0	7	19	36.8	0	2	0.0	1	3	33.3	36.9	2	11	4	3
2	Larry Bird L. Bird	50	2/10/1981	BOS	@	SEA	23	17	8	4		11	27	40.7	0	0		1	1	100.0	41.9	5	12	2	2
3	Larry Bird L. Bird	49	12/26/1981	BOS	@	KCK	23	15	5	1	1	9	21	42.9	0	1	0.0	5	6	83.3	48.6				3
4	Larry Bird L. Bird	49	11/1/1980	BOS	@	PHI	36	21	4	2	0	14	29	48.3	1	2	50.0	7	8	87.5	55.4	8	13	2	4
5	Larry Bird L. Bird	49	10/23/1980	BOS	vs	NYK	25	10	4			11	26	42.3	1	1	100.0	2	4	50.0	45.0				2
6	Larry Bird L. Bird	48	2/21/1982	BOS	@	SEA	22	12	14	3	0	11	23	47.8	0	2	0.0	0	0		47.8	3	9	4	3
7	Larry Bird L. Bird	47	1/8/1982	BOS	vs	PHI	12	13	6	2	1	6	22	27.3	0	0		0	0		27.3			6	4
8	Larry Bird L. Bird	47	11/17/1981	BOS	@	CHI	29	8	6	3	1	10	19	52.6	1	2	50.0	8	10	80.0	62.0	2	6	1	4
9	Larry Bird L. Bird	47	3/11/1981	BOS	vs	MIL	29	13	6	1	0	12	20	60.0	0	0		5	6	83.3	64.0			2	4
10	Larry Bird L. Bird	47	2/11/1981	BOS	@	LAL	36	21	6	5	3	16	25	64.0	0	0		4	5	80.0	66.2	5	16	3	3
11	Larry Bird L. Bird	47	1/9/1981	BOS	vs	CHI	24	9	5	3	0	11	26	42.3	0	2	0.0	2	2	100.0	44.6	1	8	6	2
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	47	12/25/1980	BOS	@	NYK	28	20	8			13	24	54.2	0	1	0.0	2	3	66.7	55.3	3	17		2
13	Larry Bird L. Bird	47	12/2/1980	BOS	@	DET	17	15	5			7	19	36.8	0	0		3	5	60.0	40.1				3
14	Larry Bird L. Bird	47	11/18/1980	BOS	@	CHI	19	13	7			8	14	57.1	0	2	0.0	3	5	60.0	58.6				1
15	Larry Bird L. Bird	46	1/13/1982	BOS	vs	ATL	28	19	15	3	3	12	19	63.2	0	0		4	5	80.0	66.0				3
16	Larry Bird L. Bird	46	3/29/1981	BOS	vs	PHI	24	10	7	6	0	11	23	47.8	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	50.3			3	4
17	Larry Bird L. Bird	46	3/24/1981	BOS	@	NYK	16	13	10			8	14	57.1	0	0		0	0		57.1				0
18	Larry Bird L. Bird	46	3/17/1981	BOS	@	WAS	25	14	7			10	17	58.8	0	0		5	8	62.5	60.9				2
19	Larry Bird L. Bird	46	12/30/1980	BOS	@	PHX	27	10	10	5	2	9	19	47.4	1	2	50.0	8	8	100.0	59.9			3	2
20	Larry Bird L. Bird	46	3/22/1980	BOS	@	CLE	26	15	4	1	0	12	30	40.0	0	2	0.0	2	2	100.0	42.1	2	13	8	3
21	Larry Bird L. Bird	46	1/11/1980	BOS	vs	ATL	14	13	5	4	3	7	15	46.7	0	0		0	1	0.0	45.3			4	2
22	Larry Bird L. Bird	46	12/1/1979	BOS	@	IND	15	13	2	0	0	6	16	37.5	0	0		3	4	75.0	42.2			3	3
23	Larry Bird L. Bird	45	4/13/1982	BOS	@	CHI	35	17	4	3	1	11	25	44.0	1	2	50.0	12	12	100.0	57.8	1	16	4	4
24	Larry Bird L. Bird	45	3/16/1982	BOS	@	WAS	31	21	2			10	20	50.0	0	0		11	14	78.6	59.3	5	16		2
25	Larry Bird L. Bird	45	1/10/1982	BOS	vs	DET	40	16	7	6		18	29	62.1	0	1	0.0	4	5	80.0	64.1				5