larry bird most points in a game vs jordan including playoffs until 1990

Before 1990-91, Larry Bird scored his most points in a regular-season or postseason game versus Michael Jordan on April 21, 1988, with 44 points.

	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	44	4/21/1988	BOS	vs	CHI	40	10	3	1	1	19	29	65.5	0	0		6	6	100.0	69.5	1	9	1	1
2	Larry Bird L. Bird	41	3/27/1987	BOS	@	CHI	46	7	7	3	1	17	29	58.6	1	1	100.0	6	6	100.0	64.8	0	7	2	2
3	Larry Bird L. Bird	38	3/4/1990	BOS	vs	CHI	43	11	9	1	0	16	32	50.0	3	5	60.0	3	4	75.0	56.3	2	9	3	2
4	Larry Bird L. Bird	38	1/12/1988	BOS	@	CHI	44	9	8	2	0	18	31	58.1	0	1	0.0	2	3	66.7	58.8	1	8	1	3
5	Larry Bird L. Bird	38	4/17/1987	BOS	vs	CHI	45	8	7	1	1	17	29	58.6	2	5	40.0	2	2	100.0	63.6	3	5	1	3
6	Larry Bird L. Bird	37	1/2/1987	BOS	vs	CHI	42	8	9	1	2	11	18	61.1	3	4	75.0	12	13	92.3	78.0	1	7	2	3
7	Larry Bird L. Bird	37	11/14/1986	BOS	@	CHI	48	5	10	1	2	13	25	52.0	0	4	0.0	11	12	91.7	61.1	1	4	6	4
8	Larry Bird L. Bird	36	4/20/1986	BOS	vs	CHI	56	12	8	1	2	14	27	51.9	2	5	40.0	6	7	85.7	59.8	4	8	4	5
9	Larry Bird L. Bird	34	2/22/1985	BOS	vs	CHI	38	8	5	2	0	16	28	57.1	2	4	50.0	0	0		60.7	2	6	5	4
10	Larry Bird L. Bird	33	3/20/1988	BOS	vs	CHI	42	7	8	0	0	14	21	66.7	3	3	100.0	2	2	100.0	75.4	1	6	0	4
11	Larry Bird L. Bird	32	4/28/1987	BOS	@	CHI	45	14	6	2	1	11	21	52.4	0	1	0.0	10	11	90.9	61.9	3	11	4	3
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	32	3/21/1986	BOS	vs	CHI	32	6	8	3	0	11	18	61.1	2	2	100.0	8	8	100.0	74.3	0	6	4	3
13	Larry Bird L. Bird	30	4/17/1986	BOS	vs	CHI	40	6	8	3	0	9	13	69.2	2	3	66.7	10	13	76.9	80.1	1	5	3	4
14	Larry Bird L. Bird	29	4/26/1987	BOS	vs	CHI	44	7	8	0	0	9	17	52.9	0	0		11	13	84.6	63.8	2	5	2	4
15	Larry Bird L. Bird	28	1/9/1985	BOS	vs	CHI	44	11	4	3	3	9	21	42.9	0	0		10	10	100.0	55.1	2	9	2	3
16	Larry Bird L. Bird	27	11/4/1989	BOS	@	CHI	38	9	6	0	0	12	24	50.0	0	1	0.0	3	4	75.0	52.4	2	7	7	3
17	Larry Bird L. Bird	27	2/5/1985	BOS	@	CHI	42	9	7	1	3	9	21	42.9	1	1	100.0	8	8	100.0	55.1	2	7	4	2
18	Larry Bird L. Bird	26	1/28/1987	BOS	vs	CHI	30	5	9	1	1	11	17	64.7	1	2	50.0	3	3	100.0	71.0	1	4	2	1
19	Larry Bird L. Bird	25	3/6/1985	BOS	vs	CHI	41	9	10	4	1	11	24	45.8	1	3	33.3	2	2	100.0	50.2	1	8	6	3
20	Larry Bird L. Bird	24	1/27/1987	BOS	@	CHI	47	14	3	4	1	10	26	38.5	1	3	33.3	3	4	75.0	43.2	3	11	2	3
21	Larry Bird L. Bird	23	4/17/1990	BOS	@	CHI	45	5	8	2	1	9	23	39.1	2	3	66.7	3	4	75.0	46.4	1	4	3	3
22	Larry Bird L. Bird	19	3/18/1988	BOS	@	CHI	42	10	6	2	1	8	19	42.1	0	2	0.0	3	4	75.0	45.8	2	8	5	3
23	Larry Bird L. Bird	19	4/22/1986	BOS	@	CHI	40	6	8	1	2	5	13	38.5	0	2	0.0	9	10	90.0	54.6	0	6	3	5
24	Larry Bird L. Bird	18	11/9/1988	BOS	vs	CHI	34	10	6	1	0	7	19	36.8	0	0		4	4	100.0	43.4	0	10	1	4
25	Larry Bird L. Bird	17	4/23/1987	BOS	vs	CHI	46	9	13	2	0	4	7	57.1	2	2	100.0	7	7	100.0	84.3	3	6	1	2