Larry Bird posted his most points in a rookie-season game against the Suns on February 13, 1980, with 45 points.
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Larry Bird rookie highest points in a regular-season game| 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 |  | L. Bird | 45 | 2/13/1980 | @ | 43 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 32 | 59.4 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 66.6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 2 | | L. Bird | 41 | 3/2/1980 | vs | 44 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 67.6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 3 | | L. Bird | 36 | 1/27/1980 | vs | 39 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 65.1 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| 4 | | L. Bird | 33 | 3/28/1980 | vs | 43 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 59.7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 5 | | L. Bird | 33 | 3/9/1980 | vs | 45 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 27 | 40.7 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 53.3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 6 | | L. Bird | 33 | 2/20/1980 | @ | 40 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 69.8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 7 | | L. Bird | 32 | 2/6/1980 | vs | 38 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 52.4 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| 8 | | L. Bird | 32 | 12/8/1979 | @ | 41 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 48.3 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 51.3 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 9 | | L. Bird | 31 | 12/15/1979 | @ | 43 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 60.5 | 3 | 6 | |||||
| 10 | | L. Bird | 30 | 2/27/1980 | vs | 36 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 61.7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 11 | | L. Bird | 30 | 11/23/1979 | vs | 37 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 29 | 48.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 50.2 | 7 | 3 | |||||
| 12 | | L. Bird | 29 | 3/17/1980 | @ | 36 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 65.0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 13 | | L. Bird | 29 | 3/15/1980 | @ | 33 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 59.9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 14 | | L. Bird | 29 | 3/12/1980 | vs | 42 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 78.3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 15 | | L. Bird | 29 | 3/4/1980 | @ | 33 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 67.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 16 | | L. Bird | 29 | 11/28/1979 | vs | 35 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 70.3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 17 | | L. Bird | 28 | 3/11/1980 | @ | 40 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 64.3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 18 | | L. Bird | 28 | 2/29/1980 | vs | 34 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 70.4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 19 | | L. Bird | 28 | 2/15/1980 | @ | 43 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 53.4 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 20 | | L. Bird | 28 | 10/13/1979 | @ | 40 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 72.9 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 21 | | L. Bird | 27 | 3/7/1980 | vs | 36 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 56.1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 22 | | L. Bird | 26 | 3/22/1980 | @ | 46 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 42.1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | |||
| 23 | | L. Bird | 26 | 12/21/1979 | vs | 40 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 40.9 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 51.8 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| 24 | | L. Bird | 25 | 2/26/1980 | vs | 40 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 60.3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 25 | | L. Bird | 25 | 12/9/1979 | @ | 40 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 56.3 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
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