The Houston Rockets were easily defeated by the Boston Celtics, 94 to 71, in Game 3 of the 1981 NBA Finals on May 9, 1981.
Celtics
Rockets
FG Made - Attempted
40-89
24-79
Field Goal %
44.9
30.4
3PT Made - Attempted
2-3
0-1
3PT %
66.7
0.0
FT Made - Attempted
12-19
23-31
Free Throw %
63.2
74.2
Rebounds
44
48
Offensive Rebounds
16
19
Defensive Rebounds
28
29
Assists
24
10
Steals
12
6
Blocks
6
10
Turnovers
11
21
Personal Fouls
25
19
NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | FT | TOV | PF | +/- | OREB | DREB | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Larry Bird | 44 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 27.3 | 50.0 | ||
Cedric Maxwell | 36 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 56.3 | 50.0 | ||
Chris Ford | 36 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7-12 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 58.3 | 66.7 | 50.0 | |
Nate Archibald | 29 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 38.5 | |||
Robert Parish | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 50.0 | 100.0 |
NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | FT | TOV | PF | +/- | OREB | DREB | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rick Robey | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 40.0 | 60.0 | ||
Gerald Henderson | 19 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 | 100.0 | ||
M.L. Carr | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | |||
Kevin McHale | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 66.7 | ||
Eric Fernsten | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
Terry Duerod | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | FT | TOV | PF | +/- | OREB | DREB | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Moses Malone | 40 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 9-12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 53.8 | 75.0 | ||
Billy Paultz | 34 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 20.0 | 50.0 | ||
Tom Henderson | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 60.0 | |||
Robert Reid | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18.2 | |||
Mike Dunleavy | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 66.7 | 100.0 |
NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | FT | TOV | PF | +/- | OREB | DREB | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Willoughby | 31 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-12 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16.7 | 88.9 | ||
Calvin Murphy | 29 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 75.0 | ||
Allen Leavell | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 0.0 | ||
Rudy Tomjanovich | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
Calvin Garrett | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | |||
Major Jones | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 |
Playoff PPG Leaders
See moreBrunson
Embiid
Edwards
Playoff RPG Leaders
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Jokic
Hart
Playoff APG Leaders
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Jokic
James
Playoff SPG Leaders
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Jr.
Booker
Playoff BPG Leaders
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Mobley
Gilgeous-Alexander
Playoff 3PM Leaders
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Maxey
Haliburton
Playoff TS% Leaders
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Gobert
Davis
Playoff ORtg Rankings
See more120.2
119.5
118.9
118.7
116.9
116.0
Playoff DRtg Rankings
See more101.3
103.6
106.9
109.4
110.5
111.7
Playoff NetRtg Rankings
See more12.6
9.6
7.6
4.7
3.8
2.1
Playoff Tank Leaderboard
See more0-4
0-4
1-4
1-4
2-4
2-4
Best Record ATS
See more55-34
55-38
51-38
51-39-1
45-35-2
48-40-4
Worst Record ATS
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34-48
36-49-1
38-50
36-46
34-44-4