Points
26
Malone
HOU

Rebounds
13
Bird
BOS

Assists
7
Bird
BOS

| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57 | 25 | .695 | ||
| 2 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 5.0 | |
| 3 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3.0 | |
| 4 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 | |
| 5 | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17.0 | |
| 6 | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17.0 | |
| 7 | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18.0 | |
| 8 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 20.0 | |
| 9 | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21.0 | |
| 10 | 34 | 48 | .415 | 23.0 | |
| 11 | 28 | 54 | .341 | 29.0 | |
| 12 | 15 | 67 | .183 | 42.0 |
The Houston Rockets fell to the Boston Celtics, 108 to 101, on March 4, 1981.
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Bird #33 | 43 | 24 | 13 (0) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 64.4 | |
C. Maxwell #30 | 32 | 11 | 5 (0) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 53.3 | |
R. Parish #00 | 32 | 23 | 9 (0) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 68.6 | |
C. Ford #42 | 24 | 8 | 3 (0) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 41.0 | |
N. Archibald #10 | 34 | 11 | 4 (0) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 44.6 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M.L. Carr #30 | 21 | 5 | 2 (0) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 31.7 | |
K. McHale #32 | 21 | 10 | 4 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 55.6 | |
G. Henderson #43 | 17 | 4 | 1 (0) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 51.5 | |
R. Robey #53 | 16 | 12 | 5 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 54.5 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOS | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Reid #50 | 31 | 5 | 7 (0) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 21.3 | |
M. Malone #24 | 34 | 26 | 13 (0) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10-23 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 50.7 | |
B. Paultz #5 | 44 | 19 | 7 (0) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 62.0 | |
M. Dunleavy #10 | 29 | 13 | 2 (0) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 54.7 | |
A. Leavell #30 | 33 | 8 | 3 (0) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Murphy #23 | 35 | 20 | 1 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 50.6 | |
B. Willoughby #32 | 22 | 8 | 4 (0) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 69.4 | |
C. Garrett #00 | 7 | 0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
R. Tomjanovich #45 | 5 | 2 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOU | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
43-89 (48.3%)
FG%
41-88 (46.6%)
0-6 (0.0%)
3PM
0-0 (%)
22-24 (91.7%)
FTM
19-23 (82.6%)
46
Rebounds
38
Offensive Rebounds
Defensive Rebounds
25
Assists
23
8
Steals
3
7
Blocks
6
12
Turnovers
13
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
20
Fouls
22
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls