The Boston Celtics handily defeated the Chicago Bulls, 121 to 109, in Game 1 of the 1981 Eastern Conference Semifinals on April 5, 1981.

Final

Bulls

0-1

109

Celtics

1-0

121

Team

CHI

BOS

Total

109

121

Team Stats

Player Stats

Bulls

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

43-94

49-89

Field Goal %

45.7

55.1

3PT Made - Attempted

0-4

1-3

3PT %

0.0

33.3

FT Made - Attempted

23-28

22-27

Free Throw %

82.1

81.5

Rebounds

Offensive Rebounds

Defensive Rebounds

Assists

Steals

Blocks

Turnovers

Personal Fouls

Bulls

Celtics

Players

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
Dwight Jones D. Jones	41	19	9	4		0	7-15	46.7	0-0		5-5	100.0	55.2				3
Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	40	18	8	1		1	7-10	70.0	0-0		4-6	66.7	71.2				3
Reggie Theus R. Theus	36	13	8	3		0	4-17	23.5	0-1	0.0	5-6	83.3	33.1				2
Dave Greenwood D. Greenwood	28	14	6	1		0	7-9	77.8	0-0		0-0		77.8				5
Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	26	10	1	4		0	5-12	41.7	0-2	0.0	0-0		41.7			5	5
Bob Wilkerson B. Wilkerson	25	11	4	3		0	4-11	36.4	0-0		3-3	100.0	44.6				1
Larry Kenon L. Kenon	16	6	5	0		0	2-7	28.6	0-0		2-3	66.7	36.1				0
Coby Dietrick C. Dietrick	15	8	1	1		1	3-5	60.0	0-0		2-2	100.0	68.0				3
Ronnie Lester R. Lester	11	10	3	1	2	0	4-8	50.0	0-1	0.0	2-3	66.7	53.6				0
James Wilkes J. Wilkes	1	0	1	1		0	0-0		0-0		0-0			0	1		0
Sam Worthen S. Worthen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-0		0-0		0-0			0	0	0	0

Players

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
Larry Bird L. Bird	44	23	12	5		9-18	50.0	0-0		5-5	100.0	56.9				4
Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	38	21	6	5		7-9	77.8	0-0		7-8	87.5	83.9			4	2
Chris Ford C. Ford	32	9	1	4		4-5	80.0	1-2	50.0	0-0		90.0				3
Nate Archibald N. Archibald	28	14	1	4	0	5-9	55.6	0-0		4-6	66.7	60.1				0
Kevin McHale K. McHale	27	21	4	0	5	8-15	53.3	0-0		5-7	71.4	58.1				5
Robert Parish R. Parish	24	17	9	2		8-12	66.7	0-0		1-1	100.0	68.3				5
Gerald Henderson G. Henderson	20	10	2	2		5-11	45.5	0-0		0-0		45.5				0
M.L. Carr	16	2	0	0		1-6	16.7	0-1	0.0	0-0		16.7	0	0		3
Rick Robey R. Robey	9	2	2	0		1-3	33.3	0-0		0-0		33.3				2
Terry Duerod T. Duerod	1	2	0	0	0	1-1	100.0	0-0		0-0		100.0	0	0		0
Eric Fernsten E. Fernsten	1	0	0	0	0	0-0		0-0		0-0			0	0	0	0