The Boston Celtics defeated the Houston Rockets, 109 to 80, in Game 5 of the 1981 NBA Finals on May 12, 1981.

1980-81 Boston Celtics

Final

HOU

Rockets

2-3

80

BOS

Celtics

3-2

109

Team

HOU

BOS

1

19

34

2

18

25

3

18

18

4

25

32

Total

80

109

Rockets

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

30-84

41-94

Field Goal %

35.7

43.6

3PT Made - Attempted

0-1

0-3

3PT %

0.0

0.0

FT Made - Attempted

20-33

27-35

Free Throw %

60.6

77.1

Rebounds

41

54

Offensive Rebounds

15

19

Defensive Rebounds

26

35

Assists

15

25

Steals

8

5

Blocks

9

8

Turnovers

17

14

Personal Fouls

24

23

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Moses Malone 41 20 11 0 0 4 7-14 0-0 6-10 4 2 6 5 50.0 60.0
Robert Reid 38 9 7 2 2 1 3-11 0-0 3-4 2 4 4 3 27.3 75.0
Billy Paultz 31 10 5 1 1 0 5-12 0-0 0-0 1 4 1 4 41.7
Tom Henderson 29 7 4 4 0 0 3-8 0-0 1-3 2 0 0 4 37.5 33.3
Mike Dunleavy 14 5 2 2 0 0 1-5 0-1 3-4 2 6 0 2 20.0 0.0 75.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Allen Leavell 24 10 1 6 1 2 3-10 0-0 4-5 3 2 1 0 30.0 80.0
Bill Willoughby 17 4 5 0 1 1 1-7 0-0 2-4 2 3 3 2 14.3 50.0
Major Jones 13 7 2 0 1 1 3-6 0-0 1-3 0 2 0 2 50.0 33.3
Calvin Murphy 12 4 1 0 1 0 2-5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 40.0
Calvin Garrett 12 2 2 0 1 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 50.0
Rudy Tomjanovich 9 2 1 0 0 0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 25.0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Cedric Maxwell 39 28 15 3 1 2 10-13 0-0 8-10 1 3 7 8 76.9 80.0
Larry Bird 38 12 12 8 0 1 5-16 0-0 2-2 2 3 1 11 31.3 100.0
Robert Parish 36 18 10 2 1 2 6-14 0-0 6-8 3 4 4 6 42.9 75.0
Chris Ford 29 8 2 4 0 0 4-8 0-1 0-0 2 0 1 1 50.0 0.0
Nate Archibald 28 6 1 3 2 0 3-11 0-2 0-0 4 3 0 1 27.3 0.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Gerald Henderson 20 2 1 2 1 0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 1 25.0
M.L. Carr 17 11 3 1 0 2 3-6 0-0 5-6 0 2 1 2 50.0 83.3
Kevin McHale 15 4 6 2 0 1 2-8 0-0 0-2 1 1 3 3 25.0 0.0
Rick Robey 12 14 2 0 0 0 5-7 0-0 4-4 1 3 1 1 71.4 100.0
Eric Fernsten 4 2 2 0 0 0 0-2 0-0 2-3 0 0 1 1 0.0 66.7
Terry Duerod 2 4 0 0 0 0 2-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 40.0

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Team Leaders

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PPG

26.9

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

10.0

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

APG

10.0

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

Team Rankings

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ORTG

123.2

1st

DRTG

111.6

3rd

NETRTG

11.6

1st

3P%

38.8

2nd

2023-24 Conference Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
64 18 .780
2
Knicks Knicks
50 32 .610 14.0
3
Bucks Bucks
49 33 .598 15.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48 34 .585 16.0
5
Magic Magic
47 35 .573 17.0

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
4/24
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Sat
4/27
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
6:00 PM
Mon
4/29
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Wed
5/1
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
1:00 PM
Fri
5/3
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM

Last Game

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BOS Celtics

1-0

114

Final

94

MIA Heat

0-1

Sun 21 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

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36.5

Siakam

Pascal Siakam

34.5

Lillard

Damian Lillard

34.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

Playoff RPG Leaders

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20.0

Valanciunas

Jonas Valanciunas

19.0

Allen

Jarrett Allen

16.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

Playoff APG Leaders

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10.0

James

LeBron James

10.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

10.0

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

Playoff SPG Leaders

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2.5

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.5

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Playoff BPG Leaders

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5.0

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

3.0

III

Trey Murphy III

2.5

Davis

Anthony Davis

Playoff 3PM Leaders

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6.0

Lillard

Damian Lillard

5.0

III

Trey Murphy III

5.0

Wright

Delon Wright

Playoff TS% Leaders

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121.4

Wright

Delon Wright

100.0

Hauser

Sam Hauser

85.0

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

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Celtics

129.5

Knicks

119.2

Timberwolves

118.9

Nuggets

115.8

Pacers

114.3

76ers

113.6

Playoff DRtg Rankings

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Cavaliers

89.7

Thunder

98.9

Timberwolves

99.4

Pelicans

101.1

Magic

102.5

Clippers

105.6

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

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Celtics

22.7

Timberwolves

19.6

Cavaliers

12.7

Nuggets

7.0

Knicks

5.5

Clippers

4.9

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

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Magic

0-2

Heat

0-1

Pelicans

0-1

Suns

0-2

76ers

0-2

Lakers

0-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Magic

51-33

Mavericks

49-35

76ers

49-36

Rockets

45-35-2

Thunder

46-36-1

Pelicans

46-38-1

Worst Record ATS

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Hawks

29-54

Hornets

34-48

Bucks

36-48

Suns

36-47-1

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
64 18 .780
2
Knicks Knicks
50 32 .610 14.0
3
Bucks Bucks
49 33 .598 15.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48 34 .585 16.0
5
Magic Magic
47 35 .573 17.0
6
Pacers Pacers
47 35 .573 17.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57 25 .695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57 25 .695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56 26 .683 1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51 31 .622 6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0
6
Suns Suns
49 33 .598 8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
4/22
PHX PHX
@
MIN MIN
93-105
Mon
4/22
DAL DAL
@
LAC LAC
96-93
Mon
4/22
IND IND
@
MIL MIL
125-108
Sun
4/21
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
101-104
Sun
4/21
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
99-101

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
4/24
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Wed
4/24
NOP NOP
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Thu
4/25
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Thu
4/25
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Thu
4/25
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM