The Boston Celtics defeated the Houston Rockets, 98 to 95, in Game 1 of the 1981 NBA Finals on May 5, 1981.

1980-81 Boston Celtics

Final

HOU

Rockets

0-1

95

BOS

Celtics

1-0

98

Team

1

29

24

2

28

27

3

24

25

4

14

22

Total

95

98

Team Stats

Player Stats

Rockets

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

42-99

41-95

Field Goal %

42.4

43.2

3PT Made - Attempted

0-2

0-1

3PT %

0.0

0.0

FT Made - Attempted

11-14

16-20

Free Throw %

78.6

80.0

Rebounds

42

54

Offensive Rebounds

19

25

Defensive Rebounds

23

29

Assists

23

23

Steals

15

6

Blocks

3

5

Turnovers

10

19

Personal Fouls

20

21

Rockets

Celtics

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Robert Reid	48	27	8	3	4	0	12-22	0-1	3-4	2	2		5	3	54.5	0.0	75.0
Moses Malone	45	13	15	3	3	1	4-17	0-0	5-6	1	1		8	7	23.5		83.3
Billy Paultz	37	14	7	4	3	1	7-16	0-0	0-0	3	2		3	4	43.8
Mike Dunleavy	37	6	2	7	0	0	2-9	0-0	2-2	1	3		0	2	22.2		100.0
Tom Henderson	22	11	2	3	0	0	5-8	0-0	1-2	0	4		1	1	62.5		50.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Calvin Murphy	24	16	2	0	2	0	8-15	0-0	0-0	1	5		0	2	53.3
Allen Leavell	13	6	2	3	1	0	3-7	0-0	0-0	1	1		1	1	42.9
Bill Willoughby	13	2	4	0	2	1	1-4	0-0	0-0	1	2		1	3	25.0
Rudy Tomjanovich	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0		0	0	0.0	0.0

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Larry Bird	44	18	21	9	1	0	9-17	0-0	0-0	5	1		7	14	52.9
Nate Archibald	37	12	0	5	0	0	4-14	0-0	4-5	4	2		0	0	28.6		80.0
Robert Parish	34	16	10	1	3	2	8-16	0-0	0-0	4	4		5	5	50.0
Cedric Maxwell	34	10	9	5	0	1	4-12	0-0	2-2	4	4		5	4	33.3		100.0
Chris Ford	29	13	3	1	0	0	5-9	0-1	3-3	0	2		2	1	55.6	0.0	100.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
M.L. Carr	23	9	2	0	2	0	4-9	0-0	1-2	1	2		1	1	44.4		50.0
Gerald Henderson	19	11	3	1	0	2	4-6	0-0	3-3	0	1		1	2	66.7		100.0
Kevin McHale	11	4	4	0	0	0	1-7	0-0	2-2	0	2		4	0	14.3		100.0
Rick Robey	9	5	2	1	0	0	2-5	0-0	1-3	1	3		0	2	40.0		33.3

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More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.9

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

9.0

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

APG

6.5

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

123.2

1st

DRTG

111.6

3rd

NETRTG

11.6

1st

3P%

38.8

2nd

2023-24 Conference Standings

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	BOS	@	MIA	6:00 PM
Mon 4/29	BOS	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Wed 5/1	MIA	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 5/3	BOS	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 5/5	MIA	@	BOS	1:00 PM

Last Game

BOS

1-1

101

Final

111

MIA

1-1

Wed 24 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

36.5

Siakam

Pascal Siakam

34.5

Lillard

Damian Lillard

Playoff RPG Leaders

16.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

15.3

Allen

Jarrett Allen

13.5

Zubac

Ivica Zubac

Playoff APG Leaders

10.0

James

LeBron James

10.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.5

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.5

Alexander-Walker

Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.5

Davis

Anthony Davis

2.5

Lopez

Brook Lopez

Playoff 3PM Leaders

6.0

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.5

Doncic

Luka Doncic

4.5

Jr.

Michael Porter Jr.

Playoff TS% Leaders

92.6

Wright

Delon Wright

81.8

Hauser

Sam Hauser

81.7

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Timberwolves

118.9

Thunder

118.8

Celtics

118.5

Nuggets

115.8

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Magic

98.2

Timberwolves

99.4

Thunder

100.3

Cavaliers

103.2

Clippers

105.6

Nuggets

108.8

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Timberwolves

19.6

Thunder

18.5

Nuggets

7.0

Celtics

5.5

Magic

5.0

Clippers

4.9

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-2

Suns

0-2

Lakers

0-2

Magic

1-2

76ers

1-2

Heat

1-1

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

52-33

Mavericks

49-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

47-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pacers

45-37-2

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

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	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 4/24	NYK	@	PHI	114-125
Wed 4/24	CLE	@	ORL	83-121
Tue 4/23	NOP	@	OKC	92-124
Tue 4/23	MIA	@	BOS	111-101
Mon 4/22	PHX	@	MIN	93-105

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 4/25	DEN	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 4/26	MIL	@	IND	5:30 PM
Fri 4/26	LAC	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Fri 4/26	MIN	@	PHX	10:30 PM
Sat 4/27	CLE	@	ORL	1:00 PM