The Boston Celtics came up just a bit short against the Houston Rockets, 92 to 90, in Game 2 of the 1981 NBA Finals on May 7, 1981.

1980-81 Boston Celtics

Final

HOU

Rockets

1-1

92

BOS

Celtics

1-1

90

Team

1

22

26

2

23

23

3

23

19

4

24

22

Total

92

90

Team Stats

Player Stats

Rockets

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

34-85

41-82

Field Goal %

40.0

50.0

3PT Made - Attempted

2-2

0-3

3PT %

100.0

0.0

FT Made - Attempted

22-32

8-13

Free Throw %

68.8

61.5

Rebounds

35

48

Offensive Rebounds

13

14

Defensive Rebounds

22

34

Assists

16

17

Steals

6

6

Blocks

8

7

Turnovers

9

22

Personal Fouls

17

27

Rockets

Celtics

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Moses Malone	48	31	15	1	1	2	10-24	0-0	11-18	2	1		7	8	41.7		61.1
Robert Reid	38	2	4	3	0	2	0-7	0-0	2-2	3	5		0	4	0.0		100.0
Tom Henderson	34	6	1	3	2	0	2-8	0-0	2-2	3	2		1	0	25.0		100.0
Billy Paultz	31	13	4	1	1	1	6-11	0-0	1-2	0	2		0	4	54.5		50.0
Mike Dunleavy	17	9	1	2	0	0	3-5	2-2	1-2	1	1		0	1	60.0	100.0	50.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Bill Willoughby	25	14	5	1	1	2	6-10	0-0	2-3	0	1		3	2	60.0		66.7
Calvin Murphy	23	10	1	2	0	0	4-13	0-0	2-2	0	2		1	0	30.8		100.0
Allen Leavell	13	5	4	3	1	1	2-5	0-0	1-1	0	2		1	3	40.0		100.0
Calvin Garrett	11	2	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1		0	0	50.0

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Larry Bird	45	19	21	3	5	0	8-18	0-1	3-3	5	3		4	17	44.4	0.0	100.0
Cedric Maxwell	37	6	4	2	0	0	3-8	0-0	0-0	3	4		2	2	37.5
Nate Archibald	30	11	3	4	1	0	4-12	0-0	3-3	2	2		1	2	33.3		100.0
Chris Ford	28	10	2	2	0	0	5-10	0-2	0-0	2	1		1	1	50.0	0.0
Robert Parish	14	9	2	0	0	3	4-7	0-0	1-2	4	6		1	1	57.1		50.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Kevin McHale	26	12	5	2	0	3	6-8	0-0	0-0	3	5		2	3	75.0
Rick Robey	21	7	7	0	0	0	3-5	0-0	1-4	1	4		1	6	60.0		25.0
M.L. Carr	21	6	1	0	0	1	3-6	0-0	0-0	1	0		0	1	50.0
Gerald Henderson	18	10	3	4	0	0	5-8	0-0	0-1	1	2		2	1	62.5		0.0

Explore

More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.9

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

9.7

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

APG

6.3

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)
Mon 4/29	BOS	@	MIA	7:30 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

MIA

1-2

84

Final

104

BOS

2-1

Sat 27 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

35.0

Embiid

Joel Embiid

33.0

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

32.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.8

Davis

Anthony Davis

15.3

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

13.8

Allen

Jarrett Allen

Playoff APG Leaders

12.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

10.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

9.0

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.3

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.3

Caldwell-Pope

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.7

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

Porzingis

Kristaps Porzingis

Playoff 3PM Leaders

5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.3

Harden

James Harden

4.0

Doncic

Luka Doncic

Playoff TS% Leaders

80.5

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

71.6

White

Derrick White

70.2

Allen

Jarrett Allen

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

Timberwolves

123.9

Celtics

120.1

Knicks

117.3

Pacers

117.1

76ers

116.2

Thunder

115.8

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Thunder

96.2

Magic

97.3

Timberwolves

104.8

Cavaliers

107.2

Mavericks

107.6

Clippers

108.4

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Thunder

19.7

Timberwolves

19.1

Celtics

11.3

Magic

9.9

Nuggets

2.4

Pacers

1.7

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-3

Suns

0-3

76ers

1-3

Lakers

1-3

Heat

1-2

Clippers

1-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

53-33

Mavericks

50-35

76ers

50-37

Thunder

48-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Celtics

44-37-4

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Suns

36-48-1

Bucks

37-48

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
Sat 4/27	NYK	@	PHI	97-92
Fri 4/26	OKC	@	NOP	106-85
Fri 4/26	BOS	@	MIA	104-84
Fri 4/26	DEN	@	LAL	108-119
Fri 4/26	CLE	@	ORL	89-112

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/28	LAC	@	DAL	3:30 PM
Sun 4/28	MIL	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sun 4/28	MIN	@	PHX	9:30 PM
Mon 4/29	BOS	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Mon 4/29	OKC	@	NOP	8:30 PM