Largest Margins of Victory in the 1981 NBA Playoffs
This list shows the NBA games in which the teams won and lost by the largest point margins in the 1981 Playoffs, with final score and date for each game.
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Lowest... / Highest Scoring Games
Fewest... / Most Points One Team
What was the largest margin of victory in a game in the 1981 Playoffs?
In May 12, 1981, the Boston Celtics won their game against the Houston Rockets by 29 points, 109-80, in the largest win of the 1981 NBA Playoffs.
Largest Point Margin
29
Points
Celtics vs. Rockets
Largest Margins of Victory in the 1981 NBA Playoffs
| Point Margin |
Game / Details | |
1. | 29 |
May. 12, 1981, at Boston NBA Finals, Game 5 |
2. | 23 |
May. 9, 1981, at Houston NBA Finals, Game 3 |
23 |
Apr. 17, 1981, at Milwaukee Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 6 |
|
4. | 22 |
Apr. 7, 1981, at Phoenix Western Conference Semifinals, Game 1 |
| Point Margin |
Game / Details | |
5. | 19 |
Apr. 22, 1981, at Boston Eastern Conference Finals, Game 2 |
19 |
Apr. 21, 1981, at Kansas City Western Conference Finals, Game 1 |
|
7. | 17 |
Apr. 15, 1981, at Philadelphia Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 5 |
8. | 16 |
Mar. 31, 1981, at Philadelphia Eastern Conference First Round, Game 1 |
| Point Margin |
Game / Details | |
9. | 13 |
Apr. 10, 1981, at Houston Western Conference Semifinals, Game 3 |
10. | 12 |
Apr. 15, 1981, at Phoenix Western Conference Semifinals, Game 5 |
12 |
Apr. 8, 1981, at San Antonio Western Conference Semifinals, Game 2 |
|
12 |
Apr. 5, 1981, at Boston Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 1 |
| Point Margin |
Game / Details | |
13. | 11 |
May. 14, 1981, at Houston NBA Finals, Game 6 |
11 |
Apr. 26, 1981, at Houston Western Conference Finals, Game 4 |
|
11 |
Apr. 12, 1981, at Milwaukee Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 4 |
|
11 |
Apr. 2, 1981, at Indiana Eastern Conference First Round, Game 2 |
| Point Margin |
Game / Details | |
17. | 10 |
Apr. 24, 1981, at Philadelphia Eastern Conference Finals, Game 3 |
10 |
Apr. 7, 1981, at Philadelphia Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 2 |
|
10 |
Mar. 31, 1981, at New York Eastern Conference First Round, Game 1 |
|
20. | 9 |
Apr. 29, 1981, at Kansas City Western Conference Finals, Game 5 |
9 |
Apr. 22, 1981, at Kansas City Western Conference Finals, Game 2 |
|
9 |
Apr. 7, 1981, at Boston Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 2 |
|
9 |
Apr. 7, 1981, at San Antonio Western Conference Semifinals, Game 1 |
|
9 |
Apr. 5, 1981, at Portland Western Conference First Round, Game 3 |
| Point Margin |
Game / Details | |
25. | 7 |
Apr. 19, 1981, at Phoenix Western Conference Semifinals, Game 7 |
7 |
Apr. 12, 1981, at Kansas City Western Conference Semifinals, Game 4 |
|
27. | 6 |
Apr. 14, 1981, at San Antonio Western Conference Semifinals, Game 5 |
6 |
Apr. 12, 1981, at Chicago Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 4 |
|
6 |
Apr. 10, 1981, at Chicago Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 3 |
| Point Margin |
Game / Details | |
30. | 5 |
May. 10, 1981, at Houston NBA Finals, Game 4 |
5 |
Apr. 17, 1981, at Kansas City Western Conference Semifinals, Game 6 |
|
5 |
Apr. 17, 1981, at San Antonio Western Conference Semifinals, Game 7 |
|
5 |
Apr. 15, 1981, at Houston Western Conference Semifinals, Game 6 |
|
5 |
Apr. 10, 1981, at Milwaukee Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 3 |
|
5 |
Apr. 8, 1981, at Phoenix Western Conference Semifinals, Game 2 |
|
5 |
Apr. 3, 1981, at Houston Western Conference First Round, Game 2 |
|
5 |
Apr. 3, 1981, at Kansas City Western Conference First Round, Game 2 |
| Point Margin |
Game / Details | |
38. | 4 |
Apr. 24, 1981, at Houston Western Conference Finals, Game 3 |
4 |
Apr. 1, 1981, at Los Angeles Western Conference First Round, Game 1 |
|
40. | 3 |
May. 5, 1981, at Boston NBA Finals, Game 1 |
3 |
Apr. 5, 1981, at Los Angeles Western Conference First Round, Game 3 |
|
3 |
Apr. 5, 1981, at Philadelphia Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 1 |
| Point Margin |
Game / Details | |
43. | 2 |
May. 7, 1981, at Boston NBA Finals, Game 2 |
2 |
May. 1, 1981, at Philadelphia Eastern Conference Finals, Game 6 |
|
2 |
Apr. 29, 1981, at Boston Eastern Conference Finals, Game 5 |
|
2 |
Apr. 26, 1981, at Philadelphia Eastern Conference Finals, Game 4 |
|
2 |
Apr. 12, 1981, at Houston Western Conference Semifinals, Game 4 |
| Point Margin |
Game / Details | |
48. | 1 |
May. 3, 1981, at Boston Eastern Conference Finals, Game 7 |
1 |
Apr. 21, 1981, at Boston Eastern Conference Finals, Game 1 |
|
1 |
Apr. 19, 1981, at Philadelphia Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 7 |
|
1 |
Apr. 10, 1981, at Kansas City Western Conference Semifinals, Game 3 |
|
1 |
Apr. 3, 1981, at Chicago Eastern Conference First Round, Game 2 |
|
1 |
Apr. 1, 1981, at Portland Western Conference First Round, Game 1 |
Number of games showed: 53