1981 Chicago Bulls vs. 1981 Boston Celtics - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1980-81 Bulls and the 1980-81 Celtics, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

Summary

Regular Season

Standings 1981 Bulls 5º in Eastern Conference 1981 Celtics 1º in Eastern Conference

Season Record 1981 Bulls 45 - 37 1981 Celtics 62 - 20

Winning % 1981 Bulls .549 1981 Celtics .756

Longest Streaks 1981 Bulls Winning Streak: 8 Losing Streak: 6 1981 Celtics Winning Streak: 13 Losing Streak: 3

Players Used (at least 1 game) 1981 Bulls 13 players 1981 Celtics 12 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance 1981 Bulls Lost Eastern Conference Semis 1981 Celtics NBA Champions

Playoff Record 1981 Bulls 2 - 4 1981 Celtics 12 - 5

Winning % 1981 Bulls .333 1981 Celtics .706

Players Used (at least 1 game) 1981 Bulls 11 players 1981 Celtics 11 players

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points 1981 Bulls 109.0 1981 Celtics 109.9

Rebounds 1981 Bulls 45.1 1981 Celtics 43.6

Assists 1981 Bulls 23.5 1981 Celtics 26.9

Steals 1981 Bulls 8.9 1981 Celtics 8.3

Blocks 1981 Bulls 6.3 1981 Celtics 7.2

3-Pointers Made 1981 Bulls 0.5 1981 Celtics 0.8

Percentages

Field Goal % 1981 Bulls .501 1981 Celtics .504

3-Point % 1981 Bulls .212 1981 Celtics .270

Free Throw % 1981 Bulls .774 1981 Celtics .752

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points 1981 Bulls 103.5 1981 Celtics 103.4

Rebounds 1981 Bulls 44.5 1981 Celtics 44.4

Assists 1981 Bulls 20.8 1981 Celtics 22.8

Steals 1981 Bulls 7.8 1981 Celtics 7.5

Blocks 1981 Bulls 5.0 1981 Celtics 6.6

3-Pointers Made 1981 Bulls 0.5 1981 Celtics 0.6

Percentages

Field Goal % 1981 Bulls .469 1981 Celtics .480

3-Point % 1981 Bulls .130 1981 Celtics .222

Free Throw % 1981 Bulls .763 1981 Celtics .754

NBA Playoffs

Points 1981 Bulls 19.8 ppg Reggie Theus 1981 Celtics 21.9 ppg Larry Bird

Rebounds 1981 Bulls 11.2 rpg Artis Gilmore 1981 Celtics 14.0 rpg Larry Bird

Assists 1981 Bulls 6.3 apg Reggie Theus 1981 Celtics 6.3 apg Tiny Archibald

Steals 1981 Bulls 1.5 spg Dave Greenwood 1981 Celtics 2.3 spg Larry Bird

Blocks 1981 Bulls 2.8 bpg Artis Gilmore 1981 Celtics 2.3 bpg Robert Parish

Head to Head this Season

Regular Season

Games Won 1981 Bulls 1 1981 Celtics 5

Games: Nov 9, 1980 Chicago Bulls 105 - 111 Boston Celtics at Boston Nov 18, 1980 Chicago Bulls 112 - 113 Boston Celtics at Chicago Dec 13, 1980 Chicago Bulls 95 - 106 Boston Celtics at Chicago Dec 17, 1980 Chicago Bulls 98 - 115 Boston Celtics at Boston Jan 9, 1981 Chicago Bulls 111 - 117 Boston Celtics (OT) at Boston Jan 29, 1981 Chicago Bulls 108 - 85 Boston Celtics at Chicago

Playoffs

Playoffs Series NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals

Games Won 1981 Bulls 0 1981 Celtics 4

Games: Apr 5, 1981 Chicago Bulls 109 - 121 Boston Celtics at Boston Apr 7, 1981 Chicago Bulls 97 - 106 Boston Celtics at Boston Apr 10, 1981 Chicago Bulls 107 - 113 Boston Celtics at Chicago Apr 12, 1981 Chicago Bulls 103 - 109 Boston Celtics at Chicago

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