1981 Boston Celtics vs. 1981 Houston Rockets - Teams Comparisons

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

NBA Teams Comparison

1981
Boston

Celtics

vs.

1981
Houston

Rockets

On this page: Summary -

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1981 Celtics	1º in Eastern Conference
	1981 Rockets	6º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1981 Celtics	62 - 20
	1981 Rockets	40 - 42

Winning %

	1981 Celtics	.756
	1981 Rockets	.488

Longest Streaks

	1981 Celtics	Winning Streak: 13 Losing Streak: 3
	1981 Rockets	Winning Streak: 5 Losing Streak: 5

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1981 Celtics	12 players
	1981 Rockets	13 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1981 Celtics	NBA Champions
	1981 Rockets	Lost NBA Finals

Playoff Record

	1981 Celtics	12 - 5
	1981 Rockets	12 - 9

Winning %

	1981 Celtics	.706
	1981 Rockets	.571

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1981 Celtics	11 players
	1981 Rockets	11 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1981 Celtics	4 - Finals MVP: Cedric Maxwell All-NBA 1st Team: Larry Bird All-NBA 2nd Team: Tiny Archibald All-Rookie 1st Team: Kevin McHale
	1981 Rockets	1 - All-NBA 2nd Team: Moses Malone

NBA Leaders

	1981 Celtics	- none
	1981 Rockets	1 - Rebounds Leader: Moses Malone

Hall of Famers

	1981 Celtics	4 - Tiny Archibald, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish
	1981 Rockets	2 - Moses Malone, Calvin Murphy

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1981 Celtics	109.9
	1981 Rockets	108.3

Rebounds

	1981 Celtics	43.6
	1981 Rockets	43.5

Assists

	1981 Celtics	26.9
	1981 Rockets	25.6

Steals

	1981 Celtics	8.3
	1981 Rockets	8.6

Blocks

	1981 Celtics	7.2
	1981 Rockets	4.8

3-Pointers Made

	1981 Celtics	0.8
	1981 Rockets	0.3

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1981 Celtics	.504
	1981 Rockets	.487

3-Point %

	1981 Celtics	.270
	1981 Rockets	.178

Free Throw %

	1981 Celtics	.752
	1981 Rockets	.770

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1981 Celtics	103.4
	1981 Rockets	98.0

Rebounds

	1981 Celtics	44.4
	1981 Rockets	40.8

Assists

	1981 Celtics	22.8
	1981 Rockets	22.6

Steals

	1981 Celtics	7.5
	1981 Rockets	8.3

Blocks

	1981 Celtics	6.6
	1981 Rockets	5.4

3-Pointers Made

	1981 Celtics	0.6
	1981 Rockets	0.4

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1981 Celtics	.480
	1981 Rockets	.456

3-Point %

	1981 Celtics	.222
	1981 Rockets	.250

Free Throw %

	1981 Celtics	.754
	1981 Rockets	.751

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1981 Celtics	21.2 ppg Larry Bird
1981 Rockets	27.8 ppg Moses Malone

Rebounds

1981 Celtics	10.9 rpg Larry Bird
1981 Rockets	14.8 rpg Moses Malone

Assists

1981 Celtics	7.7 apg Tiny Archibald
1981 Rockets	4.9 apg Allen Leavell

Steals

1981 Celtics	2.0 spg Larry Bird
1981 Rockets	2.0 spg Robert Reid

Blocks

1981 Celtics	2.6 bpg Robert Parish
1981 Rockets	1.9 bpg Moses Malone

NBA Playoffs

Points

1981 Celtics	21.9 ppg Larry Bird
1981 Rockets	26.8 ppg Moses Malone

Rebounds

1981 Celtics	14.0 rpg Larry Bird
1981 Rockets	14.5 rpg Moses Malone

Assists

1981 Celtics	6.3 apg Tiny Archibald
1981 Rockets	5.0 apg Tom Henderson

Steals

1981 Celtics	2.3 spg Larry Bird
1981 Rockets	2.4 spg Robert Reid

Blocks

1981 Celtics	2.3 bpg Robert Parish
1981 Rockets	1.6 bpg Moses Malone

Head to Head this Season

Regular Season

Games Won

	1981 Celtics	2
	1981 Rockets	0

Games:

Dec 19, 1980

Boston Celtics

133

119

Houston Rockets

at Boston

Mar 4, 1981

Boston Celtics

108

101

Houston Rockets

at Houston

Playoffs

Playoffs Series

NBA Finals

Games Won

	1981 Celtics	4
	1981 Rockets	2

Games:

May 5, 1981

Boston Celtics

Houston Rockets

at Boston

May 7, 1981

Boston Celtics

Houston Rockets

at Boston

May 9, 1981

Boston Celtics

Houston Rockets

at Houston

May 10, 1981

Boston Celtics

Houston Rockets

at Houston

May 12, 1981

Boston Celtics

109

Houston Rockets

at Boston

May 14, 1981

Boston Celtics

102

Houston Rockets

at Houston