1981 Boston Celtics vs. 2019 Toronto Raptors - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1980-81 Celtics and the 2018-19 Raptors, 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.

2019
Toronto

Raptors

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1981 Celtics	1º in Eastern Conference
	2019 Raptors	2º in Eastern Conference

Season Record

	1981 Celtics	62 - 20
	2019 Raptors	58 - 24

Winning %

	1981 Celtics	.756
	2019 Raptors	.707

Longest Streaks

	1981 Celtics	Winning Streak: 13 Losing Streak: 3
	2019 Raptors	Winning Streak: 8 Losing Streak: 3

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1981 Celtics	12 players
	2019 Raptors	22 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1981 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2019 Raptors	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1981 Celtics	12 - 5
	2019 Raptors	16 - 8

Winning %

	1981 Celtics	.706
	2019 Raptors	.667

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1981 Celtics	11 players
	2019 Raptors	14 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
	2019 Raptors	4 - Most Improved Player: Pascal Siakam Finals MVP: Kawhi Leonard All-NBA 2nd Team: Kawhi Leonard All-Defensive 2nd Team: Kawhi Leonard

NBA Leaders

	1981 Celtics	- none
	2019 Raptors	- none

Hall of Famers

	1981 Celtics	4 - Tiny Archibald, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish
	2019 Raptors	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1981 Celtics	109.9
	2019 Raptors	114.4

Rebounds

	1981 Celtics	43.6
	2019 Raptors	45.2

Assists

	1981 Celtics	26.9
	2019 Raptors	25.4

Steals

	1981 Celtics	8.3
	2019 Raptors	8.3

Blocks

	1981 Celtics	7.2
	2019 Raptors	5.3

3-Pointers Made

	1981 Celtics	0.8
	2019 Raptors	12.4

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1981 Celtics	.504
	2019 Raptors	.474

3-Point %

	1981 Celtics	.270
	2019 Raptors	.366

Free Throw %

	1981 Celtics	.752
	2019 Raptors	.804

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1981 Celtics	103.4
	2019 Raptors	106.6

Rebounds

	1981 Celtics	44.4
	2019 Raptors	42.3

Assists

	1981 Celtics	22.8
	2019 Raptors	22.5

Steals

	1981 Celtics	7.5
	2019 Raptors	8.0

Blocks

	1981 Celtics	6.6
	2019 Raptors	4.6

3-Pointers Made

	1981 Celtics	0.6
	2019 Raptors	11.9

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1981 Celtics	.480
	2019 Raptors	.444

3-Point %

	1981 Celtics	.222
	2019 Raptors	.346

Free Throw %

	1981 Celtics	.754
	2019 Raptors	.830

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1981 Celtics	21.2 ppg Larry Bird
2019 Raptors	26.6 ppg Kawhi Leonard

Rebounds

1981 Celtics	10.9 rpg Larry Bird
2019 Raptors	8.1 rpg Serge Ibaka

Assists

1981 Celtics	7.7 apg Tiny Archibald
2019 Raptors	8.7 apg Kyle Lowry

Steals

1981 Celtics	2.0 spg Larry Bird
2019 Raptors	1.8 spg Kawhi Leonard

Blocks

1981 Celtics	2.6 bpg Robert Parish
2019 Raptors	1.4 bpg Serge Ibaka

NBA Playoffs

Points

1981 Celtics	21.9 ppg Larry Bird
2019 Raptors	30.5 ppg Kawhi Leonard

Rebounds

1981 Celtics	14.0 rpg Larry Bird
2019 Raptors	9.1 rpg Kawhi Leonard

Assists

1981 Celtics	6.3 apg Tiny Archibald
2019 Raptors	6.6 apg Kyle Lowry

Steals

1981 Celtics	2.3 spg Larry Bird
2019 Raptors	1.7 spg Kawhi Leonard

Blocks

1981 Celtics	2.3 bpg Robert Parish
2019 Raptors	1.1 bpg Marc Gasol