1981 Boston Celtics vs. 2023 Denver Nuggets - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1980-81 Celtics and the 2022-23 Nuggets, 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.

2023
Denver

Nuggets

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1981 Celtics	1º in Eastern Conference
	2023 Nuggets	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1981 Celtics	62 - 20
	2023 Nuggets	53 - 29

Winning %

	1981 Celtics	.756
	2023 Nuggets	.646

Longest Streaks

	1981 Celtics	Winning Streak: 13 Losing Streak: 3
	2023 Nuggets	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 4

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1981 Celtics	12 players
	2023 Nuggets	18 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1981 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2023 Nuggets	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1981 Celtics	12 - 5
	2023 Nuggets	16 - 4

Winning %

	1981 Celtics	.706
	2023 Nuggets	.800

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1981 Celtics	11 players
	2023 Nuggets	15 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
	2023 Nuggets	2 - Finals MVP: Nikola Jokic All-NBA 2nd Team: Nikola Jokic

NBA Leaders

	1981 Celtics	- none
	2023 Nuggets	- none

Hall of Famers

	1981 Celtics	4 - Tiny Archibald, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish
	2023 Nuggets	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1981 Celtics	109.9
	2023 Nuggets	115.8

Rebounds

	1981 Celtics	43.6
	2023 Nuggets	43.0

Assists

	1981 Celtics	26.9
	2023 Nuggets	28.9

Steals

	1981 Celtics	8.3
	2023 Nuggets	7.5

Blocks

	1981 Celtics	7.2
	2023 Nuggets	4.5

3-Pointers Made

	1981 Celtics	0.8
	2023 Nuggets	11.8

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1981 Celtics	.504
	2023 Nuggets	.504

3-Point %

	1981 Celtics	.270
	2023 Nuggets	.379

Free Throw %

	1981 Celtics	.752
	2023 Nuggets	.751

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1981 Celtics	103.4
	2023 Nuggets	113.5

Rebounds

	1981 Celtics	44.4
	2023 Nuggets	44.8

Assists

	1981 Celtics	22.8
	2023 Nuggets	25.8

Steals

	1981 Celtics	7.5
	2023 Nuggets	6.9

Blocks

	1981 Celtics	6.6
	2023 Nuggets	4.2

3-Pointers Made

	1981 Celtics	0.6
	2023 Nuggets	11.3

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1981 Celtics	.480
	2023 Nuggets	.492

3-Point %

	1981 Celtics	.222
	2023 Nuggets	.375

Free Throw %

	1981 Celtics	.754
	2023 Nuggets	.801

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1981 Celtics	21.2 ppg Larry Bird
2023 Nuggets	24.5 ppg Nikola Jokic

Rebounds

1981 Celtics	10.9 rpg Larry Bird
2023 Nuggets	11.8 rpg Nikola Jokic

Assists

1981 Celtics	7.7 apg Tiny Archibald
2023 Nuggets	9.8 apg Nikola Jokic

Steals

1981 Celtics	2.0 spg Larry Bird
2023 Nuggets	1.5 spg Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Blocks

1981 Celtics	2.6 bpg Robert Parish
2023 Nuggets	0.8 bpg Aaron Gordon

NBA Playoffs

Points

1981 Celtics	21.9 ppg Larry Bird
2023 Nuggets	30.0 ppg Nikola Jokic

Rebounds

1981 Celtics	14.0 rpg Larry Bird
2023 Nuggets	13.5 rpg Nikola Jokic

Assists

1981 Celtics	6.3 apg Tiny Archibald
2023 Nuggets	9.5 apg Nikola Jokic

Steals

1981 Celtics	2.3 spg Larry Bird
2023 Nuggets	1.5 spg Jamal Murray

Blocks

1981 Celtics	2.3 bpg Robert Parish
2023 Nuggets	1.0 bpg Nikola Jokic