1981 NBA Playoffs: Total Points Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more total points in the 1981 Playoffs, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who had the most total points in the 1981 Playoffs?
Playing for the Houston Rockets, Moses Malone led the NBA with a total of 562 points in 21 games.
Total Points Leaders - TOP 50
1981 Playoffs
| Points | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 1 | (Rockets) |
562 | 26.8 | 21 |
| 2 | (Celtics) |
373 | 21.9 | 17 |
| 3 | (76ers) |
367 | 22.9 | 16 |
| 4 | (Rockets) |
344 | 18.1 | 19 |
| 5 | (Rockets) |
339 | 16.1 | 21 |
| 6 | (Kings) |
319 | 21.3 | 15 |
| 7 | (Kings) |
307 | 20.5 | 15 |
| 8 | (Celtics) |
274 | 16.1 | 17 |
| 9 | (Celtics) |
266 | 15.6 | 17 |
| 10 | (Celtics) |
255 | 15.0 | 17 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 11 | (Rockets) |
254 | 12.1 | 21 |
| 12 | (Kings) |
252 | 16.8 | 15 |
| 13 | (76ers) |
235 | 14.7 | 16 |
| 14 | (76ers) |
221 | 13.8 | 16 |
(76ers) |
221 | 13.8 | 16 | |
| 16 | (Spurs) |
190 | 27.1 | 7 |
| 17 | (Rockets) |
177 | 8.9 | 20 |
| 18 | (Bucks) |
173 | 24.7 | 7 |
| 19 | (76ers) |
168 | 10.5 | 16 |
| 20 | (76ers) |
163 | 10.2 | 16 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 21 | (Celtics) |
154 | 9.1 | 17 |
| 22 | (Kings) |
150 | 10.0 | 15 |
| 23 | (Celtics) |
145 | 8.5 | 17 |
| 24 | (Rockets) |
141 | 6.7 | 21 |
| 25 | (76ers) |
139 | 8.7 | 16 |
| 26 | (Spurs) |
138 | 19.7 | 7 |
| 27 | (Suns) |
137 | 19.6 | 7 |
| 28 | (Kings) |
124 | 15.5 | 8 |
| 29 | (Bucks) |
123 | 17.6 | 7 |
| 30 | (Bulls) |
119 | 19.8 | 6 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 31 | (Rockets) |
114 | 6.0 | 19 |
| 32 | (Suns) |
112 | 16.0 | 7 |
| 33 | (Bulls) |
108 | 18.0 | 6 |
| 34 | (Bulls) |
107 | 17.8 | 6 |
| 35 | (Celtics) |
102 | 6.0 | 17 |
| 36 | (Bucks) |
98 | 14.0 | 7 |
(Bucks) |
98 | 14.0 | 7 | |
| 38 | (Celtics) |
92 | 5.8 | 16 |
| 39 | (Spurs) |
89 | 12.7 | 7 |
| 40 | (76ers) |
88 | 5.5 | 16 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 41 | (Celtics) |
86 | 5.1 | 17 |
| 42 | (Trail Blazers) |
85 | 28.3 | 3 |
| 43 | (Bucks) |
82 | 11.7 | 7 |
| 44 | (Lakers) |
80 | 26.7 | 3 |
(Spurs) |
80 | 11.4 | 7 | |
(Spurs) |
80 | 11.4 | 7 | |
| 47 | (Bulls) |
79 | 13.2 | 6 |
| 48 | (Bulls) |
75 | 12.5 | 6 |
(Rockets) |
75 | 4.4 | 17 | |
(Trail Blazers) |
75 | 25.0 | 3 |