1981 NBA Playoff Results by Date
Complete day-by-day schedule with the scores for all the games played in the 1981 NBA Playoffs, including date, points scored, location, series and more information.
1981 NBA Playoff Results |
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Game | Result | Series | ||
Date: Mar 31, 1981 |
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1. | Chicago Bulls | - | New York Knicks | Game 1 - at New York |
90 - 80
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NBA Eastern Conference First Round | |||
2. | Indiana Pacers | - | Philadelphia 76ers | Game 1 - at Philadelphia |
108 - 124
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NBA Eastern Conference First Round | |||
Date: Apr 1, 1981 |
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3. | Houston Rockets | - | Los Angeles Lakers | Game 1 - at Los Angeles |
111 - 107
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NBA Western Conference First Round | |||
4. | Kansas City Kings | - | Portland Trail Blazers | Game 1 - at Portland |
98 - 97
OT
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NBA Western Conference First Round | |||
Date: Apr 2, 1981 |
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5. | Philadelphia 76ers | - | Indiana Pacers | Game 2 - at Indiana |
96 - 85
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NBA Eastern Conference First Round | |||
Date: Apr 3, 1981 |
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6. | New York Knicks | - | Chicago Bulls | Game 2 - at Chicago |
114 - 115
OT
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NBA Eastern Conference First Round | |||
7. | Los Angeles Lakers | - | Houston Rockets | Game 2 - at Houston |
111 - 106
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NBA Western Conference First Round | |||
8. | Portland Trail Blazers | - | Kansas City Kings | Game 2 - at Kansas City |
124 - 119
OT
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NBA Western Conference First Round | |||
Date: Apr 5, 1981 |
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9. | Chicago Bulls | - | Boston Celtics | Game 1 - at Boston |
109 - 121
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NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals | |||
10. | Houston Rockets | - | Los Angeles Lakers | Game 3 - at Los Angeles |
89 - 86
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NBA Western Conference First Round | |||
11. | Milwaukee Bucks | - | Philadelphia 76ers | Game 1 - at Philadelphia |
122 - 125
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NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals | |||
12. | Kansas City Kings | - | Portland Trail Blazers | Game 3 - at Portland |
104 - 95
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NBA Western Conference First Round | |||
Date: Apr 7, 1981 |
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13. | Chicago Bulls | - | Boston Celtics | Game 2 - at Boston |
97 - 106
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NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals | |||
14. | Milwaukee Bucks | - | Philadelphia 76ers | Game 2 - at Philadelphia |
109 - 99
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NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals | |||
15. | Kansas City Kings | - | Phoenix Suns | Game 1 - at Phoenix |
80 - 102
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NBA Western Conference Semifinals | |||
16. | Houston Rockets | - | San Antonio Spurs | Game 1 - at San Antonio |
107 - 98
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NBA Western Conference Semifinals | |||
Date: Apr 8, 1981 |
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17. | Kansas City Kings | - | Phoenix Suns | Game 2 - at Phoenix |
88 - 83
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NBA Western Conference Semifinals | |||
18. | Houston Rockets | - | San Antonio Spurs | Game 2 - at San Antonio |
113 - 125
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NBA Western Conference Semifinals | |||
Date: Apr 10, 1981 |
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19. | Boston Celtics | - | Chicago Bulls | Game 3 - at Chicago |
113 - 107
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NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals | |||
20. | San Antonio Spurs | - | Houston Rockets | Game 3 - at Houston |
99 - 112
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NBA Western Conference Semifinals | |||
21. | Phoenix Suns | - | Kansas City Kings | Game 3 - at Kansas City |
92 - 93
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NBA Western Conference Semifinals | |||
22. | Philadelphia 76ers | - | Milwaukee Bucks | Game 3 - at Milwaukee |
108 - 103
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NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals | |||
Date: Apr 12, 1981 |
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23. | Boston Celtics | - | Chicago Bulls | Game 4 - at Chicago |
109 - 103
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NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals | |||
24. | San Antonio Spurs | - | Houston Rockets | Game 4 - at Houston |
114 - 112
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NBA Western Conference Semifinals | |||
25. | Phoenix Suns | - | Kansas City Kings | Game 4 - at Kansas City |
95 - 102
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NBA Western Conference Semifinals | |||
26. | Philadelphia 76ers | - | Milwaukee Bucks | Game 4 - at Milwaukee |
98 - 109
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NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals | |||
Date: Apr 14, 1981 |
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27. | Houston Rockets | - | San Antonio Spurs | Game 5 - at San Antonio |
123 - 117
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NBA Western Conference Semifinals | |||
Date: Apr 15, 1981 |
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28. | San Antonio Spurs | - | Houston Rockets | Game 6 - at Houston |
101 - 96
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NBA Western Conference Semifinals | |||
29. | Milwaukee Bucks | - | Philadelphia 76ers | Game 5 - at Philadelphia |
99 - 116
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NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals | |||
30. | Kansas City Kings | - | Phoenix Suns | Game 5 - at Phoenix |
89 - 101
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NBA Western Conference Semifinals | |||
Date: Apr 17, 1981 |
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31. | Phoenix Suns | - | Kansas City Kings | Game 6 - at Kansas City |
81 - 76
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NBA Western Conference Semifinals | |||
32. | Philadelphia 76ers | - | Milwaukee Bucks | Game 6 - at Milwaukee |
86 - 109
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NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals | |||
33. | Houston Rockets | - | San Antonio Spurs | Game 7 - at San Antonio |
105 - 100
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NBA Western Conference Semifinals | |||
Date: Apr 19, 1981 |
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34. | Milwaukee Bucks | - | Philadelphia 76ers | Game 7 - at Philadelphia |
98 - 99
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NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals | |||
35. | Kansas City Kings | - | Phoenix Suns | Game 7 - at Phoenix |
95 - 88
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NBA Western Conference Semifinals | |||
Date: Apr 21, 1981 |
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36. | Philadelphia 76ers | - | Boston Celtics | Game 1 - at Boston |
105 - 104
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NBA Eastern Conference Finals | |||
37. | Houston Rockets | - | Kansas City Kings | Game 1 - at Kansas City |
97 - 78
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NBA Western Conference Finals | |||
Date: Apr 22, 1981 |
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38. | Philadelphia 76ers | - | Boston Celtics | Game 2 - at Boston |
99 - 118
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NBA Eastern Conference Finals | |||
39. | Houston Rockets | - | Kansas City Kings | Game 2 - at Kansas City |
79 - 88
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NBA Western Conference Finals | |||
Date: Apr 24, 1981 |
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40. | Kansas City Kings | - | Houston Rockets | Game 3 - at Houston |
88 - 92
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NBA Western Conference Finals | |||
41. | Boston Celtics | - | Philadelphia 76ers | Game 3 - at Philadelphia |
100 - 110
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NBA Eastern Conference Finals | |||
Date: Apr 26, 1981 |
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42. | Kansas City Kings | - | Houston Rockets | Game 4 - at Houston |
89 - 100
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NBA Western Conference Finals | |||
43. | Boston Celtics | - | Philadelphia 76ers | Game 4 - at Philadelphia |
105 - 107
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NBA Eastern Conference Finals | |||
Date: Apr 29, 1981 |
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44. | Philadelphia 76ers | - | Boston Celtics | Game 5 - at Boston |
109 - 111
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NBA Eastern Conference Finals | |||
45. | Houston Rockets | - | Kansas City Kings | Game 5 - at Kansas City |
97 - 88
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NBA Western Conference Finals | |||
Date: May 1, 1981 |
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46. | Boston Celtics | - | Philadelphia 76ers | Game 6 - at Philadelphia |
100 - 98
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NBA Eastern Conference Finals | |||
Date: May 3, 1981 |
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47. | Philadelphia 76ers | - | Boston Celtics | Game 7 - at Boston |
90 - 91
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NBA Eastern Conference Finals | |||
Date: May 5, 1981 |
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48. | Houston Rockets | - | Boston Celtics | Game 1 - at Boston |
NBA Finals | ||||
Date: May 7, 1981 |
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49. | Houston Rockets | - | Boston Celtics | Game 2 - at Boston |
NBA Finals | ||||
Date: May 9, 1981 |
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50. | Boston Celtics | - | Houston Rockets | Game 3 - at Houston |
NBA Finals | ||||
Date: May 10, 1981 |
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51. | Boston Celtics | - | Houston Rockets | Game 4 - at Houston |
NBA Finals | ||||
Date: May 12, 1981 |
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52. | Houston Rockets | - | Boston Celtics | Game 5 - at Boston |
NBA Finals | ||||
Date: May 14, 1981 |
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53. | Boston Celtics | - | Houston Rockets | Game 6 - at Houston |
NBA Finals | ||||