The Houston Rockets were easily defeated by the Boston Celtics, 100 to 81, in Game 3 of the 1980 Eastern Conference Semifinals on April 13, 1980.

Final

Celtics

3-0

100

Rockets

0-3

81

Team

BOS

HOU

Total

100

Team Stats

Player Stats

Celtics

Rockets

FG Made - Attempted

44-86

32-78

Field Goal %

51.2

41.0

3PT Made - Attempted

1-5

0-3

3PT %

20.0

0.0

FT Made - Attempted

11-13

17-19

Free Throw %

84.6

89.5

Rebounds

Offensive Rebounds

Defensive Rebounds

Assists

Steals

Blocks

Turnovers

Personal Fouls

Celtics

Rockets

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	TS%	TOV	PF
Chris Ford C. Ford	43	13	7	5	2	0	5-12	41.7	1-2	50.0	2-2	100.0	50.5	3	4
Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	41	19	12	3	0	2	8-13	61.5	0-0		3-3	100.0	66.3	3	2
Larry Bird L. Bird	39	18	7	8	2	1	8-17	47.1	0-1	0.0	2-2	100.0	50.3	3	3
Nate Archibald N. Archibald	38	20	3	10	2	0	9-10	90.0	0-0		2-2	100.0	91.9	4	3
Dave Cowens D. Cowens	24	6	2	2	0	1	3-6	50.0	0-0		0-0		50.0	0	4

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	PF
Rick Robey R. Robey	22	14	10	1	1	7-14	50.0	0-0		0-2	0.0	47.0			3
M.L. Carr	15	2	3	1	1	1-5	20.0	0-1	0.0	0-0		20.0			1
Gerald Henderson G. Henderson	10	4	0	0	0	1-5	20.0	0-1	0.0	2-2	100.0	34.0	0	0	1
Pete Maravich P. Maravich	5	4	0	0	0	2-4	50.0	0-0		0-0		50.0	0	0	0
Eric Fernsten E. Fernsten	2	0	0	0	0	0-0		0-0		0-0			0	0	0
Jeff Judkins J. Judkins	1	0	0	0	0	0-0		0-0		0-0			0	0	0

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	FG%	3PT	FT	FT%	TS%	TOV	PF
Robert Reid R. Reid	48	23	7	4	0	2	9-14	64.3	0-0	5-7	71.4	67.3	3	4
Moses Malone M. Malone	41	28	9	0	2	2	12-25	48.0	0-0	4-4	100.0	52.3	4	2
Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	36	6	3	2	1	0	3-8	37.5	0-0	0-0		37.5	4	4
Rudy Tomjanovich R. Tomjanovich	31	6	7	0	0	0	3-11	27.3	0-0	0-0		27.3	2	3
Tom Henderson T. Henderson	23	2	3	5	1	0	0-2	0.0	0-0	2-2	100.0	34.7	0	1

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
Allen Leavell A. Leavell	33	10	2	5	3-9	33.3	0-0		4-4	100.0	46.5			0	1
Rick Barry R. Barry	19	6	1	3	2-8	25.0	0-3	0.0	2-2	100.0	33.8	0	1	1	2
Billy Paultz B. Paultz	7	0	3	2	0-0		0-0		0-0					2	0
Major Jones M. Jones	2	0	0	0	0-1	0.0	0-0		0-0		0.0	0	0	0	1