The San Antonio Spurs were defeated by the Houston Rockets, 123 to 117, in Game 5 of the 1981 Western Conference Semifinals on April 14, 1981.
Final
Rockets
Spurs
FG Made - Attempted
43-79
44-92
Field Goal %
54.4
47.8
3PT Made - Attempted
0-2
0-2
3PT %
0.0
0.0
FT Made - Attempted
37-43
29-41
Free Throw %
86.0
70.7
Rebounds
35
39
Offensive Rebounds
Defensive Rebounds
Assists
23
31
Steals
4
6
Blocks
5
4
Turnovers
13
12
Personal Fouls
32
29
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Malone | 48 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8-18 | 44.4 | 0-0 | 18-20 | 90.0 | 63.4 | 2 | 5 | ||||
T. Henderson | 41 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 77.3 | 0 | 4 | ||||
R. Reid | 40 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7-14 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 55.5 | 2 | 4 | ||||
B. Paultz | 24 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 70.0 | 79.8 | 2 | 5 | ||||
M. Dunleavy | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 16.7 | 2 | 4 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Murphy | 32 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16-23 | 69.6 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 72.7 | 4 | 5 | |||
M. Jones | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 50.9 | 1 | 4 | ||||
C. Garrett | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
A. Leavell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Gervin | 42 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9-23 | 39.1 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 44.9 | 2 | 6 | ||||
R. Johnson | 36 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10-15 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 71.4 | 69.1 | 0 | 3 | ||||
M. Olberding | 36 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8-14 | 57.1 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 59.9 | 5 | 6 | ||||
J. Silas | 24 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 30.0 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 87.5 | 48.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
G. Johnson | 24 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 2 | 3 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Corzine | 24 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 60.0 | 3 | 4 | |||||
P. Griffin | 23 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 38.5 | 0 | 6 | ||||
J. Moore | 17 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 59.8 | 0 | 0 | |||
R. Brewer | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
More Spurs Stats
Team Rankings
ORTG
111.2
20th
DRTG
111.7
10th
NETRTG
-0.5
16th
3P%
35.7
16th
2024-25 Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 |  Kings | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3.5 |
11 |  Mavericks | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3.5 |
12 |  Spurs | 7 | 8 | .467 | 4.5 |
13 |  Trail Blazers | 6 | 9 | .400 | 5.5 |
14 |  Pelicans | 4 | 12 | .250 | 8.0 |
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