The Boston Celtics eked out a victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, 111 to 109, in Game 5 of the 1981 Eastern Conference Finals on April 29, 1981.
Final
76ers
Celtics
FG Made - Attempted
38-77
38-83
Field Goal %
49.4
45.8
3PT Made - Attempted
0-0
0-0
3PT %
FT Made - Attempted
33-39
35-39
Free Throw %
84.6
89.7
Rebounds
33
37
Offensive Rebounds
Defensive Rebounds
Assists
21
22
Steals
10
9
Blocks
3
4
Turnovers
17
13
Personal Fouls
31
30
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Erving | 41 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9-18 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 53.1 | 5 | 5 | ||||
L. Hollins | 40 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11-15 | 73.3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 74.5 | 4 | ||||||
C. Jones | 34 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 4 | |||||||
D. Dawkins | 32 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 90.0 | 78.4 | 5 | ||||||
M. Cheeks | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Jones | 29 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3-9 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 11-14 | 78.6 | 56.1 | 5 | ||||||
A. Toney | 23 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 42.9 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 100.0 | 57.1 | 4 | ||||||
C. Richardson | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 71.7 | 3 | ||||||
S. Mix | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Bird | 43 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11-24 | 45.8 | 0-0 | 10-10 | 100.0 | 56.3 | 6 | 4 | ||||
C. Ford | 38 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 50.6 | 3 | ||||||
N. Archibald | 35 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8-15 | 53.3 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 100.0 | 63.6 | 5 | ||||||
C. Maxwell | 30 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 100.0 | 76.0 | 4 | ||||||
R. Parish | 29 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4-10 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 46.0 | 5 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. McHale | 26 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 58.1 | 2 | ||||||
R. Robey | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 3 | |||||||
G. Henderson | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 3 | |||||||
M.L. Carr | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 71.4 | 68.9 | 1 |
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Team Rankings
ORTG
120.3
3rd
DRTG
110.8
9th
NETRTG
9.5
3rd
3P%
36.7
15th
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