The Houston Rockets were defeated by the Los Angeles Lakers, 111 to 106, in Game 2 of the 1981 First Round on April 3, 1981.
Final
Lakers
Rockets
FG Made - Attempted
44-89
42-87
Field Goal %
49.4
48.3
3PT Made - Attempted
0-1
1-4
3PT %
0.0
25.0
FT Made - Attempted
23-32
21-31
Free Throw %
71.9
67.7
Rebounds
54
43
Offensive Rebounds
15
Defensive Rebounds
39
Assists
25
24
Steals
11
9
Blocks
4
4
Turnovers
16
16
Personal Fouls
25
21
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Nixon | 45 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 9-16 | 56.3 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 60.6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ||
K. Abdul-Jabbar | 44 | 27 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10-23 | 43.5 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 70.0 | 49.3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | ||
J. Wilkes | 42 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-17 | 47.1 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 66.7 | 52.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
M. Johnson | 39 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 7-14 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 50.4 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 6 | ||
M. Cooper | 38 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6-11 | 54.5 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 64.4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Chones | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 43.6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
J. Brewer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
M. Landsberger | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
E. Jordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Malone | 48 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15-19 | 78.9 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 73.3 | 5 | 4 | ||||
R. Reid | 35 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 51.3 | 4 | 2 | |||
B. Paultz | 30 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 44.2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
M. Dunleavy | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 33.3 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 3 | 4 | ||||
T. Henderson | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 36.8 | 0 | 0 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Murphy | 39 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8-19 | 42.1 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 12-13 | 92.3 | 58.7 | 2 | 5 | |||
B. Willoughby | 31 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 37.5 | 0 | 2 | ||||
A. Leavell | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
More Rockets Stats
Team Rankings
ORTG
113.5
14th
DRTG
105.2
3rd
NETRTG
8.4
5th
3P%
32.5
28th
2024-25 Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 |  Thunder | 12 | 4 | .750 | |
3 |  Lakers | 10 | 4 | .714 | 1.0 |
4 |  Rockets | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1.0 |
5 |  Nuggets | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2.5 |
6 |  Timberwolves | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.0 |
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