The Boston Celtics decisively defeated the Chicago Bulls, 121 to 109, in Game 1 of the 1981 Eastern Conference Semifinals on April 5, 1981.
Final
Bulls
Celtics
FG Made - Attempted
43-94
49-89
Field Goal %
45.7
55.1
3PT Made - Attempted
0-4
1-3
3PT %
0.0
33.3
FT Made - Attempted
23-28
22-27
Free Throw %
82.1
81.5
Rebounds
46
37
Offensive Rebounds
Defensive Rebounds
Assists
19
22
Steals
7
9
Blocks
2
10
Turnovers
15
13
Personal Fouls
22
24
Players
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Jones | 41 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7-15 | 46.7 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 55.2 | 3 | ||||||
A. Gilmore | 40 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7-10 | 70.0 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 71.2 | 3 | ||||||
R. Theus | 36 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4-17 | 23.5 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 33.1 | 2 | |||||
D. Greenwood | 28 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7-9 | 77.8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 77.8 | 5 | |||||||
R. Sobers | 26 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5-12 | 41.7 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 41.7 | 5 | 5 | |||||
B. Wilkerson | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4-11 | 36.4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 44.6 | 1 | ||||||
L. Kenon | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 36.1 | 0 | ||||||
C. Dietrick | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 68.0 | 3 | ||||||
R. Lester | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 53.6 | 0 | ||||
J. Wilkes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
S. Worthen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Bird | 44 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 9-18 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 56.9 | 4 | |||||||
C. Maxwell | 38 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 7-9 | 77.8 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 87.5 | 83.9 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
C. Ford | 32 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 90.0 | 3 | |||||||
N. Archibald | 28 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 60.1 | 0 | ||||||
K. McHale | 27 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8-15 | 53.3 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 71.4 | 58.1 | 5 | ||||||
R. Parish | 24 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 8-12 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 68.3 | 5 | |||||||
G. Henderson | 20 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 45.5 | 0 | ||||||||
M.L. Carr | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
R. Robey | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 2 | ||||||||
T. Duerod | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
E. Fernsten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Team Rankings
ORTG
122.3
3rd
DRTG
112.5
13th
NETRTG
9.8
4th
3P%
37.9
8th
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