BOS
HOUTop Performers
Points
27
Bird
BOS
Rebounds
16
Malone
HOU
Assists
12
Archibald
BOS
Threes
1
Bird
BOS
1980-81 Eastern Conference
BOS HOU
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Nets 
Pistons | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Suns | 57 | 25 | .695 | |
| 2 |  Spurs | 52 | 30 | .634 | 5.0 |
| 3 |  Lakers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3.0 |
| 4 |  Trail Blazers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 |
| 5 |  Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17.0 |
| 6 |  Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17.0 |
| 7 |  Warriors | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18.0 |
| 8 |  Nuggets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 20.0 |
| 9 |  Clippers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21.0 |
| 10 |  SuperSonics | 34 | 48 | .415 | 23.0 |
| 11 |  Jazz | 28 | 54 | .341 | 29.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks | 15 | 67 | .183 | 42.0 |
Game Summary
The Houston Rockets were decisively beaten by the Boston Celtics, 102 to 91, in Game 6 of the 1981 NBA Finals on May 14, 1981.
Game Info
January 20, 2025
| Players | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Archibald #1 | 43 | 13 | 0 (0) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 52.8 |
L. Bird #33 | 43 | 27 | 13 (2) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11-20 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 60.8 |
C. Ford #42 | 41 | 11 | 3 (0) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 46.8 |
C. Maxwell #31 | 40 | 19 | 5 (2) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 69.6 |
R. Parish #00 | 32 | 18 | 6 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 64.3 |
R. Robey #53 | 15 | 6 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 75.0 |
M.L. Carr #30 | 12 | 6 | 2 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 75.0 |
K. McHale #32 | 8 | 2 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
G. Henderson #43 | 4 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
T. Duerod #42 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
E. Fernsten #45 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BOS | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Players | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Malone #24 | 47 | 23 | 16 (10) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9-21 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 47.8 |
R. Reid #33 | 47 | 27 | 8 (3) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12-24 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 51.5 |
T. Henderson #14 | 39 | 8 | 1 (1) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 59.2 |
M. Dunleavy #10 | 33 | 6 | 3 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
B. Paultz #5 | 30 | 14 | 6 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 47.0 |
B. Willoughby #32 | 24 | 5 | 4 (1) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 30.0 |
C. Garrett #00 | 14 | 8 | 3 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 82.0 |
A. Leavell #30 | 5 | 0 | 0 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
M. Jones #11 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | HOU | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
43-78 (55.1%)
FG%
36-86 (41.9%)
1-4 (25.0%)
3PM
0-2 (0.0%)
15-18 (83.3%)
FTM
19-23 (82.6%)
37
Rebounds
41
9
Offensive Rebounds
18
28
Defensive Rebounds
23
26
Assists
22
6
Steals
4
0
Blocks
2
13
Turnovers
12
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
21
Fouls
21
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
