HOU
BOSTop Performers
Points
27
Reid
HOU
Rebounds
21
Bird
BOS
Assists
9
Bird
BOS
1980-81 Western Conference
HOU BOS
| 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 |
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Pistons Game Summary
The Boston Celtics squeaked out a win over the Houston Rockets, 98 to 95, in Game 1 of the 1981 NBA Finals on May 5, 1981.
Game Info
January 21, 2025
| Players | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Reid #33 | 48 | 27 | 8 (5) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12-22 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 56.8 |
M. Malone #24 | 45 | 13 | 15 (8) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-17 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 33.1 |
M. Dunleavy #10 | 37 | 6 | 2 (0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 30.4 |
B. Paultz #5 | 37 | 14 | 7 (3) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 43.8 |
C. Murphy #23 | 24 | 16 | 2 (0) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 53.3 |
T. Henderson #14 | 22 | 11 | 2 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 61.9 |
A. Leavell #30 | 13 | 6 | 2 (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 42.9 |
B. Willoughby #32 | 13 | 2 | 4 (1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
R. Tomjanovich #45 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 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 |
| Players | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Bird #33 | 44 | 18 | 21 (7) | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 52.9 |
N. Archibald #1 | 37 | 12 | 0 (0) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 37.0 |
C. Maxwell #31 | 34 | 10 | 9 (5) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 38.8 |
R. Parish #00 | 34 | 16 | 10 (5) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
C. Ford #42 | 29 | 13 | 3 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 63.0 |
M.L. Carr #30 | 23 | 9 | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 45.5 |
G. Henderson #43 | 19 | 11 | 3 (1) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 75.1 |
K. McHale #32 | 11 | 4 | 4 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 25.4 |
R. Robey #53 | 9 | 5 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 39.6 |
| 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 |
42-99 (42.4%)
FG%
41-95 (43.2%)
0-2 (0.0%)
3PM
0-1 (0.0%)
11-14 (78.6%)
FTM
16-20 (80.0%)
42
Rebounds
54
19
Offensive Rebounds
25
23
Defensive Rebounds
29
23
Assists
23
15
Steals
6
3
Blocks
5
10
Turnovers
19
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
20
Fouls
21
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
