The Boston Celtics eked out a victory over the Houston Rockets, 98 to 95, in Game 1 of the 1981 NBA Finals on May 5, 1981.
Final
Rockets
Celtics
FG Made - Attempted
42-99
41-95
Field Goal %
42.4
43.2
3PT Made - Attempted
0-2
0-1
3PT %
0.0
0.0
FT Made - Attempted
11-14
16-20
Free Throw %
78.6
80.0
Rebounds
42
54
Offensive Rebounds
19
25
Defensive Rebounds
23
29
Assists
23
23
Steals
15
6
Blocks
3
5
Turnovers
10
19
Personal Fouls
20
21
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Reid | 48 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12-22 | 54.5 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 56.8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
M. Malone | 45 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4-17 | 23.5 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 33.1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||
B. Paultz | 37 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7-16 | 43.8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 43.8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||
M. Dunleavy | 37 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 22.2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 30.4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
T. Henderson | 22 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 61.9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Murphy | 24 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8-15 | 53.3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 53.3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
A. Leavell | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 42.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
B. Willoughby | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 25.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
R. Tomjanovich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Bird | 44 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9-17 | 52.9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 52.9 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | |||
N. Archibald | 37 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-14 | 28.6 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
R. Parish | 34 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8-16 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |||
C. Maxwell | 34 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4-12 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 38.8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
C. Ford | 29 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 63.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M.L. Carr | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 44.4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 45.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
G. Henderson | 19 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 75.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
K. McHale | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 25.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
R. Robey | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 39.6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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ORTG
120.4
3rd
DRTG
110.3
9th
NETRTG
10.1
3rd
3P%
36.6
15th
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