BOS
HOUTop Performers
Points
23
Malone
HOU
Rebounds
15
Malone
HOU
Assists
10
Bird
BOS
Threes
2
Ford
BOS
1980-81 Eastern Conference
BOS HOU
Celtics 
Bucks 
76ers 
Knicks 
Bulls 
Pacers 
Bullets 
Hawks 
Cavaliers 
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 easily defeated by the Boston Celtics, 94 to 71, in Game 3 of the 1981 NBA Finals on May 9, 1981.
Game Info
January 21, 2025
| Players | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Bird #33 | 44 | 8 | 13 (2) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 31.3 |
C. Ford #42 | 36 | 17 | 4 (2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-12 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 66.0 |
C. Maxwell #31 | 36 | 19 | 10 (9) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 56.3 |
R. Robey #53 | 31 | 11 | 6 (2) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 45.1 |
N. Archibald #1 | 29 | 10 | 2 (0) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 38.5 |
G. Henderson #43 | 19 | 12 | 0 (0) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 67.6 |
M.L. Carr #30 | 14 | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 20.0 |
R. Parish #00 | 13 | 11 | 6 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 52.7 |
K. McHale #32 | 12 | 2 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 30.1 |
E. Fernsten #45 | 4 | 0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
T. Duerod #42 | 2 | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
| 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 | 40 | 23 | 15 (6) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 9-12 | 62.9 |
B. Paultz #5 | 34 | 6 | 8 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 25.5 |
B. Willoughby #32 | 31 | 12 | 7 (3) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2-12 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 37.6 |
C. Murphy #23 | 29 | 9 | 0 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 38.3 |
T. Henderson #14 | 26 | 6 | 3 (2) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 60.0 |
R. Reid #33 | 26 | 4 | 5 (1) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 18.2 |
M. Dunleavy #10 | 19 | 5 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 72.7 |
A. Leavell #30 | 18 | 4 | 0 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 21.2 |
R. Tomjanovich #45 | 7 | 0 | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
C. Garrett #00 | 6 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
M. Jones #11 | 4 | 2 | 3 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
| 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 |
40-89 (44.9%)
FG%
24-79 (30.4%)
2-3 (66.7%)
3PM
0-1 (0.0%)
12-19 (63.2%)
FTM
23-31 (74.2%)
44
Rebounds
48
16
Offensive Rebounds
19
28
Defensive Rebounds
29
24
Assists
10
12
Steals
6
6
Blocks
10
11
Turnovers
21
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
25
Fouls
19
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
