1981 NBA Playoffs Summary

1980 Playoffs Summary 1982 Playoffs Summary

League Champion: Boston Celtics

Finals MVP: Cedric Maxwell (17.7 / 9.5 / 2.8)

1981 Playoff Leaders:

PTS: Moses Malone (562)

TRB: Moses Malone (305)

AST: Maurice Cheeks (116)

WS: Moses Malone (3.5)

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Playoff Series

Playoff Series Table

Boston Celtics over Houston Rockets (4-2)

Series Stats

Game 1	Tue, May 5	Houston Rockets	95	@ Boston Celtics	98
Game 2	Thu, May 7	Houston Rockets	92	@ Boston Celtics	90
Game 3	Sat, May 9	Boston Celtics	94	@ Houston Rockets	71
Game 4	Sun, May 10	Boston Celtics	86	@ Houston Rockets	91
Game 5	Tue, May 12	Houston Rockets	80	@ Boston Celtics	109
Game 6	Thu, May 14	Boston Celtics	102	@ Houston Rockets	91

Boston Celtics over Philadelphia 76ers (4-3)

Series Stats

Game 1	Tue, April 21	Philadelphia 76ers	105	@ Boston Celtics	104
Game 2	Wed, April 22	Philadelphia 76ers	99	@ Boston Celtics	118
Game 3	Fri, April 24	Boston Celtics	100	@ Philadelphia 76ers	110
Game 4	Sun, April 26	Boston Celtics	105	@ Philadelphia 76ers	107
Game 5	Wed, April 29	Philadelphia 76ers	109	@ Boston Celtics	111
Game 6	Fri, May 1	Boston Celtics	100	@ Philadelphia 76ers	98
Game 7	Sun, May 3	Philadelphia 76ers	90	@ Boston Celtics	91

Houston Rockets over Kansas City Kings (4-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Tue, April 21	Houston Rockets	97	@ Kansas City Kings	78
Game 2	Wed, April 22	Houston Rockets	79	@ Kansas City Kings	88
Game 3	Fri, April 24	Kansas City Kings	88	@ Houston Rockets	92
Game 4	Sun, April 26	Kansas City Kings	89	@ Houston Rockets	100
Game 5	Wed, April 29	Houston Rockets	97	@ Kansas City Kings	88

Boston Celtics over Chicago Bulls (4-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sun, April 5	Chicago Bulls	109	@ Boston Celtics	121
Game 2	Tue, April 7	Chicago Bulls	97	@ Boston Celtics	106
Game 3	Fri, April 10	Boston Celtics	113	@ Chicago Bulls	107
Game 4	Sun, April 12	Boston Celtics	109	@ Chicago Bulls	103

Philadelphia 76ers over Milwaukee Bucks (4-3)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sun, April 5	Milwaukee Bucks	122	@ Philadelphia 76ers	125
Game 2	Tue, April 7	Milwaukee Bucks	109	@ Philadelphia 76ers	99
Game 3	Fri, April 10	Philadelphia 76ers	108	@ Milwaukee Bucks	103
Game 4	Sun, April 12	Philadelphia 76ers	98	@ Milwaukee Bucks	109
Game 5	Wed, April 15	Milwaukee Bucks	99	@ Philadelphia 76ers	116
Game 6	Fri, April 17	Philadelphia 76ers	86	@ Milwaukee Bucks	109
Game 7	Sun, April 19	Milwaukee Bucks	98	@ Philadelphia 76ers	99

Houston Rockets over San Antonio Spurs (4-3)

Series Stats

Game 1	Tue, April 7	Houston Rockets	107	@ San Antonio Spurs	98
Game 2	Wed, April 8	Houston Rockets	113	@ San Antonio Spurs	125
Game 3	Fri, April 10	San Antonio Spurs	99	@ Houston Rockets	112
Game 4	Sun, April 12	San Antonio Spurs	114	@ Houston Rockets	112
Game 5	Tue, April 14	Houston Rockets	123	@ San Antonio Spurs	117
Game 6	Wed, April 15	San Antonio Spurs	101	@ Houston Rockets	96
Game 7	Fri, April 17	Houston Rockets	105	@ San Antonio Spurs	100

Kansas City Kings over Phoenix Suns (4-3)

Series Stats

Game 1	Tue, April 7	Kansas City Kings	80	@ Phoenix Suns	102
Game 2	Wed, April 8	Kansas City Kings	88	@ Phoenix Suns	83
Game 3	Fri, April 10	Phoenix Suns	92	@ Kansas City Kings	93
Game 4	Sun, April 12	Phoenix Suns	95	@ Kansas City Kings	102
Game 5	Wed, April 15	Kansas City Kings	89	@ Phoenix Suns	101
Game 6	Fri, April 17	Phoenix Suns	81	@ Kansas City Kings	76
Game 7	Sun, April 19	Kansas City Kings	95	@ Phoenix Suns	88

Chicago Bulls over New York Knicks (2-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Tue, March 31	Chicago Bulls	90	@ New York Knicks	80
Game 2	Fri, April 3	New York Knicks	114	@ Chicago Bulls	115

Philadelphia 76ers over Indiana Pacers (2-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Tue, March 31	Indiana Pacers	108	@ Philadelphia 76ers	124
Game 2	Thu, April 2	Philadelphia 76ers	96	@ Indiana Pacers	85

Houston Rockets over Los Angeles Lakers (2-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Wed, April 1	Houston Rockets	111	@ Los Angeles Lakers	107
Game 2	Fri, April 3	Los Angeles Lakers	111	@ Houston Rockets	106
Game 3	Sun, April 5	Houston Rockets	89	@ Los Angeles Lakers	86

Kansas City Kings over Portland Trail Blazers (2-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Wed, April 1	Kansas City Kings	98	@ Portland Trail Blazers	97
Game 2	Fri, April 3	Portland Trail Blazers	124	@ Kansas City Kings	119
Game 3	Sun, April 5	Kansas City Kings	104	@ Portland Trail Blazers	95

Per Game Stats

Team

Opponent

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	San Antonio Spurs	7	240.0	42.6	86.9	.490	0.3	1.7	.167	42.3	85.1	.497	22.3	29.9	.746	14.3	28.0	42.3	25.7	5.9	6.7	15.3	24.7	107.7
2	Milwaukee Bucks	7	240.0	41.7	87.3	.478	0.4	1.6	.273	41.3	85.7	.482	23.1	30.3	.764	17.7	25.6	43.3	27.0	10.1	5.3	17.0	27.9	107.0
3	Portland Trail Blazers	3	256.7	44.7	92.0	.486	0.3	1.3	.250	44.3	90.7	.489	15.7	23.3	.671	14.0	32.0	46.0	21.7	10.3	5.3	17.7	20.3	105.3
4	Philadelphia 76ers	16	240.0	39.8	81.8	.487	0.1	1.0	.063	39.8	80.8	.492	24.6	31.9	.773	12.8	28.1	40.9	24.3	8.2	8.6	18.3	26.3	104.3
5	Chicago Bulls	6	244.2	41.3	88.2	.469	0.5	3.8	.130	40.8	84.3	.484	20.3	26.7	.763	16.5	28.0	44.5	20.8	7.8	5.0	16.5	25.0	103.5
6	Boston Celtics	17	240.0	41.2	85.7	.480	0.6	2.6	.222	40.6	83.1	.489	20.4	27.1	.754	14.5	29.9	44.4	22.8	7.5	6.6	16.3	24.7	103.4
7	Los Angeles Lakers	3	240.0	39.3	85.0	.463	0.0	1.3	.000	39.3	83.7	.470	22.7	33.0	.687	14.3	36.7	51.0	24.0	7.0	5.7	14.3	23.0	101.3
8	Houston Rockets	21	240.0	39.0	85.5	.456	0.4	1.5	.250	38.6	84.0	.460	19.7	26.2	.751	14.7	26.0	40.8	22.6	8.3	5.4	14.1	22.2	98.0
9	New York Knicks	2	252.5	37.5	85.5	.439	0.5	5.0	.100	37.0	80.5	.460	21.5	31.5	.683	15.5	26.0	41.5	18.5	10.0	2.0	21.0	28.5	97.0
10	Indiana Pacers	2	240.0	37.5	91.0	.412	1.0	3.0	.333	36.5	88.0	.415	20.5	28.5	.719	18.5	28.0	46.5	23.0	11.0	2.5	19.5	25.5	96.5
11	Kansas City Kings	15	243.3	36.9	79.3	.466	0.9	3.2	.271	36.1	76.1	.474	16.9	23.6	.718	11.9	27.7	39.5	23.5	8.8	4.3	16.8	23.3	91.7
12	Phoenix Suns	7	240.0	36.0	80.1	.449	0.9	2.3	.375	35.1	77.9	.451	18.9	27.4	.688	14.1	31.1	45.3	19.0	7.1	3.7	16.4	23.9	91.7
	League Average	9	241.4	39.6	84.4	.470	0.5	2.1	.220	39.2	82.2	.476	20.6	27.7	.742	14.3	28.3	42.5	23.1	8.2	5.7	16.4	24.3	100.3

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Phoenix Suns	7	240.0	33.7	79.1	.426	0.7	2.7	.263	33.0	76.4	.432	20.9	29.4	.709	13.6	27.4	41.0	20.9	8.9	4.9	16.0	24.6	89.0
2	Kansas City Kings	15	243.3	38.7	81.7	.473	0.5	1.8	.296	38.1	79.9	.477	17.0	24.4	.697	13.6	30.2	43.8	20.5	8.9	4.3	16.5	21.7	94.9
3	Boston Celtics	17	240.0	37.9	86.5	.438	0.4	2.2	.184	37.5	84.3	.445	21.0	27.8	.755	15.4	26.9	42.2	20.9	7.2	6.1	15.4	24.2	97.3
4	Houston Rockets	21	240.0	39.8	83.0	.479	0.4	2.6	.167	39.3	80.4	.489	18.5	25.4	.728	14.0	29.3	43.3	24.2	7.0	5.6	16.2	23.3	98.5
5	Los Angeles Lakers	3	240.0	40.7	95.0	.428	0.3	1.3	.250	40.3	93.7	.431	20.3	25.7	.792	18.3	31.0	49.3	26.3	7.0	6.3	12.0	24.3	102.0
6	New York Knicks	2	252.5	39.5	83.0	.476	0.0	0.0		39.5	83.0	.476	23.5	28.0	.839	15.5	33.0	48.5	19.5	9.5	8.5	20.0	26.0	102.5
7	Milwaukee Bucks	7	240.0	38.9	80.6	.482	0.0	1.3	.000	38.9	79.3	.490	26.7	34.1	.782	14.3	24.1	38.4	24.4	8.9	8.9	19.0	25.0	104.4
8	Philadelphia 76ers	16	240.0	40.4	88.3	.457	0.4	1.9	.194	40.0	86.4	.463	23.3	31.1	.751	16.6	27.5	44.1	24.3	9.2	5.8	16.4	27.1	104.4
9	Portland Trail Blazers	3	256.7	46.7	89.3	.522	1.3	2.7	.500	45.3	86.7	.523	12.3	17.0	.725	11.0	32.3	43.3	29.3	8.0	3.0	17.0	22.7	107.0
10	Chicago Bulls	6	244.2	42.5	82.7	.514	1.2	4.0	.292	41.3	78.7	.525	21.0	27.7	.759	12.2	28.7	40.8	22.5	8.8	5.5	18.7	25.0	107.2
11	San Antonio Spurs	7	240.0	42.9	83.7	.512	0.4	1.4	.300	42.4	82.3	.516	23.6	30.6	.771	11.3	24.4	35.7	25.4	7.7	5.3	14.0	24.9	109.7
12	Indiana Pacers	2	240.0	46.0	86.5	.532	0.0	1.5	.000	46.0	85.0	.541	18.0	28.5	.632	12.0	34.5	46.5	28.0	11.0	9.5	20.0	26.0	110.0
	League Average	9	241.4	39.6	84.4	.470	0.5	2.1	.220	39.2	82.2	.476	20.6	27.7	.742	14.3	28.3	42.5	23.1	8.2	5.7	16.4	24.3	100.3

Total Stats

Team

Opponent

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Houston Rockets	21	5040	819	1796	.456	8	32	.250	811	1764	.460	413	550	.751	309	547	856	474	174	113	296	466	2059
2	Boston Celtics	17	4080	700	1457	.480	10	45	.222	690	1412	.489	347	460	.754	246	509	755	388	127	112	277	420	1757
3	Philadelphia 76ers	16	3840	637	1309	.487	1	16	.063	636	1293	.492	394	510	.773	205	449	654	389	131	137	293	420	1669
4	Kansas City Kings	15	3650	554	1190	.466	13	48	.271	541	1142	.474	254	354	.718	178	415	593	353	132	64	252	349	1375
5	San Antonio Spurs	7	1680	298	608	.490	2	12	.167	296	596	.497	156	209	.746	100	196	296	180	41	47	107	173	754
6	Milwaukee Bucks	7	1680	292	611	.478	3	11	.273	289	600	.482	162	212	.764	124	179	303	189	71	37	119	195	749
7	Phoenix Suns	7	1680	252	561	.449	6	16	.375	246	545	.451	132	192	.688	99	218	317	133	50	26	115	167	642
8	Chicago Bulls	6	1465	248	529	.469	3	23	.130	245	506	.484	122	160	.763	99	168	267	125	47	30	99	150	621
9	Portland Trail Blazers	3	770	134	276	.486	1	4	.250	133	272	.489	47	70	.671	42	96	138	65	31	16	53	61	316
10	Los Angeles Lakers	3	720	118	255	.463	0	4	.000	118	251	.470	68	99	.687	43	110	153	72	21	17	43	69	304
11	New York Knicks	2	505	75	171	.439	1	10	.100	74	161	.460	43	63	.683	31	52	83	37	20	4	42	57	194
12	Indiana Pacers	2	480	75	182	.412	2	6	.333	73	176	.415	41	57	.719	37	56	93	46	22	5	39	51	193
	League Average	9	2133	350	745	.470	4	19	.220	346	727	.476	182	245	.742	126	250	376	204	72	51	145	215	886

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	New York Knicks	2	505	79	166	.476	0	0		79	166	.476	47	56	.839	31	66	97	39	19	17	40	52	205
2	Indiana Pacers	2	480	92	173	.532	0	3	.000	92	170	.541	36	57	.632	24	69	93	56	22	19	40	52	220
3	Los Angeles Lakers	3	720	122	285	.428	1	4	.250	121	281	.431	61	77	.792	55	93	148	79	21	19	36	73	306
4	Portland Trail Blazers	3	770	140	268	.522	4	8	.500	136	260	.523	37	51	.725	33	97	130	88	24	9	51	68	321
5	Phoenix Suns	7	1680	236	554	.426	5	19	.263	231	535	.432	146	206	.709	95	192	287	146	62	34	112	172	623
6	Chicago Bulls	6	1465	255	496	.514	7	24	.292	248	472	.525	126	166	.759	73	172	245	135	53	33	112	150	643
7	Milwaukee Bucks	7	1680	272	564	.482	0	9	.000	272	555	.490	187	239	.782	100	169	269	171	62	62	133	175	731
8	San Antonio Spurs	7	1680	300	586	.512	3	10	.300	297	576	.516	165	214	.771	79	171	250	178	54	37	98	174	768
9	Kansas City Kings	15	3650	580	1226	.473	8	27	.296	572	1199	.477	255	366	.697	204	453	657	307	133	65	248	326	1423
10	Boston Celtics	17	4080	645	1471	.438	7	38	.184	638	1433	.445	357	473	.755	261	457	718	356	122	103	261	412	1654
11	Philadelphia 76ers	16	3840	646	1413	.457	6	31	.194	640	1382	.463	373	497	.751	265	440	705	388	147	93	263	434	1671
12	Houston Rockets	21	5040	835	1743	.479	9	54	.167	826	1689	.489	389	534	.728	293	616	909	508	148	117	341	490	2068
	League Average	9	2133	350	745	.470	4	19	.220	346	727	.476	182	245	.742	126	250	376	204	72	51	145	215	886

Advanced Stats

Team

Advanced Stats Table
															Offense Four Factors				Defense Four Factors
Rk	Team	Age	W	L	W/L%	PW	PL	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
1	Boston Celtics	27.2	12	5	.706	12	5	107.9	101.6	+6.3	95.8	.316	.031	.529	.484	14.3	35.0	.238	.441	13.5	66.1	.243
2	Phoenix Suns	25.7	3	4	.429	4	3	99.9	96.9	+3.0	91.8	.342	.029	.497	.455	15.1	34.0	.235	.431	14.8	69.6	.264
3	Milwaukee Bucks	26.7	3	4	.429	4	3	110.9	108.2	+2.7	96.5	.347	.018	.532	.480	14.5	42.3	.265	.482	16.6	64.2	.332
4	Philadelphia 76ers	27.2	9	7	.563	8	8	106.0	106.2	-0.2	98.4	.390	.012	.544	.487	16.0	31.8	.301	.459	13.9	62.9	.264
5	Houston Rockets	27.1	12	9	.571	10	11	105.0	105.5	-0.5	93.4	.306	.018	.505	.458	12.7	33.4	.230	.482	14.7	65.1	.223
6	Los Angeles Lakers	26.6	1	2	.333	1	2	103.9	104.6	-0.7	97.5	.388	.016	.509	.463	12.6	31.6	.267	.430	10.1	66.7	.214
7	Portland Trail Blazers	25.8	1	2	.333	1	2	102.7	104.3	-1.6	95.9	.254	.014	.515	.487	14.7	30.2	.170	.530	14.9	74.4	.138
8	San Antonio Spurs	26.3	3	4	.429	3	4	111.1	113.1	-2.0	97.0	.344	.020	.539	.492	13.3	36.9	.257	.515	12.6	71.3	.282
9	Kansas City Kings	26.5	7	8	.467	6	9	98.8	102.2	-3.4	91.5	.297	.040	.511	.471	15.8	28.2	.213	.476	15.2	67.0	.208
10	Chicago Bulls	26.8	2	4	.333	2	4	105.4	109.1	-3.7	96.5	.302	.043	.518	.472	14.2	36.5	.231	.521	16.4	69.7	.254
11	New York Knicks	25.6	0	2	.000	1	1	97.2	102.8	-5.6	94.8	.368	.058	.488	.442	17.4	32.0	.251	.476	17.3	62.7	.283
12	Indiana Pacers	26.0	0	2	.000	0	2	93.3	106.4	-13.1	103.4	.313	.033	.466	.418	15.8	34.9	.225	.532	16.8	70.0	.208
	League Average	26.8				4	4	104.8	104.8		95.2	.328	.025	.519	.473	14.5	33.6	.244	.473	14.5	66.4	.244