The Boston Celtics beat the Houston Rockets, 98 to 95, in Game 1 of the 1981 NBA Finals on May 5, 1981.
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
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | FT | TOV | PF | +/- | OREB | DREB | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Reid | 48 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12-22 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 54.5 | 0.0 | 75.0 | |
| Moses Malone | 45 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4-17 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 23.5 | 83.3 | ||
| Billy Paultz | 37 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 43.8 | |||
| Mike Dunleavy | 37 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22.2 | 100.0 | ||
| Tom Henderson | 22 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 62.5 | 50.0 |
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | FT | TOV | PF | +/- | OREB | DREB | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Murphy | 24 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 53.3 | |||
| Allen Leavell | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42.9 | |||
| Bill Willoughby | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | |||
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | FT | TOV | PF | +/- | OREB | DREB | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 44 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 52.9 | |||
| Nate Archibald | 37 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 | 80.0 | ||
| Robert Parish | 34 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | |||
| Cedric Maxwell | 34 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 33.3 | 100.0 | ||
| Chris Ford | 29 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 55.6 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | FT | TOV | PF | +/- | OREB | DREB | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.L. Carr | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 44.4 | 50.0 | ||
| Gerald Henderson | 19 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 66.7 | 100.0 | ||
| Kevin McHale | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14.3 | 100.0 | ||
| Rick Robey | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 40.0 | 33.3 |
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