1980-81 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 62-20
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 12-5 Won NBA championship
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Chicago Bulls 4-0
Conference Finals - Defeated Philadelphia 76ers 4-3
Finals - Defeated Houston Rockets 4-2
Coach: Bill Fitch (62-20)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 595,444, Avg. 14,523 in 41 home dates
1980-81 Boston Celtics Statistics
1980-81 Boston Celtics Roster

The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1980-81 season with a record of 62 wins and 20 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 12-5.

The Celtics netted 9,008 points and yielded 8,526. Larry Bird tossed in a team-best 1,741 points for Boston, while Robert Parish scored 18 or more per game, too. Larry Bird contributed 895 boards. Nate Archibald dished out 618 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Larry Bird added 161 steals, and Robert Parish blocked 214 shots.

Bill Fitch coached the team. The 1980-81 Boston Celtics won the NBA championship.

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Regular Season Points For: 9008
Regular Season Points Against: 8526

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 10, 1980 Cleveland Cavaliers 103 at Boston Celtics 130 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
October 14, 1980 Boston Celtics 116 at Atlanta Hawks 122 L 1-0 0-1 1-1
October 16, 1980 Boston Celtics 110 at Milwaukee Bucks 103 W 1-0 1-1 2-1
October 18, 1980 Boston Celtics 99 at Indiana Pacers 103 L 1-0 1-2 2-2
October 22, 1980 Boston Celtics 108 at New Jersey Nets 104 W 1-0 2-2 3-2
October 23, 1980 New York Knicks 109 at Boston Celtics 107 L 1-1 2-2 3-3 OT at Hartford, CT
October 25, 1980 Boston Celtics 103 at Washington Bullets 87 W 1-1 3-2 4-3
October 29, 1980 Boston Celtics 103 at Detroit Pistons 85 W 1-1 4-2 5-3
October 31, 1980 Kansas City Kings 110 at Boston Celtics 115 W 2-1 4-2 6-3
November 1, 1980 Boston Celtics 113 at Philadelphia 76ers 117 L 2-1 4-3 6-4 OT
November 5, 1980 Atlanta Hawks 87 at Boston Celtics 104 W 3-1 4-3 7-4
November 7, 1980 Milwaukee Bucks 102 at Boston Celtics 101 L 3-2 4-3 7-5
November 9, 1980 Chicago Bulls 105 at Boston Celtics 111 W 4-2 4-3 8-5 at Hartford, CT
November 12, 1980 Washington Bullets 86 at Boston Celtics 93 W 5-2 4-3 9-5
November 14, 1980 New Jersey Nets 102 at Boston Celtics 126 W 6-2 4-3 10-5
November 18, 1980 Boston Celtics 113 at Chicago Bulls 112 W 6-2 5-3 11-5
November 19, 1980 Boston Celtics 103 at Indiana Pacers 91 W 6-2 6-3 12-5
November 21, 1980 Golden State Warriors 106 at Boston Celtics 108 W 7-2 6-3 13-5
November 22, 1980 Boston Celtics 98 at Cleveland Cavaliers 113 L 7-2 6-4 13-6
November 26, 1980 Portland Trail Blazers 101 at Boston Celtics 126 W 8-2 6-4 14-6
November 28, 1980 New York Knicks 106 at Boston Celtics 120 W 9-2 6-4 15-6
November 30, 1980 Boston Celtics 105 at Milwaukee Bucks 107 L 9-2 6-5 15-7
December 2, 1980 Boston Celtics 94 at Detroit Pistons 85 W 9-2 7-5 16-7
December 3, 1980 Atlanta Hawks 101 at Boston Celtics 106 W 10-2 7-5 17-7
December 5, 1980 Dallas Mavericks 87 at Boston Celtics 97 W 11-2 7-5 18-7
December 7, 1980 Washington Bullets 113 at Boston Celtics 103 L 11-3 7-5 18-8 at Hartford, CT
December 9, 1980 Milwaukee Bucks 89 at Boston Celtics 112 W 12-3 7-5 19-8
December 10, 1980 Boston Celtics 101 at Washington Bullets 99 W 12-3 8-5 20-8
December 12, 1980 New Jersey Nets 104 at Boston Celtics 119 W 13-3 8-5 21-8
December 13, 1980 Boston Celtics 106 at Chicago Bulls 95 W 13-3 9-5 22-8
December 17, 1980 Chicago Bulls 98 at Boston Celtics 115 W 14-3 9-5 23-8
December 19, 1980 Houston Rockets 119 at Boston Celtics 133 W 15-3 9-5 24-8
December 20, 1980 Boston Celtics 107 at Cleveland Cavaliers 102 W 15-3 10-5 25-8
December 23, 1980 Denver Nuggets 128 at Boston Celtics 136 W 16-3 10-5 26-8
December 25, 1980 Boston Celtics 117 at New York Knicks 108 W 16-3 11-5 27-8
December 27, 1980 Boston Celtics 112 at Atlanta Hawks 107 W 16-3 12-5 28-8
December 30, 1980 Boston Celtics 116 at Phoenix Suns 97 W 16-3 13-5 29-8
January 1, 1981 Boston Celtics 88 at San Diego Clippers 85 W 16-3 14-5 30-8
January 2, 1981 Boston Celtics 106 at Golden State Warriors 121 L 16-3 14-6 30-9
January 4, 1981 Boston Celtics 120 at Portland Trail Blazers 111 W 16-3 15-6 31-9
January 7, 1981 Phoenix Suns 90 at Boston Celtics 108 W 17-3 15-6 32-9
January 9, 1981 Chicago Bulls 111 at Boston Celtics 117 W 18-3 15-6 33-9 OT
January 10, 1981 Boston Celtics 117 at New Jersey Nets 115 W 18-3 16-6 34-9
January 13, 1981 Boston Celtics 93 at New York Knicks 89 W 18-3 17-6 35-9
January 14, 1981 Cleveland Cavaliers 113 at Boston Celtics 120 W 19-3 17-6 36-9
January 16, 1981 San Antonio Spurs 85 at Boston Celtics 94 W 20-3 17-6 37-9
January 18, 1981 Los Angeles Lakers 96 at Boston Celtics 98 W 21-3 17-6 38-9
January 19, 1981 Detroit Pistons 90 at Boston Celtics 92 W 22-3 17-6 39-9 at Hartford, CT
January 21, 1981 Utah Jazz 87 at Boston Celtics 117 W 23-3 17-6 40-9
January 23, 1981 Indiana Pacers 103 at Boston Celtics 104 W 24-3 17-6 41-9
January 25, 1981 Seattle Supersonics 106 at Boston Celtics 115 W 25-3 17-6 42-9
January 28, 1981 Philadelphia 76ers 101 at Boston Celtics 104 W 26-3 17-6 43-9
January 29, 1981 Boston Celtics 85 at Chicago Bulls 108 L 26-3 17-7 43-10
February 4, 1981 Boston Celtics 104 at Philadelphia 76ers 107 L 26-3 17-8 43-11
February 5, 1981 Boston Celtics 103 at Milwaukee Bucks 113 L 26-3 17-9 43-12
February 6, 1981 Indiana Pacers 98 at Boston Celtics 111 W 27-3 17-9 44-12
February 8, 1981 San Diego Clippers 107 at Boston Celtics 123 W 28-3 17-9 45-12
February 10, 1981 Boston Celtics 107 at Seattle Supersonics 108 L 28-3 17-10 45-13 OT
February 11, 1981 Boston Celtics 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 91 W 28-3 18-10 46-13
February 13, 1981 Boston Celtics 89 at Utah Jazz 104 L 28-3 18-11 46-14
February 15, 1981 Boston Celtics 120 at Denver Nuggets 118 W 28-3 19-11 47-14
February 17, 1981 Boston Celtics 128 at San Antonio Spurs 116 W 28-3 20-11 48-14
February 18, 1981 Boston Celtics 113 at Kansas City Kings 114 L 28-3 20-12 48-15
February 21, 1981 Boston Celtics 130 at Detroit Pistons 119 W 28-3 21-12 49-15
February 25, 1981 Cleveland Cavaliers 103 at Boston Celtics 124 W 29-3 21-12 50-15
February 27, 1981 Boston Celtics 132 at Atlanta Hawks 102 W 29-3 22-12 51-15
March 1, 1981 Philadelphia 76ers 107 at Boston Celtics 114 W 30-3 22-12 52-15
March 3, 1981 Boston Celtics 117 at Dallas Mavericks 105 W 30-3 23-12 53-15
March 4, 1981 Boston Celtics 108 at Houston Rockets 101 W 30-3 24-12 54-15
March 6, 1981 Boston Celtics 104 at Indiana Pacers 110 L 30-3 24-13 54-16
March 8, 1981 New York Knicks 94 at Boston Celtics 115 W 31-3 24-13 55-16
March 11, 1981 Milwaukee Bucks 108 at Boston Celtics 122 W 32-3 24-13 56-16
March 13, 1981 Indiana Pacers 101 at Boston Celtics 94 L 32-4 24-13 56-17 at Hartford, CT
March 15, 1981 New Jersey Nets 125 at Boston Celtics 133 W 33-4 24-13 57-17
March 17, 1981 Boston Celtics 112 at Washington Bullets 91 W 33-4 25-13 58-17
March 18, 1981 Atlanta Hawks 108 at Boston Celtics 97 L 33-5 25-13 58-18
March 20, 1981 Washington Bullets 116 at Boston Celtics 128 W 34-5 25-13 59-18
March 22, 1981 Boston Celtics 94 at Philadelphia 76ers 126 L 34-5 25-14 59-19
March 24, 1981 Boston Celtics 118 at New York Knicks 116 W 34-5 26-14 60-19
March 25, 1981 Boston Celtics 111 at New Jersey Nets 105 W 34-5 27-14 61-19
March 27, 1981 Detroit Pistons 115 at Boston Celtics 90 L 34-6 27-14 61-20
March 29, 1981 Philadelphia 76ers 94 at Boston Celtics 98 W 35-6 27-14 62-20
April 5, 1981 Chicago Bulls 109 at Boston Celtics 121 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 7, 1981 Chicago Bulls 97 at Boston Celtics 106 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
April 10, 1981 Boston Celtics 113 at Chicago Bulls 107 W 2-0 1-0 3-0
April 12, 1981 Boston Celtics 109 at Chicago Bulls 103 W 2-0 2-0 4-0
April 21, 1981 Philadelphia 76ers 105 at Boston Celtics 104 L 2-1 2-0 4-1
April 22, 1981 Philadelphia 76ers 99 at Boston Celtics 118 W 3-1 2-0 5-1
April 24, 1981 Boston Celtics 100 at Philadelphia 76ers 110 L 3-1 2-1 5-2
April 26, 1981 Boston Celtics 105 at Philadelphia 76ers 107 L 3-1 2-2 5-3
April 29, 1981 Philadelphia 76ers 109 at Boston Celtics 111 W 4-1 2-2 6-3
May 1, 1981 Boston Celtics 100 at Philadelphia 76ers 98 W 4-1 3-2 7-3
May 3, 1981 Philadelphia 76ers 90 at Boston Celtics 91 W 5-1 3-2 8-3
May 5, 1981 Houston Rockets 95 at Boston Celtics 98 W 6-1 3-2 9-3
May 7, 1981 Houston Rockets 92 at Boston Celtics 90 L 6-2 3-2 9-4
May 9, 1981 Boston Celtics 94 at Houston Rockets 71 W 6-2 4-2 10-4
May 10, 1981 Boston Celtics 86 at Houston Rockets 91 L 6-2 4-3 10-5
May 12, 1981 Houston Rockets 80 at Boston Celtics 109 W 7-2 4-3 11-5
May 14, 1981 Boston Celtics 102 at Houston Rockets 91 W 7-2 5-3 12-5


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