Boston Celtics Playoff Rosters

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1979-1980 Boston Celtics Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Tiny Archibald PG 6-1 150 Sep 2, 1948 31 UTEP 9 1970 2nd Rnd, #19, Cincinnati Royals
Larry Bird PF 6-9 220 Dec 7, 1956 23 Indiana State 0 1978 1st Rnd, #6, Boston Celtics
M.L. Carr GF 6-6 205 Jan 9, 1951 29 Guilford 5 1973 5th Rnd, #76, Kansas City Kings
Don Chaney SG 6-5 210 Mar 22, 1946 34 Houston 10 1968 1st Rnd, #12, Boston Celtics
Dave Cowens FC 6-9 230 Oct 25, 1948 31 Florida State 9 1970 1st Rnd, #4, Boston Celtics
Eric Fernsten FC 6-10 205 Nov 1, 1953 26 San Francisco 2 1975 4th Rnd, #67, Cleveland Cavaliers
Chris Ford SG 6-5 190 Jan 11, 1949 31 Villanova 7 1972 2nd Rnd, #17, Detroit Pistons
Gerald Henderson PG 6-2 175 Jan 16, 1956 24 VCU 1 1978 3rd Rnd, #64, San Antonio Spurs
Jeff Judkins SF 6-6 185 Mar 23, 1956 24 Utah 1 1978 2nd Rnd, #30, Boston Celtics
Pete Maravich GF 6-5 197 Jun 22, 1947 32 LSU 9 1970 1st Rnd, #3, Atlanta Hawks
Cedric Maxwell PF 6-8 205 Nov 21, 1955 24 Charlotte 2 1977 1st Rnd, #12, Boston Celtics
Rick Robey C 6-11 230 Jan 30, 1956 24 Kentucky 1 1978 1st Rnd, #3, Indiana Pacers

1979-1980 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #6 Washington Bullets PHI in 2
First Round #4 Houston Rockets #5 San Antonio Spurs HOU in 3
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #4 Houston Rockets BOS in 4
Second Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #2 Atlanta Hawks PHI in 5
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Philadelphia Sixers PHI in 5

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Seattle SuperSonics #6 Portland Trail Blazers SEA in 3
First Round #4 Phoenix Suns #5 Kansas City Kings PHX in 3
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #4 Phoenix Suns LAL in 5
Second Round #3 Seattle SuperSonics #2 Milwaukee Bucks SEA in 7
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Seattle SuperSonics LAL in 5

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Philadelphia Sixers LAL in 6

1979-1980 Boston Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Larry Bird 9 41.3 21.3 11.2 4.7 1.6 0.9 3.7
Cedric Maxwell 9 35.6 18.2 10.0 2.1 0.6 1.1 2.4
Tiny Archibald 9 36.9 14.2 1.2 7.9 1.1 0.0 4.2
Dave Cowens 9 33.4 12.0 7.3 2.3 1.0 0.8 0.9
Chris Ford 9 31.0 9.1 2.8 2.3 1.6 0.7 1.4
M.L. Carr 9 19.1 9.1 3.7 1.2 0.7 0.1 0.8
Rick Robey 9 16.8 6.1 3.6 1.1 0.8 0.3 0.9
Pete Maravich 9 11.6 6.0 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.0 1.0
Gerald Henderson 9 11.2 4.7 1.1 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.8
Jeff Judkins 7 1.4 1.3 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Eric Fernsten 5 3.6 1.2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.4

1979-1980 Boston Celtics Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Boston Leaders Houston Leaders
Apr 9, 1980
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Houston		 W, 119-101 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 19. Chris Ford
 PTS: 27. Moses Malone
Apr 11, 1980
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Houston		 W, 95-75 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		2-0 PTS: 14. Larry Bird
 PTS: 22. Robert Reid
Apr 13, 1980
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Houston		 W, 81-100 Compaq Center
Conference Semi Finals 		3-0 PTS: 20. T. Archibald
 PTS: 28. Moses Malone
Apr 14, 1980
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Houston		 W, 121-138 Compaq Center
Conference Semi Finals 		4-0 PTS: 34. Larry Bird
 PTS: 28. Moses Malone

1979-1980 Boston Celtics Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Boston Leaders Philadelphia Leaders
Apr 18, 1980
v.
Philadelphia		 L, 93-96 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		0-1 PTS: 27. Larry Bird
 PTS: 29. J. Erving
Apr 20, 1980
v.
Philadelphia		 W, 96-90 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		1-1 PTS: 31. Larry Bird
 PTS: 24. J. Erving
Apr 23, 1980
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Philadelphia		 L, 99-97 Spectrum
Conference Finals 		1-2 PTS: 22. Larry Bird
 PTS: 28. J. Erving
Apr 25, 1980
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Philadelphia		 L, 102-90 Spectrum
Conference Finals 		1-3 PTS: 19. Larry Bird
 PTS: 30. J. Erving
Apr 27, 1980
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Philadelphia		 L, 94-105 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		1-4 PTS: 22. Dave Cowens
 PTS: 24. L. Hollins