Houston Rockets Playoff Rosters

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1980-1981 Houston Rockets Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Mike Dunleavy, Sr. PG 6-3 180 Mar 21, 1954 27 South Carolina 4 1976 6th Rnd, #111, Philadelphia Sixers
Calvin Garrett PF 6-7 190 Jul 11, 1956 24 Oral Roberts 0 1979 3rd Rnd, #47, Chicago Bulls
Tom Henderson SG 6-3 190 Jan 26, 1952 29 Hawaii 6 1974 1st Rnd, #7, Atlanta Hawks
Major Jones PF 6-9 225 Jul 9, 1953 27 Albany State (GA) 3 1976 2nd Rnd, #32, Portland Trail Blazers
Allen Leavell PG 6-1 170 May 27, 1957 23 Oklahoma City 1 1979 5th Rnd, #104, Houston Rockets
Moses Malone C 6-10 215 Mar 23, 1955 26 Petersburg High School (Virginia) 4 1975 Supplemental Draft, New Orleans Jazz
1976 ABA Dispersal Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 5, Portland Trail Blazers
Calvin Murphy PG 5-9 165 May 9, 1948 32 Niagara 10 1970 2nd Rnd, #18, San Diego Rockets
Billy Paultz FC 6-11 235 Jul 30, 1948 32 St. John's 4 1970 7th Rnd, #103, San Diego Rockets
Robert Reid GF 6-8 205 Aug 30, 1955 25 St. Mary's (TX) 3 1977 2nd Rnd, #40, Houston Rockets
John Stroud SF 6-7 215 Oct 29, 1957 23 Ole Miss 0 1980 2nd Rnd, #27, Houston Rockets
Rudy Tomjanovich PF 6-8 218 Nov 24, 1948 32 Michigan 10 1970 1st Rnd, #2, San Diego Rockets
Bill Willoughby FC 6-8 205 May 20, 1957 23   4 1975 2nd Rnd, #22, Atlanta Hawks

1980-1981 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #6 Indiana Pacers PHI in 2
First Round #4 New York Knicks #5 Chicago Bulls CHI in 2
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #5 Chicago Bulls BOS in 4
Second Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #2 Milwaukee Bucks PHI in 7
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Philadelphia Sixers BOS in 7

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Los Angeles Lakers #6 Houston Rockets HOU in 3
First Round #4 Portland Trail Blazers #5 Kansas City Kings KCK in 3
Second Round #1 Phoenix Suns #5 Kansas City Kings KCK in 7
Second Round #2 San Antonio Spurs #6 Houston Rockets HOU in 7
Conference Finals #5 Kansas City Kings #6 Houston Rockets HOU in 5

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics #6 Houston Rockets BOS in 6

1980-1981 Houston Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Moses Malone 21 45.5 26.8 14.5 1.7 0.6 1.6 2.8
Calvin Murphy 19 28.4 18.1 1.3 3.0 1.4 0.0 2.2
Robert Reid 21 41.3 16.1 6.8 4.7 2.4 1.1 2.1
Billy Paultz 21 34.3 12.1 7.0 1.7 0.6 1.3 1.3
Mike Dunleavy, Sr. 20 23.6 8.8 2.1 3.4 0.8 0.1 1.5
Tom Henderson 21 29.3 6.7 2.6 5.0 0.8 0.0 1.6
Bill Willoughby 19 21.9 6.0 4.5 1.2 0.7 1.0 1.2
Allen Leavell 17 12.8 4.4 1.0 2.6 1.1 0.2 1.2
Calvin Garrett 13 9.0 1.9 1.2 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.5
Major Jones 12 7.3 1.8 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2
Rudy Tomjanovich 8 3.9 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2

1980-1981 Houston Rockets Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Houston Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
Apr 1, 1981
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L.A. Lakers		 W, 107-111 The Forum
Opening Round 		1-0 PTS: 38. Moses Malone
 PTS: 26. M. Johnson
Apr 3, 1981
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L.A. Lakers		 L, 106-111 Compaq Center
Opening Round 		1-1 PTS: 33. Moses Malone
 PTS: 27. K. Abdul-Jabbar
Apr 5, 1981
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L.A. Lakers		 W, 86-89 The Forum
Opening Round 		2-1 PTS: 23. Moses Malone
 PTS: 32. K. Abdul-Jabbar

1980-1981 Houston Rockets Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Houston Leaders San Antonio Leaders
Apr 7, 1981
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San Antonio		 W, 98-107 HemisFair Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 27. Moses Malone
 PTS: 30. G. Gervin
Apr 8, 1981
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San Antonio		 L, 125-113 HemisFair Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 34. C. Murphy
 PTS: 34. M. Olberding
Apr 10, 1981
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San Antonio		 W, 112-99 Compaq Center
Conference Semi Finals 		2-1 PTS: 41. Moses Malone
 PTS: 33. G. Gervin
Apr 12, 1981
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San Antonio		 L, 112-114 Compaq Center
Conference Semi Finals 		2-2 PTS: 33. Robert Reid
 PTS: 33. G. Gervin
Apr 14, 1981
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San Antonio		 W, 117-123 HemisFair Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		3-2 PTS: 36. C. Murphy
 PTS: 25. R. Johnson
Apr 15, 1981
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San Antonio		 L, 96-101 Compaq Center
Conference Semi Finals 		3-3 PTS: 36. Moses Malone
 PTS: 26. G. Gervin
Apr 17, 1981
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San Antonio		 W, 100-105 HemisFair Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		4-3 PTS: 42. C. Murphy
 PTS: 21. G. Gervin

1980-1981 Houston Rockets Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Houston Leaders Kansas City Leaders
Apr 21, 1981
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Kansas City		 W, 78-97 Kemper Arena
Conference Finals 		1-0 PTS: 29. Moses Malone
 PTS: 20. E. Grunfeld
Apr 22, 1981
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Kansas City		 L, 88-79 Kemper Arena
Conference Finals 		1-1 PTS: 18. Moses Malone
 PTS: 31. Reggie King
Apr 24, 1981
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Kansas City		 W, 92-88 Compaq Center
Conference Finals 		2-1 PTS: 23. C. Murphy
 PTS: 22. Scott Wedman
Apr 26, 1981
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Kansas City		 W, 100-89 Compaq Center
Conference Finals 		3-1 PTS: 42. Moses Malone
 PTS: 24. Reggie King
Apr 29, 1981
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Kansas City		 W, 88-97 Kemper Arena
Conference Finals 		4-1 PTS: 36. Moses Malone
 PTS: 20. Scott Wedman

1980-1981 Houston Rockets NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Houston Leaders Boston Leaders
May 5, 1981
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Boston		 L, 98-95 Boston Garden
NBA Finals 		0-1 PTS: 27. Robert Reid
 PTS: 18. Larry Bird
May 7, 1981
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Boston		 W, 90-92 Boston Garden
NBA Finals 		1-1 PTS: 31. Moses Malone
 PTS: 19. Larry Bird
May 9, 1981
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Boston		 L, 71-94 Compaq Center
NBA Finals 		1-2 PTS: 23. Moses Malone
 PTS: 19. C. Maxwell
May 10, 1981
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Boston		 W, 91-86 Compaq Center
NBA Finals 		2-2 PTS: 28. M. Dunleavy, Sr.
 PTS: 24. C. Maxwell
May 12, 1981
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Boston		 L, 109-80 Boston Garden
NBA Finals 		2-3 PTS: 20. Moses Malone
 PTS: 28. C. Maxwell
May 14, 1981
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Boston		 L, 91-102 Compaq Center
NBA Finals 		2-4 PTS: 27. Robert Reid
 PTS: 27. Larry Bird