Houston Rockets Playoff Rosters
1980-1981 Houston Rockets Playoff Roster
1980-1981 Playoff Matchups
Eastern Conference | |||
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Description | Home | Away | Result |
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 | |||
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Description | Home | Away | Result |
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 | |||
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Description | Home | Away | Result |
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 |
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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 |
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Apr 1, 1981 |
@ L.A. Lakers |
W, 107-111 |
The Forum Opening Round |
1-0 |
PTS: 38. Moses Malone |
PTS: 26. M. Johnson |
Apr 3, 1981 |
v. L.A. Lakers |
L, 106-111 |
Compaq Center Opening Round |
1-1 |
PTS: 33. Moses Malone |
PTS: 27. K. Abdul-Jabbar |
Apr 5, 1981 |
@ 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 |
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Apr 7, 1981 |
@ San Antonio |
W, 98-107 |
HemisFair Arena Conference Semi Finals |
1-0 |
PTS: 27. Moses Malone |
PTS: 30. G. Gervin |
Apr 8, 1981 |
@ San Antonio |
L, 125-113 |
HemisFair Arena Conference Semi Finals |
1-1 |
PTS: 34. C. Murphy |
PTS: 34. M. Olberding |
Apr 10, 1981 |
v. San Antonio |
W, 112-99 |
Compaq Center Conference Semi Finals |
2-1 |
PTS: 41. Moses Malone |
PTS: 33. G. Gervin |
Apr 12, 1981 |
v. San Antonio |
L, 112-114 |
Compaq Center Conference Semi Finals |
2-2 |
PTS: 33. Robert Reid |
PTS: 33. G. Gervin |
Apr 14, 1981 |
@ San Antonio |
W, 117-123 |
HemisFair Arena Conference Semi Finals |
3-2 |
PTS: 36. C. Murphy |
PTS: 25. R. Johnson |
Apr 15, 1981 |
v. San Antonio |
L, 96-101 |
Compaq Center Conference Semi Finals |
3-3 |
PTS: 36. Moses Malone |
PTS: 26. G. Gervin |
Apr 17, 1981 |
@ 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 |
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Apr 21, 1981 |
@ Kansas City |
W, 78-97 |
Kemper Arena Conference Finals |
1-0 |
PTS: 29. Moses Malone |
PTS: 20. E. Grunfeld |
Apr 22, 1981 |
@ Kansas City |
L, 88-79 |
Kemper Arena Conference Finals |
1-1 |
PTS: 18. Moses Malone |
PTS: 31. Reggie King |
Apr 24, 1981 |
v. Kansas City |
W, 92-88 |
Compaq Center Conference Finals |
2-1 |
PTS: 23. C. Murphy |
PTS: 22. Scott Wedman |
Apr 26, 1981 |
v. Kansas City |
W, 100-89 |
Compaq Center Conference Finals |
3-1 |
PTS: 42. Moses Malone |
PTS: 24. Reggie King |
Apr 29, 1981 |
@ 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 |
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May 5, 1981 |
@ Boston |
L, 98-95 |
Boston Garden NBA Finals |
0-1 |
PTS: 27. Robert Reid |
PTS: 18. Larry Bird |
May 7, 1981 |
@ Boston |
W, 90-92 |
Boston Garden NBA Finals |
1-1 |
PTS: 31. Moses Malone |
PTS: 19. Larry Bird |
May 9, 1981 |
v. Boston |
L, 71-94 |
Compaq Center NBA Finals |
1-2 |
PTS: 23. Moses Malone |
PTS: 19. C. Maxwell |
May 10, 1981 |
v. Boston |
W, 91-86 |
Compaq Center NBA Finals |
2-2 |
PTS: 28. M. Dunleavy, Sr. |
PTS: 24. C. Maxwell |
May 12, 1981 |
@ Boston |
L, 109-80 |
Boston Garden NBA Finals |
2-3 |
PTS: 20. Moses Malone |
PTS: 28. C. Maxwell |
May 14, 1981 |
v. Boston |
L, 91-102 |
Compaq Center NBA Finals |
2-4 |
PTS: 27. Robert Reid |
PTS: 27. Larry Bird |