Boston Celtics Playoff Rosters

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1980-1981 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 32 UTEP 10 1970 2nd Rnd, #19, Cincinnati Royals
Larry Bird PF 6-9 220 Dec 7, 1956 24 Indiana State 1 1978 1st Rnd, #6, Boston Celtics
M.L. Carr GF 6-6 205 Jan 9, 1951 30 Guilford 6 1973 5th Rnd, #76, Kansas City Kings
Dave Cowens FC 6-9 230 Oct 25, 1948 32 Florida State 10 1970 1st Rnd, #4, Boston Celtics
Terry Duerod SG 6-2 180 Jul 29, 1956 24 Detroit-Mercy 1 1979 3rd Rnd, #48, Detroit Pistons
Eric Fernsten FC 6-10 205 Nov 1, 1953 27 San Francisco 3 1975 4th Rnd, #67, Cleveland Cavaliers
Chris Ford SG 6-5 190 Jan 11, 1949 32 Villanova 8 1972 2nd Rnd, #17, Detroit Pistons
Gerald Henderson PG 6-2 175 Jan 16, 1956 25 VCU 2 1978 3rd Rnd, #64, San Antonio Spurs
Cedric Maxwell PF 6-8 205 Nov 21, 1955 25 Charlotte 3 1977 1st Rnd, #12, Boston Celtics
Kevin McHale PF 6-10 210 Dec 19, 1957 23 Minnesota 0 1980 1st Rnd, #3, Boston Celtics
Robert Parish C 7-0 230 Aug 30, 1953 27 Centenary 3 1976 1st Rnd, #16, Golden State Warriors
Rick Robey C 6-11 230 Jan 30, 1956 25 Kentucky 2 1978 1st Rnd, #3, Indiana Pacers

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 Boston Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Larry Bird 17 44.1 21.9 14.0 6.1 2.3 1.0 3.6
Cedric Maxwell 17 35.2 16.1 7.4 2.7 0.7 0.9 2.5
Tiny Archibald 17 37.1 15.6 1.6 6.3 0.8 0.0 2.9
Robert Parish 17 28.9 15.0 8.6 1.1 1.2 2.3 2.6
Chris Ford 17 29.8 9.1 2.6 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.1
Kevin McHale 17 17.4 8.5 3.5 0.8 0.2 1.5 0.9
M.L. Carr 17 16.9 6.0 1.5 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.5
Gerald Henderson 16 14.2 5.8 1.6 1.6 0.6 0.2 0.8
Rick Robey 17 15.6 5.1 3.5 0.7 0.1 0.3 1.1
Terry Duerod 10 1.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
Eric Fernsten 8 1.8 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0

1980-1981 Boston Celtics Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Boston Leaders Chicago Leaders
Apr 5, 1981
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Chicago		 W, 121-109 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 23. Larry Bird
 PTS: 19. Dwight Jones
Apr 7, 1981
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Chicago		 W, 106-97 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		2-0 PTS: 27. R. Parish
 PTS: 21. Reggie Theus
Apr 10, 1981
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Chicago		 W, 107-113 Chicago Stadium
Conference Semi Finals 		3-0 PTS: 24. Larry Bird
 PTS: 26. Reggie Theus
Apr 12, 1981
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Chicago		 W, 103-109 Chicago Stadium
Conference Semi Finals 		4-0 PTS: 35. Larry Bird
 PTS: 24. D. Greenwood

1980-1981 Boston Celtics Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Boston Leaders Philadelphia Leaders
Apr 21, 1981
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Philadelphia		 L, 104-105 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		0-1 PTS: 33. Larry Bird
 PTS: 26. Andrew Toney
Apr 22, 1981
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Philadelphia		 W, 118-99 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		1-1 PTS: 34. Larry Bird
 PTS: 35. Andrew Toney
Apr 24, 1981
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Philadelphia		 L, 110-100 Spectrum
Conference Finals 		1-2 PTS: 22. Larry Bird
 PTS: 22. J. Erving
Apr 26, 1981
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Philadelphia		 L, 107-105 Spectrum
Conference Finals 		1-3 PTS: 20. C. Maxwell
 PTS: 20. J. Erving
Apr 29, 1981
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Philadelphia		 W, 111-109 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		2-3 PTS: 32. Larry Bird
 PTS: 23. L. Hollins
May 1, 1981
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Philadelphia		 W, 98-100 Spectrum
Conference Finals 		3-3 PTS: 25. Larry Bird
 PTS: 24. D. Dawkins
May 3, 1981
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Philadelphia		 W, 91-90 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		4-3 PTS: 23. Larry Bird
 PTS: 23. J. Erving

1980-1981 Boston Celtics NBA Finals Schedule

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