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NBA basketball team season (NBA champions)
NBA professional basketball team season
A ticket for a March 1981 game between the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks .
In
NBA Finals MVP
.
Offseason
NBA draft
After the 1979–80 season, Auerbach completed what may be the most lopsided trade in NBA history. Auerbach had always been a fan of stockpiling draft picks, so even after the success of 1979–80 the Celtics had both the 1st and 13th picks in the
power forward
Kevin McHale . With these three future Hall of Famers on the team the Celtics had a core in place to become a dominant team in the
NBA .
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Roster
1980–81 Boston Celtics roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
7
Archibald, Nate
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
1948-09-02
UTEP
F
33
Bird, Larry (C)
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1956-12-07
Indiana State
F
30
Carr, M. L.
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1951-01-09
Guilford
G
40
Duerod, Terry
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1956-07-29
Detroit Mercy
C
45
Fernsten, Eric
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1953-11-01
San Francisco
G
42
Ford, Chris
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1949-01-11
Villanova
G
43
Henderson, Gerald
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1956-01-16
VCU
F
31
Maxwell, Cedric
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1955-11-21
Charlotte
F
32
McHale, Kevin
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1957-12-19
Minnesota
C
00
Parish, Robert
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1953-08-30
Centenary
C
53
Robey, Rick
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1956-01-30
Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(L) On leave from the team Injured
Roster Last transaction: {{{access-date}}}
Regular season
Season standings
Notes
z , y – division champions
x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1980-81 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
CHI
CLE
DAL
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
KCK
LAL
MIL
NJN
NYK
PHI
PHO
POR
SAS
SDC
SEA
UTA
WAS
Atlanta
–
2–4
2–4
1–5
2–0
1–1
4–2
2–0
1–1
1–5
1–1
0–2
1–5
3–2
2–4
1–5
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–4
Boston
4–2
–
5–1
4–1
2–0
2–0
4–1
1–1
2–0
3–3
1–1
2–0
3–3
6–0
5–1
3–3
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
1–1
1–1
5–1
Chicago
4–2
1–5
–
5–1
1–1
1–1
5–1
1–1
1–1
3–2
2–0
1–1
3–3
3–2
3–3
2–4
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
5–1
Cleveland
5–1
1–4
1–5
–
2–0
1–1
3–3
1–1
0–2
2–4
0–2
0–2
0–6
3–3
0–5
0–6
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
4–2
Dallas
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
–
3–3
0–2
2–3
0–6
0–2
0–6
0–5
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–4
1–4
1–5
2–3
1–4
1–5
0–2
Denver
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
3–3
–
2–0
3–2
2–4
1–1
4–2
3–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–4
2–3
2–4
3–2
3–2
2–4
0–2
Detroit
2–4
1–4
1–5
3–3
2–0
0–2
–
0–2
1–1
2–4
1–1
0–2
1–5
3–3
1–5
1–4
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
1–5
Golden State
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
3–2
2–3
2–0
–
3–2
1–1
5–0
1–5
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
2–4
2–4
1–4
2–4
3–3
4–1
1–1
Houston
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
6–0
4–2
1–1
2–3
–
1–1
2–4
2–3
0–2
2–0
0–2
0–2
1–4
3–2
3–3
1–4
4–1
4–2
0–2
Indiana
5–1
3–3
2–3
4–2
2–0
1–1
4–2
1–1
1–1
–
2–0
0–2
2–4
5–1
3–2
0–6
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
0–2
1–1
4–2
Kansas City
1–1
1–1
0–2
2–0
6–0
2–4
1–1
0–5
4–2
0–2
–
0–5
1–1
2–0
1–1
0–2
3–2
3–2
2–4
3–2
2–3
5–1
1–1
Los Angeles
2–0
0–2
1–1
2–0
5–0
2–3
2–0
5–1
3–2
2–0
5–0
–
0–2
2–0
2–0
1–1
2–4
3–3
2–3
3–3
6–0
3–2
1–1
Milwaukee
5–1
3–3
3–3
6–0
2–0
1–1
5–1
1–1
2–0
4–2
1–1
2–0
–
5–1
3–3
3–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–0
2–0
2–0
4–1
New Jersey
2–3
0–6
2–3
3–3
1–1
1–1
3–3
1–1
0–2
1–5
0–2
0–2
1–5
–
0–6
1–5
1–1
2–0
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
3–3
New York
4–2
1–5
3–3
5–0
1–1
2–0
5–1
0–2
2–0
2–3
1–1
0–2
3–3
6–0
–
3–3
1–1
1–1
0–2
2–0
2–0
2–0
4–2
Philadelphia
5–1
3–3
4–2
6–0
2–0
1–1
4–1
2–0
2–0
6–0
2–0
1–1
2–3
5–1
3–3
–
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
4–2
Phoenix
2–0
0–2
2–0
1–1
4–1
4–1
2–0
4–2
4–1
1–1
2–3
4–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
–
3–3
3–2
6–0
5–1
5–0
1–1
Portland
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
4–1
3–2
2–0
4–2
2–3
2–0
2–3
3–3
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
3–3
–
2–3
4–2
4–2
2–3
2–0
San Antonio
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
5–1
4–2
2–0
4–1
3–3
0–2
4–2
3–2
1–1
2–0
2–0
0–2
2–3
3–2
–
4–1
3–2
5–1
1–1
San Diego
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
3–2
2–3
1–1
4–2
4–1
1–1
2–3
3–3
0–2
2–0
0–2
0–2
0–6
2–4
1–4
–
5–1
3–2
0–2
Seattle
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
4–1
2–3
2–0
3–3
1–4
2–0
3–2
0–6
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
1–5
2–4
2–3
1–5
–
4–1
1–1
Utah
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
5–1
4–2
2–0
1–4
2–4
1–1
1–5
2–3
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–5
3–2
1–5
2–3
1–4
–
0–2
Washington
4–1
1–5
1–5
2–4
2–0
2–0
5–1
1–1
2–0
2–4
1–1
1–1
1–4
3–3
2–4
2–4
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–0
—
Game log
Regular season
1980–81 game log: 62–20 (Home: 35–6; Road: 27–14)
October: 6–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 4–2)
November: 9–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 2–3)
December: 14–1 (Home: 7–1; Road: 7–0)
January: 14–2 (Home: 10–0; Road: 4–2)
February: 8–5 (Home: 3–0; Road: 5–5)
March: 11–5 (Home: 6–3; Road: 5–2)
1981 regular season schedule
Playoffs
1981 playoff game log
Conference Semifinals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
Conference Finals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
NBA Finals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
1981 schedule
Player stats
Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average
Award winners
Nate Archibald , All-NBA Second Team
Larry Bird, All-NBA First Team
Cedric Maxwell , NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
Kevin McHale, All-NBA Rookie Team
References
NBA.com. Archived from
the original on March 21, 2010
. Retrieved April 15, 2009 .
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