1980-81 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 62-20
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 12-5 Won NBA championship
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Chicago Bulls 4-0
Conference Finals - Defeated Philadelphia 76ers 4-3
Finals - Defeated Houston Rockets 4-2
Coach: Bill Fitch (62-20)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 595,444, Avg. 14,523 in 41 home dates
1980-81 Boston Celtics StatisticsTeam Record: 62-20
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 12-5 Won NBA championship
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Chicago Bulls 4-0
Conference Finals - Defeated Philadelphia 76ers 4-3
Finals - Defeated Houston Rockets 4-2
Coach: Bill Fitch (62-20)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 595,444, Avg. 14,523 in 41 home dates
1980-81 Boston Celtics Roster
The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1980-81 season with a record of 62 wins and 20 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 12-5.
The Celtics netted 9,008 points and yielded 8,526. Larry Bird tossed in a team-best 1,741 points for Boston, while Robert Parish scored 18 or more per game, too. Larry Bird contributed 895 boards. Nate Archibald dished out 618 assists for the squad.
Defensively, Larry Bird added 161 steals, and Robert Parish blocked 214 shots.
Bill Fitch coached the team. The 1980-81 Boston Celtics won the NBA championship.
Click on column headings to sort.
Regular Season Points For: 9008
Regular Season Points Against: 8526
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 10, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 103 at Boston Celtics 130 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 14, 1980 | Boston Celtics 116 at Atlanta Hawks 122 | L | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| October 16, 1980 | Boston Celtics 110 at Milwaukee Bucks 103 | W | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
| October 18, 1980 | Boston Celtics 99 at Indiana Pacers 103 | L | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | ||
| October 22, 1980 | Boston Celtics 108 at New Jersey Nets 104 | W | 1-0 | 2-2 | 3-2 | ||
| October 23, 1980 | New York Knicks 109 at Boston Celtics 107 | L | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-3 | OT | at Hartford, CT |
| October 25, 1980 | Boston Celtics 103 at Washington Bullets 87 | W | 1-1 | 3-2 | 4-3 | ||
| October 29, 1980 | Boston Celtics 103 at Detroit Pistons 85 | W | 1-1 | 4-2 | 5-3 | ||
| October 31, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 110 at Boston Celtics 115 | W | 2-1 | 4-2 | 6-3 | ||
| November 1, 1980 | Boston Celtics 113 at Philadelphia 76ers 117 | L | 2-1 | 4-3 | 6-4 | OT | |
| November 5, 1980 | Atlanta Hawks 87 at Boston Celtics 104 | W | 3-1 | 4-3 | 7-4 | ||
| November 7, 1980 | Milwaukee Bucks 102 at Boston Celtics 101 | L | 3-2 | 4-3 | 7-5 | ||
| November 9, 1980 | Chicago Bulls 105 at Boston Celtics 111 | W | 4-2 | 4-3 | 8-5 | at Hartford, CT | |
| November 12, 1980 | Washington Bullets 86 at Boston Celtics 93 | W | 5-2 | 4-3 | 9-5 | ||
| November 14, 1980 | New Jersey Nets 102 at Boston Celtics 126 | W | 6-2 | 4-3 | 10-5 | ||
| November 18, 1980 | Boston Celtics 113 at Chicago Bulls 112 | W | 6-2 | 5-3 | 11-5 | ||
| November 19, 1980 | Boston Celtics 103 at Indiana Pacers 91 | W | 6-2 | 6-3 | 12-5 | ||
| November 21, 1980 | Golden State Warriors 106 at Boston Celtics 108 | W | 7-2 | 6-3 | 13-5 | ||
| November 22, 1980 | Boston Celtics 98 at Cleveland Cavaliers 113 | L | 7-2 | 6-4 | 13-6 | ||
| November 26, 1980 | Portland Trail Blazers 101 at Boston Celtics 126 | W | 8-2 | 6-4 | 14-6 | ||
| November 28, 1980 | New York Knicks 106 at Boston Celtics 120 | W | 9-2 | 6-4 | 15-6 | ||
| November 30, 1980 | Boston Celtics 105 at Milwaukee Bucks 107 | L | 9-2 | 6-5 | 15-7 | ||
| December 2, 1980 | Boston Celtics 94 at Detroit Pistons 85 | W | 9-2 | 7-5 | 16-7 | ||
| December 3, 1980 | Atlanta Hawks 101 at Boston Celtics 106 | W | 10-2 | 7-5 | 17-7 | ||
| December 5, 1980 | Dallas Mavericks 87 at Boston Celtics 97 | W | 11-2 | 7-5 | 18-7 | ||
| December 7, 1980 | Washington Bullets 113 at Boston Celtics 103 | L | 11-3 | 7-5 | 18-8 | at Hartford, CT | |
| December 9, 1980 | Milwaukee Bucks 89 at Boston Celtics 112 | W | 12-3 | 7-5 | 19-8 | ||
| December 10, 1980 | Boston Celtics 101 at Washington Bullets 99 | W | 12-3 | 8-5 | 20-8 | ||
| December 12, 1980 | New Jersey Nets 104 at Boston Celtics 119 | W | 13-3 | 8-5 | 21-8 | ||
| December 13, 1980 | Boston Celtics 106 at Chicago Bulls 95 | W | 13-3 | 9-5 | 22-8 | ||
| December 17, 1980 | Chicago Bulls 98 at Boston Celtics 115 | W | 14-3 | 9-5 | 23-8 | ||
| December 19, 1980 | Houston Rockets 119 at Boston Celtics 133 | W | 15-3 | 9-5 | 24-8 | ||
| December 20, 1980 | Boston Celtics 107 at Cleveland Cavaliers 102 | W | 15-3 | 10-5 | 25-8 | ||
| December 23, 1980 | Denver Nuggets 128 at Boston Celtics 136 | W | 16-3 | 10-5 | 26-8 | ||
| December 25, 1980 | Boston Celtics 117 at New York Knicks 108 | W | 16-3 | 11-5 | 27-8 | ||
| December 27, 1980 | Boston Celtics 112 at Atlanta Hawks 107 | W | 16-3 | 12-5 | 28-8 | ||
| December 30, 1980 | Boston Celtics 116 at Phoenix Suns 97 | W | 16-3 | 13-5 | 29-8 | ||
| January 1, 1981 | Boston Celtics 88 at San Diego Clippers 85 | W | 16-3 | 14-5 | 30-8 | ||
| January 2, 1981 | Boston Celtics 106 at Golden State Warriors 121 | L | 16-3 | 14-6 | 30-9 | ||
| January 4, 1981 | Boston Celtics 120 at Portland Trail Blazers 111 | W | 16-3 | 15-6 | 31-9 | ||
| January 7, 1981 | Phoenix Suns 90 at Boston Celtics 108 | W | 17-3 | 15-6 | 32-9 | ||
| January 9, 1981 | Chicago Bulls 111 at Boston Celtics 117 | W | 18-3 | 15-6 | 33-9 | OT | |
| January 10, 1981 | Boston Celtics 117 at New Jersey Nets 115 | W | 18-3 | 16-6 | 34-9 | ||
| January 13, 1981 | Boston Celtics 93 at New York Knicks 89 | W | 18-3 | 17-6 | 35-9 | ||
| January 14, 1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers 113 at Boston Celtics 120 | W | 19-3 | 17-6 | 36-9 | ||
| January 16, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 85 at Boston Celtics 94 | W | 20-3 | 17-6 | 37-9 | ||
| January 18, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers 96 at Boston Celtics 98 | W | 21-3 | 17-6 | 38-9 | ||
| January 19, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 90 at Boston Celtics 92 | W | 22-3 | 17-6 | 39-9 | at Hartford, CT | |
| January 21, 1981 | Utah Jazz 87 at Boston Celtics 117 | W | 23-3 | 17-6 | 40-9 | ||
| January 23, 1981 | Indiana Pacers 103 at Boston Celtics 104 | W | 24-3 | 17-6 | 41-9 | ||
| January 25, 1981 | Seattle Supersonics 106 at Boston Celtics 115 | W | 25-3 | 17-6 | 42-9 | ||
| January 28, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 101 at Boston Celtics 104 | W | 26-3 | 17-6 | 43-9 | ||
| January 29, 1981 | Boston Celtics 85 at Chicago Bulls 108 | L | 26-3 | 17-7 | 43-10 | ||
| February 4, 1981 | Boston Celtics 104 at Philadelphia 76ers 107 | L | 26-3 | 17-8 | 43-11 | ||
| February 5, 1981 | Boston Celtics 103 at Milwaukee Bucks 113 | L | 26-3 | 17-9 | 43-12 | ||
| February 6, 1981 | Indiana Pacers 98 at Boston Celtics 111 | W | 27-3 | 17-9 | 44-12 | ||
| February 8, 1981 | San Diego Clippers 107 at Boston Celtics 123 | W | 28-3 | 17-9 | 45-12 | ||
| February 10, 1981 | Boston Celtics 107 at Seattle Supersonics 108 | L | 28-3 | 17-10 | 45-13 | OT | |
| February 11, 1981 | Boston Celtics 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 91 | W | 28-3 | 18-10 | 46-13 | ||
| February 13, 1981 | Boston Celtics 89 at Utah Jazz 104 | L | 28-3 | 18-11 | 46-14 | ||
| February 15, 1981 | Boston Celtics 120 at Denver Nuggets 118 | W | 28-3 | 19-11 | 47-14 | ||
| February 17, 1981 | Boston Celtics 128 at San Antonio Spurs 116 | W | 28-3 | 20-11 | 48-14 | ||
| February 18, 1981 | Boston Celtics 113 at Kansas City Kings 114 | L | 28-3 | 20-12 | 48-15 | ||
| February 21, 1981 | Boston Celtics 130 at Detroit Pistons 119 | W | 28-3 | 21-12 | 49-15 | ||
| February 25, 1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers 103 at Boston Celtics 124 | W | 29-3 | 21-12 | 50-15 | ||
| February 27, 1981 | Boston Celtics 132 at Atlanta Hawks 102 | W | 29-3 | 22-12 | 51-15 | ||
| March 1, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 107 at Boston Celtics 114 | W | 30-3 | 22-12 | 52-15 | ||
| March 3, 1981 | Boston Celtics 117 at Dallas Mavericks 105 | W | 30-3 | 23-12 | 53-15 | ||
| March 4, 1981 | Boston Celtics 108 at Houston Rockets 101 | W | 30-3 | 24-12 | 54-15 | ||
| March 6, 1981 | Boston Celtics 104 at Indiana Pacers 110 | L | 30-3 | 24-13 | 54-16 | ||
| March 8, 1981 | New York Knicks 94 at Boston Celtics 115 | W | 31-3 | 24-13 | 55-16 | ||
| March 11, 1981 | Milwaukee Bucks 108 at Boston Celtics 122 | W | 32-3 | 24-13 | 56-16 | ||
| March 13, 1981 | Indiana Pacers 101 at Boston Celtics 94 | L | 32-4 | 24-13 | 56-17 | at Hartford, CT | |
| March 15, 1981 | New Jersey Nets 125 at Boston Celtics 133 | W | 33-4 | 24-13 | 57-17 | ||
| March 17, 1981 | Boston Celtics 112 at Washington Bullets 91 | W | 33-4 | 25-13 | 58-17 | ||
| March 18, 1981 | Atlanta Hawks 108 at Boston Celtics 97 | L | 33-5 | 25-13 | 58-18 | ||
| March 20, 1981 | Washington Bullets 116 at Boston Celtics 128 | W | 34-5 | 25-13 | 59-18 | ||
| March 22, 1981 | Boston Celtics 94 at Philadelphia 76ers 126 | L | 34-5 | 25-14 | 59-19 | ||
| March 24, 1981 | Boston Celtics 118 at New York Knicks 116 | W | 34-5 | 26-14 | 60-19 | ||
| March 25, 1981 | Boston Celtics 111 at New Jersey Nets 105 | W | 34-5 | 27-14 | 61-19 | ||
| March 27, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 115 at Boston Celtics 90 | L | 34-6 | 27-14 | 61-20 | ||
| March 29, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 94 at Boston Celtics 98 | W | 35-6 | 27-14 | 62-20 | ||
| April 5, 1981 | Chicago Bulls 109 at Boston Celtics 121 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 7, 1981 | Chicago Bulls 97 at Boston Celtics 106 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 10, 1981 | Boston Celtics 113 at Chicago Bulls 107 | W | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | ||
| April 12, 1981 | Boston Celtics 109 at Chicago Bulls 103 | W | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | ||
| April 21, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 105 at Boston Celtics 104 | L | 2-1 | 2-0 | 4-1 | ||
| April 22, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 99 at Boston Celtics 118 | W | 3-1 | 2-0 | 5-1 | ||
| April 24, 1981 | Boston Celtics 100 at Philadelphia 76ers 110 | L | 3-1 | 2-1 | 5-2 | ||
| April 26, 1981 | Boston Celtics 105 at Philadelphia 76ers 107 | L | 3-1 | 2-2 | 5-3 | ||
| April 29, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 109 at Boston Celtics 111 | W | 4-1 | 2-2 | 6-3 | ||
| May 1, 1981 | Boston Celtics 100 at Philadelphia 76ers 98 | W | 4-1 | 3-2 | 7-3 | ||
| May 3, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 90 at Boston Celtics 91 | W | 5-1 | 3-2 | 8-3 | ||
| May 5, 1981 | Houston Rockets 95 at Boston Celtics 98 | W | 6-1 | 3-2 | 9-3 | ||
| May 7, 1981 | Houston Rockets 92 at Boston Celtics 90 | L | 6-2 | 3-2 | 9-4 | ||
| May 9, 1981 | Boston Celtics 94 at Houston Rockets 71 | W | 6-2 | 4-2 | 10-4 | ||
| May 10, 1981 | Boston Celtics 86 at Houston Rockets 91 | L | 6-2 | 4-3 | 10-5 | ||
| May 12, 1981 | Houston Rockets 80 at Boston Celtics 109 | W | 7-2 | 4-3 | 11-5 | ||
| May 14, 1981 | Boston Celtics 102 at Houston Rockets 91 | W | 7-2 | 5-3 | 12-5 |
