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1980 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals

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League Champion: Los Angeles Lakers

Finals MVP: Magic Johnson (21.5/11.2/8.7)

PTS Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (479)
TRB Leader: Caldwell Jones (185)
AST Leader: Magic Johnson (151)
WS Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (3.3)

2 Series

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2 vs. 3 Atlanta Hawks vs. Philadelphia 76ers PHILADELPHIA 76ERS win 4-1
1 vs. 4 Boston Celtics vs. Houston Rockets BOSTON CELTICS win 4-0

Philadelphia 76ers (4) vs. Atlanta Hawks (1)

Game 1
ATL
PHI		104
107
Game 2
ATL
PHI		92
99
Game 3
PHI
ATL		93
105
Game 4
PHI
ATL		107
83
Game 5
ATL
PHI		100
105

Philadelphia 76ers

Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
1 Julius Erving 29 5 43 0 32 33 118 .970 23.6
2 Darryl Dawkins 23 5 31 0 17 26 79 .654 15.8
3 Bobby Jones 28 5 23 0 28 32 74 .875 14.8
4 Lionel Hollins 26 5 24 0 14 18 62 .778 12.4
5 Maurice Cheeks 23 5 22 0 15 20 59 .750 11.8
6 Caldwell Jones 29 5 15 0 17 19 47 .895 9.4
7 Henry Bibby 30 5 14 2 11 13 41 .846 8.2
8 Steve Mix 32 5 10 0 9 12 29 .750 5.8
9 Jim Spanarkel 22 2 0 0 2 2 2 1.000 1.0
10 Bernard Toone 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Team Totals 5 1200 182 2 145 175 511 240.0 102.2

Atlanta Hawks

Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
1 Eddie Johnson 24 5 38 0 21 28 97 .750 19.4
2 Dan Roundfield 26 5 32 0 22 35 86 .629 17.2
3 John Drew 25 5 24 0 25 35 73 .714 14.6
4 Charlie Criss 31 5 29 1 11 12 70 .917 14.0
5 Steve Hawes 29 5 18 0 16 18 52 .889 10.4
6 Tree Rollins 24 5 18 0 6 10 42 .600 8.4
7 Armond Hill 26 5 12 0 11 12 35 .917 7.0
8 Jim McElroy 26 5 4 0 4 5 12 .800 2.4
9 John Brown 28 5 4 0 2 2 10 1.000 2.0
10 Jack Givens 23 4 3 0 0 0 6 1.5
11 Sam Pellom 28 4 0 0 1 3 1 .333 0.3
Team Totals 5 1200 182 1 119 160 484 240.0 96.8

Boston Celtics (4) vs. Houston Rockets (0)

Game 1
HOU
BOS		101
119
Game 2
HOU
BOS		75
95
Game 3
BOS
HOU		100
81
Game 4
BOS
HOU		138
121

Boston Celtics

Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
1 Larry Bird 23 4 35 1 10 11 81 .909 20.3
2 Cedric Maxwell 24 4 27 0 20 21 74 .952 18.5
3 Tiny Archibald 31 4 19 1 15 15 54 1.000 13.5
4 M.L. Carr 29 4 19 1 12 15 51 .800 12.8
5 Chris Ford 31 4 20 1 9 9 50 1.000 12.5
6 Rick Robey 24 4 19 0 5 8 43 .625 10.8
7 Dave Cowens 31 4 20 0 2 3 42 .667 10.5
8 Gerald Henderson 24 4 10 0 4 8 24 .500 6.0
9 Pete Maravich 32 4 11 1 0 0 23 5.8
10 Eric Fernsten 26 3 2 0 2 3 6 .667 2.0
11 Jeff Judkins 23 4 2 0 0 0 4 1.0
Team Totals 4 960 184 5 79 93 452 240.0 113.0

Houston Rockets

Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
1 Moses Malone 24 4 42 0 16 16 100 1.000 25.0
2 Robert Reid 24 4 34 0 12 15 80 .800 20.0
3 Calvin Murphy 31 4 25 1 7 7 58 1.000 14.5
4 Rick Barry 35 4 11 3 5 5 30 1.000 7.5
5 Allen Leavell 22 4 5 0 16 17 26 .941 6.5
6 Rudy Tomjanovich 31 4 11 0 4 7 26 .571 6.5
7 Tom Henderson 28 4 6 0 6 7 18 .857 4.5
8 Mike Dunleavy 25 3 6 0 2 2 14 1.000 4.7
9 Billy Paultz 31 4 5 0 2 2 12 1.000 3.0
10 Alonzo Bradley 26 3 3 1 3 5 10 .600 3.3
11 Major Jones 26 3 1 0 2 2 4 1.000 1.3
Team Totals 4 960 149 5 75 85 378 240.0 94.5