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1981 NBA Playoffs Leaders

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League Champion: Boston Celtics

Finals MVP: Cedric Maxwell (17.7/9.5/2.8)

PTS Leader: Moses Malone (562)
TRB Leader: Moses Malone (305)
AST Leader: Maurice Cheeks (116)
WS Leader: Moses Malone (3.5)

Playoff Leaders

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Minutes Played
1. Moses Malone*-HOU 955
2. Robert Reid-HOU 868
3. Larry Bird*-BOS 750
4. Billy Paultz-HOU 720
5. Scott Wedman-KCK 657
6. Ernie Grunfeld-KCK 633
7. Tiny Archibald*-BOS 630
8. Reggie King-KCK 620
9. Tom Henderson-HOU 615
10. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 598
Field Goals
1. Moses Malone*-HOU 207
2. Larry Bird*-BOS 147
3. Julius Erving*-PHI 143
4. Calvin Murphy*-HOU 142
5. Robert Reid-HOU 139
6. Scott Wedman-KCK 129
7. Reggie King-KCK 122
8. Billy Paultz-HOU 111
9. Robert Parish*-BOS 108
10. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 101
Field Goal Attempts
1. Moses Malone*-HOU 432
2. Larry Bird*-BOS 313
3. Robert Reid-HOU 303
4. Julius Erving*-PHI 301
5. Scott Wedman-KCK 297
6. Calvin Murphy*-HOU 287
7. Reggie King-KCK 248
8. Billy Paultz-HOU 246
9. Robert Parish*-BOS 219
10. Tiny Archibald*-BOS 211
Field Goal Pct
1. Mychal Thompson-POR .608
2. Bob Lanier*-MIL .588
3. Dave Greenwood-CHI .586
4. Artis Gilmore*-CHI .583
5. Cedric Maxwell-BOS .581
6. Otis Birdsong-KCK .571
7. Caldwell Jones-PHI .568
8. Billy Ray Bates-POR .565
9. Darryl Dawkins-PHI .562
10. Marques Johnson-MIL .556
3-Pt Field Goals
1. Scott Wedman-KCK 9
2. Chris Ford-BOS 7
3. Mike Dunleavy-HOU 6
4. Kyle Macy-PHO 4
5. Larry Bird*-BOS 3
6. Ernie Grunfeld-KCK 2
  Brian Winters-MIL 2
  Reggie Theus-CHI 2
  Calvin Murphy*-HOU 2
10. Mark Olberding-SAS 1
  Ray Williams-NYK 1
  Don Buse-IND 1
  Ricky Sobers-CHI 1
  Dennis Johnson*-PHO 1
  Junior Bridgeman-MIL 1
  Ron Brewer-SAS 1
  Jeff Cook-PHO 1
  Dudley Bradley-IND 1
  Otis Birdsong-KCK 1
  Andrew Toney-PHI 1
  Billy Ray Bates-POR 1
  Frankie Sanders-KCK 1
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
1. Scott Wedman-KCK 32
2. Chris Ford-BOS 25
3. Mike Dunleavy-HOU 15
4. Andrew Toney-PHI 9
  Reggie Theus-CHI 9
6. Kyle Macy-PHO 8
  Larry Bird*-BOS 8
8. Calvin Murphy*-HOU 7
9. Brian Winters-MIL 6
  Ricky Sobers-CHI 6
3-Pt Field Goal Pct
1. Mike Dunleavy-HOU .400
2. Scott Wedman-KCK .281
3. Chris Ford-BOS .280
Free Throws
1. Moses Malone*-HOU 148
2. Julius Erving*-PHI 81
3. Tiny Archibald*-BOS 76
  Larry Bird*-BOS 76
5. Reggie King-KCK 75
6. Bobby Jones-PHI 73
7. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 72
8. Andrew Toney-PHI 66
9. Robert Reid-HOU 61
10. Calvin Murphy*-HOU 58
Free Throw Attempts
1. Moses Malone*-HOU 208
2. Julius Erving*-PHI 107
3. Reggie King-KCK 102
4. Tiny Archibald*-BOS 94
5. Robert Reid-HOU 92
6. Bobby Jones-PHI 88
  Cedric Maxwell-BOS 88
8. Larry Bird*-BOS 85
9. Andrew Toney-PHI 81
10. Darryl Dawkins-PHI 68
Free Throw Pct
1. Dwight Jones-CHI 1.000
2. Calvin Murphy*-HOU .967
3. Campy Russell-NYK .941
4. Steve Mix-PHI .923
  Johnny Davis-IND .923
6. Larry Bird*-BOS .894
7. Allen Leavell-HOU .882
8. Mike Dunleavy-HOU .868
9. Reggie Theus-CHI .861
10. Sam Lacey-KCK .857
  Mickey Johnson-MIL .857
Offensive Rebounds
1. Moses Malone*-HOU 125
2. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 61
3. Reggie King-KCK 56
  Robert Reid-HOU 56
5. Billy Paultz-HOU 53
6. Julius Erving*-PHI 52
7. Robert Parish*-BOS 50
8. Larry Bird*-BOS 49
9. Marques Johnson-MIL 41
10. Caldwell Jones-PHI 37
Defensive Rebounds
1. Larry Bird*-BOS 189
2. Moses Malone*-HOU 180
3. Caldwell Jones-PHI 118
4. Robert Parish*-BOS 96
5. Billy Paultz-HOU 94
6. Reggie King-KCK 93
7. Sam Lacey-KCK 90
8. Robert Reid-HOU 86
9. Scott Wedman-KCK 71
10. Darryl Dawkins-PHI 70
Total Rebounds
1. Moses Malone*-HOU 305
2. Larry Bird*-BOS 238
3. Caldwell Jones-PHI 155
4. Reggie King-KCK 149
5. Billy Paultz-HOU 147
6. Robert Parish*-BOS 146
7. Robert Reid-HOU 142
8. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 125
9. Sam Lacey-KCK 120
10. Julius Erving*-PHI 114
Assists
1. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 116
2. Tiny Archibald*-BOS 107
3. Tom Henderson-HOU 104
4. Larry Bird*-BOS 103
5. Robert Reid-HOU 98
6. Ernie Grunfeld-KCK 88
7. Sam Lacey-KCK 80
8. Mike Dunleavy-HOU 68
9. Lionel Hollins-PHI 65
10. Scott Wedman-KCK 58
Steals
1. Robert Reid-HOU 50
2. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 40
3. Larry Bird*-BOS 39
4. Ernie Grunfeld-KCK 30
5. Sam Lacey-KCK 28
6. Calvin Murphy*-HOU 26
7. Julius Erving*-PHI 22
8. Robert Parish*-BOS 21
9. Scott Wedman-KCK 18
  Reggie King-KCK 18
  Bobby Jones-PHI 18
  Allen Leavell-HOU 18
Blocks
1. Julius Erving*-PHI 41
2. Robert Parish*-BOS 39
3. Moses Malone*-HOU 34
4. Caldwell Jones-PHI 31
5. Billy Paultz-HOU 27
6. Kevin McHale*-BOS 25
7. Robert Reid-HOU 24
8. Sam Lacey-KCK 23
9. Bobby Jones-PHI 21
10. Bill Willoughby-HOU 19
Turnovers
1. Larry Bird*-BOS 62
2. Moses Malone*-HOU 59
3. Julius Erving*-PHI 55
4. Andrew Toney-PHI 54
5. Tiny Archibald*-BOS 50
6. Robert Parish*-BOS 44
  Robert Reid-HOU 44
8. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 43
  Ernie Grunfeld-KCK 43
10. Calvin Murphy*-HOU 42
Personal Fouls
1. Robert Reid-HOU 80
2. Robert Parish*-BOS 74
3. Darryl Dawkins-PHI 71
4. Calvin Murphy*-HOU 69
  Billy Paultz-HOU 69
6. Sam Lacey-KCK 63
7. Bobby Jones-PHI 60
8. Mike Dunleavy-HOU 59
9. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 55
10. Julius Erving*-PHI 54
  Moses Malone*-HOU 54
Points
1. Moses Malone*-HOU 562
2. Larry Bird*-BOS 373
3. Julius Erving*-PHI 367
4. Calvin Murphy*-HOU 344
5. Robert Reid-HOU 339
6. Reggie King-KCK 319
7. Scott Wedman-KCK 307
8. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 274
9. Tiny Archibald*-BOS 266
10. Robert Parish*-BOS 255
Minutes Per Game
1. Moses Malone*-HOU 45.5
2. Larry Bird*-BOS 44.1
3. Scott Wedman-KCK 43.8
4. Ernie Grunfeld-KCK 42.2
5. Robert Reid-HOU 41.3
  Reggie King-KCK 41.3
7. Artis Gilmore*-CHI 41.2
8. Sidney Moncrief-MIL 39.6
9. George Gervin*-SAS 39.1
10. Reggie Theus-CHI 38.7
Points Per Game
1. George Gervin*-SAS 27.1
2. Moses Malone*-HOU 26.8
3. Marques Johnson-MIL 24.7
4. Julius Erving*-PHI 22.9
5. Larry Bird*-BOS 21.9
6. Reggie King-KCK 21.3
7. Scott Wedman-KCK 20.5
8. Reggie Theus-CHI 19.8
9. Mark Olberding-SAS 19.7
10. Dennis Johnson*-PHO 19.6
Rebounds Per Game
1. Kermit Washington-POR 17.3
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 16.7
3. Moses Malone*-HOU 14.5
4. Larry Bird*-BOS 14.0
5. Artis Gilmore*-CHI 11.2
6. Truck Robinson-PHO 10.7
7. Reggie King-KCK 9.9
8. Dwight Jones-CHI 9.8
9. Caldwell Jones-PHI 9.7
10. Marques Johnson-MIL 9.4
Assists Per Game
1. Norm Nixon-LAL 8.7
2. Kelvin Ransey-POR 8.3
3. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 7.2
4. Reggie Theus-CHI 6.3
5. Tiny Archibald*-BOS 6.3
6. Larry Bird*-BOS 6.1
7. Ernie Grunfeld-KCK 5.9
8. Phil Ford-KCK 5.8
9. Sam Lacey-KCK 5.3
10. Quinn Buckner-MIL 5.0
Steals Per Game
1. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 2.5
2. Robert Reid-HOU 2.4
3. Larry Bird*-BOS 2.3
4. Ernie Grunfeld-KCK 2.0
5. Sam Lacey-KCK 1.9
6. Sidney Moncrief-MIL 1.7
  Bob Lanier*-MIL 1.7
8. Quinn Buckner-MIL 1.6
9. Otis Birdsong-KCK 1.5
10. Brian Winters-MIL 1.4
  Marques Johnson-MIL 1.4
  Johnny Moore-SAS 1.4
Blocks Per Game
1. Artis Gilmore*-CHI 2.8
2. Julius Erving*-PHI 2.6
3. Robert Parish*-BOS 2.3
4. George Johnson-SAS 2.3
5. Caldwell Jones-PHI 1.9
6. Moses Malone*-HOU 1.6
7. Harvey Catchings-MIL 1.6
8. Sam Lacey-KCK 1.5
9. Kevin McHale*-BOS 1.5
10. Bobby Jones-PHI 1.3
Player Efficiency Rating
1. Marques Johnson-MIL 27.7
2. Bob Lanier*-MIL 22.5
3. Moses Malone*-HOU 22.4
4. Larry Bird*-BOS 21.8
5. Artis Gilmore*-CHI 20.7
6. Julius Erving*-PHI 20.6
7. George Gervin*-SAS 20.2
8. Dave Greenwood-CHI 19.8
9. Bobby Jones-PHI 19.5
10. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 18.9
True Shooting Pct
1. Cedric Maxwell-BOS .644
2. Artis Gilmore*-CHI .641
3. Mychal Thompson-POR .636
4. Bob Lanier*-MIL .621
5. Caldwell Jones-PHI .612
6. Billy Ray Bates-POR .612
7. Darryl Dawkins-PHI .604
8. Mark Olberding-SAS .595
9. Bobby Jones-PHI .591
10. Maurice Cheeks-PHI .585
Effective Field Goal Pct
1. Mychal Thompson-POR .608
2. Bob Lanier*-MIL .588
3. Dave Greenwood-CHI .586
4. Artis Gilmore*-CHI .583
5. Cedric Maxwell-BOS .580
6. Otis Birdsong-KCK .577
7. Billy Ray Bates-POR .573
8. Caldwell Jones-PHI .568
9. Darryl Dawkins-PHI .562
10. Mark Olberding-SAS .557
Offensive Rebound Pct
1. George Johnson-SAS 18.0
2. Marques Johnson-MIL 17.7
3. Mickey Johnson-MIL 16.2
4. Larry Kenon-CHI 16.1
5. Moses Malone*-HOU 14.3
6. John Lambert-KCK 12.6
7. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 11.8
8. Robert Parish*-BOS 11.8
9. Truck Robinson-PHO 11.4
10. Kevin McHale*-BOS 11.4
Defensive Rebound Pct
1. Kermit Washington-POR 35.4
2. George Johnson-SAS 28.9
3. Dave Corzine-SAS 27.3
4. Larry Bird*-BOS 26.7
5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 24.1
6. Truck Robinson-PHO 24.0
7. Dwight Jones-CHI 23.0
8. Moses Malone*-HOU 22.6
9. Caldwell Jones-PHI 21.9
10. Artis Gilmore*-CHI 21.2
Total Rebound Pct
1. George Johnson-SAS 23.5
2. Kermit Washington-POR 23.3
3. Moses Malone*-HOU 18.2
4. Truck Robinson-PHO 17.9
5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 17.9
6. Larry Bird*-BOS 17.6
7. Robert Parish*-BOS 16.4
8. Dwight Jones-CHI 15.6
9. Artis Gilmore*-CHI 15.5
10. Caldwell Jones-PHI 15.1
Assist Pct
1. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 32.4
2. Norm Nixon-LAL 31.0
3. Allen Leavell-HOU 30.1
4. Johnny Moore-SAS 29.4
5. Phil Ford-KCK 27.6
6. Kelvin Ransey-POR 27.5
7. Quinn Buckner-MIL 26.3
8. Andrew Toney-PHI 24.7
9. Reggie Theus-CHI 24.3
10. Tiny Archibald*-BOS 24.0
Steal Pct
1. Allen Leavell-HOU 4.3
2. Johnny Moore-SAS 4.0
3. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 3.8
4. Quinn Buckner-MIL 3.0
5. Robert Reid-HOU 3.0
6. Sam Lacey-KCK 2.8
7. Brian Winters-MIL 2.7
8. Otis Birdsong-KCK 2.7
9. Larry Bird*-BOS 2.6
10. Bob Lanier*-MIL 2.5
Block Pct
1. Harvey Catchings-MIL 6.1
2. George Johnson-SAS 5.7
3. Kevin McHale*-BOS 4.8
4. Robert Parish*-BOS 4.5
5. Artis Gilmore*-CHI 4.3
6. Julius Erving*-PHI 3.8
7. Caldwell Jones-PHI 3.0
8. Bill Willoughby-HOU 2.7
9. Bobby Jones-PHI 2.6
10. Sam Lacey-KCK 2.6
Turnover Pct
1. M.L. Carr-BOS 6.7
2. Marques Johnson-MIL 8.0
3. Dave Greenwood-CHI 8.9
4. Billy Paultz-HOU 9.2
5. John Lambert-KCK 9.6
6. Junior Bridgeman-MIL 10.1
7. Moses Malone*-HOU 10.1
8. Lionel Hollins-PHI 10.1
9. George Gervin*-SAS 10.3
10. Kevin McHale*-BOS 10.4
Usage Pct
1. Andrew Toney-PHI 31.8
2. George Gervin*-SAS 29.5
3. Walter Davis-PHO 29.0
4. Julius Erving*-PHI 28.6
5. Calvin Murphy*-HOU 28.4
6. Moses Malone*-HOU 26.3
7. James Silas-SAS 26.1
8. Ricky Sobers-CHI 25.9
9. Scott Wedman-KCK 25.1
10. Marques Johnson-MIL 24.9
Offensive Rating
1. Marques Johnson-MIL 128.6
2. Bob Lanier*-MIL 123.2
3. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 122.3
4. Artis Gilmore*-CHI 120.7
5. Mychal Thompson-POR 120.7
6. Mark Olberding-SAS 118.4
7. Dave Greenwood-CHI 118.3
8. Paul Griffin-SAS 117.5
9. Norm Nixon-LAL 117.4
10. Reggie Theus-CHI 117.0
Defensive Rating
1. Rich Kelley-PHO 91.3
2. Truck Robinson-PHO 94.5
3. Larry Bird*-BOS 94.9
4. Robert Parish*-BOS 95.7
5. Magic Johnson*-LAL 96.6
6. Dennis Johnson*-PHO 97.0
7. Sam Lacey-KCK 97.3
8. Alvan Adams-PHO 98.2
9. Kermit Washington-POR 98.3
10. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 98.6
Offensive Win Shares
1. Moses Malone*-HOU 2.4
2. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 1.8
3. Larry Bird*-BOS 1.4
4. Marques Johnson-MIL 1.3
5. Bobby Jones-PHI 1.2
6. Reggie King-KCK 1.1
7. Robert Reid-HOU 1.0
8. Calvin Murphy*-HOU 1.0
9. Julius Erving*-PHI 0.9
10. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 0.9
Defensive Win Shares
1. Larry Bird*-BOS 1.7
2. Robert Parish*-BOS 1.1
3. Sam Lacey-KCK 1.0
4. Robert Reid-HOU 1.0
5. Moses Malone*-HOU 1.0
6. Reggie King-KCK 0.9
7. Ernie Grunfeld-KCK 0.8
8. Scott Wedman-KCK 0.8
9. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 0.7
10. Billy Paultz-HOU 0.6
Win Shares
1. Moses Malone*-HOU 3.5
2. Larry Bird*-BOS 3.1
3. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 2.5
4. Robert Reid-HOU 2.1
5. Reggie King-KCK 2.0
6. Bobby Jones-PHI 1.6
7. Ernie Grunfeld-KCK 1.5
8. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 1.5
9. Marques Johnson-MIL 1.4
10. Julius Erving*-PHI 1.4
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1. Marques Johnson-MIL .260
2. Bob Lanier*-MIL .206
3. Cedric Maxwell-BOS .201
4. Larry Bird*-BOS .198
5. Kevin McHale*-BOS .177
6. Moses Malone*-HOU .174
7. Artis Gilmore*-CHI .174
8. Bobby Jones-PHI .173
9. Dennis Johnson*-PHO .161
10. Dave Greenwood-CHI .160