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62-20, Finished 1st in NBA Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
1980-81 NBA Champions
Scored 109.9 points per game, Allowed 104.0 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 56-26)
Coached by Bill Fitch (62-20)
SRS: 6.05 (3rd of 23)
Pace Factor: 100.8 (15th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 108.4 (5th of 23), Defensive Rating: 102.6 (4th of 23)
Playoffs:
Won NBA Finals (4-2) versus Houston Rockets
Won NBA Eastern Conference Finals (4-3) versus Philadelphia 76ers
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-0) versus Chicago Bulls
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1980-81 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 82 | 19780 | 3581 | 7099 | .504 | 65 | 241 | .270 | 1781 | 2369 | .752 | 1155 | 2424 | 3579 | 2202 | 683 | 594 | 1577 | 1990 | 9008 |
| Opponent | 82 | 19780 | 3372 | 7296 | .462 | 30 | 139 | .216 | 1752 | 2277 | .769 | 1192 | 2174 | 3366 | 1890 | 736 | 351 | 1473 | 2059 | 8526 |
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accomplishments.
Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be
included (1961-62 season and before).
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Bird | F | 6-9 | 220 | 24 | 82 | 82 | 3239 | 719 | 1503 | .478 | 20 | 74 | .270 | 283 | 328 | .863 | 191 | 704 | 895 | 451 | 161 | 63 | 289 | 239 | 1741 |
| 2 | Robert Parish | C | 7-0 | 230 | 27 | 82 | 78 | 2298 | 635 | 1166 | .545 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 282 | 397 | .710 | 245 | 532 | 777 | 144 | 81 | 214 | 191 | 310 | 1552 |
| 3 | Cedric Maxwell | F | 6-8 | 205 | 25 | 81 | 81 | 2730 | 441 | 750 | .588 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 352 | 450 | .782 | 222 | 303 | 525 | 219 | 79 | 68 | 180 | 256 | 1234 |
| 4 | Tiny Archibald | G | 6-1 | 150 | 32 | 80 | 72 | 2820 | 382 | 766 | .499 | 0 | 9 | .000 | 342 | 419 | .816 | 36 | 140 | 176 | 618 | 75 | 18 | 265 | 201 | 1106 |
| 5 | Kevin McHale | F-C | 6-10 | 210 | 23 | 82 | 32 | 1645 | 355 | 666 | .533 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 108 | 159 | .679 | 155 | 204 | 359 | 55 | 27 | 151 | 110 | 260 | 818 |
| 6 | Rick Robey | C-F | 6-11 | 230 | 25 | 82 | 4 | 1569 | 298 | 547 | .545 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 144 | 251 | .574 | 132 | 258 | 390 | 126 | 38 | 19 | 141 | 204 | 740 |
| 7 | Chris Ford | G-F | 6-5 | 190 | 32 | 82 | 75 | 2723 | 314 | 707 | .444 | 36 | 109 | .330 | 64 | 87 | .736 | 72 | 91 | 163 | 295 | 100 | 23 | 127 | 212 | 728 |
| 8 | Gerald Henderson | G | 6-2 | 175 | 25 | 82 | 10 | 1608 | 261 | 579 | .451 | 1 | 16 | .063 | 113 | 157 | .720 | 43 | 89 | 132 | 213 | 79 | 12 | 160 | 177 | 636 |
| 9 | M.L. Carr | F-G | 6-6 | 205 | 30 | 41 | 7 | 655 | 97 | 216 | .449 | 1 | 14 | .071 | 53 | 67 | .791 | 26 | 57 | 83 | 56 | 30 | 18 | 47 | 74 | 248 |
| 10 | Eric Fernsten | C-F | 6-10 | 205 | 27 | 45 | 0 | 279 | 38 | 79 | .481 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 30 | .667 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 96 | |
| 11 | Terry Duerod | G | 6-2 | 180 | 24 | 32 | 0 | 114 | 30 | 73 | .411 | 6 | 10 | .600 | 13 | 14 | .929 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 79 |
| 12 | Wayne Kreklow | G | 6-4 | 175 | 24 | 25 | 0 | 100 | 11 | 47 | .234 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 7 | 10 | .700 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Bird | F | 6-9 | 220 | 24 | 82 | 82 | 39.5 | 8.8 | 18.3 | .478 | 0.2 | 0.9 | .270 | 3.5 | 4.0 | .863 | 2.3 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 21.2 |
| 2 | Robert Parish | C | 7-0 | 230 | 27 | 82 | 78 | 28.0 | 7.7 | 14.2 | .545 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.4 | 4.8 | .710 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 18.9 |
| 3 | Cedric Maxwell | F | 6-8 | 205 | 25 | 81 | 81 | 33.7 | 5.4 | 9.3 | .588 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.3 | 5.6 | .782 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 15.2 |
| 4 | Tiny Archibald | G | 6-1 | 150 | 32 | 80 | 72 | 35.3 | 4.8 | 9.6 | .499 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 4.3 | 5.2 | .816 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 7.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 13.8 |
| 5 | Kevin McHale | F-C | 6-10 | 210 | 23 | 82 | 32 | 20.1 | 4.3 | 8.1 | .533 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .679 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Rick Robey | C-F | 6-11 | 230 | 25 | 82 | 4 | 19.1 | 3.6 | 6.7 | .545 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.8 | 3.1 | .574 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Chris Ford | G-F | 6-5 | 190 | 32 | 82 | 75 | 33.2 | 3.8 | 8.6 | .444 | 0.4 | 1.3 | .330 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .736 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 8.9 |
| 8 | Gerald Henderson | G | 6-2 | 175 | 25 | 82 | 10 | 19.6 | 3.2 | 7.1 | .451 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .063 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .720 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 7.8 |
| 9 | M.L. Carr | F-G | 6-6 | 205 | 30 | 41 | 7 | 16.0 | 2.4 | 5.3 | .449 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .071 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .791 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 6.0 |
| 10 | Terry Duerod | G | 6-2 | 180 | 24 | 32 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 2.3 | .411 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .600 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .929 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 11 | Eric Fernsten | C-F | 6-10 | 205 | 27 | 45 | 0 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 1.8 | .481 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | .667 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.1 | |
| 12 | Wayne Kreklow | G | 6-4 | 175 | 24 | 25 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 1.9 | .234 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .250 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .700 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Duerod | G | 6-2 | 180 | 24 | 32 | 0 | 114 | 9.5 | 23.1 | .411 | 1.9 | 3.2 | .600 | 4.1 | 4.4 | .929 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 24.9 |
| 2 | Robert Parish | C | 7-0 | 230 | 27 | 82 | 78 | 2298 | 9.9 | 18.3 | .545 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.4 | 6.2 | .710 | 3.8 | 8.3 | 12.2 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 24.3 |
| 3 | Larry Bird | F | 6-9 | 220 | 24 | 82 | 82 | 3239 | 8.0 | 16.7 | .478 | 0.2 | 0.8 | .270 | 3.1 | 3.6 | .863 | 2.1 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 19.4 |
| 4 | Kevin McHale | F-C | 6-10 | 210 | 23 | 82 | 32 | 1645 | 7.8 | 14.6 | .533 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.4 | 3.5 | .679 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 7.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 17.9 |
| 5 | Rick Robey | C-F | 6-11 | 230 | 25 | 82 | 4 | 1569 | 6.8 | 12.6 | .545 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.3 | 5.8 | .574 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 17.0 |
| 6 | Cedric Maxwell | F | 6-8 | 205 | 25 | 81 | 81 | 2730 | 5.8 | 9.9 | .588 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.6 | 5.9 | .782 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 6.9 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 16.3 |
| 7 | Gerald Henderson | G | 6-2 | 175 | 25 | 82 | 10 | 1608 | 5.8 | 13.0 | .451 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .063 | 2.5 | 3.5 | .720 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 14.2 |
| 8 | Tiny Archibald | G | 6-1 | 150 | 32 | 80 | 72 | 2820 | 4.9 | 9.8 | .499 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 4.4 | 5.3 | .816 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 7.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 14.1 |
| 9 | M.L. Carr | F-G | 6-6 | 205 | 30 | 41 | 7 | 655 | 5.3 | 11.9 | .449 | 0.1 | 0.8 | .071 | 2.9 | 3.7 | .791 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 13.6 |
| 10 | Eric Fernsten | C-F | 6-10 | 205 | 27 | 45 | 0 | 279 | 4.9 | 10.2 | .481 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.9 | .667 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 12.4 | |
| 11 | Wayne Kreklow | G | 6-4 | 175 | 24 | 25 | 0 | 100 | 4.0 | 16.9 | .234 | 0.4 | 1.4 | .250 | 2.5 | 3.6 | .700 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 7.2 | 10.8 |
| 12 | Chris Ford | G-F | 6-5 | 190 | 32 | 82 | 75 | 2723 | 4.2 | 9.3 | .444 | 0.5 | 1.4 | .330 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .736 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 9.6 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Parish | C | 7-0 | 230 | 27 | 82 | 2298 | 25.2 | .579 | .545 | 12.7 | 25.3 | 19.3 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 12.5 | 27.1 | 113 | 96 | 19.5 | 17.0 | 37 | 0 | 18.5 |
| 2 | Larry Bird | F | 6-9 | 220 | 24 | 82 | 3239 | 19.9 | .528 | .485 | 7.0 | 23.8 | 15.7 | 20.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 14.9 | 24.3 | 107 | 99 | 15.4 | 21.1 | 36 | 8 | 14.0 |
| 3 | Cedric Maxwell | F | 6-8 | 205 | 25 | 81 | 2730 | 17.6 | .651 | .588 | 9.7 | 12.1 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 16.0 | 16.8 | 124 | 104 | 24.9 | 11.5 | 36 | 5 | 15.5 |
| 4 | Tiny Archibald | G | 6-1 | 150 | 32 | 80 | 2820 | 14.3 | .582 | .499 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 28.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 21.8 | 17.5 | 111 | 107 | 15.0 | 8.1 | 23 | 9 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Kevin McHale | F-C | 6-10 | 210 | 23 | 82 | 1645 | 16.4 | .556 | .533 | 11.2 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 5.1 | 13.0 | 20.9 | 108 | 102 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 16 | 4 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Chris Ford | G-F | 6-5 | 190 | 32 | 82 | 2723 | 8.8 | .488 | .470 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 13.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 14.6 | 13.0 | 103 | 107 | 4.3 | 8.4 | 13 | 11 | 1.0 |
| 7 | Rick Robey | C-F | 6-11 | 230 | 25 | 82 | 1569 | 14.9 | .563 | .545 | 10.0 | 18.0 | 14.2 | 11.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 17.7 | 20.7 | 105 | 103 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 13 | 6 | 3.5 |
| 8 | Gerald Henderson | G | 6-2 | 175 | 25 | 82 | 1608 | 10.4 | .491 | .452 | 3.2 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 17.8 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 19.8 | 20.5 | 94 | 105 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 6 | 11 | -2.5 |
| 9 | M.L. Carr | F-G | 6-6 | 205 | 30 | 41 | 655 | 11.6 | .505 | .451 | 4.7 | 9.5 | 7.2 | 11.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 16.1 | 18.2 | 100 | 103 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 |
| 10 | Eric Fernsten | C-F | 6-10 | 205 | 27 | 45 | 279 | 11.0 | .521 | .481 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 17.8 | 16.4 | 102 | 104 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 |
| 11 | Terry Duerod | G | 6-2 | 180 | 24 | 32 | 114 | 14.3 | .499 | .452 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 11.2 | 31.8 | 99 | 107 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | -0.5 |
| 12 | Wayne Kreklow | G | 6-4 | 175 | 24 | 25 | 100 | -1.9 | .292 | .245 | 2.4 | 10.9 | 6.8 | 11.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 16.3 | 25.0 | 65 | 106 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1 | Larry Bird | F | 6-9 | 220 | 24 | 17 | 750 | 147 | 313 | 3 | 8 | 76 | 85 | 49 | 238 | 103 | 39 | 17 | 62 | 53 | 373 | .470 | .375 | .894 | 44.1 | 21.9 | 14.0 | 6.1 |
| 2 | Cedric Maxwell | F | 6-8 | 205 | 25 | 17 | 598 | 101 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 88 | 61 | 125 | 46 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 53 | 274 | .580 | .818 | 35.2 | 16.1 | 7.4 | 2.7 | |
| 3 | Tiny Archibald | G | 6-1 | 150 | 32 | 17 | 630 | 95 | 211 | 0 | 5 | 76 | 94 | 6 | 28 | 107 | 13 | 0 | 50 | 39 | 266 | .450 | .000 | .809 | 37.1 | 15.6 | 1.6 | 6.3 |
| 4 | Robert Parish | C | 7-0 | 230 | 27 | 17 | 492 | 108 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 58 | 50 | 146 | 19 | 21 | 39 | 44 | 74 | 255 | .493 | .672 | 28.9 | 15.0 | 8.6 | 1.1 | |
| 5 | Chris Ford | G-F | 6-5 | 190 | 32 | 17 | 507 | 66 | 146 | 7 | 25 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 45 | 46 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 47 | 154 | .452 | .280 | .600 | 29.8 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 6 | Kevin McHale | F-C | 6-10 | 210 | 23 | 17 | 296 | 61 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 36 | 29 | 59 | 14 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 51 | 145 | .540 | .639 | 17.4 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 0.8 | |
| 7 | M.L. Carr | F-G | 6-6 | 205 | 30 | 17 | 288 | 42 | 101 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 102 | .416 | .000 | .750 | 16.9 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| 8 | Gerald Henderson | G | 6-2 | 175 | 25 | 16 | 228 | 41 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 92 | .477 | .000 | .833 | 14.3 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 9 | Rick Robey | C-F | 6-11 | 230 | 25 | 17 | 265 | 35 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 35 | 19 | 60 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 44 | 86 | .432 | .457 | 15.6 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 0.7 | |
| 10 | Terry Duerod | G | 6-2 | 180 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .400 | .000 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 11 | Eric Fernsten | C-F | 6-10 | 205 | 27 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .000 | .667 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | |
| Rk | Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Bird | $650,000 |
| 2 | Robert Parish | $600,000 |
| 3 | M.L. Carr | $350,000 |