1981 Boston Celtics vs. 1979 Seattle Supersonics - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1980-81 Celtics and the 1978-79 Supersonics, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1981
Boston

Celtics

vs.

1979
Seattle

Supersonics

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1981 Celtics	1º in Eastern Conference
	1979 Supersonics	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1981 Celtics	62 - 20
	1979 Supersonics	52 - 30

Winning %

	1981 Celtics	.756
	1979 Supersonics	.634

Longest Streaks

	1981 Celtics	Winning Streak: 13 Losing Streak: 3
	1979 Supersonics	Winning Streak: 7 Losing Streak: 6

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1981 Celtics	12 players
	1979 Supersonics	14 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1981 Celtics	NBA Champions
	1979 Supersonics	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1981 Celtics	12 - 5
	1979 Supersonics	12 - 5

Winning %

	1981 Celtics	.706
	1979 Supersonics	.706

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1981 Celtics	11 players
	1979 Supersonics	11 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1981 Celtics	4 - Finals MVP: Cedric Maxwell All-NBA 1st Team: Larry Bird All-NBA 2nd Team: Tiny Archibald All-Rookie 1st Team: Kevin McHale
	1979 Supersonics	2 - Finals MVP: Dennis Johnson All-Defensive 1st Team: Dennis Johnson

NBA Leaders

	1981 Celtics	- none
	1979 Supersonics	- none

Hall of Famers

	1981 Celtics	4 - Tiny Archibald, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish
	1979 Supersonics	2 - Dennis Johnson, Jack Sikma

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1981 Celtics	109.9
	1979 Supersonics	106.6

Rebounds

	1981 Celtics	43.6
	1979 Supersonics	47.6

Assists

	1981 Celtics	26.9
	1979 Supersonics	24.1

Steals

	1981 Celtics	8.3
	1979 Supersonics	8.4

Blocks

	1981 Celtics	7.2
	1979 Supersonics	4.9

3-Pointers Made

	1981 Celtics	0.8
	1979 Supersonics	-		n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1981 Celtics	.504
	1979 Supersonics	.468

3-Point %

	1981 Celtics	.270
	1979 Supersonics	-		n/a *

Free Throw %

	1981 Celtics	.752
	1979 Supersonics	.754

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1981 Celtics	103.4
	1979 Supersonics	104.6

Rebounds

	1981 Celtics	44.4
	1979 Supersonics	48.3

Assists

	1981 Celtics	22.8
	1979 Supersonics	22.2

Steals

	1981 Celtics	7.5
	1979 Supersonics	8.3

Blocks

	1981 Celtics	6.6
	1979 Supersonics	5.8

3-Pointers Made

	1981 Celtics	0.6
	1979 Supersonics	-		n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1981 Celtics	.480
	1979 Supersonics	.461

3-Point %

	1981 Celtics	.222
	1979 Supersonics	-		n/a *

Free Throw %

	1981 Celtics	.754
	1979 Supersonics	.718

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1981 Celtics	21.2 ppg Larry Bird
1979 Supersonics	19.2 ppg Gus Williams

Rebounds

1981 Celtics	10.9 rpg Larry Bird
1979 Supersonics	12.4 rpg Jack Sikma

Assists

1981 Celtics	7.7 apg Tiny Archibald
1979 Supersonics	4.4 apg John Johnson

Steals

1981 Celtics	2.0 spg Larry Bird
1979 Supersonics	2.1 spg Gus Williams

Blocks

1981 Celtics	2.6 bpg Robert Parish
1979 Supersonics	1.2 bpg Dennis Johnson

NBA Playoffs

Points

1981 Celtics	21.9 ppg Larry Bird
1979 Supersonics	26.6 ppg Gus Williams

Rebounds

1981 Celtics	14.0 rpg Larry Bird
1979 Supersonics	11.7 rpg Jack Sikma

Assists

1981 Celtics	6.3 apg Tiny Archibald
1979 Supersonics	5.4 apg John Johnson

Steals

1981 Celtics	2.3 spg Larry Bird
1979 Supersonics	2.0 spg Gus Williams

Blocks

1981 Celtics	2.3 bpg Robert Parish
1979 Supersonics	1.5 bpg Dennis Johnson

Notes: * - Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.