Game Stats: Celtics vs. Rockets, 86-91, 1981 NBA Playoffs, Game 4, Finals

Box score from the NBA basketball game played between the Boston Celtics and the Houston Rockets on May 10, 1981 with final result, scoring by period, game leaders and statistics by team and by player.

Game from the 1981 Playoffs

NBA Finals
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Team
Rockets
Celtics
W
2
4
 

G.1 Game 1
95
98
G.2 Game 2
92
90
G.3 Game 3
71
94
G.4 Game 4
91
86
G.5 Game 5
80
109
G.6 Game 6
91
102
NBA Box Scores:

Game 4 Score

86

Boston Celtics
- 91

Houston Rockets

Scoring by Period

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
BOS 26 24 17 19 86
HOU 26 24 25 16 91

Game 4 Leaders

Celtics Rockets

Points

24 -
C.
Cedric
Maxwell
28 -
M.
Mike
Dunleavy

Rebounds

14 -
C.
Cedric
Maxwell
22 -
M.
Moses
Malone

Assists

7 -
L.
Larry
Bird
9 -
T.
Tom
Henderson

Steals

2 -
L.
Larry
Bird
5 -
R.
Robert
Reid

Blocks

5 -
R.
Robert
Parish
1 -
2 players

Game Data

Date: May 10, 1981

Home Team: Houston Rockets

Game 4 Box Score

Boston Celtics

86
  Rebounds Shooting

Players

  Min Pts Off Def Tot Ast Stl Blk TO PF
FG
3P
FT
Reserves
 
Cedric Maxwell 41:00 24 9 5 14 1 0 1 4 29-14 0-0 6-9
Robert Parish 38:00 18 4 8 12 2 1 5 6 47-16 0-0 4-8
Tiny Archibald 36:00 10 0 1 1 3 0 0 3 13-5 0-0 4-5
Larry Bird 43:00 8 0 12 12 7 2 0 3 33-11 0-0 2-2
Chris Ford 21:00 4 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 32-5 0-1 0-0
Reserves
 
Gerald Henderson 15:00 8 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 24-7 0-1 0-0
M.L. Carr 23:00 6 1 0 1 5 1 0 1 03-7 0-0 0-0
Kevin McHale 11:00 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 42-5 0-0 0-0
Rick Robey 10:00 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 32-3 0-0 0-0
Eric Fernsten 01:00 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 00-0 0-0 0-0
Terry Duerod 01:00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00-1 0-1 0-0

Totals:

  240 86 17 30 47 22 5 6 22 22 35-74 0-3 16-24
Percentages: .473 .000 .667

Houston Rockets

91
  Rebounds Shooting

Players

  Min Pts Off Def Tot Ast Stl Blk TO PF
FG
3P
FT
Reserves
 
Mike Dunleavy 45:00 28 3 1 4 6 2 0 3 411-22 1-3 5-6
Moses Malone 48:00 24 9 13 22 0 0 0 3 411-30 0-0 2-2
Robert Reid 47:00 19 10 3 13 4 5 0 2 57-21 0-0 5-8
Billy Paultz 33:00 10 4 2 6 1 1 1 0 45-14 0-0 0-0
Tom Henderson 43:00 2 0 2 2 9 0 0 1 10-4 0-0 2-2
Reserves
 
Bill Willoughby 24:00 8 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 23-12 0-0 2-4

Totals:

  240 91 28 21 49 22 8 2 10 20 37-103 1-3 16-22
Percentages: .359 .333 .727

Abbreviations:
Min = Minutes played / Pts = Points / Off, Def, Tot = Offensive, Defensive and Total Rebounds / Ast = Assists / Stl = Steals / Blk = Blocks / TO = Turnovers / PF = Personal fouls / +/- = Plus-Minus / FG = Field Goals Made - Attempted / 3P = 3-Pointers Made - Attempted / FT = Free Throws Made - Attempted