1971 Milwaukee Bucks vs. 1981 Boston Celtics - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1970-71 Bucks and the 1980-81 Celtics, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1971
Milwaukee

Bucks

vs.

1981
Boston

Celtics

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1971 Bucks	1º in Western Conference
	1981 Celtics	1º in Eastern Conference

Season Record

	1971 Bucks	66 - 16
	1981 Celtics	62 - 20

Winning %

	1971 Bucks	.805
	1981 Celtics	.756

Longest Streaks

	1971 Bucks	Winning Streak: 20 Losing Streak: 3
	1981 Celtics	Winning Streak: 13 Losing Streak: 3

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1971 Bucks	14 players
	1981 Celtics	12 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1971 Bucks	NBA Champions
	1981 Celtics	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1971 Bucks	12 - 2
	1981 Celtics	12 - 5

Winning %

	1971 Bucks	.857
	1981 Celtics	.706

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1971 Bucks	12 players
	1981 Celtics	11 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1971 Bucks	5 - Season MVP: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Finals MVP: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar All-NBA 1st Team: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar All-NBA 2nd Team: Oscar Robertson All-Defensive 2nd Team: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
	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

NBA Leaders

	1971 Bucks	1 - Scoring Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
	1981 Celtics	- none

Hall of Famers

	1971 Bucks	3 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bob Dandridge, Oscar Robertson
	1981 Celtics	4 - Tiny Archibald, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1971 Bucks	118.4
	1981 Celtics	109.9

Rebounds

	1971 Bucks	53.0
	1981 Celtics	43.6

Assists

	1971 Bucks	27.4
	1981 Celtics	26.9

Steals

	1971 Bucks	-		n/a *
	1981 Celtics	8.3

Blocks

	1971 Bucks	-		n/a *
	1981 Celtics	7.2

3-Pointers Made

	1971 Bucks	-		n/a *
	1981 Celtics	0.8

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1971 Bucks	.509
	1981 Celtics	.504

3-Point %

	1971 Bucks	-		n/a *
	1981 Celtics	.270

Free Throw %

	1971 Bucks	.742
	1981 Celtics	.752

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1971 Bucks	109.1
	1981 Celtics	103.4

Rebounds

	1971 Bucks	53.8
	1981 Celtics	44.4

Assists

	1971 Bucks	25.6
	1981 Celtics	22.8

Steals

	1971 Bucks	-		n/a *
	1981 Celtics	7.5

Blocks

	1971 Bucks	-		n/a *
	1981 Celtics	6.6

3-Pointers Made

	1971 Bucks	-		n/a *
	1981 Celtics	0.6

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1971 Bucks	.497
	1981 Celtics	.480

3-Point %

	1971 Bucks	-		n/a *
	1981 Celtics	.222

Free Throw %

	1971 Bucks	.721
	1981 Celtics	.754

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1971 Bucks	31.7 ppg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1981 Celtics	21.2 ppg Larry Bird

Rebounds

1971 Bucks	16.0 rpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1981 Celtics	10.9 rpg Larry Bird

Assists

1971 Bucks	8.2 apg Oscar Robertson
1981 Celtics	7.7 apg Tiny Archibald

Steals

1971 Bucks	- n/a *
1981 Celtics	2.0 spg Larry Bird

Blocks

1971 Bucks	- n/a *
1981 Celtics	2.6 bpg Robert Parish

NBA Playoffs

Points

1971 Bucks	26.6 ppg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1981 Celtics	21.9 ppg Larry Bird

Rebounds

1971 Bucks	17.0 rpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1981 Celtics	14.0 rpg Larry Bird

Assists

1971 Bucks	8.9 apg Oscar Robertson
1981 Celtics	6.3 apg Tiny Archibald

Steals

1971 Bucks	- n/a *
1981 Celtics	2.3 spg Larry Bird

Blocks

1971 Bucks	- n/a *
1981 Celtics	2.3 bpg Robert Parish

Notes: * - Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.
- Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.