1981 Philadelphia 76ers vs. 1981 Boston Celtics - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1980-81 76ers 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

Summary

Regular Season

Standings
1981 76ers
in Eastern Conference
1981 Celtics
in Eastern Conference
Season Record
1981 76ers
62 - 20
1981 Celtics
62 - 20

Winning %
1981 76ers
.756
1981 Celtics
.756

Longest Streaks
1981 76ers
Winning Streak: 12
Losing Streak: 3
1981 Celtics
Winning Streak: 13
Losing Streak: 3
Players Used
(at least 1 game)
1981 76ers
1981 Celtics

Playoffs

Playoff Performance
1981 76ers
Lost Eastern Conference Finals
1981 Celtics
NBA Championship
NBA Champions
Playoff Record
1981 76ers
9 - 7
1981 Celtics
12 - 5

Winning %
1981 76ers
.563
1981 Celtics
.706

Players Used
(at least 1 game)
1981 76ers
1981 Celtics

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors
1981 76ers
4 -
Season MVP: Julius Erving
All-NBA 1st Team: Julius Erving
All-Defensive 1st Team: Bobby Jones, Caldwell Jones
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
1981 76ers
-
none
1981 Celtics
-
none
Hall of Famers

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points
1981 76ers
111.7
1981 Celtics
109.9

Rebounds
1981 76ers
45.2
1981 Celtics
43.6

Assists
1981 76ers
28.9
1981 Celtics
26.9

Steals
1981 76ers
10.5
1981 Celtics
8.3

Blocks
1981 76ers
7.2
1981 Celtics
7.2

3-Pointers Made
1981 76ers
0.2
1981 Celtics
0.8

Percentages

Field Goal %
1981 76ers
.514
1981 Celtics
.504

3-Point %
1981 76ers
.226
1981 Celtics
.270

Free Throw %
1981 76ers
.768
1981 Celtics
.752

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points
1981 76ers
104.3
1981 Celtics
103.4

Rebounds
1981 76ers
40.9
1981 Celtics
44.4

Assists
1981 76ers
24.3
1981 Celtics
22.8

Steals
1981 76ers
8.2
1981 Celtics
7.5

Blocks
1981 76ers
8.6
1981 Celtics
6.6

3-Pointers Made
1981 76ers
0.1
1981 Celtics
0.6

Percentages

Field Goal %
1981 76ers
.487
1981 Celtics
.480

3-Point %
1981 76ers
.063
1981 Celtics
.222

Free Throw %
1981 76ers
.773
1981 Celtics
.754

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points
1981 76ers
24.6 ppg
1981 Celtics
21.2 ppg
Rebounds
1981 76ers
10.0 rpg
1981 Celtics
10.9 rpg
Assists
1981 76ers
6.9 apg
1981 Celtics
7.7 apg
Steals
1981 76ers
2.4 spg
1981 Celtics
2.0 spg
Blocks
1981 76ers
1.8 bpg
1981 Celtics
2.6 bpg

NBA Playoffs

Points
1981 76ers
22.9 ppg
1981 Celtics
21.9 ppg
Rebounds
1981 76ers
9.7 rpg
1981 Celtics
14.0 rpg
Assists
1981 76ers
7.3 apg
1981 Celtics
6.3 apg
Steals
1981 76ers
2.5 spg
1981 Celtics
2.3 spg
Blocks
1981 76ers
2.6 bpg
1981 Celtics
2.3 bpg

Head to Head this Season

Regular Season

Games Won
1981 76ers
3
1981 Celtics
3

Games:
Nov 1, 1980
Philadelphia 76ers
117
-
113
Boston Celtics
(OT) at Philadelphia
Jan 28, 1981
Philadelphia 76ers
101
-
104
Boston Celtics
at Boston
Feb 4, 1981
Philadelphia 76ers
107
-
104
Boston Celtics
at Philadelphia
Mar 1, 1981
Philadelphia 76ers
107
-
114
Boston Celtics
at Boston
Mar 22, 1981
Philadelphia 76ers
126
-
94
Boston Celtics
at Philadelphia
Mar 29, 1981
Philadelphia 76ers
94
-
98
Boston Celtics
at Boston

Playoffs

Playoffs Series
NBA Eastern Conference Finals
Games Won
1981 76ers
3
1981 Celtics
4

Games:
Apr 21, 1981
Philadelphia 76ers
105
-
104
Boston Celtics
at Boston
Apr 22, 1981
Philadelphia 76ers
99
-
118
Boston Celtics
at Boston
Apr 24, 1981
Philadelphia 76ers
110
-
100
Boston Celtics
at Philadelphia
Apr 26, 1981
Philadelphia 76ers
107
-
105
Boston Celtics
at Philadelphia
Apr 29, 1981
Philadelphia 76ers
109
-
111
Boston Celtics
at Boston
May 1, 1981
Philadelphia 76ers
98
-
100
Boston Celtics
at Philadelphia
May 3, 1981
Philadelphia 76ers
90
-
91
Boston Celtics
at Boston