1981 Boston Celtics vs. 2000 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1980-81 Celtics and the 1999-00 Lakers, 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.

2000
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1981 Celtics	1º in Eastern Conference
	2000 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1981 Celtics	62 - 20
	2000 Lakers	67 - 15

Winning %

	1981 Celtics	.756
	2000 Lakers	.817

Longest Streaks

	1981 Celtics	Winning Streak: 13 Losing Streak: 3
	2000 Lakers	Winning Streak: 19 Losing Streak: 2

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1981 Celtics	12 players
	2000 Lakers	15 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1981 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2000 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1981 Celtics	12 - 5
	2000 Lakers	15 - 8

Winning %

	1981 Celtics	.706
	2000 Lakers	.652

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1981 Celtics	11 players
	2000 Lakers	12 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
	2000 Lakers	6 - Season MVP: Shaquille O'Neal Finals MVP: Shaquille O'Neal All-NBA 1st Team: Shaquille O'Neal All-NBA 2nd Team: Kobe Bryant All-Defensive 1st Team: Kobe Bryant All-Defensive 2nd Team: Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Leaders

	1981 Celtics	- none
	2000 Lakers	1 - Scoring Leader: Shaquille O'Neal

Hall of Famers

	1981 Celtics	4 - Tiny Archibald, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish
	2000 Lakers	2 - Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1981 Celtics	109.9
	2000 Lakers	100.8

Rebounds

	1981 Celtics	43.6
	2000 Lakers	47.0

Assists

	1981 Celtics	26.9
	2000 Lakers	23.4

Steals

	1981 Celtics	8.3
	2000 Lakers	7.5

Blocks

	1981 Celtics	7.2
	2000 Lakers	6.5

3-Pointers Made

	1981 Celtics	0.8
	2000 Lakers	4.2

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1981 Celtics	.504
	2000 Lakers	.459

3-Point %

	1981 Celtics	.270
	2000 Lakers	.329

Free Throw %

	1981 Celtics	.752
	2000 Lakers	.696

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1981 Celtics	103.4
	2000 Lakers	99.8

Rebounds

	1981 Celtics	44.4
	2000 Lakers	43.3

Assists

	1981 Celtics	22.8
	2000 Lakers	21.8

Steals

	1981 Celtics	7.5
	2000 Lakers	6.6

Blocks

	1981 Celtics	6.6
	2000 Lakers	6.1

3-Pointers Made

	1981 Celtics	0.6
	2000 Lakers	5.4

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1981 Celtics	.480
	2000 Lakers	.465

3-Point %

	1981 Celtics	.222
	2000 Lakers	.349

Free Throw %

	1981 Celtics	.754
	2000 Lakers	.623

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1981 Celtics	21.2 ppg Larry Bird
2000 Lakers	29.7 ppg Shaquille O'Neal

Rebounds

1981 Celtics	10.9 rpg Larry Bird
2000 Lakers	13.6 rpg Shaquille O'Neal

Assists

1981 Celtics	7.7 apg Tiny Archibald
2000 Lakers	4.9 apg Kobe Bryant

Steals

1981 Celtics	2.0 spg Larry Bird
2000 Lakers	1.6 spg Kobe Bryant

Blocks

1981 Celtics	2.6 bpg Robert Parish
2000 Lakers	3.0 bpg Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Playoffs

Points

1981 Celtics	21.9 ppg Larry Bird
2000 Lakers	30.7 ppg Shaquille O'Neal

Rebounds

1981 Celtics	14.0 rpg Larry Bird
2000 Lakers	15.4 rpg Shaquille O'Neal

Assists

1981 Celtics	6.3 apg Tiny Archibald
2000 Lakers	4.4 apg Kobe Bryant

Steals

1981 Celtics	2.3 spg Larry Bird
2000 Lakers	1.5 spg Kobe Bryant

Blocks

1981 Celtics	2.3 bpg Robert Parish
2000 Lakers	2.4 bpg Shaquille O'Neal