1981 Boston Celtics vs. 2014 San Antonio Spurs - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1980-81 Celtics and the 2013-14 Spurs, 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.

2014
San Antonio

Spurs

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1981 Celtics	1º in Eastern Conference
	2014 Spurs	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1981 Celtics	62 - 20
	2014 Spurs	62 - 20

Winning %

	1981 Celtics	.756
	2014 Spurs	.756

Longest Streaks

	1981 Celtics	Winning Streak: 13 Losing Streak: 3
	2014 Spurs	Winning Streak: 19 Losing Streak: 3

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1981 Celtics	12 players
	2014 Spurs	19 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1981 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2014 Spurs	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1981 Celtics	12 - 5
	2014 Spurs	16 - 7

Winning %

	1981 Celtics	.706
	2014 Spurs	.696

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1981 Celtics	11 players
	2014 Spurs	14 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
	2014 Spurs	4 - Finals MVP: Kawhi Leonard Coach of the Year: Gregg Popovich All-NBA 2nd Team: Tony Parker All-Defensive 2nd Team: Kawhi Leonard

NBA Leaders

	1981 Celtics	- none
	2014 Spurs	- none

Hall of Famers

	1981 Celtics	4 - Tiny Archibald, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish
	2014 Spurs	3 - Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1981 Celtics	109.9
	2014 Spurs	105.4

Rebounds

	1981 Celtics	43.6
	2014 Spurs	43.3

Assists

	1981 Celtics	26.9
	2014 Spurs	25.2

Steals

	1981 Celtics	8.3
	2014 Spurs	7.4

Blocks

	1981 Celtics	7.2
	2014 Spurs	5.1

3-Pointers Made

	1981 Celtics	0.8
	2014 Spurs	8.5

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1981 Celtics	.504
	2014 Spurs	.486

3-Point %

	1981 Celtics	.270
	2014 Spurs	.397

Free Throw %

	1981 Celtics	.752
	2014 Spurs	.785

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1981 Celtics	103.4
	2014 Spurs	106.3

Rebounds

	1981 Celtics	44.4
	2014 Spurs	42.0

Assists

	1981 Celtics	22.8
	2014 Spurs	22.2

Steals

	1981 Celtics	7.5
	2014 Spurs	8.1

Blocks

	1981 Celtics	6.6
	2014 Spurs	3.5

3-Pointers Made

	1981 Celtics	0.6
	2014 Spurs	8.8

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1981 Celtics	.480
	2014 Spurs	.491

3-Point %

	1981 Celtics	.222
	2014 Spurs	.409

Free Throw %

	1981 Celtics	.754
	2014 Spurs	.767

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1981 Celtics	21.2 ppg Larry Bird
2014 Spurs	16.7 ppg Tony Parker

Rebounds

1981 Celtics	10.9 rpg Larry Bird
2014 Spurs	9.7 rpg Tim Duncan

Assists

1981 Celtics	7.7 apg Tiny Archibald
2014 Spurs	5.7 apg Tony Parker

Steals

1981 Celtics	2.0 spg Larry Bird
2014 Spurs	1.7 spg Kawhi Leonard

Blocks

1981 Celtics	2.6 bpg Robert Parish
2014 Spurs	2.0 bpg Malcolm Thomas

NBA Playoffs

Points

1981 Celtics	21.9 ppg Larry Bird
2014 Spurs	17.4 ppg Tony Parker

Rebounds

1981 Celtics	14.0 rpg Larry Bird
2014 Spurs	9.2 rpg Tim Duncan

Assists

1981 Celtics	6.3 apg Tiny Archibald
2014 Spurs	4.8 apg Tony Parker

Steals

1981 Celtics	2.3 spg Larry Bird
2014 Spurs	1.7 spg Kawhi Leonard

Blocks

1981 Celtics	2.3 bpg Robert Parish
2014 Spurs	1.3 bpg Tim Duncan