1981 Boston Celtics vs. 2018 Golden State Warriors - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1980-81 Celtics and the 2017-18 Warriors, 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.

2018
Golden State

Warriors

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1981 Celtics	1º in Eastern Conference
	2018 Warriors	2º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1981 Celtics	62 - 20
	2018 Warriors	58 - 24

Winning %

	1981 Celtics	.756
	2018 Warriors	.707

Longest Streaks

	1981 Celtics	Winning Streak: 13 Losing Streak: 3
	2018 Warriors	Winning Streak: 11 Losing Streak: 3

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1981 Celtics	12 players
	2018 Warriors	17 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1981 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2018 Warriors	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1981 Celtics	12 - 5
	2018 Warriors	16 - 5

Winning %

	1981 Celtics	.706
	2018 Warriors	.762

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1981 Celtics	11 players
	2018 Warriors	15 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
	2018 Warriors	4 - Finals MVP: Kevin Durant All-NBA 1st Team: Kevin Durant All-NBA 3rd Team: Stephen Curry All-Defensive 2nd Team: Draymond Green

NBA Leaders

	1981 Celtics	- none
	2018 Warriors	- none

Hall of Famers

	1981 Celtics	4 - Tiny Archibald, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish
	2018 Warriors	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1981 Celtics	109.9
	2018 Warriors	113.5

Rebounds

	1981 Celtics	43.6
	2018 Warriors	43.5

Assists

	1981 Celtics	26.9
	2018 Warriors	29.3

Steals

	1981 Celtics	8.3
	2018 Warriors	8.0

Blocks

	1981 Celtics	7.2
	2018 Warriors	7.5

3-Pointers Made

	1981 Celtics	0.8
	2018 Warriors	11.3

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1981 Celtics	.504
	2018 Warriors	.503

3-Point %

	1981 Celtics	.270
	2018 Warriors	.391

Free Throw %

	1981 Celtics	.752
	2018 Warriors	.815

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1981 Celtics	103.4
	2018 Warriors	110.4

Rebounds

	1981 Celtics	44.4
	2018 Warriors	45.0

Assists

	1981 Celtics	22.8
	2018 Warriors	26.0

Steals

	1981 Celtics	7.5
	2018 Warriors	7.9

Blocks

	1981 Celtics	6.6
	2018 Warriors	5.8

3-Pointers Made

	1981 Celtics	0.6
	2018 Warriors	11.2

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1981 Celtics	.480
	2018 Warriors	.480

3-Point %

	1981 Celtics	.222
	2018 Warriors	.357

Free Throw %

	1981 Celtics	.754
	2018 Warriors	.822

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1981 Celtics	21.2 ppg Larry Bird
2018 Warriors	26.4 ppg Stephen Curry

Rebounds

1981 Celtics	10.9 rpg Larry Bird
2018 Warriors	7.6 rpg Draymond Green

Assists

1981 Celtics	7.7 apg Tiny Archibald
2018 Warriors	7.3 apg Draymond Green

Steals

1981 Celtics	2.0 spg Larry Bird
2018 Warriors	1.6 spg Stephen Curry

Blocks

1981 Celtics	2.6 bpg Robert Parish
2018 Warriors	1.8 bpg Kevin Durant

NBA Playoffs

Points

1981 Celtics	21.9 ppg Larry Bird
2018 Warriors	29.0 ppg Kevin Durant

Rebounds

1981 Celtics	14.0 rpg Larry Bird
2018 Warriors	10.6 rpg Draymond Green

Assists

1981 Celtics	6.3 apg Tiny Archibald
2018 Warriors	8.1 apg Draymond Green

Steals

1981 Celtics	2.3 spg Larry Bird
2018 Warriors	2.0 spg Draymond Green

Blocks

1981 Celtics	2.3 bpg Robert Parish
2018 Warriors	1.5 bpg Draymond Green