1981 Boston Celtics vs. 2020 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1980-81 Celtics and the 2019-20 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.

2020
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1981 Celtics	1º in Eastern Conference
	2020 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1981 Celtics	62 - 20
	2020 Lakers	52 - 19

Winning %

	1981 Celtics	.756
	2020 Lakers	.732

Longest Streaks

	1981 Celtics	Winning Streak: 13 Losing Streak: 3
	2020 Lakers	Winning Streak: 10 Losing Streak: 4

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1981 Celtics	12 players
	2020 Lakers	20 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1981 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2020 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1981 Celtics	12 - 5
	2020 Lakers	16 - 5

Winning %

	1981 Celtics	.706
	2020 Lakers	.762

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1981 Celtics	11 players
	2020 Lakers	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
	2020 Lakers	4 - Finals MVP: LeBron James All-NBA 1st Team: Anthony Davis, LeBron James All-Defensive 1st Team: Anthony Davis

NBA Leaders

	1981 Celtics	- none
	2020 Lakers	1 - Assists Leader: LeBron James

Hall of Famers

	1981 Celtics	4 - Tiny Archibald, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish
	2020 Lakers	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1981 Celtics	109.9
	2020 Lakers	113.4

Rebounds

	1981 Celtics	43.6
	2020 Lakers	45.7

Assists

	1981 Celtics	26.9
	2020 Lakers	25.4

Steals

	1981 Celtics	8.3
	2020 Lakers	8.6

Blocks

	1981 Celtics	7.2
	2020 Lakers	6.6

3-Pointers Made

	1981 Celtics	0.8
	2020 Lakers	11.0

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1981 Celtics	.504
	2020 Lakers	.480

3-Point %

	1981 Celtics	.270
	2020 Lakers	.349

Free Throw %

	1981 Celtics	.752
	2020 Lakers	.729

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1981 Celtics	103.4
	2020 Lakers	112.8

Rebounds

	1981 Celtics	44.4
	2020 Lakers	44.1

Assists

	1981 Celtics	22.8
	2020 Lakers	25.6

Steals

	1981 Celtics	7.5
	2020 Lakers	8.0

Blocks

	1981 Celtics	6.6
	2020 Lakers	5.3

3-Pointers Made

	1981 Celtics	0.6
	2020 Lakers	12.1

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1981 Celtics	.480
	2020 Lakers	.489

3-Point %

	1981 Celtics	.222
	2020 Lakers	.354

Free Throw %

	1981 Celtics	.754
	2020 Lakers	.758

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1981 Celtics	21.2 ppg Larry Bird
2020 Lakers	26.1 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1981 Celtics	10.9 rpg Larry Bird
2020 Lakers	9.3 rpg Anthony Davis

Assists

1981 Celtics	7.7 apg Tiny Archibald
2020 Lakers	10.2 apg LeBron James

Steals

1981 Celtics	2.0 spg Larry Bird
2020 Lakers	1.5 spg Anthony Davis

Blocks

1981 Celtics	2.6 bpg Robert Parish
2020 Lakers	2.3 bpg Anthony Davis

NBA Playoffs

Points

1981 Celtics	21.9 ppg Larry Bird
2020 Lakers	27.7 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1981 Celtics	14.0 rpg Larry Bird
2020 Lakers	10.8 rpg LeBron James

Assists

1981 Celtics	6.3 apg Tiny Archibald
2020 Lakers	8.8 apg LeBron James

Steals

1981 Celtics	2.3 spg Larry Bird
2020 Lakers	1.4 spg Rajon Rondo

Blocks

1981 Celtics	2.3 bpg Robert Parish
2020 Lakers	1.4 bpg Anthony Davis