# Temporada 1980-81 de los Boston Celtics

La temporada 1980-81 fue la trigésimo quinta de los Boston Celtics en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 62 victorias y 20 derrotas, clasificándose para los playoffs, donde se proclamarían campeones venciendo en las finales a los Houston Rockets, logrando así su decimocuarto anillo.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 3 | Kevin McHale | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Minnesota |

## Temporada regular

División Atlántico :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Boston Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | – | 35–6 | 27–14 | 19–5 |
| x-Philadelphia 76ers | 62 | 20 | .756 | – | 37–4 | 25–16 | 15–9 |
| x-New York Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12.0 | 28–13 | 22–19 | 14–10 |
| Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 23.0 | 26–15 | 13–28 | 8–16 |
| New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 38.0 | 16–25 | 8–33 | 8–16 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de Conferencia

Boston Celtics vs. Chicago Bulls
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 5 de abril | Boston Celtics 121, Chicago Bulls 109 | Boston |
| 7 de abril | Boston Celtics 106, Chicago Bulls 97 | Boston |
| 10 de abril | Chicago Bulls 107, Boston Celtics 113 | Chicago |
| 12 de abril | Chicago Bulls 103, Boston Celtics 109 | Chicago |
| | Boston Celtics gana las series 4-0 | |

### Finales de Conferencia

Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 21 de abril | Boston Celtics 104, Philadelphia 76ers 105 | Boston |
| 22 de abril | Boston Celtics 118, Philadelphia 76ers 99 | Boston |
| 24 de abril | Philadelphia 76ers 110, Boston Celtics 100 | Filadelfia |
| 26 de abril | Philadelphia 76ers 107, Boston Celtics 105 | Filadelfia |
| 29 de abril | Boston Celtics 111, Philadelphia 76ers 109 | Boston |
| 1 de mayo | Philadelphia 76ers 98, Boston Celtics 100 | Filadelfia |
| 3 de mayo | Boston Celtics 91, Philadelphia 76ers 90 | Boston |
| | Boston Celtics gana las series 4-3 | |

### Finales de la NBA

Boston Celtics vs. Houston Rockets
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 5 de mayo | Boston Celtics 98, Houston Rockets 95 | Boston |
| 7 de mayo | Boston Celtics 90, Houston Rockets 92 | Boston |
| 9 de mayo | Houston Rockets 71, Boston Celtics 94 | Houston |
| 10 de mayo | Houston Rockets 91, Boston Celtics 86 | Houston |
| 12 de mayo | Boston Celtics 109, Houston Rockets 80 | Boston |
| 14 de mayo | Houston Rockets 91, Boston Celtics 102 | Houston |
| | Boston Celtics gana las finales 4-2 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | PT | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | T3 | T3I | %T3 | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Larry Bird | 24 | 82 | 82 | 39.5 | 8.8 | 18.3 | .478 | 0.2 | 0.9 | .270 | 3.5 | 4.0 | .863 | 2.3 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 21.2 |
| 2 | Tiny Archibald | 32 | 80 | 72 | 35.3 | 4.8 | 9.6 | .499 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 4.3 | 5.2 | .816 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 7.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 13.8 |
| 3 | Cedric Maxwell | 25 | 81 | 81 | 33.7 | 5.4 | 9.3 | .588 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.3 | 5.6 | .782 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 15.2 |
| 4 | Chris Ford | 32 | 82 | 75 | 33.2 | 3.8 | 8.6 | .444 | 0.4 | 1.3 | .330 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .736 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 8.9 |
| 5 | Robert Parish | 27 | 82 | 78 | 28.0 | 7.7 | 14.2 | .545 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.4 | 4.8 | .710 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 18.9 |
| 6 | Kevin McHale | 23 | 82 | 1 | 20.1 | 4.3 | 8.1 | .533 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .679 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Gerald Henderson | 25 | 82 | 10 | 19.6 | 3.2 | 7.1 | .451 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .063 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .720 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 7.8 |
| 8 | Rick Robey | 25 | 82 | 4 | 19.1 | 3.6 | 6.7 | .545 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.8 | 3.1 | .574 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 9.0 |
| 9 | M.L. Carr | 30 | 41 | 7 | 16.0 | 2.4 | 5.3 | .449 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .071 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .791 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 6.0 |
| 10 | Eric Fernsten | 27 | 45 | 0 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 1.8 | .481 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.4 | 0.7 | .667 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| 11 | Wayne Kreklow | 24 | 25 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 1.9 | .234 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .250 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .700 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 12 | Terry Duerod | 24 | 32 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 2.3 | .411 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .600 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .929 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.5 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador/Entrenador | Galardón |
| Larry Bird | Mejor quinteto de la NBA All-Star |
| Nate Archibald | 2.º Mejor quinteto de la NBA All-Star |
| Cedric Maxwell | MVP de las Finales de la NBA |
| Kevin McHale | Mejor quinteto de rookies de la NBA |
| Robert Parish | All-Star |