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1980-81 Boston Celtics
62–20 · #2 in the league · NBA Champion
Season snapshotBOS
Boston Celtics went 62–20 in the regular season, good for the #2 record in the league, and finished as nba champion.
League rank
#2
Net rating
+5.8
Home floor
Boston Garden
Roster
12 players
Record
62–20
75.6% win rate
League rank
#2
Playoff team
Net rating
+5.8
SRS +6.0
Finish
CHAMPS
Finished the season holding the trophy.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | F | 33 | 82 | 82 | 21.2 | 10.9 | 5.5 |
| Robert Parish | C | 00 | 82 | 82 | 18.9 | 9.5 | 1.8 |
| Cedric Maxwell | F | 31 | 81 | 81 | 15.2 | 6.5 | 2.7 |
| Chris Ford | G-F | — | 82 | 75 | 8.9 | 2.0 | 3.6 |
| Tiny Archibald | G | 7 | 80 | 72 | 13.8 | 2.2 | 7.7 |
| Gerald Henderson | G | — | 82 | 10 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 2.6 |
| M.L. Carr | F-G | — | 41 | 7 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
| Rick Robey | C-F | — | 82 | 4 | 9.0 | 4.8 | 1.5 |
| Kevin McHale | F-C | — | 82 | 1 | 10.0 | 4.4 | 0.7 |
| Eric Fernsten | C-F | — | 45 | 0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
| Terry Duerod | G | — | 32 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Wayne Kreklow | G | 20 | 25 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Team stats
Season profile
108.4
ORtg
102.6
DRtg
100.8
Pace
+6.0
SRS
+5.9
MOV
55.3%
TS%
50.9%
eFG%
27.0
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Bill Fitch
head_coach
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NBA Champion
Finished the season holding the trophy.
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Boston Garden
14,914 average attendance
Then and now
Boston Celtics
BOS
12 players