NBA 1980-81Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics99–103Indiana Pacers

Boston Celtics at Indiana Pacers

Date: Saturday 18 October 1980
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1980-81Regular season
Meeting: 17th meetingof 234 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Cedric Maxwell	8–13	0–0	7–9	6	7	13	2	0	0	6	5	23
Larry Bird	7–18	1–1	4–4	0	5	5	3	2	0	6	4	19
Gerald Henderson	5–10	0–0	2–2	0	3	3	3	1	0	3	4	12
Tiny Archibald	3–3	0–0	4–4	0	1	1	6	1	0	3	2	10
M.L. Carr	4–10	1–2	0–0	0	3	3	1	1	1	5	3	9
Robert Parish	3–5	0–0	3–4	2	4	6	2	3	1	1	5	9
Chris Ford	3–9	0–2	2–2	0	1	1	5	1	0	0	2	8
Kevin McHale	2–2	0–0	3–5	0	2	2	0	0	2	1	3	7
Rick Robey	1–3	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	3	2
Team totals	36–73	2–5	25–30	8	26	34	23	10	4	26	31	99

Indiana Pacers

Indiana Pacers box score
Player	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
James Edwards	7–13	0–0	4–7	1	9	10	5	0	1	4	3	18
Kenny Natt	5–11	1–1	4–4	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	5	15
George Johnson	5–7	0–0	4–4	4	1	5	1	2	1	0	4	14
Mike Bantom	5–7	0–0	4–4	2	6	8	6	1	1	4	2	14
George McGinnis	6–14	0–0	0–3	6	5	11	3	3	0	6	5	12
Billy Knight	3–6	0–0	2–2	2	1	3	1	1	0	1	0	8
Louis Orr	4–6	0–0	0–1	1	1	2	1	1	0	2	2	8
Dudley Bradley	2–8	0–0	2–2	1	1	2	3	3	1	5	5	6
Clemon Johnson	2–4	0–0	0–0	2	1	3	4	0	1	0	0	4
Johnny Davis	2–9	0–0	0–0	1	2	3	4	1	0	1	6	4
Team totals	41–85	1–1	20–27	20	29	49	31	12	5	23	32	103

This season

Indiana Pacers 3, Boston Celtics 3 in NBA 1980-81.

18 Oct 198099–103 this game
19 Nov 1980Boston Celtics 103–91 Indiana Pacers
23 Jan 1981Indiana Pacers 103–104 Boston Celtics
6 Feb 1981Indiana Pacers 98–111 Boston Celtics
6 Mar 1981Boston Celtics 104–110 Indiana Pacers
13 Mar 1981Indiana Pacers 101–94 Boston Celtics

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 2–1
Indiana Pacers: 2–1

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Indiana Pacers 100, Boston Celtics 134.

18 Mar 1980Indiana Pacers 102–114 Boston Celtics
19 Nov 1980Boston Celtics 103–91 Indiana Pacers

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.