NBA 1980-81Regular season

Final

Indiana Pacers103–104Boston Celtics

Indiana Pacers at Boston Celtics

Date: Friday 23 January 1981
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1980-81Regular season
Meeting: 19th meetingof 234 played

Indiana Pacers

Indiana Pacers box score
Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Tom Abernethy	10:00	1–1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2
James Edwards	—	7–16	0–0	5–5	2	1	3	3	0	1	1	4	19
George McGinnis	—	6–12	0–0	3–6	3	6	9	3	6	0	2	3	15
Johnny Davis	—	5–11	0–0	5–5	1	0	1	3	1	0	2	2	15
Dudley Bradley	—	4–7	0–0	4–7	2	3	5	1	1	0	2	3	12
Mike Bantom	—	5–8	0–0	2–2	2	2	4	5	0	1	6	3	12
Billy Knight	—	5–9	0–0	1–1	0	4	4	1	0	0	2	2	11
Clemon Johnson	—	3–6	0–0	2–5	3	3	6	1	0	1	2	1	8
Don Buse	—	3–6	1–1	0–0	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	7
Louis Orr	—	1–3	0–0	0–2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Team totals	10:00	40–79	1–1	22–33	14	20	34	21	10	4	18	20	103

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Larry Bird	—	14–22	0–0	4–4	0	10	10	8	5	0	2	4	32
Robert Parish	—	6–12	0–0	4–6	5	6	11	2	1	2	2	5	16
Chris Ford	—	5–7	1–2	0–0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	11
Cedric Maxwell	—	4–11	0–0	2–2	3	2	5	3	1	2	3	4	10
Rick Robey	—	4–7	0–0	2–2	3	1	4	2	0	0	3	2	10
Tiny Archibald	—	3–8	0–0	3–3	1	1	2	10	0	2	5	4	9
Gerald Henderson	—	2–5	0–0	4–4	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	2	8
Kevin McHale	—	3–9	0–0	0–0	1	2	3	0	1	2	3	4	6
M.L. Carr	—	1–2	0–0	0–0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2
Team totals	—	42–83	1–2	19–21	14	25	39	28	9	8	21	27	104

This season

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

18 Oct 1980Boston Celtics 99–103 Indiana Pacers
19 Nov 1980Boston Celtics 103–91 Indiana Pacers
23 Jan 1981103–104 this game
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

Indiana Pacers: 29–21
Boston Celtics: 40–9

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

19 Nov 1980Boston Celtics 103–91 Indiana Pacers
6 Feb 1981Indiana Pacers 98–111 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.