NBA 1980-81Playoffs

Final

Houston Rockets95–98Boston Celtics

Houston Rockets at Boston Celtics

Date: Tuesday 5 May 1981
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1980-81Playoffs
Meeting: 80th meetingof 178 played

Houston Rockets

No box score is recorded for Houston Rockets in this game.

Boston Celtics

No box score is recorded for Boston Celtics in this game.

This season

Boston Celtics 6, Houston Rockets 2 in NBA 1980-81.

19 Dec 1980Houston Rockets 119–133 Boston Celtics
4 Mar 1981Boston Celtics 108–101 Houston Rockets
5 May 198195–98 this game
7 May 1981Houston Rockets 92–90 Boston Celtics
9 May 1981Boston Celtics 94–71 Houston Rockets
10 May 1981Boston Celtics 86–91 Houston Rockets
12 May 1981Houston Rockets 80–109 Boston Celtics
14 May 1981Boston Celtics 102–91 Houston Rockets

Records going in

Houston Rockets: 40–42
Boston Celtics: 62–20

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Boston Celtics 115, Houston Rockets 63.

4 Mar 1981Boston Celtics 108–101 Houston Rockets
7 May 1981Houston Rockets 92–90 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.