NBA finals and best performing players of the 1980-81 NBA season

NBA Finals 1981

NBA Champion: Boston Celtics

NBA Finals: Houston Rockets (W) 2 Boston Celtics (E) 4

NBA Finals MVP: Cedric Maxwell (Boston Celtics)

Main players: Larry Bird, Cedric Maxwell, Robert Parish (Boston Celtics), Moses Malone, Robert Reid, Billy Paultz (Houston Rockets).

Regular Season MVP: Julius Erving (Philadelphia 76ers).

All-NBA first team: Dennis Johnson (Phoenix Suns), George Gervin (San Antonio Spurs), Julius Erving (Philadelphia 76ers), Larry Bird (Boston Celtics), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers).

All-NBA second team: Nate Archibald (Boston Celtics), Otis Birdsong (Kansas City Kings), Marques Johnson (Milwaukee Bucks), Adrian Dantley (Utah Jazz), Moses Malone (Houston Rockets).

Category	Player	Pos.	Team	Value
Points	Adrian Dantley	SF/SG	Utah Jazz	30.7
Rebounds	Moses Malone	C/PF	Houston Rockets	14.8
Blocks	George Johnson	C/PF	San Antonio Spurs	3.4
Assists	Kevin Porter	PG	Washington Bullets	9.1
Steals	Magic Johnson	PG/SG	Los Angeles Lakers	3.4
Efficiency	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	C	Los Angeles Lakers	25.5
3-point field goals	Mike Bratz	PG	Cleveland Cavaliers	57

PLAYER	GP	MP	FG	(%)	3P	(%)	FT	(%)	RB	AS	ST	TO	BK	PTS
Moses Malone	80	40.6	806/1545	52.2	1/3	33.3	609/804	75.7	14.8	1.8	1.0	3.9	1.9	27.8
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	80	37.2	836/1457	57.4	0/1	0.0	423/552	76.6	10.3	3.4	0.7	3.1	2.9	26.2
Magic Johnson	37	37.1	312/587	53.2	3/17	17.6	171/225	76.0	8.6	8.6	3.4	3.9	0.7	21.6
Adrian Dantley	80	42.7	909/1627	55.9	2/7	28.6	632/784	80.6	6.4	4.0	1.4	3.5	0.2	30.7
Julius Erving	82	35.0	794/1524	52.1	4/18	22.2	422/536	78.7	8.0	4.4	2.1	3.2	1.8	24.6
Larry Bird	82	39.5	719/1503	47.8	20/74	27.0	283/328	86.3	10.9	5.5	2.0	3.5	0.8	21.2
Artis Gilmore	82	34.5	547/816	67.0	0/0	0,0	375/532	70.5	10.1	2.1	0.6	2.9	2.4	17.9
Alex English	81	38.2	768/1555	49.4	3/5	60.0	390/459	85.0	8.0	3.6	1.3	3.0	1.2	23.8
Robert Parish	82	28.0	635/1166	54.5	0/1	0.0	282/397	71.0	9.5	1.8	1.0	2.3	2.6	18.9
Swen Nater	82	34.3	517/935	55.3	0/0	0,0	244/307	79.5	12.4	2.4	0.6	2.6	0.6	15.6

All-Defensive first team: Dennis Johnson (Phoenix Suns), Micheal Ray Richardson (New York Knicks), Bobby Jones (Philadelphia 76ers), Caldwell Jones (Philadelphia 76ers), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers).

All-Defensive second team: Quinn Buckner (Milwaukee Bucks), Michael Cooper (Los Angeles Lakers), Dudley Bradley (Indiana Pacers), Kermit Washington (Portland Trail Blazers), Dan Roundfield (Atlanta Hawks), George Johnson (San Antonio Spurs).

Rookie of the Year: Darrell Griffith (Utah Jazz).

All-Rookies first team: Kelvin Ransey (Portland Trail Blazers), Darrell Griffith (Utah Jazz), Kevin McHale (Boston Celtics), Larry Smith (Golden State Warriors), Joe Barry Carroll (Golden State Warriors).

All-Star Game MVP: Nate Archibald (Boston Celtics).

Citizenship award: Mike Glenn (New York Knicks).