1980–81 NBA season

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The 1980–81 NBA season was the league campaign in which the Boston Celtics, led by stars like Larry Bird and Cedric Maxwell, captured the NBA championship.

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instanceOf NBA season
assistsLeader Johnny Moore
assistsLeaderTeam San Antonio Spurs
CelticsCoach Bill Fitch
CelticsStarPlayer Cedric Maxwell
Kevin McHale
Larry Bird
Robert Parish
champion Boston Celtics
coachOfTheYear Jack McKinney
coachOfTheYearTeam Indiana Pacers (ABA)
surface form: Indiana Pacers
conference Eastern Conference
Western Conference
division Atlantic Division
Central Division
Midwest Division
Pacific Division
endDate 1981-05-14
finalsMVP Cedric Maxwell
finalsName 1981 NBA Finals
finalsResult Boston Celtics defeated Houston Rockets 4–2
gamesPerTeam 82
league National Basketball Association
MVP Julius Erving
MVPTeam Philadelphia 76ers
nextSeason 1981–82 NBA season
notableEvent NBA champion
surface form: Boston Celtics won their 14th NBA championship

Houston Rockets reached NBA Finals as a 40–42 team
numberOfTeams 23
playoffFormat 16-team playoff
previousSeason 1979–80 NBA season
reboundsLeader Moses Malone
reboundsLeaderTeam Houston Rockets
rookieOfTheYear Darrell Griffith
rookieOfTheYearTeam Utah Jazz
runnerUp Houston Rockets
scoringLeader Adrian Dantley
scoringLeaderTeam Utah Jazz
seasonNumber 35
sixthManOfTheYear Robert Reid
sixthManOfTheYearTeam Houston Rockets
sport basketball
startDate 1980-10-10
televisionPartnerUS CBS
topSeedEasternConference Boston Celtics
topSeedWesternConference Phoenix Suns

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Cedric Maxwell championshipSeason 1980–81 NBA season
1981 NBA Finals seasonOf 1980–81 NBA season
Tom LaGarde playedInSeason 1980–81 NBA season
Joe Hassett participantIn 1980–81 NBA season
this entity surface form: National Basketball Association season 1980–81