1980–81 NBA season

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NBA season

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.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
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 →
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	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 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cedric Maxwell →	championshipSeason
1981 NBA Finals →	seasonOf