1981 NBA Finals

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The 1981 NBA Finals was the championship series concluding the 1980–81 NBA season, featuring the Boston Celtics defeating the Houston Rockets to claim the league title.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf NBA Finals
basketball championship series
bestOf 7 games
champion Boston Celtics
championFranchise Boston Celtics
cityEasternChampion Boston
cityWesternChampion Houston NERFINISHED
coachChampion Bill Fitch
coachRunnerUp Del Harris
conference NBA
country United States
decisiveGameLocation The Summit
easternConferenceChampion Boston Celtics
endDate 1981-05-14
finalsMVP Cedric Maxwell
game1Location Boston Garden
game1Winner Boston Celtics
game2Location Boston Garden
game2Winner Boston Celtics
game3Location The Summit
game3Winner Houston Rockets
game4Location The Summit
game4Winner Houston Rockets
game5Location Boston Garden
game5Winner Boston Celtics
game6Location The Summit
game6Winner Boston Celtics
gameCount 6
homeArenaEasternChampion Boston Garden
homeArenaWesternChampion The Summit
league National Basketball Association
MVPTeam Boston Celtics
nextFinals 1982 NBA Finals
notablePlayerChampion Cedric Maxwell
Kevin McHale
Larry Bird
Robert Parish
notablePlayerRunnerUp Calvin Murphy
Moses Malone
previousFinals 1980 NBA Finals
radioNetworkUS Mutual Broadcasting System
runnerUp Houston Rockets
seasonOf 1980–81 NBA season
seriesResult 4–2
sport basketball
startDate 1981-05-05
televisionNetworkUS CBS
titleNumberForFranchise 14
westernConferenceChampion Houston Rockets
winningGameForTitle Game 6

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Cedric Maxwell
awardSeason
1980–81 NBA season
finalsName
Cedric Maxwell ("Boston Celtics 1981 NBA championship team")
memberOf
Cedric Maxwell
participantIn

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