1980–81 NBA season

1980–81 NBA season
LeagueNational Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 10, 1980 – March 29, 1981
March 31 – May 3, 1981 (Playoffs)
May 5–14, 1981 (Finals)
Number of teams23
TV partner(s)CBS, USA
Draft
Top draft pickJoe Barry Carroll
Picked byGolden State Warriors
Regular season
Top seedBoston Celtics
Season MVPJulius Erving (Philadelphia)
Top scorerAdrian Dantley (Utah)
Playoffs
Eastern championsBoston Celtics
  Eastern runners-upPhiladelphia 76ers
Western championsHouston Rockets
  Western runners-upKansas City Kings
Finals
ChampionsBoston Celtics
  Runners-upHouston Rockets
Finals MVPCedric Maxwell (Boston)
NBA seasons

The 1980–81 NBA season was the 35th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Houston Rockets 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. As of 2023, this was the last time an NBA season (including postseason) had ended before Memorial Day.

Notable occurrences

Coaching changes
Offseason
Team 1979–80 coach 1980–81 coach
Cleveland Cavaliers Stan Albeck Bill Musselman
Dallas Mavericks Expansion Dick Motta
Detroit Pistons Richie Adubato Scotty Robertson
Golden State Warriors Johnny Bach Al Attles
Indiana Pacers Bobby Leonard Jack McKinney
San Antonio Spurs Bob Bass Stan Albeck
San Diego Clippers Gene Shue Paul Silas
Washington Bullets Dick Motta Gene Shue
In-season
Team Outgoing coach Incoming coach
Atlanta Hawks Hubie Brown Mike Fratello
Cleveland Cavaliers Bill Musselman Don Delaney
Denver Nuggets Donnie Walsh Doug Moe
New Jersey Nets Kevin Loughery Bob MacKinnon

Teams

1980-81 National Basketball Association
Eastern Conference
Division Team City Arena Capacity
Atlantic Boston Celtics Boston, Massachusetts Boston Garden 15,320
New Jersey Nets Piscataway, New Jersey Rutgers Athletic Center 8,500
New York Knicks New York, New York Madison Square Garden 19,812
Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Spectrum 18,176
Washington Bullets Landover, Maryland Capital Centre 18,756
Central Atlanta Hawks Atlanta, Georgia Omni Coliseum 16,378
Chicago Bulls Chicago, Illinois Chicago Stadium 18,676
Cleveland Cavaliers Richfield, Ohio Richfield Coliseum 20,900
Detroit Pistons Pontiac, Michigan Pontiac Silverdome 33,000
Indiana Pacers Indianapolis, Indiana Market Square Arena 17,171
Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee, Wisconsin MECCA Arena 10,783
Western Conference
Midwest Dallas Mavericks * Dallas, Texas Reunion Arena 18,293
Denver Nuggets Denver, Colorado McNichols Sports Arena 17,171
Houston Rockets Houston, Texas The Summit 16,285
Kansas City Kings Kansas City, Missouri Kemper Arena 16,700
San Antonio Spurs San Antonio, Texas HemisFair Arena 16,057
Utah Jazz Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Palace 12,686
Pacific Golden State Warriors Oakland, California Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 13,237
Los Angeles Lakers Inglewood, California The Forum 17,505
Phoenix Suns Phoenix, Arizona Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,870
Portland Trail Blazers Portland, Oregon Memorial Coliseum 12,888
San Diego Clippers San Diego, California San Diego Sports Arena 14,500
Seattle SuperSonics Seattle, Washington Kingdome 59,166
Expansion team *

Map of teams

Atlantic Division Central Division Midwest Division Pacific Division

Final standings

A ticket for a March 1981 game between the Dallas Mavericks and the season's eventual champions Boston Celtics.

By division

Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 62 20 .756 – 35–6 27–14 19–5
x-Philadelphia 76ers 62 20 .756 – 37–4 25–16 15–9
x-New York Knicks 50 32 .610 12.0 28–13 22–19 14–10
Washington Bullets 39 43 .476 23.0 26–15 13–28 8–16
New Jersey Nets 24 58 .293 38.0 16–25 8–33 8–16
Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 60 22 .732 – 34–7 26–15 23–7
x-Chicago Bulls 45 37 .549 15.0 26–15 19–22 20–9
x-Indiana Pacers 44 38 .537 16.0 27–14 17–24 17–12
Atlanta Hawks 31 51 .378 29.0 20–21 11–30 9–21
Cleveland Cavaliers 28 54 .341 32.0 20–21 8–33 9–21
Detroit Pistons 21 61 .256 39.0 14–27 7–34 9–21
Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 52 30 .634 – 34–7 18–23 21–9
x-Kansas City Kings 40 42 .488 12.0 24–17 16–25 19–11
x-Houston Rockets 40 42 .488 12.0 25–16 15–26 19–11
Denver Nuggets 37 45 .451 15.0 23–18 14–27 13–17
Utah Jazz 28 54 .341 24.0 20–21 8–33 13–17
Dallas Mavericks 15 67 .183 37.0 11–30 4–37 5–25
Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Phoenix Suns 57 25 .695 – 36–5 21–20 22–8
x-Los Angeles Lakers 54 28 .659 3.0 30–11 24–17 19–11
x-Portland Trail Blazers 45 37 .549 12.0 30–11 15–26 18–12
Golden State Warriors 39 43 .476 18.0 26–15 13–28 10–20
San Diego Clippers 36 46 .439 21.0 22–19 14–27 14–16
Seattle SuperSonics 34 48 .415 23.0 22–19 12–29 7–23

By conference

#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics 62 20 .756  –
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks 60 22 .732 2
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers 62 20 .756 –
4 x-New York Knicks 50 32 .610 12
5 x-Chicago Bulls 45 37 .549 17
6 x-Indiana Pacers 44 38 .537 18
7 Washington Bullets 39 43 .476 23
8 Atlanta Hawks 31 51 .378 31
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 28 54 .341 34
10 New Jersey Nets 24 58 .293 38
11 Detroit Pistons 21 61 .256 41
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Phoenix Suns 57 25 .695 –
2 y-San Antonio Spurs 52 30 .634 5
3 x-Los Angeles Lakers 54 28 .659 3
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers 45 37 .549 12
5 x-Kansas City Kings 40 42 .488 17
6 x-Houston Rockets 40 42 .488 17
7 Golden State Warriors 39 43 .476 18
8 Denver Nuggets 37 45 .451 20
9 San Diego Clippers 36 46 .439 21
10 Seattle SuperSonics 34 48 .415 23
11 Utah Jazz 28 54 .341 29
12 Dallas Mavericks 15 67 .183 42

Notes

  • z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs and first round bye
  • c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs and first round bye
  • y – Clinched division title and first round bye
  • x – Clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

Main article: 1981 NBA playoffs

Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics. Note that in the Western Conference, the lower seeded team won every series.

First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals
E1 Boston* 4
E4 New York 0 E5 Chicago 0
E5 Chicago 2 Eastern ConferenceE1 Boston* 4
E3 Philadelphia 3
E3 Philadelphia 4
E3 Philadelphia 2 E2 Milwaukee* 3
E6 Indiana 0 E1 Boston* 4
W6 Houston 2
W1 Phoenix* 3
W4 Portland 1 W5 Kansas City 4
W5 Kansas City 2 Western ConferenceW5 Kansas City 1
W6 Houston 4
W6 Houston 4
W3 Los Angeles 1 W2 San Antonio* 3
W6 Houston 2
  • * Division winner
  • Bold Series winner
  • Italic Team with home-court advantage

Statistics leaders

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Adrian Dantley Utah Jazz 30.7
Rebounds per game Moses Malone Houston Rockets 14.8
Assists per game Kevin Porter Washington Bullets 9.1
Steals per game Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers 3.43
Blocks per game George Johnson San Antonio Spurs 3.39
FG% Artis Gilmore Chicago Bulls .670
FT% Calvin Murphy Houston Rockets .958
3FG% Brian Taylor San Diego Clippers .383

NBA awards

Players of the week

Week Player
Oct. 10 – Oct. 19 Adrian Dantley (Utah Jazz) (1/1)
Oct. 20 – Oct. 26 Otis Birdsong (Kansas City Kings) (1/1)
Oct. 27 – Nov. 02 David Thompson (Denver Nuggets) (1/1)
Nov. 03 – Nov. 09 Elvin Hayes (Washington Bullets) (1/1)
Nov. 10 – Nov. 16 Billy Knight (Indiana Pacers) (1/1)
Nov. 17 – Nov. 23 Artis Gilmore (Chicago Bulls) (1/1)
Nov. 24 – Nov. 30 Robert Parish (Boston Celtics) (1/1)
Dec. 01 – Dec. 07 Mike Dunleavy (Houston Rockets) (1/1)
Dec. 08 – Dec. 14 Dan Roundfield (Atlanta Hawks) (1/1)
Dec. 15 – Dec. 21 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/1)
Dec. 22 – Dec. 28 Dennis Johnson (Phoenix Suns) (1/1)
Dec. 29 – Jan. 04 Bernard King (Golden State Warriors) (1/1)
Jan. 05 – Jan. 11 Nate Archibald (Boston Celtics) (1/1)
Jan. 12 – Jan. 18 Julius Erving (Philadelphia 76ers) (1/1)
Jan. 19 – Jan. 25 Phil Ford (Kansas City Kings) (1/1)
Jan. 26 – Feb. 01 Kenny Carr (Cleveland Cavaliers) (1/1)
Feb. 02 – Feb. 08 Caldwell Jones (Philadelphia 76ers) (1/1)
Feb. 09 – Feb. 15 Mike Newlin (New Jersey Nets) (1/1)
Feb. 16 – Feb. 22 Mike Mitchell (Cleveland Cavaliers) (1/1)
Mar. 02 – Mar. 08 Larry Smith (Golden State Warriors) (1/1)
Mar. 09 – Mar. 15 Moses Malone (Houston Rockets) (1/1)
Mar. 16 – Mar. 22 Michael Ray Richardson (New York Knicks) (1/1)
Mar. 23 – Mar. 29 Robert Reid (Houston Rockets) (1/1)

Players of the month

Month Player
October Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/1)
November Julius Erving (Philadelphia 76ers) (1/1)
December Freeman Williams (San Diego Clippers) (1/1)
January Bernard King (Golden State Warriors) (1/1)
February Calvin Murphy (Houston Rockets) (1/1)
March Kelvin Ransey (Portland Trail Blazers) (1/1)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a coach.

References

  1. ^ a b DuPree, David (February 2, 1981). "Archibald 'Biggest' NBA Star". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 1, 2024.

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