1979-80 National Basketball Association season

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Seasons
1978-79 1979-80 1980-81

Teams and Alignment

Conference Division Team Primary Venue Municipality
Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Boston Celtics Boston Garden Boston
New Jersey Nets Jersey Mike's Arena Rutgers University-Livingston Campus, New Jersey
New York Knickerbockers Madison Square Garden Manhattan, New York
Philadelphia 76ers The Spectrum Philadelphia
Washington Bullets Capital Centre Lake Arbor, Maryland
Central Division Atlanta Hawks Omni Coliseum Atlanta
Cleveland Cavaliers Richfield Coliseum Summit County, Ohio
Detroit Pistons Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, Michigan
Houston Rockets The Summit Houston
Indiana Pacers Market Square Arena Indianapolis
San Antonio Spurs HemisFair Arena San Antonio
Western Conference Midwest Division Chicago Bulls Chicago Stadium Chicago
Denver Nuggets McNichols Sports Arena Denver
Kansas City Kings Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Milwaukee Bucks UWM Panther Arena Milwaukee
Utah Jazz Salt Palace (1969) Salt Lake City
Pacific Division Golden State Warriors Oakland Arena Oakland, California
Los Angeles Lakers Kia Forum Inglewood, California
Phoenix Suns Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix
Portland Trail Blazers Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon
San Diego Clippers Pechanga Arena San Diego San Diego
Seattle SuperSonics The Kingdome Seattle

Changes

  • Indiana Pacers realigned from Western Conference Midwest Division to Eastern Conference Central Division.
  • Kansas City Kings relocate from Hy-Vee Arena to Municipal Auditorium.
  • New Orleans Jazz relocate from Caesars Superdome in New Orleans to Salt Palace (1969) in Salt Lake City, renamed Utah Jazz, and realigned from Eastern Conference Central Division to Western Conference Midwest Division.
  • Kansas City Kings relocate during season from Municipal Auditorium to Hy-Vee Arena.

Regular Season Results

Conference Division Team W L GB
Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Boston Celtics 61 21
Philadelphia 76ers 59 23 2
Washington Bullets 39 43 22
New York Knickerbockers 39 43 22
New Jersey Nets 34 48 27
Central Division Atlanta Hawks 50 32
Houston Rockets 41 41 9
San Antonio Spurs 41 41 9
Indiana Pacers 37 45 13
Cleveland Cavaliers 37 45 13
Detroit Pistons 16 66 34
Western Conference Midwest Division Milwaukee Bucks 49 33
Kansas City Kings 47 35 2
Denver Nuggets 30 52 19
Chicago Bulls 30 52 19
Utah Jazz 24 58 25
Pacific Division Los Angeles Lakers 60 22
Seattle SuperSonics 56 26 4
Phoenix Suns 55 27 5
Portland Trail Blazers 38 44 22
San Diego Clippers 35 47 25
Golden State Warriors 24 58 36

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Three) Team (Best-of-Seven) Team (Best-of-Seven) Team (Best-of-Seven) Champions
Boston Celtics 4 Boston Celtics 1 Philadelphia 76ers 2 Los Angeles Lakers
Houston Rockets 2 Houston Rockets 0
San Antonio Spurs 1
Atlanta Hawks 1 Philadelphia 76ers 4
Philadelphia 76ers 2 Philadelphia 76ers 4
Washington Bullets 0
Los Angles Lakers 4 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Los Angeles Lakers 4
Phoenix Suns 2 Phoenix Suns 1
Kansas City Kings 1
Milwaukee Bucks 3 Seattle SuperSonics 1
Seattle SuperSonics 2 Seattle SuperSonics 4
Portland Trail Blazers 1

Special Event Results

Event Away Score Home
NBA All-Star Game Western Conference 136-144 Eastern Conference

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area Metropolitan Statistical Area Metropolitan Division County / Equivalent Municipality Venue Team / Event Regular Postseason Total
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division Fulton County, Georgia Atlanta Omni Coliseum Atlanta Hawks 41 Two 43
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area Boston, MA Metropolitan Division Suffolk County, Massachusetts Boston Boston Garden Boston Celtics 39 Five 44
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division Cook County, Illinois Chicago Chicago Stadium Chicago Bulls 41 41
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area Summit County, Ohio Unincorporated Richfield Coliseum Cleveland Cavaliers 41 41
Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area Denver County, Colorado Denver McNichols Sports Arena Denver Nuggets 41 41
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division Oakland County, Michigan Pontiac, Michigan Pontiac Silverdome Detroit Pistons 41 41
Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Harris County, Texas Houston The Summit Houston Rockets 41 Four 45
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Marion County, Indiana Indianapolis Market Square Arena Indiana Pacers 41 41
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area Jackson County, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri Hy-Vee Arena Kansas City Kings Nine One 10
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City Kings 32 32
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division Los Angeles County, California Inglewood, California Kia Forum Los Angeles Lakers 41 Nine 50
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Milwaukee UWM Panther Arena Milwaukee Bucks 40 Three 43
New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut Hartford, Connecticut PeoplesBank Arena Boston Celtics Two Two
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division Middlesex County, New Jersey Rutgers University-Livingston Campus, New Jersey Jersey Mike's Arena New Jersey Nets 41 41
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division New York County, New York Manhattan, New York Madison Square Garden New York Knickerbockers 41 41
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Philadelphia The Spectrum Philadelphia 76ers 41 Nine 50
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area Maricopa County, Arizona Phoenix Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix Suns 41 Four 45
Milwaukee Bucks One One
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area Multnomah County, Oregon Portland, Oregon Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland Trail Blazers 41 One 42
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID Combined Statistical Area Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area Salt Lake County, Utah Salt Lake City Salt Palace (1969) Utah Jazz 41 41
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Kerrville, TX Combined Statistical Area San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Bexar County, Texas San Antonio HemisFair Arena San Antonio Spurs 41 One 42
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area San Diego County, California San Diego Pechanga Arena San Diego San Diego Clippers 41 41
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division Alameda County, California Oakland, California Oakland Arena Golden State Warriors 41 41
Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division King County, Washington Seattle Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle SuperSonics Two Two
The Kingdome Seattle SuperSonics 41 Six 47
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area St. Louis St. Louis Arena Kansas City Kings Four Four
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division Prince George's County, Maryland Lake Arbor, Maryland Capital Centre Washington Bullets 41 One 42
NBA All-Star Game One
Total 902 48 951