1980-81 National Basketball Association season

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Seasons
1979-80 1980-81 1981-82

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
Chicago Bulls Chicago Stadium Chicago
Cleveland Cavaliers Richfield Coliseum Summit County, Ohio
Detroit Pistons Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, Michigan
Indiana Pacers Market Square Arena Indianapolis
Milwaukee Bucks UWM Panther Arena Milwaukee
Western Conference Midwest Division Dallas Mavericks Reunion Arena Dallas
Denver Nuggets McNichols Sports Arena Denver
Houston Rockets The Summit Houston
Kansas City Kings Hy-Vee Arena Kansas City, Missouri
San Antonio Spurs HemisFair Arena San Antonio
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

  • Chicago Bulls realigned from Western Conference Midwest Division to Eastern Conference Central Division.
  • Dallas Mavericks enfranchised in Western Conference Midwest Division, playing at Reunion Arena in Dallas.
  • Houston Rockets realigned from Eastern Conference Central Division to Western Conference Midwest Division.
  • Milwaukee Bucks realigned from Western Conference Midwest Division to Eastern Conference Central Division.
  • San Antonio Spurs realigned from Eastern Conference Central Division to Western Conference Midwest Division.
  • After Kansas City Kings relocate during 1979-80 season from Municipal Auditorium to Hy-Vee Arena, Hy-Vee Arena becomes primary venue in 1980-81.

Regular Season Results

Conference Division Team W L GB
Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Boston Celtics 62 20
Philadelphia 76ers 62 20 0
New York Knickerbockers 50 32 12
Washington Bullets 39 43 23
New Jersey Nets 24 58 38
Central Division Milwaukee Bucks 60 22
Chicago Bulls 45 37 15
Indiana Pacers 44 38 16
Atlanta Hawks 31 51 29
Cleveland Cavaliers 28 54 32
Detroit Pistons 21 61 39
Western Conference Midwest Division San Antonio Spurs 52 30
Kansas City Kings 40 42 12
Houston Rockets 40 42 12
Denver Nuggets 37 45 15
Utah Jazz 28 54 24
Dallas Mavericks 15 67 37
Pacific Division Phoenix Suns 57 25
Los Angeles Lakers 54 28 3
Portland Trail Blazers 45 37 12
Golden State Warriors 39 43 18
San Diego Clippers 36 46 21
Seattle SuperSonics 34 48 23

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Three) Team (Best-of-Seven) Team (Best-of-Seven) Team (Best-of-Seven) Champions
Boston Celtics 4 Boston Celtics 4 Boston Celtics 4 Boston Celtics
New York Knickerbockers 0 Chicago Bulls 0
Chicago Bulls 2
Milwaukee Bucks 3 Philadelphia 76ers 3
Philadelphia 76ers 2 Philadelphia 76ers 4
Indiana Pacers 0
Phoenix Suns 3 Kansas City Kings 1 Houston Rockets 2
Portland Trail Blazers 1 Kansas City Kings 4
Kansas City Kings 2
San Antonio Spurs 3 Houston Rockets 4
Los Angeles Lakers 1 Houston Rockets 4
Houston Rockets 2

Special Event Results

Event Away Score Home
NBA All-Star Game Western Conference 120-123 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 41
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 36 Nine 45
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 Three 44
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area Summit County, Ohio Unincorporated Richfield Coliseum Cleveland Cavaliers 41 41
NBA All-Star Game One
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division Dallas County, Texas Dallas Reunion Arena Dallas Mavericks 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 Nine 50
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Marion County, Indiana Indianapolis Market Square Arena Indiana Pacers 41 One 42
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 41 Seven 48
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 Two 43
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Milwaukee UWM Panther Arena Milwaukee Bucks 41 Three 44
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 Five Five
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 One 42
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 Eight 49
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
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 Two 43
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 Four 45
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 The Kingdome Seattle SuperSonics 41 41
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 41
Total 943 53 997