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لكرة السلة للمحترفين 1980–81" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_1980/1981." title="NBA 1980/1981. – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="NBA 1980/1981." data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporada_1980-81_de_l%27NBA" title="Temporada 1980-81 de l'NBA – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Temporada 1980-81 de l'NBA" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_1980/81" title="NBA 1980/81 – German" lang="de" 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background: #DDDDDD; color: #000000">1980–81 NBA season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">League</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sport</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data">October 10, 1980 – March 29, 1981<br />March 31 – May 3, 1981 (Playoffs)<br />May 5–14, 1981 (Finals)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">23</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">TV partner(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_CBS" title="NBA on CBS">CBS</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_on_USA" title="NBA on USA">USA</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1980 NBA Draft">Draft</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NBA draft picks">Top draft pick</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Barry_Carroll" title="Joe Barry Carroll">Joe Barry Carroll</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Picked by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD">Regular season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Top seed</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season <a href="/wiki/NBA_MVP" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA MVP">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Julius Erving</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Top scorer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Dantley" title="Adrian Dantley">Adrian Dantley</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah</a>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1981 NBA Playoffs">Playoffs</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern</a> champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Eastern runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western</a> champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Western runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Kings" class="mw-redirect" title="Kansas City Kings">Kansas City Kings</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_Finals" title="1981 NBA Finals">Finals</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Finals <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals_MVP" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Finals MVP">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cedric_Maxwell" title="Cedric Maxwell">Cedric Maxwell</a> (<a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston</a>)</td></tr><tr class="noprint"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_seasons" title="List of NBA seasons"> NBA seasons</a></th></tr><tr class="noprint"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="float: left;"><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_NBA_season" title="1979–80 NBA season">← 1979–80</a></div><div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_NBA_season" title="1981–82 NBA season">1981–82 →</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1980–81 NBA season</b> was the 35th season of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a>. The season ended with the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> winning the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Championship">NBA Championship</a>, beating the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a> 4 games to 2 in the <a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_Finals" title="1981 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a>. As of 2023, this was the last time an NBA season (including postseason) had ended before <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Day" title="Memorial Day">Memorial Day</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_occurrences">Notable occurrences</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980%E2%80%9381_NBA_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Notable occurrences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> become the league's 23rd franchise. As a result, the NBA realigns four of its teams to better reflect their geographical locations (the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> move to the Eastern Conference and the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a> to the Western Conference), finishing a process of geographic realignment that began in the <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NBA_season" title="1978–79 NBA season">1978–79 season</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1981 NBA All-Star Game">1981 NBA All-Star Game</a> was played at the <a href="/wiki/Richfield_Coliseum" title="Richfield Coliseum">Richfield Coliseum</a> near <a href="/wiki/Cleveland,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland, Ohio">Cleveland, Ohio</a>, with the East defeating the West 123–120.<sup id="cite_ref-asg_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asg-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Nate_Archibald" title="Nate Archibald">Nate Archibald</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> wins the game's MVP award.<sup id="cite_ref-asg_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asg-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>To date, this was the final time that a regular-season had ended during the month of March.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a> (40–42) become just the second team in NBA history (to date) to make the finals without posting a winning record during the regular season. The <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Kings" class="mw-redirect" title="Kansas City Kings">Kansas City Kings</a>, their opponents in the Western <a href="/wiki/NBA_Conference_Finals" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Conference Finals">Conference finals</a>, also posted a 40–42 record.</li> <li>It was the final season for Hall of Famers <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Tomjanovich" title="Rudy Tomjanovich">Rudy Tomjanovich</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Wes_Unseld" title="Wes Unseld">Wes Unseld</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jo_Jo_White" title="Jo Jo White">Jo Jo White</a>.</li></ul> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"> <caption>Coaching changes </caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3">Offseason </th></tr> <tr> <th>Team </th> <th>1979–80 coach </th> <th>1980–81 coach </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stan_Albeck" title="Stan Albeck">Stan Albeck</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Musselman" title="Bill Musselman">Bill Musselman</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> </td> <td><i>Expansion</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dick_Motta" title="Dick Motta">Dick Motta</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richie_Adubato" title="Richie Adubato">Richie Adubato</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scotty_Robertson" title="Scotty Robertson">Scotty Robertson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bach" title="Johnny Bach">Johnny Bach</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Al_Attles" title="Al Attles">Al Attles</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Leonard" title="Bobby Leonard">Bobby Leonard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_McKinney_(basketball)" title="Jack McKinney (basketball)">Jack McKinney</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Bass" title="Bob Bass">Bob Bass</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stan_Albeck" title="Stan Albeck">Stan Albeck</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers#1978–1984:_San_Diego_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">San Diego Clippers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gene_Shue" title="Gene Shue">Gene Shue</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Silas" title="Paul Silas">Paul Silas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Bullets" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Bullets">Washington Bullets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dick_Motta" title="Dick Motta">Dick Motta</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gene_Shue" title="Gene Shue">Gene Shue</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">In-season 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title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Piscataway,_New_Jersey" title="Piscataway, New Jersey">Piscataway</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rutgers_Athletic_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Rutgers Athletic Center">Rutgers Athletic Center</a> </td> <td>8,500 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a> </td> <td>19,812 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_(arena)" title="Spectrum (arena)">The Spectrum</a> </td> <td>18,176 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Bullets" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Bullets">Washington Bullets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Landover,_Maryland" title="Landover, Maryland">Landover</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Capital_Centre_(Landover,_Maryland)" title="Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland)">Capital Centre</a> </td> <td>18,756 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="6">Central </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Omni_Coliseum" title="Omni Coliseum">Omni Coliseum</a> </td> <td>16,378 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Stadium" title="Chicago Stadium">Chicago Stadium</a> </td> <td>18,676 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richfield_Township,_Summit_County,_Ohio" title="Richfield Township, Summit County, Ohio">Richfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richfield_Coliseum" title="Richfield Coliseum">Richfield Coliseum</a> </td> <td>20,900 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pontiac,_Michigan" title="Pontiac, Michigan">Pontiac</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pontiac_Silverdome" title="Pontiac Silverdome">Pontiac Silverdome</a> </td> <td>33,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis,_Indiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis, Indiana">Indianapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Market_Square_Arena" title="Market Square Arena">Market Square Arena</a> </td> <td>17,171 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee,_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee, Wisconsin">Milwaukee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MECCA_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="MECCA Arena">MECCA Arena</a> </td> <td>10,783 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="red" align="center" colspan="5"><b><span style="color;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Western Conference</span></span></b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#00FF00;"> <th rowspan="6">Midwest </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> * </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, Texas">Dallas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reunion_Arena" title="Reunion Arena">Reunion Arena</a> </td> <td>18,293 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver,_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="Denver, Colorado">Denver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/McNichols_Sports_Arena" title="McNichols Sports Arena">McNichols Sports Arena</a> </td> <td>17,171 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Summit_(Houston)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Summit (Houston)">The Summit</a> </td> <td>16,285 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Kings" class="mw-redirect" title="Kansas City Kings">Kansas City Kings</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kemper_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Kemper Arena">Kemper Arena</a> </td> <td>16,700 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="San Antonio, Texas">San Antonio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/HemisFair_Arena" title="HemisFair Arena">HemisFair Arena</a> </td> <td>16,057 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City,_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="Salt Lake City, Utah">Salt Lake City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salt_Palace_(arena)" title="Salt Palace (arena)">Salt Palace</a> </td> <td>12,686 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="6">Pacific </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland-Alameda_County_Coliseum_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena">Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena</a> </td> <td>13,237 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Inglewood,_California" title="Inglewood, California">Inglewood</a>, 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title="San Diego Clippers">San Diego Clippers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego, California">San Diego</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Sports_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego Sports Arena">San Diego Sports Arena</a> </td> <td>14,500 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle,_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="Seattle, Washington">Seattle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kingdome" title="Kingdome">Kingdome</a> </td> <td>59,166 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color:#00FF00;font-size:90%;">Expansion team * </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Map_of_teams">Map of teams</h2><span 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style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Houston_Rockets_season" title="1980–81 Houston Rockets season">Houston Rockets</a></td> <td>40</td> <td>42</td> <td>.488</td> <td>12.0</td> <td>25–16</td> <td>15–26</td> <td>19–11 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1980–81 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a></td> <td>37</td> <td>45</td> <td>.451</td> <td>15.0</td> <td>23–18</td> <td>14–27</td> <td>13–17 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Utah_Jazz_season" title="1980–81 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a></td> <td>28</td> <td>54</td> <td>.341</td> <td>24.0</td> <td>20–21</td> <td>8–33</td> <td>13–17 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="1980–81 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas Mavericks</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>67</td> <td>.183</td> <td>37.0</td> <td>11–30</td> <td>4–37</td> <td>5–25 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L </abbr> </th> <th width="5%"><abbr title="Winning percentage"> PCT </abbr> </th> <th width="5%"><abbr title="Games behind"> GB </abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>z</b>-<a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1980–81 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a></td> <td>62</td> <td>20</td> <td>.756</td> <td> – </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>y</b>-<a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1980–81 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee Bucks</a></td> <td>60</td> <td>22</td> <td>.732</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="1980–81 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia 76ers</a></td> <td>62</td> <td>20</td> <td>.756</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1980–81 New York Knicks season">New York 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won"> W </abbr> </th> <th width="5%"><abbr title="Games lost"> L </abbr> </th> <th width="5%"><abbr title="Winning percentage"> PCT </abbr> </th> <th width="5%"><abbr title="Games behind"> GB </abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>c</b>-<a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1980–81 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a></td> <td>57</td> <td>25</td> <td>.695</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>y</b>-<a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="1980–81 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a></td> <td>52</td> <td>30</td> <td>.634</td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1980–81 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td> <td>54</td> <td>28</td> <td>.659</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="1980–81 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland Trail Blazers</a></td> <td>45</td> <td>37</td> <td>.549</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Kansas_City_Kings_season" title="1980–81 Kansas City Kings season">Kansas City Kings</a></td> <td>40</td> <td>42</td> <td>.488</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Houston_Rockets_season" title="1980–81 Houston Rockets season">Houston Rockets</a></td> <td>40</td> <td>42</td> <td>.488</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="1980–81 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a></td> <td>39</td> <td>43</td> <td>.476</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1980–81 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a></td> <td>37</td> <td>45</td> <td>.451</td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_San_Diego_Clippers_season" title="1980–81 San Diego Clippers season">San Diego Clippers</a></td> <td>36</td> <td>46</td> <td>.439</td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1980–81 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle SuperSonics</a></td> <td>34</td> <td>48</td> <td>.415</td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Utah_Jazz_season" title="1980–81 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a></td> <td>28</td> <td>54</td> <td>.341</td> <td>29 </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="1980–81 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas Mavericks</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>67</td> <td>.183</td> <td>42 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Notes</b> </p> <ul><li><b>z</b> – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs and first round bye</li> <li><b>c</b> – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs and first round bye</li> <li><b>y</b> – Clinched division title and first round bye</li> <li><b>x</b> – Clinched playoff spot</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980%E2%80%9381_NBA_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_playoffs" title="1981 NBA playoffs">1981 NBA playoffs</a></div> <p>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. <a href="/wiki/Home_court_advantage" class="mw-redirect" title="Home court advantage">Home court advantage</a> 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. </p> <div class="excerpt-block"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066933788">.mw-parser-output .excerpt-hat .mw-editsection-like{font-style:normal}</style><div class="excerpt"> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-style:none;font-size:90%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;margin:1em 2em 1em 1em"><tbody><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">First Round </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Conference Semifinals </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Conference Finals </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">NBA Finals </td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="width:1px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:150px;height:7px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:150px;height:7px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:150px;height:7px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:150px;height:7px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:1px"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:0"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1980–81 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a></b></i>* </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="6" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E4 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1980–81 New York Knicks season">New York</a></i> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0">E5 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1980–81 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><b>E5</b> </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><b><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1980–81 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a></b> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>2</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a></b></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1980–81 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a></b></i>* </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td><td></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0">E3 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="1981–82 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia</a> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:0"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E3</b> </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="1980–81 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia</a></b></i> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3"></td><td rowspan="6" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"></td><td rowspan="3" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E3</b> </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="1980–81 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia</a></b></i> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>2</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0">E2 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1980–81 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a>* </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0">E6 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="1980–81 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana</a> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1980–81 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a></b></i>* </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td><td colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="3"></td><td rowspan="3" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0">W6 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Houston_Rockets_season" title="1980–81 Houston Rockets season">Houston</a> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:0"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W1 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1980–81 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a></i>* </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="7"></td><td rowspan="7" colspan="3"></td><td rowspan="7" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W4 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="1980–81 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland</a></i> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><b>W5</b> </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><b><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Kansas_City_Kings_season" title="1980–81 Kansas City Kings season">Kansas City</a></b> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><b>W5</b> </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><b><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Kansas_City_Kings_season" title="1980–81 Kansas City Kings season">Kansas City</a></b> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>2</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a></b></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W5 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Kansas_City_Kings_season" title="1980–81 Kansas City Kings season">Kansas City</a></i> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td><td></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><b>W6</b> </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><b><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Houston_Rockets_season" title="1980–81 Houston Rockets season">Houston</a></b> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:0"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W6</b> </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Houston_Rockets_season" title="1980–81 Houston Rockets season">Houston</a></b> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W3 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1980–81 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles</a></i> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0">W2 </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><i><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="1980–81 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio</a></i>* </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><b>W6</b> </td><td style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:0"><b><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Houston_Rockets_season" title="1980–81 Houston Rockets season">Houston</a></b> </td><td style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:0;border-left-width:0;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>2</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr></tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>* Division winner</li><li><b>Bold</b> Series winner</li><li><i>Italic</i> Team with home-court advantage</li></ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistics_leaders">Statistics leaders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980%E2%80%9381_NBA_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Statistics leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Category</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Stat </th></tr> <tr> <td>Points per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Dantley" title="Adrian Dantley">Adrian Dantley</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></td> <td>30.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rebounds per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">Moses Malone</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a></td> <td>14.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Assists per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Porter_(basketball,_born_1950)" title="Kevin Porter (basketball, born 1950)">Kevin Porter</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Bullets" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Bullets">Washington Bullets</a></td> <td>9.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Steals per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td> <td>3.43 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Blocks per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_T._Johnson" title="George T. Johnson">George Johnson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></td> <td>3.39 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FG%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Artis_Gilmore" title="Artis Gilmore">Artis Gilmore</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></td> <td>.670 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FT%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Murphy" title="Calvin Murphy">Calvin Murphy</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a></td> <td>.958 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3FG%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Taylor_(basketball)" title="Brian Taylor (basketball)">Brian Taylor</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers#1978–1984:_San_Diego_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">San Diego Clippers</a></td> <td>.383 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NBA_awards">NBA awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980%E2%80%9381_NBA_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: NBA awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Most Valuable Player:</b> <a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Julius Erving</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Rookie_of_the_Year_(award)" title="Rookie of the Year (award)">Rookie of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Griffith" title="Darrell Griffith">Darrell Griffith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Coach of the Year Award">Coach of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jack_McKinney_(basketball)" title="Jack McKinney (basketball)">Jack McKinney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></li></ul> <style 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title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></li> <li>F – Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers</li> <li>C – <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Johnson" title="Dennis Johnson">Dennis Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/George_Gervin" title="George Gervin">George Gervin</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b>All-NBA Second Team:</b> <ul><li>F – <a href="/wiki/Marques_Johnson" title="Marques Johnson">Marques Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></li> <li>F – <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Dantley" title="Adrian 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Ransey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Griffith" title="Darrell Griffith">Darrell Griffith</a>, Utah Jazz</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Smith_(basketball,_born_1958)" title="Larry Smith (basketball, born 1958)">Larry Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_McHale_(basketball)" title="Kevin McHale (basketball)">Kevin McHale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Barry_Carroll" title="Joe Barry Carroll">Joe Barry Carroll</a>, <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 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title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Dec. 08 – Dec. 14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Roundfield" title="Dan Roundfield">Dan Roundfield</a> (<a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Dec. 15 – Dec. 21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Dec. 22 – Dec. 28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Johnson" title="Dennis Johnson">Dennis Johnson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Dec. 29 – Jan. 04 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bernard_King" title="Bernard King">Bernard King</a> (<a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Jan. 05 – Jan. 11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nate_Archibald" title="Nate Archibald">Nate Archibald</a> (<a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Jan. 12 – Jan. 18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Julius Erving</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Jan. 19 – Jan. 25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phil_Ford_(basketball)" title="Phil Ford (basketball)">Phil Ford</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Kings" class="mw-redirect" title="Kansas City Kings">Kansas City Kings</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Jan. 26 – Feb. 01 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Carr" title="Kenny Carr">Kenny Carr</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>) 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href="/wiki/1954%E2%80%9355_NBA_season" title="1954–55 NBA season">1954–55</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356_NBA_season" title="1955–56 NBA season">1955–56</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1956%E2%80%9357_NBA_season" title="1956–57 NBA season">1956–57</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_NBA_season" title="1957–58 NBA season">1957–58</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_NBA_season" title="1958–59 NBA season">1958–59</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_NBA_season" title="1959–60 NBA season">1959–60</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_NBA_season" title="1960–61 NBA season">1960–61</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_NBA_season" title="1961–62 NBA season">1961–62</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1962%E2%80%9363_NBA_season" title="1962–63 NBA season">1962–63</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_NBA_season" title="1963–64 NBA season">1963–64</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1964%E2%80%9365_NBA_season" title="1964–65 NBA season">1964–65</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1965%E2%80%9366_NBA_season" title="1965–66 NBA season">1965–66</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_NBA_season" title="1966–67 NBA season">1966–67</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_NBA_season" title="1967–68 NBA season">1967–68</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_NBA_season" title="1968–69 NBA season">1968–69</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_NBA_season" title="1969–70 NBA season">1969–70</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_NBA_season" title="1970–71 NBA season">1970–71</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_NBA_season" title="1971–72 NBA season">1971–72</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_NBA_season" title="1972–73 NBA season">1972–73</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_NBA_season" title="1973–74 NBA season">1973–74</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_NBA_season" title="1974–75 NBA season">1974–75</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_NBA_season" title="1975–76 NBA season">1975–76</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NBA_season" title="1976–77 NBA season">1976–77</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_NBA_season" title="1977–78 NBA season">1977–78</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NBA_season" title="1978–79 NBA season">1978–79</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_NBA_season" title="1979–80 NBA season">1979–80</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">1980–81</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_NBA_season" title="1981–82 NBA season">1981–82</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_NBA_season" title="1982–83 NBA season">1982–83</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NBA_season" title="1983–84 NBA season">1983–84</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_NBA_season" title="1984–85 NBA season">1984–85</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_NBA_season" title="1985–86 NBA season">1985–86</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_NBA_season" title="1986–87 NBA season">1986–87</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_NBA_season" title="1987–88 NBA season">1987–88</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_NBA_season" title="1988–89 NBA season">1988–89</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_NBA_season" title="1989–90 NBA season">1989–90</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_NBA_season" title="1990–91 NBA season">1990–91</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_NBA_season" title="1991–92 NBA season">1991–92</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_NBA_season" title="1992–93 NBA season">1992–93</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_NBA_season" title="1993–94 NBA season">1993–94</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_NBA_season" title="1994–95 NBA season">1994–95</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season" title="1995–96 NBA season">1995–96</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season" title="1996–97 NBA season">1996–97</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_NBA_season" title="1997–98 NBA season">1997–98</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NBA_season" title="1998–99 NBA season">1998–99</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_NBA_season" title="1999–2000 NBA season">1999–2000</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NBA_season" title="2000–01 NBA season">2000–01</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season" title="2001–02 NBA season">2001–02</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_season" title="2002–03 NBA season">2002–03</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NBA_season" title="2003–04 NBA season">2003–04</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season" title="2004–05 NBA season">2004–05</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NBA_season" title="2005–06 NBA season">2005–06</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2006–07</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2007–08</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2008–09</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2009–10</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2010–11</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2011–12</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2012–13</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NBA_season" title="2013–14 NBA season">2013–14</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NBA_season" title="2014–15 NBA season">2014–15</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2015–16</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NBA_season" title="2016–17 NBA season">2016–17</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NBA_season" title="2017–18 NBA season">2017–18</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NBA_season" title="2018–19 NBA season">2018–19</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2019–20</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NBA_season" title="2020–21 NBA season">2020–21</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season" title="2021–22 NBA season">2021–22</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_NBA_season" title="2022–23 NBA season">2022–23</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NBA_season" title="2023–24 NBA season">2023–24</a> 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