NBA 1980-81 Regular Season Standings
This page features the complete 1980-1981 NBA season standings, including conference and division ranks, wins, loses, percentage, games behind and teams that qualified for the playoffs
= NBA Champion
p = the team qualified for the Playoffs
NBA 1980-81 Conference Standings
Western Conference | ||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Phoenix Suns | 57 | 25 | .695 | - | p |
| 2. | San Antonio Spurs | 52 | 30 | .634 | 5.0 | p |
| 3. | Los Angeles Lakers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3.0 | p |
| 4. | Portland Trail Blazers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 | p |
| 5. | Kansas City Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17.0 | p |
| 6. | Houston Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17.0 | p |
| 7. | Golden State Warriors | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18.0 | |
| 8. | Denver Nuggets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 20.0 | |
| 9. | San Diego Clippers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21.0 | |
| 10. | Seattle Supersonics | 34 | 48 | .415 | 23.0 | |
| 11. | Utah Jazz | 28 | 54 | .341 | 29.0 | |
| 12. | Dallas Mavericks | 15 | 67 | .183 | 42.0 | |
Eastern Conference | ||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Celtics |
62 | 20 | .756 | - | p |
| 2 | Milwaukee Bucks | 60 | 22 | .732 | 2.0 | p |
| 3 | Philadelphia 76ers | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | p |
| 4 | New York Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12.0 | p |
| 5 | Chicago Bulls | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17.0 | p |
| 6 | Indiana Pacers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18.0 | p |
| 7 | Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 23.0 | |
| 8 | Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31.0 | |
| 9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 34.0 | |
| 10 | New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 38.0 | |
| 11 | Detroit Pistons | 21 | 61 | .256 | 41.0 | |
NBA 1980-81 Division Standings
Midwest Division | ||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | San Antonio Spurs | 52 | 30 | .634 | - | p |
| 2 | Kansas City Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 12.0 | p |
| 3 | Houston Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 12.0 | p |
| 4 | Denver Nuggets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 15.0 | |
| 5 | Utah Jazz | 28 | 54 | .341 | 24.0 | |
| 6 | Dallas Mavericks | 15 | 67 | .183 | 37.0 | |
Pacific Division | ||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Phoenix Suns | 57 | 25 | .695 | - | p |
| 2 | Los Angeles Lakers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3.0 | p |
| 3 | Portland Trail Blazers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 | p |
| 4 | Golden State Warriors | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18.0 | |
| 5 | San Diego Clippers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21.0 | |
| 6 | Seattle Supersonics | 34 | 48 | .415 | 23.0 | |
Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Boston Celtics |
62 | 20 | .756 | - | p |
| 2 | Philadelphia 76ers | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | p |
| 3 | New York Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12.0 | p |
| 4 | Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 23.0 | |
| 5 | New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 38.0 | |
Central Division | ||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Milwaukee Bucks | 60 | 22 | .732 | - | p |
| 2 | Chicago Bulls | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | p |
| 3 | Indiana Pacers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | p |
| 4 | Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 | |
| 5 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 32.0 | |
| 6 | Detroit Pistons | 21 | 61 | .256 | 39.0 | |
Abbreviations: W = Wins / L = Losses / Pct = Winning Percentage / GB = Games behind