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This page features the complete 1980-81 NBA season standings, including conference and division positions, wins, loses, percentage, games behind and teams that qualified for the playoffs.
| Best Record |
All-NBA 1st Team | Season MVP |
Boston Celtics
62-20 |
Julius Erving
Larry Bird
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
George Gervin
Dennis Johnson |
Julius Erving
Philadelphia 76ers |
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x = teams that made the playoffs are marked with an "x".
NBA 1980-81 Conference Standings |
| Western Conference |
Eastern Conference |
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|
Team |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
|
| 1. |
Phoenix Suns |
57 |
25 |
.695 |
- |
x |
| 2. |
San Antonio Spurs |
52 |
30 |
.634 |
5 |
x |
| 3. |
Los Angeles Lakers |
54 |
28 |
.659 |
3 |
x |
| 4. |
Portland Trail Blazers |
45 |
37 |
.549 |
12 |
x |
| 5. |
Kansas City Kings |
40 |
42 |
.488 |
17 |
x |
| 6. |
Houston Rockets |
40 |
42 |
.488 |
17 |
x |
| 7. |
Golden State Warriors |
39 |
43 |
.476 |
18 |
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| 8. |
Denver Nuggets |
37 |
45 |
.451 |
20 |
|
| 9. |
San Diego Clippers |
36 |
46 |
.439 |
21 |
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| 10. |
Seattle Supersonics |
34 |
48 |
.415 |
23 |
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| 11. |
Utah Jazz |
28 |
54 |
.341 |
29 |
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| 12. |
Dallas Mavericks |
15 |
67 |
.183 |
42 |
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Team |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
|
| 1. |
Boston Celtics |
62 |
20 |
.756 |
- |
x |
| 2. |
Milwaukee Bucks |
60 |
22 |
.732 |
2 |
x |
| 3. |
Philadelphia 76ers |
62 |
20 |
.756 |
- |
x |
| 4. |
New York Knicks |
50 |
32 |
.610 |
12 |
x |
| 5. |
Chicago Bulls |
45 |
37 |
.549 |
17 |
x |
| 6. |
Indiana Pacers |
44 |
38 |
.537 |
18 |
x |
| 7. |
Washington Bullets |
39 |
43 |
.476 |
23 |
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| 8. |
Atlanta Hawks |
31 |
51 |
.378 |
31 |
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| 9. |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
28 |
54 |
.341 |
34 |
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| 10. |
New Jersey Nets |
24 |
58 |
.293 |
38 |
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| 11. |
Detroit Pistons |
21 |
61 |
.256 |
41 |
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NBA 1980-81 Division Standings |
| Midwest Division |
Atlantic Division |
|
|
Team |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
|
| 1. |
San Antonio Spurs |
52 |
30 |
.634 |
- |
x |
| 2. |
Kansas City Kings |
40 |
42 |
.488 |
12 |
x |
| 3. |
Houston Rockets |
40 |
42 |
.488 |
12 |
x |
| 4. |
Denver Nuggets |
37 |
45 |
.451 |
15 |
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| 5. |
Utah Jazz |
28 |
54 |
.341 |
24 |
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| 6. |
Dallas Mavericks |
15 |
67 |
.183 |
37 |
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Team |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
|
| 1. |
Boston Celtics |
62 |
20 |
.756 |
- |
x |
| 2. |
Philadelphia 76ers |
62 |
20 |
.756 |
- |
x |
| 3. |
New York Knicks |
50 |
32 |
.610 |
12 |
x |
| 4. |
Washington Bullets |
39 |
43 |
.476 |
23 |
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| 5. |
New Jersey Nets |
24 |
58 |
.293 |
38 |
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| Pacific Division |
Central Division |
|
|
Team |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
|
| 1. |
Phoenix Suns |
57 |
25 |
.695 |
- |
x |
| 2. |
Los Angeles Lakers |
54 |
28 |
.659 |
3 |
x |
| 3. |
Portland Trail Blazers |
45 |
37 |
.549 |
12 |
x |
| 4. |
Golden State Warriors |
39 |
43 |
.476 |
18 |
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| 5. |
San Diego Clippers |
36 |
46 |
.439 |
21 |
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| 6. |
Seattle Supersonics |
34 |
48 |
.415 |
23 |
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Team |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
|
| 1. |
Milwaukee Bucks |
60 |
22 |
.732 |
- |
x |
| 2. |
Chicago Bulls |
45 |
37 |
.549 |
15 |
x |
| 3. |
Indiana Pacers |
44 |
38 |
.537 |
16 |
x |
| 4. |
Atlanta Hawks |
31 |
51 |
.378 |
29 |
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| 5. |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
28 |
54 |
.341 |
32 |
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| 6. |
Detroit Pistons |
21 |
61 |
.256 |
39 |
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