NBA 1980/81
# NBA 1980/81

Die NBA-Saison 1980/81 war die 35. Spielzeit der National Basketball Association. Die reguläre Saison begann am 10. Oktober 1980 und endete am 29. März 1981. Darauf folgten die NBA-Playoffs am 31. März 1981, die Mitte Mai mit den NBA Finals endeten. Die Meisterschaft konnten sich die Boston Celtics mit einem 4:2 in der Serie gegen die Houston Rockets sichern.

Als 23. Team der NBA spielten die Dallas Mavericks ihre erste Saison. Aufgrund des neuen Teams kam es zu Änderungen in der Aufteilung der Mannschaften in West und Ost: Die San Antonio Spurs und die Houston Rockets waren von nun an Teil der Western Conference, die Chicago Bulls und die Milwaukee Bucks Teil der Eastern Conference.

## Draft

Der NBA-Draft 1980 fand am 10. Juni 1980 in New York City statt. An erster Position wurde Joe Barry Carroll von den Golden State Warriors gewählt.

## All-Star Game

Das All-Star Game 1981 wurde am 1. Februar 1981 im Richfield Coliseum in Cleveland ausgetragen. Der Osten gewann mit 123 zu 120. Zum MVP wurde Nate Archibald gewählt.

## Endstände

S = Siege, N = Niederlagen, PCT = prozentualer Sieganteil, P = Rückstand auf Divisionsführenden

In Klammern sind die Platzierungen in den Setzlisten der jeweiligen Conference-Playoffs aufgeführt.

Eastern Conference :

| Atlantic Division ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| # | Team | S | N | PCT | P |
| 1 | Boston Celtics (1) | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
| 2 | Philadelphia 76ers (3) | 62 | 20 | .756 | - |
| 3 | New York Knicks (4) | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12 |
| 4 | Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 23 |
| 5 | New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 38 |
| Central Division ||||||
| # | Team | S | N | PCT | P |
| 1 | Milwaukee Bucks (2) | 60 | 22 | .732 | - |
| 2 | Chicago Bulls (5) | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15 |
| 3 | Indiana Pacers (6) | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16 |
| 4 | Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29 |
| 5 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 32 |
| 6 | Detroit Pistons | 21 | 61 | .256 | 39 |

Western Conference :

| Midwest Division ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| # | Team | S | N | PCT | P |
| 1 | San Antonio Spurs (2) | 52 | 30 | .634 | - |
| 2 | Kansas City Kings (5) | 40 | 42 | .488 | 12 |
| 3 | Houston Rockets (6) | 40 | 42 | .488 | 12 |
| 4 | Denver Nuggets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 15 |
| 5 | Utah Jazz | 28 | 54 | .341 | 24 |
| 6 | Dallas Mavericks | 15 | 67 | .183 | 37 |
| Pacific Division ||||||
| # | Team | S | N | PCT | P |
| 1 | Phoenix Suns (1) | 57 | 25 | .695 | - |
| 2 | Los Angeles Lakers (3) | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 |
| 3 | Portland Trail Blazers (4) | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12 |
| 4 | Golden State Warriors | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18 |
| 5 | San Diego Clippers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21 |
| 6 | Seattle SuperSonics | 34 | 48 | .415 | 23 |

## NBA-Auszeichnungen

* Most Valuable Player: Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers
* Rookie of the Year: Darrell Griffith, Utah Jazz
* Coach of the Year: Jack McKinney, Indiana Pacers
* All-NBA First Team:
   * Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
   * George Gervin, San Antonio Spurs
   * Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers
   * Dennis Johnson, Phoenix Suns
   * Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
* All-NBA Second Team:
   * Nate Archibald, Boston Celtics
   * Otis Birdsong, Kansas City Kings
   * Adrian Dantley, Utah Jazz
   * Marques Johnson, Milwaukee Bucks
   * Moses Malone, Houston Rockets
* All-NBA Rookie Team:
   * Kelvin Ransey, Portland Trail Blazers
   * Darrell Griffith, Utah Jazz
   * Larry Smith, Golden State Warriors
   * Kevin McHale, Boston Celtics
   * Joe Barry Carroll, Golden State Warriors
* NBA All-Defensive First Team:
   * Bobby Jones, Philadelphia 76ers
   * Caldwell Jones, Philadelphia 76ers
   * Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
   * Dennis Johnson, Phoenix Suns
   * Micheal Ray Richardson, New York Knicks
* NBA All-Defensive Second Team:
   * Dan Roundfield, Atlanta Hawks
   * Kermit Washington, Portland Trail Blazers
   * George Johnson, San Antonio Spurs
   * Quinn Buckner, Milwaukee Bucks
   * Dudley Bradley, Indiana Pacers
   * Michael Cooper, Los Angeles Lakers
   * Dennis Johnson, Phoenix Suns

## Playoffs

In der ersten Runde traten zunächst die Teams auf den Setzlistenplätzen drei bis sechs an. Die beiden topplatzierten Teams der Conferences stiegen erst in der zweiten Runde in die Playoffs ein. In der ersten Runde wurde im Best-of-Three-System gespielt, ab der zweiten Runde dann im Best-Of-Seven-System.

| Erste Runde | Erste Runde | Erste Runde | | | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | | | NBA Finals | NBA Finals | NBA Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | Phoenix | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Kansas City | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Portland | 1 | | | 5 | Kansas City | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Kansas City | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Kansas City | 2 | | | | | | 5 | Kansas City | 1 | | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | | | | | | | | 5 | Kansas City | 1 |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 6 | Houston | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Los Angeles | 1 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Houston | 4 | | | | |
| 6 | Houston | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Houston | 2 | | | 6 | Houston | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | San Antonio | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | W6 | Houston | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Boston | 4 |
| | | | | | 1 | Boston | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Chicago | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | New York | 0 | | | 5 | Chicago | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Chicago | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Chicago | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Boston | 4 | | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | | | | | | | | 1 | Boston | 4 |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 3 | Philadelphia | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Philadelphia | 2 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Philadelphia | 3 | | | | |
| 6 | Indiana | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Indiana | 0 | | | 3 | Philadelphia | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Milwaukee | 3 | | | | | | | | |

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