1980-81 Los Angeles Lakers Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 54-28
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Houston Rockets 2-1
Coach: Paul Westhead (54-28)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 538,537, Avg. 13,135 in 41 home dates
1980-81 Los Angeles Lakers StatisticsTeam Record: 54-28
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Houston Rockets 2-1
Coach: Paul Westhead (54-28)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 538,537, Avg. 13,135 in 41 home dates
1980-81 Los Angeles Lakers Roster
The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1980-81 season with a record of 54 wins and 28 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
The Lakers racked up 9,117 points and allowed 8,802. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored a team-leading 2,095 points for Los Angeles, and Jamaal Wilkes averaged 18 or more per game, too. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar racked up 821 rebounds. Norm Nixon dished out 696 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Norm Nixon added 146 steals, while Kareem Abdul-Jabbar rejected 228 opposing shots.
Paul Westhead coached the team. The 1980-81 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the conference first round.
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Regular Season Points For: 9117
Regular Season Points Against: 8802
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 10, 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers 99 at Seattle Supersonics 98 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 12, 1980 | Houston Rockets 103 at Los Angeles Lakers 114 | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | ||
| October 15, 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Kansas City Kings 107 | W | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | OT | |
| October 17, 1980 | Phoenix Suns 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 | W | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | ||
| October 19, 1980 | Golden State Warriors 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 125 | W | 3-0 | 2-0 | 5-0 | ||
| October 21, 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Portland Trail Blazers 107 | L | 3-0 | 2-1 | 5-1 | ||
| October 24, 1980 | Seattle Supersonics 98 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 | W | 4-0 | 2-1 | 6-1 | ||
| October 25, 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers 127 at Utah Jazz 99 | W | 4-0 | 3-1 | 7-1 | ||
| October 26, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 102 | L | 4-1 | 3-1 | 7-2 | ||
| October 28, 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers 131 at San Diego Clippers 101 | W | 4-1 | 4-1 | 8-2 | ||
| October 31, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 98 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 | W | 5-1 | 4-1 | 9-2 | ||
| November 2, 1980 | Denver Nuggets 123 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 | L | 5-2 | 4-1 | 9-3 | ||
| November 4, 1980 | Portland Trail Blazers 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 119 | W | 6-2 | 4-1 | 10-3 | ||
| November 7, 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers 126 at Dallas Mavericks 102 | W | 6-2 | 5-1 | 11-3 | ||
| November 8, 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers 109 at San Antonio Spurs 112 | L | 6-2 | 5-2 | 11-4 | ||
| November 11, 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers 126 at Atlanta Hawks 97 | W | 6-2 | 6-2 | 12-4 | ||
| November 12, 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers 104 at Houston Rockets 107 | L | 6-2 | 6-3 | 12-5 | ||
| November 14, 1980 | San Diego Clippers 100 at Los Angeles Lakers 113 | W | 7-2 | 6-3 | 13-5 | ||
| November 16, 1980 | Dallas Mavericks 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 | W | 8-2 | 6-3 | 14-5 | ||
| November 18, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 94 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 | W | 9-2 | 6-3 | 15-5 | ||
| November 20, 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers 99 at Phoenix Suns 102 | L | 9-2 | 6-4 | 15-6 | ||
| November 21, 1980 | Phoenix Suns 88 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 | W | 10-2 | 6-4 | 16-6 | ||
| November 23, 1980 | Milwaukee Bucks 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 94 | L | 10-3 | 6-4 | 16-7 | ||
| November 27, 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers 128 at Golden State Warriors 119 | W | 10-3 | 7-4 | 17-7 | ||
| November 29, 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers 124 at Denver Nuggets 123 | W | 10-3 | 8-4 | 18-7 | 2OT | |
| November 30, 1980 | Chicago Bulls 122 at Los Angeles Lakers 108 | L | 10-4 | 8-4 | 18-8 | ||
| December 3, 1980 | San Diego Clippers 120 at Los Angeles Lakers 114 | L | 10-5 | 8-4 | 18-9 | ||
| December 6, 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Golden State Warriors 119 | L | 10-5 | 8-5 | 18-10 | ||
| December 7, 1980 | Utah Jazz 100 at Los Angeles Lakers 113 | W | 11-5 | 8-5 | 19-10 | ||
| December 9, 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Dallas Mavericks 92 | W | 11-5 | 9-5 | 20-10 | ||
| December 10, 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers 109 at Houston Rockets 108 | W | 11-5 | 10-5 | 21-10 | ||
| December 12, 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Seattle Supersonics 107 | W | 11-5 | 11-5 | 22-10 | ||
| December 14, 1980 | Golden State Warriors 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 122 | W | 12-5 | 11-5 | 23-10 | ||
| December 16, 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers 92 at San Diego Clippers 97 | L | 12-5 | 11-6 | 23-11 | ||
| December 19, 1980 | Portland Trail Blazers 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 | L | 12-6 | 11-6 | 23-12 | ||
| December 21, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 122 at Los Angeles Lakers 135 | W | 13-6 | 11-6 | 24-12 | ||
| December 23, 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Portland Trail Blazers 108 | L | 13-6 | 11-7 | 24-13 | ||
| December 26, 1980 | Indiana Pacers 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 | W | 14-6 | 11-7 | 25-13 | ||
| December 27, 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Phoenix Suns 116 | L | 14-6 | 11-8 | 25-14 | ||
| December 28, 1980 | Philadelphia 76ers 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 122 | W | 15-6 | 11-8 | 26-14 | ||
| December 30, 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers 100 at Utah Jazz 110 | L | 15-6 | 11-9 | 26-15 | ||
| January 2, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at San Antonio Spurs 118 | L | 15-6 | 11-10 | 26-16 | ||
| January 6, 1981 | Washington Bullets 98 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 | W | 16-6 | 11-10 | 27-16 | ||
| January 9, 1981 | Seattle Supersonics 87 at Los Angeles Lakers 92 | W | 17-6 | 11-10 | 28-16 | ||
| January 11, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 117 | W | 18-6 | 11-10 | 29-16 | ||
| January 13, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers 108 at Cleveland Cavaliers 104 | W | 18-6 | 12-10 | 30-16 | ||
| January 14, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers 104 at Washington Bullets 114 | L | 18-6 | 12-11 | 30-17 | ||
| January 16, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers 113 at New Jersey Nets 111 | W | 18-6 | 13-11 | 31-17 | ||
| January 18, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers 96 at Boston Celtics 98 | L | 18-6 | 13-12 | 31-18 | ||
| January 21, 1981 | Atlanta Hawks 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 | W | 19-6 | 13-12 | 32-18 | ||
| January 23, 1981 | Denver Nuggets 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 | W | 20-6 | 13-12 | 33-18 | ||
| January 26, 1981 | Portland Trail Blazers 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 124 | W | 21-6 | 13-12 | 34-18 | ||
| January 27, 1981 | Utah Jazz 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 | W | 22-6 | 13-12 | 35-18 | ||
| January 29, 1981 | Kansas City Kings 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 118 | W | 23-6 | 13-12 | 36-18 | ||
| February 4, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Indiana Pacers 96 | W | 23-6 | 14-12 | 37-18 | ||
| February 6, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Detroit Pistons 102 | W | 23-6 | 15-12 | 38-18 | ||
| February 8, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers 99 at Philadelphia 76ers 102 | L | 23-6 | 15-13 | 38-19 | ||
| February 11, 1981 | Boston Celtics 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 91 | L | 23-7 | 15-13 | 38-20 | ||
| February 13, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Houston Rockets 105 | W | 23-7 | 16-13 | 39-20 | ||
| February 15, 1981 | Dallas Mavericks 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 | W | 24-7 | 16-13 | 40-20 | ||
| February 17, 1981 | New York Knicks 87 at Los Angeles Lakers 96 | W | 25-7 | 16-13 | 41-20 | ||
| February 20, 1981 | Houston Rockets 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 | L | 25-8 | 16-13 | 41-21 | ||
| February 22, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers 96 at New York Knicks 93 | W | 25-8 | 17-13 | 42-21 | ||
| February 24, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers 107 at Chicago Bulls 97 | W | 25-8 | 18-13 | 43-21 | ||
| February 25, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers 108 at Milwaukee Bucks 126 | L | 25-8 | 18-14 | 43-22 | ||
| February 27, 1981 | New Jersey Nets 103 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 | W | 26-8 | 18-14 | 44-22 | ||
| March 1, 1981 | Phoenix Suns 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 96 | L | 26-9 | 18-14 | 44-23 | ||
| March 3, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers 99 at Kansas City Kings 98 | W | 26-9 | 19-14 | 45-23 | ||
| March 4, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Denver Nuggets 123 | L | 26-9 | 19-15 | 45-24 | ||
| March 10, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 118 | W | 27-9 | 19-15 | 46-24 | ||
| March 12, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers 122 at San Diego Clippers 116 | W | 27-9 | 20-15 | 47-24 | ||
| March 13, 1981 | Kansas City Kings 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 | W | 28-9 | 20-15 | 48-24 | ||
| March 15, 1981 | San Diego Clippers 122 at Los Angeles Lakers 118 | L | 28-10 | 20-15 | 48-25 | ||
| March 17, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Dallas Mavericks 109 | W | 28-10 | 21-15 | 49-25 | ||
| March 18, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Phoenix Suns 126 | L | 28-10 | 21-16 | 49-26 | ||
| March 20, 1981 | Seattle Supersonics 119 at Los Angeles Lakers 133 | W | 29-10 | 21-16 | 50-26 | ||
| March 21, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers 117 at Portland Trail Blazers 111 | W | 29-10 | 22-16 | 51-26 | ||
| March 22, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers 120 at Golden State Warriors 118 | W | 29-10 | 23-16 | 52-26 | ||
| March 24, 1981 | Golden State Warriors 103 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 | W | 30-10 | 23-16 | 53-26 | ||
| March 27, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers 97 at Seattle Supersonics 90 | W | 30-10 | 24-16 | 54-26 | ||
| March 28, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers 110 at Utah Jazz 112 | L | 30-10 | 24-17 | 54-27 | OT | |
| March 29, 1981 | Denver Nuggets 148 at Los Angeles Lakers 146 | L | 30-11 | 24-17 | 54-28 | OT | |
| April 1, 1981 | Houston Rockets 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| April 3, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Houston Rockets 106 | W | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | ||
| April 5, 1981 | Houston Rockets 89 at Los Angeles Lakers 86 | L | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 |
