1980-81 New Jersey Nets Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 24-58
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Kevin Loughery (12-23)
Coach: Bob MacKinnon (12-35)
Location: Piscataway, New Jersey
Attendance: 302,061, Avg. 7,367 in 41 home dates
1980-81 New Jersey Nets Statistics
1980-81 New Jersey Nets Roster

The New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1980-81 season with a record of 24 wins and 58 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

New Jersey netted 8,768 points and allowed 9,262. Mike Newlin tossed in a team-leading 1,688 points for the Nets, and Cliff Robinson scored 17 or more per game also. Maurice Lucas contributed 575 boards. Mike Newlin dished out 299 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Darwin Cook added 141 steals.

Kevin Loughery and Bob MacKinnon coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 8768
Regular Season Points Against: 9262

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 10, 1980 Indiana Pacers 110 at New Jersey Nets 91 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
October 11, 1980 New Jersey Nets 99 at Cleveland Cavaliers 96 W 0-1 1-0 1-1
October 13, 1980 Detroit Pistons 92 at New Jersey Nets 108 W 1-1 1-0 2-1
October 15, 1980 Philadelphia 76ers 119 at New Jersey Nets 111 L 1-2 1-0 2-2
October 17, 1980 New Jersey Nets 114 at Washington Bullets 112 W 1-2 2-0 3-2
October 18, 1980 New Jersey Nets 107 at Chicago Bulls 90 W 1-2 3-0 4-2
October 19, 1980 New Jersey Nets 93 at Milwaukee Bucks 105 L 1-2 3-1 4-3
October 22, 1980 Boston Celtics 108 at New Jersey Nets 104 L 1-3 3-1 4-4
October 24, 1980 Cleveland Cavaliers 126 at New Jersey Nets 112 L 1-4 3-1 4-5
October 25, 1980 New Jersey Nets 101 at New York Knicks 105 L 1-4 3-2 4-6
October 29, 1980 Milwaukee Bucks 132 at New Jersey Nets 116 L 1-5 3-2 4-7
October 31, 1980 Washington Bullets 98 at New Jersey Nets 100 W 2-5 3-2 5-7
November 1, 1980 New Jersey Nets 100 at Indiana Pacers 113 L 2-5 3-3 5-8
November 5, 1980 Chicago Bulls 120 at New Jersey Nets 105 L 2-6 3-3 5-9
November 8, 1980 Atlanta Hawks 111 at New Jersey Nets 115 W 3-6 3-3 6-9
November 12, 1980 Denver Nuggets 111 at New Jersey Nets 118 W 4-6 3-3 7-9
November 14, 1980 New Jersey Nets 102 at Boston Celtics 126 L 4-6 3-4 7-10
November 15, 1980 New Jersey Nets 108 at Philadelphia 76ers 115 L 4-6 3-5 7-11
November 16, 1980 Detroit Pistons 80 at New Jersey Nets 89 W 5-6 3-5 8-11
November 19, 1980 San Antonio Spurs 112 at New Jersey Nets 104 L 5-7 3-5 8-12 OT
November 21, 1980 Houston Rockets 116 at New Jersey Nets 108 L 5-8 3-5 8-13
November 22, 1980 New Jersey Nets 103 at Detroit Pistons 117 L 5-8 3-6 8-14
November 26, 1980 New Jersey Nets 100 at Kansas City Kings 118 L 5-8 3-7 8-15
November 28, 1980 Utah Jazz 95 at New Jersey Nets 122 W 6-8 3-7 9-15
November 30, 1980 New Jersey Nets 89 at Seattle Supersonics 113 L 6-8 3-8 9-16
December 2, 1980 New Jersey Nets 118 at Portland Trail Blazers 105 W 6-8 4-8 10-16
December 3, 1980 New Jersey Nets 108 at Golden State Warriors 131 L 6-8 4-9 10-17
December 5, 1980 New Jersey Nets 90 at Phoenix Suns 88 W 6-8 5-9 11-17
December 7, 1980 New Jersey Nets 95 at San Diego Clippers 98 L 6-8 5-10 11-18
December 10, 1980 New York Knicks 106 at New Jersey Nets 104 L 6-9 5-10 11-19
December 12, 1980 New Jersey Nets 104 at Boston Celtics 119 L 6-9 5-11 11-20
December 14, 1980 Philadelphia 76ers 114 at New Jersey Nets 107 L 6-10 5-11 11-21
December 16, 1980 New Jersey Nets 114 at Atlanta Hawks 131 L 6-10 5-12 11-22
December 17, 1980 Milwaukee Bucks 112 at New Jersey Nets 115 W 7-10 5-12 12-22
December 19, 1980 New Jersey Nets 107 at Philadelphia 76ers 122 L 7-10 5-13 12-23
December 23, 1980 New Jersey Nets 109 at Indiana Pacers 125 L 7-10 5-14 12-24
December 25, 1980 New Jersey Nets 94 at Washington Bullets 109 L 7-10 5-15 12-25
December 26, 1980 Atlanta Hawks 108 at New Jersey Nets 95 L 7-11 5-15 12-26
December 28, 1980 Kansas City Kings 102 at New Jersey Nets 99 L 7-12 5-15 12-27
December 30, 1980 New Jersey Nets 110 at Chicago Bulls 121 L 7-12 5-16 12-28
January 2, 1981 Cleveland Cavaliers 111 at New Jersey Nets 105 L 7-13 5-16 12-29
January 4, 1981 Indiana Pacers 113 at New Jersey Nets 104 L 7-14 5-16 12-30
January 6, 1981 New Jersey Nets 86 at Milwaukee Bucks 102 L 7-14 5-17 12-31
January 7, 1981 New Jersey Nets 103 at Indiana Pacers 112 L 7-14 5-18 12-32
January 9, 1981 Phoenix Suns 112 at New Jersey Nets 95 L 7-15 5-18 12-33
January 10, 1981 Boston Celtics 117 at New Jersey Nets 115 L 7-16 5-18 12-34
January 14, 1981 New Jersey Nets 105 at Philadelphia 76ers 110 L 7-16 5-19 12-35
January 16, 1981 Los Angeles Lakers 113 at New Jersey Nets 111 L 7-17 5-19 12-36
January 17, 1981 New Jersey Nets 116 at Detroit Pistons 104 W 7-17 6-19 13-36
January 18, 1981 New Jersey Nets 99 at Washington Bullets 110 L 7-17 6-20 13-37
January 21, 1981 Seattle Supersonics 122 at New Jersey Nets 126 W 8-17 6-20 14-37 OT
January 22, 1981 New Jersey Nets 94 at Cleveland Cavaliers 108 L 8-17 6-21 14-38
January 25, 1981 Washington Bullets 118 at New Jersey Nets 100 L 8-18 6-21 14-39
January 27, 1981 New Jersey Nets 112 at Dallas Mavericks 100 W 8-18 7-21 15-39
January 28, 1981 New Jersey Nets 99 at Houston Rockets 111 L 8-18 7-22 15-40
January 29, 1981 New Jersey Nets 108 at San Antonio Spurs 122 L 8-18 7-23 15-41
February 4, 1981 San Diego Clippers 110 at New Jersey Nets 102 L 8-19 7-23 15-42
February 7, 1981 New Jersey Nets 106 at New York Knicks 113 L 8-19 7-24 15-43
February 8, 1981 New York Knicks 116 at New Jersey Nets 102 L 8-20 7-24 15-44
February 11, 1981 Chicago Bulls 133 at New Jersey Nets 135 W 9-20 7-24 16-44 OT
February 13, 1981 Indiana Pacers 100 at New Jersey Nets 103 W 10-20 7-24 17-44
February 15, 1981 Golden State Warriors 132 at New Jersey Nets 134 W 11-20 7-24 18-44
February 18, 1981 Cleveland Cavaliers 108 at New Jersey Nets 110 W 12-20 7-24 19-44
February 20, 1981 Portland Trail Blazers 113 at New Jersey Nets 123 W 13-20 7-24 20-44 OT
February 22, 1981 Dallas Mavericks 132 at New Jersey Nets 109 L 13-21 7-24 20-45
February 24, 1981 New Jersey Nets 123 at Denver Nuggets 140 L 13-21 7-25 20-46
February 25, 1981 New Jersey Nets 106 at Utah Jazz 132 L 13-21 7-26 20-47
February 27, 1981 New Jersey Nets 103 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 L 13-21 7-27 20-48
March 1, 1981 Detroit Pistons 117 at New Jersey Nets 104 L 13-22 7-27 20-49
March 3, 1981 New Jersey Nets 102 at Chicago Bulls 128 L 13-22 7-28 20-50
March 6, 1981 New Jersey Nets 106 at Atlanta Hawks 109 L 13-22 7-29 20-51
March 11, 1981 Washington Bullets 104 at New Jersey Nets 109 W 14-22 7-29 21-51
March 13, 1981 New Jersey Nets 140 at Cleveland Cavaliers 125 W 14-22 8-29 22-51
March 15, 1981 New Jersey Nets 125 at Boston Celtics 133 L 14-22 8-30 22-52
March 17, 1981 Philadelphia 76ers 120 at New Jersey Nets 126 W 15-22 8-30 23-52 OT
March 18, 1981 New Jersey Nets 115 at Detroit Pistons 118 L 15-22 8-31 23-53
March 20, 1981 Atlanta Hawks 96 at New Jersey Nets 108 W 16-22 8-31 24-53
March 22, 1981 Milwaukee Bucks 125 at New Jersey Nets 116 L 16-23 8-31 24-54
March 24, 1981 New Jersey Nets 107 at Milwaukee Bucks 131 L 16-23 8-32 24-55
March 25, 1981 Boston Celtics 111 at New Jersey Nets 105 L 16-24 8-32 24-56
March 28, 1981 New York Knicks 90 at New Jersey Nets 88 L 16-25 8-32 24-57
March 29, 1981 New Jersey Nets 95 at New York Knicks 103 L 16-25 8-33 24-58


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