1980 NBA Playoffs Summary

1979 Playoffs Summary 1981 Playoffs Summary

League Champion: Los Angeles Lakers

Finals MVP: Magic Johnson (21.5 / 11.2 / 8.7)

1980 Playoff Leaders:

PTS: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (479)

TRB: Caldwell Jones (185)

AST: Magic Johnson (151)

WS: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (3.3)

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Playoff Series

Playoff Series Table

Los Angeles Lakers over Philadelphia 76ers (4-2)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sun, May 4	Philadelphia 76ers	102	@ Los Angeles Lakers	109
Game 2	Wed, May 7	Philadelphia 76ers	107	@ Los Angeles Lakers	104
Game 3	Sat, May 10	Los Angeles Lakers	111	@ Philadelphia 76ers	101
Game 4	Sun, May 11	Los Angeles Lakers	102	@ Philadelphia 76ers	105
Game 5	Wed, May 14	Philadelphia 76ers	103	@ Los Angeles Lakers	108
Game 6	Fri, May 16	Los Angeles Lakers	123	@ Philadelphia 76ers	107

Philadelphia 76ers over Boston Celtics (4-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Fri, April 18	Philadelphia 76ers	96	@ Boston Celtics	93
Game 2	Sun, April 20	Philadelphia 76ers	90	@ Boston Celtics	96
Game 3	Wed, April 23	Boston Celtics	97	@ Philadelphia 76ers	99
Game 4	Fri, April 25	Boston Celtics	90	@ Philadelphia 76ers	102
Game 5	Sun, April 27	Philadelphia 76ers	105	@ Boston Celtics	94

Los Angeles Lakers over Seattle SuperSonics (4-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Tue, April 22	Seattle SuperSonics	108	@ Los Angeles Lakers	107
Game 2	Wed, April 23	Seattle SuperSonics	99	@ Los Angeles Lakers	108
Game 3	Fri, April 25	Los Angeles Lakers	104	@ Seattle SuperSonics	100
Game 4	Sun, April 27	Los Angeles Lakers	98	@ Seattle SuperSonics	93
Game 5	Wed, April 30	Seattle SuperSonics	105	@ Los Angeles Lakers	111

Boston Celtics over Houston Rockets (4-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Wed, April 9	Houston Rockets	101	@ Boston Celtics	119
Game 2	Fri, April 11	Houston Rockets	75	@ Boston Celtics	95
Game 3	Sun, April 13	Boston Celtics	100	@ Houston Rockets	81
Game 4	Mon, April 14	Boston Celtics	138	@ Houston Rockets	121

Philadelphia 76ers over Atlanta Hawks (4-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sun, April 6	Atlanta Hawks	104	@ Philadelphia 76ers	107
Game 2	Wed, April 9	Atlanta Hawks	92	@ Philadelphia 76ers	99
Game 3	Thu, April 10	Philadelphia 76ers	93	@ Atlanta Hawks	105
Game 4	Sun, April 13	Philadelphia 76ers	107	@ Atlanta Hawks	83
Game 5	Tue, April 15	Atlanta Hawks	100	@ Philadelphia 76ers	105

Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns (4-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Tue, April 8	Phoenix Suns	110	@ Los Angeles Lakers	119
Game 2	Wed, April 9	Phoenix Suns	128	@ Los Angeles Lakers	131
Game 3	Fri, April 11	Los Angeles Lakers	108	@ Phoenix Suns	105
Game 4	Sun, April 13	Los Angeles Lakers	101	@ Phoenix Suns	127
Game 5	Tue, April 15	Phoenix Suns	101	@ Los Angeles Lakers	126

Seattle SuperSonics over Milwaukee Bucks (4-3)

Series Stats

Game 1	Tue, April 8	Milwaukee Bucks	113	@ Seattle SuperSonics	114
Game 2	Wed, April 9	Milwaukee Bucks	114	@ Seattle SuperSonics	112
Game 3	Fri, April 11	Seattle SuperSonics	91	@ Milwaukee Bucks	95
Game 4	Sun, April 13	Seattle SuperSonics	112	@ Milwaukee Bucks	107
Game 5	Tue, April 15	Milwaukee Bucks	108	@ Seattle SuperSonics	97
Game 6	Fri, April 18	Seattle SuperSonics	86	@ Milwaukee Bucks	85
Game 7	Sun, April 20	Milwaukee Bucks	94	@ Seattle SuperSonics	98

Houston Rockets over San Antonio Spurs (2-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Wed, April 2	San Antonio Spurs	85	@ Houston Rockets	95
Game 2	Fri, April 4	Houston Rockets	101	@ San Antonio Spurs	106
Game 3	Sun, April 6	San Antonio Spurs	120	@ Houston Rockets	141

Philadelphia 76ers over Washington Bullets (2-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Wed, April 2	Washington Bullets	96	@ Philadelphia 76ers	111
Game 2	Fri, April 4	Philadelphia 76ers	112	@ Washington Bullets	104

Phoenix Suns over Kansas City Kings (2-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Wed, April 2	Kansas City Kings	93	@ Phoenix Suns	96
Game 2	Fri, April 4	Phoenix Suns	96	@ Kansas City Kings	106
Game 3	Sun, April 6	Kansas City Kings	99	@ Phoenix Suns	114

Seattle SuperSonics over Portland Trail Blazers (2-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Wed, April 2	Portland Trail Blazers	110	@ Seattle SuperSonics	120
Game 2	Fri, April 4	Seattle SuperSonics	95	@ Portland Trail Blazers	105
Game 3	Sun, April 6	Portland Trail Blazers	86	@ Seattle SuperSonics	103

Per Game Stats

Team

Opponent

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Los Angeles Lakers	16	241.6	44.8	91.9	.487	0.2	1.1	.167	44.6	90.8	.491	20.9	26.3	.798	16.9	32.9	49.9	29.1	10.1	6.1	19.1	24.0	110.6
2	Phoenix Suns	8	243.1	44.6	91.3	.489	1.9	7.0	.268	42.8	84.3	.507	18.5	24.0	.771	13.0	27.8	40.8	30.9	9.0	5.4	16.3	22.9	109.6
3	San Antonio Spurs	3	240.0	40.3	87.3	.462	1.0	3.7	.273	39.3	83.7	.470	22.0	28.3	.776	13.7	25.7	39.3	22.7	7.3	4.0	13.7	26.0	103.7
4	Philadelphia 76ers	18	240.0	39.7	84.1	.473	0.4	2.6	.170	39.3	81.4	.482	22.9	29.6	.776	12.1	30.4	42.6	26.0	9.5	8.9	16.7	22.9	102.8
5	Boston Celtics	9	240.0	41.3	86.2	.479	1.3	5.4	.245	40.0	80.8	.495	18.4	24.2	.761	13.3	29.4	42.8	23.7	8.1	4.2	16.4	24.8	102.4
6	Milwaukee Bucks	7	247.1	40.6	88.9	.457	1.4	4.1	.345	39.1	84.7	.462	19.7	27.6	.715	13.9	28.0	41.9	24.1	8.9	5.7	17.0	26.9	102.3
7	Seattle Supersonics	15	245.0	40.9	89.9	.455	1.1	3.9	.276	39.8	86.0	.463	19.4	25.3	.768	16.6	29.1	45.7	25.3	8.9	3.5	18.2	24.0	102.2
8	Houston Rockets	7	240.0	41.1	86.9	.474	1.0	4.7	.212	40.1	82.1	.489	18.9	23.4	.805	14.6	28.1	42.7	25.1	6.3	4.7	17.3	24.6	102.1
9	Portland Trail Blazers	3	248.3	42.0	89.0	.472	0.7	4.3	.154	41.3	84.7	.488	15.7	22.0	.712	15.3	25.0	40.3	14.7	7.7	4.0	17.0	24.7	100.3
10	Washington Bullets	2	240.0	40.5	90.0	.450	3.5	9.5	.368	37.0	80.5	.460	15.5	21.0	.738	13.5	27.5	41.0	24.0	6.5	5.0	18.0	28.0	100.0
11	Kansas City Kings	3	240.0	41.7	90.7	.460	2.0	4.0	.500	39.7	86.7	.458	14.0	22.7	.618	16.7	29.3	46.0	23.3	8.3	2.0	15.7	19.3	99.3
12	Atlanta Hawks	5	240.0	36.4	81.2	.448	0.2	1.4	.143	36.2	79.8	.454	23.8	32.0	.744	15.0	26.4	41.4	19.4	8.6	5.6	16.4	29.6	96.8
	League Average	8	242.1	41.5	88.1	.471	0.9	3.7	.256	40.5	84.4	.480	20.1	26.2	.765	14.6	29.4	43.9	25.5	8.8	5.5	17.2	24.3	103.9

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Boston Celtics	9	240.0	38.1	83.7	.456	1.1	3.7	.303	37.0	80.0	.463	19.3	25.0	.773	12.2	29.2	41.4	23.6	8.2	5.9	18.2	23.3	96.7
2	Philadelphia 76ers	18	240.0	40.1	86.8	.461	0.8	3.2	.263	39.2	83.7	.469	19.7	26.2	.752	15.1	30.2	45.3	22.4	8.1	5.4	18.5	26.8	100.6
3	Milwaukee Bucks	7	247.1	39.9	89.1	.447	0.9	3.0	.286	39.0	86.1	.453	20.9	27.0	.772	16.7	29.3	46.0	23.3	8.1	3.6	18.9	26.1	101.4
4	Kansas City Kings	3	240.0	43.7	85.7	.510	0.7	5.3	.125	43.0	80.3	.535	14.0	20.0	.700	12.3	31.0	43.3	29.7	7.3	5.0	13.7	21.3	102.0
5	Atlanta Hawks	5	240.0	36.4	77.2	.472	0.4	3.0	.133	36.0	74.2	.485	29.0	35.0	.829	14.2	30.8	45.0	22.8	7.8	9.2	19.4	24.2	102.2
6	Seattle Supersonics	15	245.0	42.1	90.2	.466	0.9	3.4	.255	41.2	86.8	.475	18.0	25.1	.716	14.9	28.8	43.7	24.3	9.1	5.9	17.1	25.2	103.0
7	Portland Trail Blazers	3	248.3	42.0	88.7	.474	0.0	2.3	.000	42.0	86.3	.486	22.0	26.7	.825	17.3	29.7	47.0	25.3	10.7	3.3	17.7	21.7	106.0
8	Los Angeles Lakers	16	241.6	43.3	91.3	.474	1.5	5.4	.279	41.8	85.9	.486	18.3	24.1	.759	12.8	27.4	40.1	30.3	9.4	6.6	16.8	22.9	106.3
9	Houston Rockets	7	240.0	43.6	87.6	.498	1.1	4.7	.242	42.4	82.9	.512	20.7	25.4	.815	13.4	27.1	40.6	26.1	8.6	4.0	13.7	24.1	109.0
10	Phoenix Suns	8	243.1	43.8	90.9	.481	1.0	2.1	.471	42.8	88.8	.482	21.9	28.3	.774	17.1	31.1	48.3	28.1	10.1	3.8	18.1	22.4	110.4
11	Washington Bullets	2	240.0	40.5	88.5	.458	0.0	1.0	.000	40.5	87.5	.463	30.5	36.5	.836	16.0	32.5	48.5	23.0	11.5	7.5	13.5	20.5	111.5
12	San Antonio Spurs	3	240.0	46.3	91.7	.505	0.7	4.7	.143	45.7	87.0	.525	19.0	26.3	.722	16.7	32.3	49.0	28.7	7.7	6.3	13.7	26.0	112.3
	League Average	8	242.1	41.5	88.1	.471	0.9	3.7	.256	40.5	84.4	.480	20.1	26.2	.765	14.6	29.4	43.9	25.5	8.8	5.5	17.2	24.3	103.9

Total Stats

Team

Opponent

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Philadelphia 76ers	18	4320	715	1513	.473	8	47	.170	707	1466	.482	413	532	.776	218	548	766	468	171	160	300	413	1851
2	Los Angeles Lakers	16	3865	716	1471	.487	3	18	.167	713	1453	.491	335	420	.798	271	527	798	466	162	97	306	384	1770
3	Seattle Supersonics	15	3675	613	1348	.455	16	58	.276	597	1290	.463	291	379	.768	249	437	686	379	133	52	273	360	1533
4	Boston Celtics	9	2160	372	776	.479	12	49	.245	360	727	.495	166	218	.761	120	265	385	213	73	38	148	223	922
5	Phoenix Suns	8	1945	357	730	.489	15	56	.268	342	674	.507	148	192	.771	104	222	326	247	72	43	130	183	877
6	Milwaukee Bucks	7	1730	284	622	.457	10	29	.345	274	593	.462	138	193	.715	97	196	293	169	62	40	119	188	716
7	Houston Rockets	7	1680	288	608	.474	7	33	.212	281	575	.489	132	164	.805	102	197	299	176	44	33	121	172	715
8	Atlanta Hawks	5	1200	182	406	.448	1	7	.143	181	399	.454	119	160	.744	75	132	207	97	43	28	82	148	484
9	San Antonio Spurs	3	720	121	262	.462	3	11	.273	118	251	.470	66	85	.776	41	77	118	68	22	12	41	78	311
10	Portland Trail Blazers	3	745	126	267	.472	2	13	.154	124	254	.488	47	66	.712	46	75	121	44	23	12	51	74	301
11	Kansas City Kings	3	720	125	272	.460	6	12	.500	119	260	.458	42	68	.618	50	88	138	70	25	6	47	58	298
12	Washington Bullets	2	480	81	180	.450	7	19	.368	74	161	.460	31	42	.738	27	55	82	48	13	10	36	56	200
	League Average	8	1937	332	705	.471	8	29	.256	324	675	.480	161	210	.765	117	235	352	204	70	44	138	195	832

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Washington Bullets	2	480	81	177	.458	0	2	.000	81	175	.463	61	73	.836	32	65	97	46	23	15	27	41	223
2	Kansas City Kings	3	720	131	257	.510	2	16	.125	129	241	.535	42	60	.700	37	93	130	89	22	15	41	64	306
3	Portland Trail Blazers	3	745	126	266	.474	0	7	.000	126	259	.486	66	80	.825	52	89	141	76	32	10	53	65	318
4	San Antonio Spurs	3	720	139	275	.505	2	14	.143	137	261	.525	57	79	.722	50	97	147	86	23	19	41	78	337
5	Atlanta Hawks	5	1200	182	386	.472	2	15	.133	180	371	.485	145	175	.829	71	154	225	114	39	46	97	121	511
6	Milwaukee Bucks	7	1730	279	624	.447	6	21	.286	273	603	.453	146	189	.772	117	205	322	163	57	25	132	183	710
7	Houston Rockets	7	1680	305	613	.498	8	33	.242	297	580	.512	145	178	.815	94	190	284	183	60	28	96	169	763
8	Boston Celtics	9	2160	343	753	.456	10	33	.303	333	720	.463	174	225	.773	110	263	373	212	74	53	164	210	870
9	Phoenix Suns	8	1945	350	727	.481	8	17	.471	342	710	.482	175	226	.774	137	249	386	225	81	30	145	179	883
10	Seattle Supersonics	15	3675	631	1353	.466	13	51	.255	618	1302	.475	270	377	.716	224	432	656	364	136	88	256	378	1545
11	Los Angeles Lakers	16	3865	692	1461	.474	24	86	.279	668	1375	.486	293	386	.759	204	438	642	484	150	105	269	366	1701
12	Philadelphia 76ers	18	4320	721	1563	.461	15	57	.263	706	1506	.469	354	471	.752	272	544	816	403	146	97	333	483	1811
	League Average	8	1937	332	705	.471	8	29	.256	324	675	.480	161	210	.765	117	235	352	204	70	44	138	195	832

Advanced Stats

Team

Advanced Stats Table
															Offense Four Factors				Defense Four Factors
Rk	Team	Age	W	L	W/L%	PW	PL	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
1	Boston Celtics	27.6	5	4	.556	6	3	105.1	99.2	+5.9	97.4	.281	.063	.529	.487	14.5	31.3	.214	.462	16.1	70.7	.231
2	Los Angeles Lakers	25.7	12	4	.750	10	6	107.6	103.4	+4.2	102.2	.286	.012	.534	.488	15.6	38.2	.228	.482	14.2	72.1	.201
3	Philadelphia 76ers	26.9	12	6	.667	10	8	103.8	101.5	+2.3	99.1	.352	.031	.530	.475	14.7	28.6	.273	.466	15.8	66.8	.226
4	Milwaukee Bucks	25.7	3	4	.429	4	3	102.6	101.7	+0.9	96.8	.310	.047	.506	.465	14.4	32.1	.222	.452	15.7	62.6	.234
5	Phoenix Suns	26.4	3	5	.375	4	4	107.8	108.5	-0.7	100.4	.263	.077	.538	.499	13.8	29.5	.203	.487	14.9	61.8	.241
6	Seattle Supersonics	26.9	7	8	.467	7	8	102.8	103.6	-0.8	97.4	.281	.043	.506	.461	15.3	36.6	.216	.471	14.4	66.1	.200
7	Kansas City Kings	25.6	1	2	.333	1	2	104.0	106.8	-2.8	95.5	.250	.044	.494	.471	13.5	35.0	.154	.514	12.6	70.4	.163
8	Atlanta Hawks	26.4	1	4	.200	2	3	101.9	107.6	-5.7	95.0	.394	.017	.508	.450	14.7	32.8	.293	.474	17.3	65.0	.376
9	Portland Trail Blazers	25.5	1	2	.333	1	2	103.3	109.2	-5.9	93.9	.247	.049	.508	.476	14.7	34.1	.176	.474	15.0	59.1	.248
10	Houston Rockets	27.4	2	5	.286	2	5	106.0	113.1	-7.1	96.3	.270	.054	.526	.479	15.1	34.9	.217	.504	12.2	67.7	.237
11	San Antonio Spurs	26.9	1	2	.333	1	2	106.8	115.7	-8.9	97.1	.324	.042	.519	.468	12.0	29.7	.252	.509	11.7	60.6	.207
12	Washington Bullets	29.2	0	2	.000	0	2	100.7	112.3	-11.6	99.3	.233	.106	.504	.469	15.4	29.3	.172	.458	11.4	63.2	.345
	League Average	26.6				4	4	104.7	104.7		98.4	.298	.042	.522	.476	14.7	33.2	.228	.476	14.7	66.8	.228