1980-81 Dallas Mavericks Schedule and Results

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Record: 15-67, Finished 6th in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Dick Motta (15-67)

Executive: Norm Sonju

PTS/G: 101.5 (21st of 23) Opp PTS/G: 109.9 (19th of 23)

SRS: -8.33 (23rd of 23) Pace: 98.6 (22nd of 23)

Off Rtg: 102.4 (21st of 23) Def Rtg: 110.8 (23rd of 23) Net Rtg: -8.5 (23rd of 23)

Expected W-L: 20-62 (23rd of 23)

Arena: Reunion Arena Attendance: 319,347 (18th of 23)

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Sat, Oct 11, 1980	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		103	92	1	0	W 1	10,373
2	Tue, Oct 14, 1980	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		83	85	1	1	L 1	7,004
3	Wed, Oct 15, 1980	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		98	133	1	2	L 2	6,658
4	Fri, Oct 17, 1980	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	L		91	103	1	3	L 3	7,017
5	Sat, Oct 18, 1980	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		96	110	1	4	L 4	9,542
6	Tue, Oct 21, 1980	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		99	111	1	5	L 5	10,507
7	Wed, Oct 22, 1980	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		107	102	2	5	W 1	14,125
8	Fri, Oct 24, 1980	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		105	120	2	6	L 1	12,666
9	Sat, Oct 25, 1980	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		79	86	2	7	L 2	6,570
10	Tue, Oct 28, 1980	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		96	104	2	8	L 3	5,720
11	Wed, Oct 29, 1980	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		103	109	2	9	L 4	6,123
12	Fri, Oct 31, 1980	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		122	144	2	10	L 5	5,703
13	Tue, Nov 4, 1980	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	L		102	116	2	11	L 6	5,431
14	Thu, Nov 6, 1980	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		95	116	2	12	L 7	6,285
15	Fri, Nov 7, 1980	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		102	126	2	13	L 8	17,481
16	Sat, Nov 8, 1980	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		73	101	2	14	L 9	4,584
17	Tue, Nov 11, 1980	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		94	105	2	15	L 10	5,472
18	Fri, Nov 14, 1980	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		113	106	3	15	W 1	6,103
19	Sun, Nov 16, 1980	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		102	110	3	16	L 1	10,893
20	Tue, Nov 18, 1980	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		91	102	3	17	L 2	6,015
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Fri, Nov 21, 1980	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		91	101	3	18	L 3	6,514
22	Sun, Nov 23, 1980	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		96	116	3	19	L 4	12,666
23	Tue, Nov 25, 1980	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		92	108	3	20	L 5	13,527
24	Fri, Nov 28, 1980	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L	OT	117	119	3	21	L 6	7,713
25	Sat, Nov 29, 1980	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		90	115	3	22	L 7	8,123
26	Tue, Dec 2, 1980	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		102	109	3	23	L 8	5,117
27	Fri, Dec 5, 1980	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		87	97	3	24	L 9	14,351	1:57
28	Sat, Dec 6, 1980	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		104	110	3	25	L 10	7,347
29	Tue, Dec 9, 1980	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		92	103	3	26	L 11	9,313
30	Wed, Dec 10, 1980	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		107	116	3	27	L 12	7,768
31	Fri, Dec 12, 1980	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W	OT	112	109	4	27	W 1	6,457
32	Sat, Dec 13, 1980	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		107	114	4	28	L 1	5,578
33	Tue, Dec 16, 1980	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		83	89	4	29	L 2	6,140
34	Wed, Dec 17, 1980	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		102	115	4	30	L 3	10,247
35	Thu, Dec 18, 1980	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L		92	102	4	31	L 4	7,167
36	Sat, Dec 20, 1980	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		98	101	4	32	L 5	5,848
37	Tue, Dec 23, 1980	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		96	101	4	33	L 6	5,736
38	Fri, Dec 26, 1980	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		119	111	5	33	W 1	8,293
39	Sat, Dec 27, 1980	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		96	112	5	34	L 1	11,052
40	Mon, Dec 29, 1980	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		100	112	5	35	L 2	3,884
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Tue, Dec 30, 1980	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		98	100	5	36	L 3	10,559
42	Fri, Jan 2, 1981	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L	OT	120	124	5	37	L 4	7,872
43	Mon, Jan 5, 1981	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		89	103	5	38	L 5	12,210
44	Wed, Jan 7, 1981	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		111	109	6	38	W 1	7,246
45	Thu, Jan 8, 1981	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		97	99	6	39	L 1	7,239
46	Sat, Jan 10, 1981	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		94	106	6	40	L 2	8,021
47	Tue, Jan 13, 1981	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		112	106	7	40	W 1	5,771
48	Fri, Jan 16, 1981	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		118	110	8	40	W 2	10,473
49	Sun, Jan 18, 1981	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L		109	115	8	41	L 1	3,980
50	Tue, Jan 20, 1981	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	L		91	104	8	42	L 2	5,899
51	Fri, Jan 23, 1981	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		98	106	8	43	L 3	7,836
52	Sat, Jan 24, 1981	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		89	107	8	44	L 4	12,636
53	Tue, Jan 27, 1981	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		100	112	8	45	L 5	5,727
54	Tue, Feb 3, 1981	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	L		100	121	8	46	L 6	5,335
55	Wed, Feb 4, 1981	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		68	116	8	47	L 7	8,353
56	Fri, Feb 6, 1981	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		98	100	8	48	L 8	6,882
57	Sun, Feb 8, 1981	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		98	102	8	49	L 9	8,918
58	Tue, Feb 10, 1981	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		95	101	8	50	L 10	5,047
59	Wed, Feb 11, 1981	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		97	119	8	51	L 11	10,357
60	Sat, Feb 14, 1981	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		99	107	8	52	L 12	9,826
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Feb 15, 1981	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		99	107	8	53	L 13	11,920
62	Tue, Feb 17, 1981	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		106	114	8	54	L 14	7,068	1:58
63	Fri, Feb 20, 1981	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		109	117	8	55	L 15	10,642
64	Sun, Feb 22, 1981	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		132	109	9	55	W 1	7,849
65	Tue, Feb 24, 1981	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		84	102	9	56	L 1	6,525
66	Thu, Feb 26, 1981	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		102	105	9	57	L 2	8,701
67	Fri, Feb 27, 1981	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		111	118	9	58	L 3	7,359
68	Sun, Mar 1, 1981	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		99	91	10	58	W 1	4,858
69	Tue, Mar 3, 1981	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		105	117	10	59	L 1	15,593	2:00
70	Fri, Mar 6, 1981	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		109	115	10	60	L 2	8,694
71	Sun, Mar 8, 1981	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		108	133	10	61	L 3	8,251
72	Tue, Mar 10, 1981	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		107	103	11	61	W 1	6,469
73	Thu, Mar 12, 1981	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		120	118	12	61	W 2	5,380
74	Sun, Mar 15, 1981	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		110	135	12	62	L 1	12,666
75	Tue, Mar 17, 1981	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		109	114	12	63	L 2	17,828
76	Wed, Mar 18, 1981	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		113	120	12	64	L 3	5,248
77	Fri, Mar 20, 1981	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		126	125	13	64	W 1	6,359
78	Sat, Mar 21, 1981	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		105	95	14	64	W 2	7,416
79	Tue, Mar 24, 1981	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L	OT	111	114	14	65	L 1	7,162
80	Wed, Mar 25, 1981	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		126	115	15	65	W 1	14,035
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Mar 27, 1981	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		109	123	15	66	L 1	11,203
82	Sun, Mar 29, 1981	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		104	113	15	67	L 2	7,171

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