1980-81 Los Angeles Lakers Schedule and Results

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Record: 54-28, Finished 2nd in NBA Pacific Division

Coach: Paul Westhead (54-28)

Executive: Bill Sharman

PTS/G: 111.2 (5th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 107.3 (13th of 23)

SRS: 3.27 (5th of 23) Pace: 102.7 (8th of 23)

Off Rtg: 107.6 (7th of 23) Def Rtg: 103.9 (6th of 23) Net Rtg: +3.7 (5th of 23)

Expected W-L: 51-31 (5th of 23)

Arena: The Forum Attendance: 538,865 (4th of 23)

NBA 1981 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference First Round (1-2) versus Houston Rockets (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 10, 1980	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		99	98	1	0	W 1	35,233
2	Sun, Oct 12, 1980	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		114	103	2	0	W 2	11,142
3	Wed, Oct 15, 1980	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	W	OT	112	107	3	0	W 3	5,753
4	Fri, Oct 17, 1980	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		116	109	4	0	W 4	10,411
5	Sun, Oct 19, 1980	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		125	107	5	0	W 5	10,644
6	Tue, Oct 21, 1980	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		103	107	5	1	L 1	12,666
7	Fri, Oct 24, 1980	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		104	98	6	1	W 1	12,201
8	Sat, Oct 25, 1980	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		127	99	7	1	W 2	12,058
9	Sun, Oct 26, 1980	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		102	108	7	2	L 1	11,906
10	Tue, Oct 28, 1980	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	W		131	101	8	2	W 1	8,663
11	Fri, Oct 31, 1980	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		107	98	9	2	W 2	9,728
12	Sun, Nov 2, 1980	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		121	123	9	3	L 1	11,661
13	Tue, Nov 4, 1980	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		119	118	10	3	W 1	10,100
14	Fri, Nov 7, 1980	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		126	102	11	3	W 2	17,481
15	Sat, Nov 8, 1980	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		109	112	11	4	L 1	16,114
16	Tue, Nov 11, 1980	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		126	97	12	4	W 1	11,373
17	Wed, Nov 12, 1980	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		104	107	12	5	L 1	11,527
18	Fri, Nov 14, 1980	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		113	100	13	5	W 1	11,808
19	Sun, Nov 16, 1980	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		110	102	14	5	W 2	10,893
20	Tue, Nov 18, 1980	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		107	94	15	5	W 3	10,169
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Thu, Nov 20, 1980	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		99	102	15	6	L 1	12,660
22	Fri, Nov 21, 1980	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		116	88	16	6	W 1	14,164
23	Sun, Nov 23, 1980	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		94	110	16	7	L 1	14,814
24	Thu, Nov 27, 1980	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		128	119	17	7	W 1	12,564
25	Sat, Nov 29, 1980	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W	2OT	124	123	18	7	W 2	14,811
26	Sun, Nov 30, 1980	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		108	122	18	8	L 1	13,605
27	Wed, Dec 3, 1980	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	L		114	120	18	9	L 2	9,346
28	Sat, Dec 6, 1980	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		103	119	18	10	L 3	13,329
29	Sun, Dec 7, 1980	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		113	100	19	10	W 1	11,564
30	Tue, Dec 9, 1980	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		103	92	20	10	W 2	9,313
31	Wed, Dec 10, 1980	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		109	108	21	10	W 3	10,632
32	Fri, Dec 12, 1980	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		113	107	22	10	W 4	22,448
33	Sun, Dec 14, 1980	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		122	113	23	10	W 5	11,643
34	Tue, Dec 16, 1980	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L		92	97	23	11	L 1	9,044
35	Fri, Dec 19, 1980	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		106	110	23	12	L 2	12,190
36	Sun, Dec 21, 1980	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		135	122	24	12	W 1	12,341
37	Tue, Dec 23, 1980	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		102	108	24	13	L 1	12,666
38	Fri, Dec 26, 1980	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		116	115	25	13	W 1	14,345
39	Sat, Dec 27, 1980	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		106	116	25	14	L 1	12,660
40	Sun, Dec 28, 1980	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		122	116	26	14	W 1	17,505
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Tue, Dec 30, 1980	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		100	110	26	15	L 1	12,393
42	Fri, Jan 2, 1981	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		112	118	26	16	L 2	14,722
43	Tue, Jan 6, 1981	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		107	98	27	16	W 1	11,033
44	Fri, Jan 9, 1981	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		92	87	28	16	W 2	12,596
45	Sun, Jan 11, 1981	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		117	108	29	16	W 3	11,195
46	Tue, Jan 13, 1981	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		108	104	30	16	W 4	7,316
47	Wed, Jan 14, 1981	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		104	114	30	17	L 1	10,372
48	Fri, Jan 16, 1981	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		113	111	31	17	W 1	8,462
49	Sun, Jan 18, 1981	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		96	98	31	18	L 1	15,320	2:06
50	Wed, Jan 21, 1981	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		116	106	32	18	W 1	10,389
51	Fri, Jan 23, 1981	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		110	105	33	18	W 2	14,813
52	Mon, Jan 26, 1981	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		124	112	34	18	W 3	10,681
53	Tue, Jan 27, 1981	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		111	104	35	18	W 4	10,453
54	Thu, Jan 29, 1981	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		118	104	36	18	W 5	11,058
55	Wed, Feb 4, 1981	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		102	96	37	18	W 6	15,966
56	Fri, Feb 6, 1981	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		111	102	38	18	W 7	12,205
57	Sun, Feb 8, 1981	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		99	102	38	19	L 1	18,276
58	Wed, Feb 11, 1981	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		91	105	38	20	L 2	17,505	1:58
59	Fri, Feb 13, 1981	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		114	105	39	20	W 1	13,985
60	Sun, Feb 15, 1981	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		107	99	40	20	W 2	11,920
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Tue, Feb 17, 1981	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		96	87	41	20	W 3	13,279
62	Fri, Feb 20, 1981	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		107	110	41	21	L 1	14,470
63	Sun, Feb 22, 1981	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		96	93	42	21	W 1	19,591
64	Tue, Feb 24, 1981	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		107	97	43	21	W 2	16,518
65	Wed, Feb 25, 1981	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		108	126	43	22	L 1	11,052
66	Fri, Feb 27, 1981	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		107	103	44	22	W 1	17,505
67	Sun, Mar 1, 1981	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		96	101	44	23	L 1	17,505
68	Tue, Mar 3, 1981	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	W		99	98	45	23	W 1	12,208
69	Wed, Mar 4, 1981	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		114	123	45	24	L 1	14,840
70	Tue, Mar 10, 1981	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		118	104	46	24	W 1	16,703
71	Thu, Mar 12, 1981	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	W		122	116	47	24	W 2	13,043
72	Fri, Mar 13, 1981	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		116	101	48	24	W 3	17,505
73	Sun, Mar 15, 1981	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	L		118	122	48	25	L 1	15,560
74	Tue, Mar 17, 1981	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		114	109	49	25	W 1	17,828
75	Wed, Mar 18, 1981	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		114	126	49	26	L 1	12,660
76	Fri, Mar 20, 1981	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		133	119	50	26	W 1	17,505
77	Sat, Mar 21, 1981	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		117	111	51	26	W 2	12,666
78	Sun, Mar 22, 1981	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		120	118	52	26	W 3	13,239
79	Tue, Mar 24, 1981	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		110	103	53	26	W 4	17,505
80	Fri, Mar 27, 1981	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		97	90	54	26	W 5	22,494
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Sat, Mar 28, 1981	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L	OT	110	112	54	27	L 1	12,383
82	Sun, Mar 29, 1981	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L	OT	146	148	54	28	L 2	17,505

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.
1	Wed, Apr 1, 1981	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L	107	111	0	1	L 1	15,517
2	Fri, Apr 3, 1981	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W	111	106	1	1	W 1	16,121
3	Sun, Apr 5, 1981	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L	86	89	1	2	L 1	14,813

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