1980-81 Milwaukee Bucks Schedule and Results

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Record: 60-22, Finished 1st in NBA Central Division

Coach: Don Nelson (60-22)

Executive: Don Nelson

PTS/G: 113.1 (2nd of 23) Opp PTS/G: 105.9 (6th of 23)

SRS: 7.14 (2nd of 23) Pace: 103.6 (4th of 23)

Off Rtg: 108.7 (2nd of 23) Def Rtg: 101.8 (3rd of 23) Net Rtg: +7.0 (2nd of 23)

Expected W-L: 59-23 (2nd of 23)

Arena: MECCA Arena Attendance: 448,366 (8th of 23)

NBA 1981 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (3-4) versus Philadelphia 76ers (Series Stats)

Central Div Champs

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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	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		106	103	1	0	W 1	15,136	2:16
2	Sat, Oct 11, 1980	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		109	114	1	1	L 1	17,229
3	Thu, Oct 16, 1980	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		103	110	1	2	L 2	11,052	2:05
4	Sat, Oct 18, 1980	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		107	105	2	2	W 1	5,103
5	Sun, Oct 19, 1980	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		105	93	3	2	W 2	9,514
6	Tue, Oct 21, 1980	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		115	95	4	2	W 3	8,615
7	Wed, Oct 22, 1980	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		119	105	5	2	W 4	7,138
8	Sat, Oct 25, 1980	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		109	93	6	2	W 5	11,052
9	Sun, Oct 26, 1980	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		111	88	7	2	W 6	11,052
10	Tue, Oct 28, 1980	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		106	99	8	2	W 7	7,828
11	Wed, Oct 29, 1980	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		132	116	9	2	W 8	6,060
12	Sat, Nov 1, 1980	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		99	93	10	2	W 9	9,650
13	Sun, Nov 2, 1980	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		135	121	11	2	W 10	10,980
14	Tue, Nov 4, 1980	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		96	98	11	3	L 1	10,489
15	Fri, Nov 7, 1980	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		102	101	12	3	W 1	15,320	2:15
16	Sun, Nov 9, 1980	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		121	136	12	4	L 1	11,052
17	Tue, Nov 11, 1980	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		100	96	13	4	W 1	4,686
18	Wed, Nov 12, 1980	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		122	98	14	4	W 2	6,088
19	Fri, Nov 14, 1980	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		125	106	15	4	W 3	11,052
20	Sun, Nov 16, 1980	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		108	114	15	5	L 1	10,998
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Tue, Nov 18, 1980	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		126	93	16	5	W 1	7,904
22	Thu, Nov 20, 1980	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		97	93	17	5	W 2	12,666
23	Sun, Nov 23, 1980	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		110	94	18	5	W 3	14,814
24	Fri, Nov 28, 1980	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W	OT	113	108	19	5	W 4	11,052
25	Sat, Nov 29, 1980	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		89	98	19	6	L 1	9,628
26	Sun, Nov 30, 1980	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		107	105	20	6	W 1	11,052	2:13
27	Tue, Dec 2, 1980	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		119	108	21	6	W 2	11,052
28	Fri, Dec 5, 1980	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		102	100	22	6	W 3	11,052
29	Sat, Dec 6, 1980	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		94	104	22	7	L 1	16,313
30	Tue, Dec 9, 1980	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		89	112	22	8	L 2	15,320	1:58
31	Thu, Dec 11, 1980	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		119	107	23	8	W 1	11,052
32	Sat, Dec 13, 1980	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		119	122	23	9	L 1	9,575
33	Sun, Dec 14, 1980	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		115	98	24	9	W 1	11,052
34	Wed, Dec 17, 1980	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		112	115	24	10	L 1	6,459	2:07
35	Thu, Dec 18, 1980	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		121	104	25	10	W 1	10,950
36	Fri, Dec 19, 1980	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		106	129	25	11	L 1	6,194
37	Sun, Dec 21, 1980	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		123	91	26	11	W 1	11,052
38	Sat, Dec 27, 1980	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		112	96	27	11	W 2	11,052
39	Tue, Dec 30, 1980	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		115	94	28	11	W 3	7,825
40	Sun, Jan 4, 1981	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		128	95	29	11	W 4	11,052
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Tue, Jan 6, 1981	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		102	86	30	11	W 5	11,052
42	Thu, Jan 8, 1981	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		98	95	31	11	W 6	11,052
43	Sat, Jan 10, 1981	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		102	106	31	12	L 1	14,505
44	Sun, Jan 11, 1981	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		123	109	32	12	W 1	11,052	1:55
45	Tue, Jan 13, 1981	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		119	96	33	12	W 2	4,178
46	Thu, Jan 15, 1981	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		113	110	34	12	W 3	11,052
47	Fri, Jan 16, 1981	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W	OT	118	112	35	12	W 4	11,052
48	Sun, Jan 18, 1981	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		110	103	36	12	W 5	11,052
49	Wed, Jan 21, 1981	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		105	98	37	12	W 6	13,239
50	Fri, Jan 23, 1981	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		122	131	37	13	L 1	12,660	2:10
51	Sat, Jan 24, 1981	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	W		121	117	38	13	W 1	8,742
52	Wed, Jan 28, 1981	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		119	110	39	13	W 2	16,409
53	Thu, Jan 29, 1981	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		118	131	39	14	L 1	9,845
54	Tue, Feb 3, 1981	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		99	108	39	15	L 2	11,052
55	Thu, Feb 5, 1981	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		113	103	40	15	W 1	11,052	2:15
56	Fri, Feb 6, 1981	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		103	99	41	15	W 2	7,179	2:10
57	Sun, Feb 8, 1981	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		128	109	42	15	W 3	11,052
58	Wed, Feb 11, 1981	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		107	101	43	15	W 4	11,817	2:11
59	Fri, Feb 13, 1981	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		106	110	43	16	L 1	11,052	2:06
60	Sat, Feb 14, 1981	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		117	112	44	16	W 1	10,568
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Feb 15, 1981	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		108	110	44	17	L 1	11,738	2:08
62	Tue, Feb 17, 1981	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		114	106	45	17	W 1	7,068	1:58
63	Fri, Feb 20, 1981	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		109	112	45	18	L 1	11,046	2:09
64	Sun, Feb 22, 1981	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		102	93	46	18	W 1	9,823	2:05
65	Wed, Feb 25, 1981	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		126	108	47	18	W 2	11,052
66	Sun, Mar 1, 1981	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		137	107	48	18	W 3	11,052
67	Tue, Mar 3, 1981	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		115	98	49	18	W 4	11,052
68	Thu, Mar 5, 1981	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		107	91	50	18	W 5	11,052
69	Fri, Mar 6, 1981	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		122	111	51	18	W 6	15,700
70	Sun, Mar 8, 1981	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		100	123	51	19	L 1	15,994
71	Mon, Mar 9, 1981	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		118	100	52	19	W 1	11,052
72	Wed, Mar 11, 1981	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		108	122	52	20	L 1	15,320	2:04
73	Thu, Mar 12, 1981	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		131	113	53	20	W 1	11,052
74	Fri, Mar 13, 1981	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		120	104	54	20	W 2	11,052
75	Sun, Mar 15, 1981	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		132	108	55	20	W 3	11,052
76	Tue, Mar 17, 1981	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		106	116	55	21	L 1	10,832
77	Wed, Mar 18, 1981	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		103	116	55	22	L 2	11,052	2:05
78	Fri, Mar 20, 1981	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		104	86	56	22	W 1	14,492	2:00
79	Sun, Mar 22, 1981	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		125	116	57	22	W 2	8,402	1:59
80	Tue, Mar 24, 1981	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		131	107	58	22	W 3	11,052	1:55
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Thu, Mar 26, 1981	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		137	109	59	22	W 4	11,052
82	Sun, Mar 29, 1981	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W	OT	132	128	60	22	W 5	7,021

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.
1	Sun, Apr 5, 1981	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	122	125	0	1	L 1	9,727
2	Tue, Apr 7, 1981	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W	109	99	1	1	W 1	15,259
3	Fri, Apr 10, 1981	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L	103	108	1	2	L 1	11,052
4	Sun, Apr 12, 1981	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W	109	98	2	2	W 1	11,052
5	Wed, Apr 15, 1981	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	99	116	2	3	L 1	15,384
6	Fri, Apr 17, 1981	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W	109	86	3	3	W 1	11,052
7	Sun, Apr 19, 1981	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	98	99	3	4	L 1	6,704

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