1980-81 New Jersey Nets Schedule | Basketball-Reference.com

1980-81 New Jersey Nets Schedule and Results

Record: 24-58, Finished 5th in NBA Atlantic Division

PTS/G: 106.9 (15th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 113.0 (22nd of 23)

SRS: -5.15 (20th of 23) Pace: 105.2 (2nd of 23)

Off Rtg: 101.0 (22nd of 23) Def Rtg: 106.7 (15th of 23) Net Rtg: -5.7 (20th of 23)

Expected W-L: 26-56 (20th of 23)

Arena: Rutgers Athletic Center Attendance: 301,900 (20th of 23)

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 10, 1980	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		91	110	0	1	L 1
2	Sat, Oct 11, 1980	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		99	96	1	1	W 1
3	Mon, Oct 13, 1980	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		108	92	2	1	W 2
4	Wed, Oct 15, 1980	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		111	119	2	2	L 1
5	Fri, Oct 17, 1980	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		114	112	3	2	W 1
6	Sat, Oct 18, 1980	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		107	90	4	2	W 2
7	Sun, Oct 19, 1980	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		93	105	4	3	L 1
8	Wed, Oct 22, 1980	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		104	108	4	4	L 2
9	Fri, Oct 24, 1980	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		112	126	4	5	L 3
10	Sat, Oct 25, 1980	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		101	105	4	6	L 4
11	Wed, Oct 29, 1980	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		116	132	4	7	L 5
12	Fri, Oct 31, 1980	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		100	98	5	7	W 1
13	Sat, Nov 1, 1980	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		100	113	5	8	L 1
14	Wed, Nov 5, 1980	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		105	120	5	9	L 2
15	Sat, Nov 8, 1980	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		115	111	6	9	W 1
16	Wed, Nov 12, 1980	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		118	111	7	9	W 2
17	Fri, Nov 14, 1980	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		102	126	7	10	L 1
18	Sat, Nov 15, 1980	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		108	115	7	11	L 2
19	Sun, Nov 16, 1980	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		89	80	8	11	W 1
20	Wed, Nov 19, 1980	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L	OT	104	112	8	12	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
21	Fri, Nov 21, 1980	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		108	116	8	13	L 2
22	Sat, Nov 22, 1980	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		103	117	8	14	L 3
23	Wed, Nov 26, 1980	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		100	118	8	15	L 4
24	Fri, Nov 28, 1980	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		122	95	9	15	W 1
25	Sun, Nov 30, 1980	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		89	113	9	16	L 1
26	Tue, Dec 2, 1980	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		118	105	10	16	W 1
27	Wed, Dec 3, 1980	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		108	131	10	17	L 1
28	Fri, Dec 5, 1980	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		90	88	11	17	W 1
29	Sun, Dec 7, 1980	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L		95	98	11	18	L 1
30	Wed, Dec 10, 1980	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		104	106	11	19	L 2
31	Fri, Dec 12, 1980	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		104	119	11	20	L 3
32	Sun, Dec 14, 1980	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		107	114	11	21	L 4
33	Tue, Dec 16, 1980	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		114	131	11	22	L 5
34	Wed, Dec 17, 1980	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		115	112	12	22	W 1
35	Fri, Dec 19, 1980	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		107	122	12	23	L 1
36	Tue, Dec 23, 1980	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		109	125	12	24	L 2
37	Thu, Dec 25, 1980	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		94	109	12	25	L 3
38	Fri, Dec 26, 1980	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		95	108	12	26	L 4
39	Sun, Dec 28, 1980	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	L		99	102	12	27	L 5
40	Tue, Dec 30, 1980	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		110	121	12	28	L 6
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
41	Fri, Jan 2, 1981	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		105	111	12	29	L 7
42	Sun, Jan 4, 1981	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		104	113	12	30	L 8
43	Tue, Jan 6, 1981	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		86	102	12	31	L 9
44	Wed, Jan 7, 1981	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		103	112	12	32	L 10
45	Fri, Jan 9, 1981	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		95	112	12	33	L 11
46	Sat, Jan 10, 1981	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		115	117	12	34	L 12
47	Wed, Jan 14, 1981	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		105	110	12	35	L 13
48	Fri, Jan 16, 1981	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		111	113	12	36	L 14
49	Sat, Jan 17, 1981	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		116	104	13	36	W 1
50	Sun, Jan 18, 1981	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		99	110	13	37	L 1
51	Wed, Jan 21, 1981	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W	OT	126	122	14	37	W 1
52	Thu, Jan 22, 1981	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		94	108	14	38	L 1
53	Sun, Jan 25, 1981	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		100	118	14	39	L 2
54	Tue, Jan 27, 1981	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		112	100	15	39	W 1
55	Wed, Jan 28, 1981	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		99	111	15	40	L 1
56	Thu, Jan 29, 1981	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		108	122	15	41	L 2
57	Wed, Feb 4, 1981	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	L		102	110	15	42	L 3
58	Sat, Feb 7, 1981	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		106	113	15	43	L 4
59	Sun, Feb 8, 1981	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		102	116	15	44	L 5
60	Wed, Feb 11, 1981	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W	OT	135	133	16	44	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
61	Fri, Feb 13, 1981	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		103	100	17	44	W 2
62	Sun, Feb 15, 1981	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		134	132	18	44	W 3
63	Wed, Feb 18, 1981	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		110	108	19	44	W 4
64	Fri, Feb 20, 1981	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W	OT	123	113	20	44	W 5
65	Sun, Feb 22, 1981	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		109	132	20	45	L 1
66	Tue, Feb 24, 1981	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		123	140	20	46	L 2
67	Wed, Feb 25, 1981	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		106	132	20	47	L 3
68	Fri, Feb 27, 1981	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		103	107	20	48	L 4
69	Sun, Mar 1, 1981	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		104	117	20	49	L 5
70	Tue, Mar 3, 1981	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		102	128	20	50	L 6
71	Fri, Mar 6, 1981	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		106	109	20	51	L 7
72	Wed, Mar 11, 1981	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		109	104	21	51	W 1
73	Fri, Mar 13, 1981	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		140	125	22	51	W 2
74	Sun, Mar 15, 1981	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		125	133	22	52	L 1
75	Tue, Mar 17, 1981	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W	OT	126	120	23	52	W 1
76	Wed, Mar 18, 1981	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		115	118	23	53	L 1
77	Fri, Mar 20, 1981	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		108	96	24	53	W 1
78	Sun, Mar 22, 1981	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		116	125	24	54	L 1
79	Tue, Mar 24, 1981	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		107	131	24	55	L 2
80	Wed, Mar 25, 1981	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		105	111	24	56	L 3
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
81	Sat, Mar 28, 1981	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		88	90	24	57	L 4
82	Sun, Mar 29, 1981	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		95	103	24	58	L 5

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