1980-81 Philadelphia 76ers Schedule and Results

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Record: 62-20, Finished 2nd in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Billy Cunningham (62-20)

Executive: Pat Williams

PTS/G: 111.7 (4th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 103.8 (1st of 23)

SRS: 7.76 (1st of 23) Pace: 103.4 (5th of 23)

Off Rtg: 107.0 (8th of 23) Def Rtg: 99.5 (2nd of 23) Net Rtg: +7.5 (1st of 23)

Expected W-L: 60-22 (1st of 23)

Arena: The Spectrum Attendance: 469,355 (7th of 23)

NBA 1981 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-0) versus Indiana Pacers (Series Stats)
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-3) versus Milwaukee Bucks (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Finals (3-4) versus Boston Celtics (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		Milwaukee Bucks	L		103	106	0	1	L 1	15,136	2:16
2	Sat, Oct 11, 1980	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W	2OT	126	120	1	1	W 1	16,208
3	Tue, Oct 14, 1980	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		93	113	1	2	L 1	13,514
4	Wed, Oct 15, 1980	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		119	111	2	2	W 1	6,127
5	Sat, Oct 18, 1980	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		117	101	3	2	W 2	8,120
6	Wed, Oct 22, 1980	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		94	93	4	2	W 3	5,279
7	Sat, Oct 25, 1980	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		113	100	5	2	W 4	13,593
8	Tue, Oct 28, 1980	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		119	101	6	2	W 5	6,153
9	Wed, Oct 29, 1980	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		115	102	7	2	W 6	6,145
10	Fri, Oct 31, 1980	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		107	96	8	2	W 7	7,990
11	Sat, Nov 1, 1980	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W	OT	117	113	9	2	W 8	13,716	2:35
12	Wed, Nov 5, 1980	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		107	103	10	2	W 9	5,947
13	Fri, Nov 7, 1980	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		117	100	11	2	W 10	11,390
14	Sun, Nov 9, 1980	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		136	121	12	2	W 11	11,052
15	Tue, Nov 11, 1980	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		121	80	13	2	W 12	18,765
16	Wed, Nov 12, 1980	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		113	125	13	3	L 1	10,944
17	Thu, Nov 13, 1980	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		130	103	14	3	W 1	11,421
18	Sat, Nov 15, 1980	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		115	108	15	3	W 2	12,628
19	Tue, Nov 18, 1980	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		113	99	16	3	W 3	19,587
20	Wed, Nov 19, 1980	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		110	101	17	3	W 4	8,167
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Fri, Nov 21, 1980	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		97	88	18	3	W 5	8,237
22	Sat, Nov 22, 1980	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		108	101	19	3	W 6	15,362
23	Tue, Nov 25, 1980	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		108	92	20	3	W 7	13,527
24	Wed, Nov 26, 1980	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		101	100	21	3	W 8	13,361
25	Fri, Nov 28, 1980	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		116	103	22	3	W 9	9,980
26	Sat, Nov 29, 1980	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		113	93	23	3	W 10	13,943
27	Tue, Dec 2, 1980	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L	OT	108	112	23	4	L 1	8,873
28	Wed, Dec 3, 1980	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		104	98	24	4	W 1	9,792
29	Fri, Dec 5, 1980	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		104	100	25	4	W 2	10,390
30	Tue, Dec 9, 1980	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		96	83	26	4	W 3	5,829
31	Wed, Dec 10, 1980	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		113	100	27	4	W 4	13,871
32	Fri, Dec 12, 1980	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		95	79	28	4	W 5	10,432
33	Sun, Dec 14, 1980	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		114	107	29	4	W 6	8,112
34	Tue, Dec 16, 1980	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		109	107	30	4	W 7	12,539
35	Wed, Dec 17, 1980	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		103	79	31	4	W 8	6,873
36	Fri, Dec 19, 1980	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		122	107	32	4	W 9	7,990
37	Fri, Dec 26, 1980	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	W		113	103	33	4	W 10	16,006
38	Sat, Dec 27, 1980	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		121	125	33	5	L 1	16,889
39	Sun, Dec 28, 1980	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		116	122	33	6	L 2	17,505
40	Tue, Dec 30, 1980	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		108	109	33	7	L 3	12,666
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Fri, Jan 2, 1981	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W	OT	120	117	34	7	W 1	23,654
42	Sat, Jan 3, 1981	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		119	105	35	7	W 2	13,239
43	Wed, Jan 7, 1981	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		135	102	36	7	W 3	10,999
44	Fri, Jan 9, 1981	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		107	94	37	7	W 4	11,432
45	Sat, Jan 10, 1981	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		117	102	38	7	W 5	18,809
46	Wed, Jan 14, 1981	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		110	105	39	7	W 6	5,896
47	Thu, Jan 15, 1981	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		110	113	39	8	L 1	11,052
48	Fri, Jan 16, 1981	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		137	119	40	8	W 1	11,138
49	Sun, Jan 18, 1981	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		113	92	41	8	W 2	10,134
50	Tue, Jan 20, 1981	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		75	83	41	9	L 1	8,584
51	Wed, Jan 21, 1981	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		118	104	42	9	W 1	9,752
52	Thu, Jan 22, 1981	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		128	116	43	9	W 2	13,618
53	Sun, Jan 25, 1981	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		98	93	44	9	W 3	14,893	2:11
54	Wed, Jan 28, 1981	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		101	104	44	10	L 1	15,320	2:03
55	Tue, Feb 3, 1981	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		97	93	45	10	W 1	11,616
56	Wed, Feb 4, 1981	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		107	104	46	10	W 2	18,276	2:18
57	Fri, Feb 6, 1981	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		129	113	47	10	W 3	10,105
58	Sun, Feb 8, 1981	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		102	99	48	10	W 4	18,276
59	Wed, Feb 11, 1981	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W	OT	122	120	49	10	W 5	8,993
60	Fri, Feb 13, 1981	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		102	104	49	11	L 1	13,974
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Feb 15, 1981	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		116	98	50	11	W 1	13,303
62	Wed, Feb 18, 1981	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		111	97	51	11	W 2	8,851
63	Thu, Feb 19, 1981	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		108	129	51	12	L 1	19,035
64	Fri, Feb 20, 1981	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		117	109	52	12	W 1	10,642
65	Sun, Feb 22, 1981	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		110	116	52	13	L 1	12,660	2:16
66	Wed, Feb 25, 1981	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	W		107	95	53	13	W 1	13,841
67	Fri, Feb 27, 1981	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		87	83	54	13	W 2	12,449
68	Sun, Mar 1, 1981	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		107	114	54	14	L 1	15,320	2:28
69	Wed, Mar 4, 1981	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		100	111	54	15	L 2	11,134
70	Fri, Mar 6, 1981	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		131	112	55	15	W 1	16,187
71	Sun, Mar 8, 1981	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		123	100	56	15	W 2	15,994
72	Tue, Mar 10, 1981	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		103	102	57	15	W 3	17,032
73	Wed, Mar 11, 1981	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		115	95	58	15	W 4	14,485
74	Fri, Mar 13, 1981	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		104	120	58	16	L 1	11,052
75	Sun, Mar 15, 1981	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		109	120	58	17	L 2	19,591
76	Tue, Mar 17, 1981	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L	OT	120	126	58	18	L 3	8,056
77	Wed, Mar 18, 1981	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		107	95	59	18	W 1	12,756
78	Fri, Mar 20, 1981	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		108	120	59	19	L 1	19,546
79	Sun, Mar 22, 1981	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		126	94	60	19	W 1	18,276	2:12
80	Wed, Mar 25, 1981	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		114	75	61	19	W 2	12,168
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Mar 27, 1981	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		138	117	62	19	W 3	20,175
82	Sun, Mar 29, 1981	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		94	98	62	20	L 1	15,320	2:18

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Tue, Mar 31, 1981	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W	124	108	1	0	W 1	7,288
2	Thu, Apr 2, 1981	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W	96	85	2	0	W 2	8,921
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
3	Sun, Apr 5, 1981	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W	125	122	3	0	W 3	9,727
4	Tue, Apr 7, 1981	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L	99	109	3	1	L 1	15,259
5	Fri, Apr 10, 1981	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W	108	103	4	1	W 1	11,052
6	Sun, Apr 12, 1981	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L	98	109	4	2	L 1	11,052
7	Wed, Apr 15, 1981	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W	116	99	5	2	W 1	15,384
8	Fri, Apr 17, 1981	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L	86	109	5	3	L 1	11,052
9	Sun, Apr 19, 1981	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W	99	98	6	3	W 1	6,704
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
10	Tue, Apr 21, 1981	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W	105	104	7	3	W 2	15,320	2:15
11	Wed, Apr 22, 1981	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	99	118	7	4	L 1	15,320	2:04
12	Fri, Apr 24, 1981	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W	110	100	8	4	W 1	18,276	2:13
13	Sun, Apr 26, 1981	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W	107	105	9	4	W 2	18,276	2:17
14	Wed, Apr 29, 1981	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	109	111	9	5	L 1	15,320	2:32
15	Fri, May 1, 1981	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L	98	100	9	6	L 2	18,276	2:32
16	Sun, May 3, 1981	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	90	91	9	7	L 3	15,320	2:25

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