1980–81 Philadelphia 76ers season

1980–81 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coach Billy Cunningham
General manager Pat Williams
Arena The Spectrum
Results
Record 62–20 (.756)
Place Division: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Conference Finals
(Eliminated 3-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television WKBS-TV
PRISM
Radio WIP

The 1980-81 NBA season was the 76ers 32nd season in the NBA and 18th season in Philadelphia The team finished the regular season with a 62-20 record, however they lost the tie breaker with the Boston Celtics who had the home court advantage with the same regular season record. In the playoffs, they lost a seven-game series to the Boston Celtics, in the Eastern Conference Finals, after having a three games to one series lead. This was the second time this occurred between the two teams (other in 1968), and the final 3 games of the series were decided by 5 points total. Julius Erving would win the Most Valuable Player of the League.[1]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
18Andrew ToneySG United StatesLouisiana-Lafayette
121Monti DavisF United StatesTennessee State
244Clyde Austin United StatesNorth Carolina State
367Reggie Gaines United StatesWinston-Salem State
485Billy Bryant United StatesWestern Kentucky
490Harold Hubbard United StatesSavannah State
5113Jim Swaney United StatesToldeo
6136Donald Cooper United StatesSt. Augustine's
7159Richard Smith United StatesWeber State
8177Martin Lemelle United StatesGrambling State
9198Luke Griffin United StatesSt. Joseph's
10213Joe Hand United StatesKing's College

Roster

Philadelphia 76ers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 10 Cheeks, Maurice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1956-09-08 A&M
G/F 20 Collins, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1951-07-28 Illinois
F/C 25 Cureton, Earl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1957-09-03 Detroit
F 44 Davis, Monti 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1958-07-26 Tennessee
C 53 Dawkins, Darryl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1957-02-11
G/F 6 Erving, Julius 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1950-02-22 Massachusetts
G 9 Hollins, Lionel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1953-10-19 Arizona
F 18 Johnson, Ollie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1949-05-11 Temple
F 24 Jones, Bobby 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1951-12-18 North Carolina
F/C 11 Jones, Caldwell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1950-08-04 Albany (NY)
F 23 Mix, Steve 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1947-12-30 Toledo
G 4 Richardson, Clint 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1956-08-07 Seattle
G 22 Toney, Andrew 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1957-11-23 Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
    • (FA) Free agent
    • (S) Suspended
    • Injured

    Roster
    Last transaction: 2012–06–28

    Regular season

    Season standings

    # Eastern Conference
    Team W L PCT GB
    1 z-Boston Celtics6220.756 –
    2 y-Milwaukee Bucks6022.7322
    3 x-Philadelphia 76ers6220.756–
    4 x-New York Knicks5032.61012
    5 x-Chicago Bulls4537.54917
    6 x-Indiana Pacers4438.53718
    7 Washington Bullets3943.47623
    8 Atlanta Hawks3151.37831
    9 Cleveland Cavaliers2854.34134
    10 New Jersey Nets2458.29338
    11 Detroit Pistons2161.25641


    z - clinched division title
    y - clinched division title
    x - clinched playoff spot

    Record vs. opponents

    1980-81 NBA Records
    Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
    Atlanta —2–42–41–52–01–14–22–01–11–51–10–21–53–22–41–50–21–11–11–11–12–01–4
    Boston 4–2—5–14–12–02–04–11–12–03–31–12–03–36–05–13–32–02–02–02–01–11–15–1
    Chicago 4–21–5—5–11–11–15–11–11–13–22–01–13–33–23–32–40–20–20–21–11–12–05–1
    Cleveland 5–11–41–5—2–01–13–31–10–22–40–20–20–63–30–50–61–11–11–11–10–21–14–2
    Dallas 0–20–21–10–2—3–30–22–30–60–20–60–50–21–11–10–21–41–41–52–31–41–50–2
    Denver 1–10–21–11–13–3—2–03–22–41–14–23–21–11–10–21–11–42–32–43–23–22–40–2
    Detroit 2–41–41–53–32–00–2—0–21–12–41–10–21–53–31–51–40–20–20–21–10–20–21–5
    Golden State 0–21–11–11–13–22–32–0—3–21–15–01–51–11–12–00–22–42–41–42–43–34–11–1
    Houston 1–10–21–12–06–04–21–12–3—1–12–42–30–22–00–20–21–43–23–31–44–14–20–2
    Indiana 5–13–32–34–22–01–14–21–11–1—2–00–22–45–13–20–61–10–22–01–10–21–14–2
    Kansas City 1–11–10–22–06–02–41–10–54–20–2—0–51–12–01–10–23–23–22–43–22–35–11–1
    Los Angeles 2–00–21–12–05–02–32–05–13–22–05–0—0–22–02–01–12–43–32–33–36–03–21–1
    Milwaukee 5–13–33–36–02–01–15–11–12–04–21–12–0—5–13–33–21–12–01–12–02–02–04–1
    New Jersey 2–30–62–33–31–11–13–31–10–21–50–20–21–5—0–61–51–12–00–20–21–11–13–3
    New York 4–21–53–35–01–12–05–10–22–02–31–10–23–36–0—3–31–11–10–22–02–02–04–2
    Philadelphia 5–13–34–26–02–01–14–12–02–06–02–01–12–35–13–3—1–11–12–02–02–02–04–2
    Phoenix 2–00–22–01–14–14–12–04–24–11–12–34–21–11–11–11–1—3–33–26–05–15–01–1
    Portland 1–10–22–01–14–13–22–04–22–32–02–33–30–20–21–11–13–3—2–34–24–22–32–0
    San Antonio 1–10–22–01–15–14–22–04–13–30–24–23–21–12–02–00–22–33–2—4–13–25–11–1
    San Diego 1–10–21–11–13–22–31–14–24–11–12–33–30–22–00–20–20–62–41–4—5–13–20–2
    Seattle 1–11–11–12–04–12–32–03–31–42–03–20–60–21–10–20–21–52–42–31–5—4–11–1
    Utah 0–21–10–21–15–14–22–01–42–41–11–52–30–21–10–20–20–53–21–52–31–4—0–2
    Washington 4–11–51–52–42–02–05–11–12–02–41–11–11–43–32–42–41–10–21–12–01–12–0—

    Playoffs

    East First Round

    (3) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (6) Indiana Pacers: 76ers win series 2-0

    • Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 124, Indiana 108
    • Game 2 @ Indiana: Philadelphia 96, Indiana 85

    East Conference Semifinals

    (2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers: 76ers win series 4-3

    • Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 125, Milwaukee 122
    • Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Milwaukee 109, Philadelphia 99
    • Game 3 @ Milwaukee: Philadelphia 108, Milwaukee 103
    • Game 4 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 109, Philadelphia 98
    • Game 5 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 116, Milwaukee 99
    • Game 6 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 109, Philadelphia 86
    • Game 7 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 99, Milwaukee 98

    East Conference Finals

    (1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers: Celtics win series 4-3

    • Game 1 @ Boston: Philadelphia 105, Boston 104
    • Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 118, Philadelphia 99
    • Game 3 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 110, Boston 100
    • Game 4 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 107, Boston 105
    • Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 111, Philadelphia 109
    • Game 6 @ Philadelphia: Boston 100, Philadelphia 98
    • Game 7 @ Boston: Boston 91, Philadelphia 90

    Player statistics

    Legend
      GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
     FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
     RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
     BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

    Awards and records

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ 1980-81 Philadelphia 76ers
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