1980–81 NBA season

1980–81 NBA season

Infobox sports season
title =1980–81 NBA season
league =National Basketball Association
sport =Basketball
TV =CBS
season =Regular season
season_champ =Boston Celtics
MVP =flagicon|USA Julius Erving (Philadelphia)
MVP_link =NBA MVP
top_scorer =flagicon|USA Adrian Dantley (Utah)
playoffs =Playoffs
playoffs_link =1981 NBA Playoffs
conf1 =Eastern
conf1_link =Eastern Conference (NBA)
conf1_champ =Boston Celtics
conf1_runner-up =Philadelphia 76ers
conf2 =Western
conf2_link =Western Conference (NBA)
conf2_champ =Houston Rockets
conf2_runner-up =Kansas City Kings
finals =Finals
finals_link =1981 NBA Finals
finals_champ =Boston Celtics
finals_runner-up =Houston Rockets
finals_MVP =flagicon|USA Cedric Maxwell (Boston)
finals_MVP_link =NBA Finals MVP
seasonslist =List of NBA seasons
seasonslistnames =NBA
prevseason_link =1979–80 NBA season
prevseason_year =1979–80
nextseason_link =1981–82 NBA season
nextseason_year =1981–82
The 1980–81 NBA season was the 35th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Houston Rockets 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.

Notable occurrences

*The Dallas Mavericks become the league's 23rd franchise. As a result, the NBA realigns four of its teams to better reflect its geographical location (the Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls move to the Eastern Conference; the San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets to the Western Conference).
*The 1981 NBA All-Star Game was played at the Richfield Coliseum near Cleveland, Ohio, with the East defeating the West 123-120. Nate Archibald of the Boston Celtics wins the game's MVP award.
*The Houston Rockets (40-42) become just the second team in NBA history to make the finals without posting a winning record during the regular season. The Kansas City Kings, their opponents in the Western Conference Finals, also posted a 40-42 record.

Final standings

Eastern Conference

C - NBA Champions

1980-81 NBA Stats Leaders

NBA awards

*Most Valuable Player: Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers
*Rookie of the Year: Darrell Griffith, Utah Jazz
*Coach of the Year: Jack McKinney, Indiana Pacers
*All-NBA First Team:
**Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
**George Gervin, San Antonio Spurs
**Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers
**Dennis Johnson, Phoenix Suns
**Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
*All-NBA Rookie Team:
**Kelvin Ransey, Portland Trail Blazers
**Darrell Griffith, Utah Jazz
**Larry Smith, Golden State Warriors
**Kevin McHale, Boston Celtics
**Joe Barry Carroll, Golden State Warriors
*NBA All-Defensive First Team:
**Bobby Jones, Philadelphia 76ers
**Caldwell Jones, Philadelphia 76ers
**Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
**Dennis Johnson, Phoenix Suns
**Micheal Ray Richardson, New York Knicks
*NBA All-Defensive Second Team:
**Dan Roundfield, Atlanta Hawks
**Kermit Washington, Portland Trail Blazers
**George Johnson, San Antonio Spurs
**Quinn Buckner, Milwaukee Bucks
**Dudley Bradley, Indiana Pacers (tie)
**Michael Cooper, Los Angeles Lakers (tie)

"Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on [http://www.nba.com NBA.com] "

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