1980–81 Philadelphia 76ers season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 1980–81 Philadelphia 76ers season was the team's 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]
| 1980–81 Philadelphia 76ers season | |
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| 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 | Eastern Conference finals (lost to Celtics 3–4) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | WKBS-TV PRISM |
| Radio | WIP |
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 8 | Andrew Toney | SG |  United States | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 1 | 21 | Monti Davis | F | United States | Tennessee State |
| 2 | 44 | Clyde Austin | United States | North Carolina State | |
| 3 | 67 | Reggie Gaines | United States | Winston-Salem State | |
| 4 | 85 | Billy Bryant | United States | Western Kentucky | |
| 4 | 90 | Harold Hubbard | United States | Savannah State | |
| 5 | 113 | Jim Swaney | United States | Toledo | |
| 6 | 136 | Donald Cooper | United States | St. Augustine's | |
| 7 | 159 | Richard Smith | United States | Weber State | |
| 8 | 177 | Martin Lemelle | United States | Grambling State | |
| 9 | 198 | Luke Griffin | United States | St. Joseph's | |
| 10 | 213 | Joe Hand | United States | King's College |
Roster
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Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
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Regular season
Season standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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| y-Boston Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | – | 35–6 | 27–14 | 19–5 |
| x-Philadelphia 76ers | 62 | 20 | .756 | – | 37–4 | 25–16 | 15–9 |
| x-New York Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12.0 | 28–13 | 22–19 | 14–10 |
| Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 23.0 | 26–15 | 13–28 | 8–16 |
| New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 38.0 | 16–25 | 8–33 | 8–16 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | z-Boston Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
| 2 | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 60 | 22 | .732 | 2 |
| 3 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
| 4 | x-New York Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12 |
| 5 | x-Chicago Bulls | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17 |
| 6 | x-Indiana Pacers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 |
| 7 | Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 23 |
| 8 | Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
| 9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 34 |
| 10 | New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 38 |
| 11 | Detroit Pistons | 21 | 61 | .256 | 41 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
Regular season
| 1980–81 game log Total: 62–20 (home: 37–4; road: 25–16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 8–2 (home: 3–1; road: 5–1)
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November: 15–1 (home: 8–1; road: 7–0)
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December: 10–4 (home: 6–0; road: 4–4)
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January: 11–3 (home: 7–0; road: 4–3)
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February: 10–3 (home: 7–1; road: 3–2)
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March: 8–7 (home: 6–1; road: 2–6)
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| 1980–81 schedule | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playoffs
Player statistics
| 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 |