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Seasons75 Champions19 Teams30 Founded1946
Champion 2025-26 New York Knicks
MVP 2025Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC

At a glance

All games

1980-81 Playoffs

WEST
First Round
Houston Rockets4
San Antonio Spurs3
HOU WINS 4-3
Phoenix Suns3
Sacramento Kings4
SAC WINS 4-3
Houston Rockets2
Los Angeles Lakers1
SERIES TIED OR LEAD 2-1
Portland Trail Blazers1
Sacramento Kings2
SERIES TIED OR LEAD 1-2
WEST
Conf. Semifinals
Houston Rockets4
Sacramento Kings1
HOU WINS 4-1
TBD0
TBD0
WEST
Conf. Finals
TBD0
TBD0
NBA
Finals
TBD0
TBD0
EAST
Conf. Finals
0TBD
0TBD
EAST
Conf. Semifinals
4Boston Celtics
3Philadelphia 76ers
BOS WINS 4-3
4Boston Celtics
2Houston Rockets
BOS WINS 4-2
EAST
First Round
4Boston Celtics
0Chicago Bulls
BOS WINS 4-0
3Milwaukee Bucks
4Philadelphia 76ers
PHI WINS 4-3
0Indiana Pacers
2Philadelphia 76ers
SERIES TIED OR LEAD 0-2
2Chicago Bulls
0New York Knicks
SERIES TIED OR LEAD 2-0
East West

1980-81 Standings

Eastern Conference

#TeamWLPCTNETPlayoffs
1 Philadelphia 76ers 62 20 0.756 - -
2 Boston Celtics 62 20 0.756 - -
3 Milwaukee Bucks 60 22 0.732 - -
4 New York Knicks 50 32 0.610 - -
5 Chicago Bulls 45 37 0.549 - -
6 Indiana Pacers 44 38 0.537 - -
7 Washington Wizards 39 43 0.476 - -
8 Atlanta Hawks 31 51 0.378 - -
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 28 54 0.341 - -
10 Brooklyn Nets 24 58 0.293 - -
11 Detroit Pistons 21 61 0.256 - -

Western Conference

#TeamWLPCTNETPlayoffs
1 Phoenix Suns 57 25 0.695 - -
2 Los Angeles Lakers 54 28 0.659 - -
3 San Antonio Spurs 52 30 0.634 - -
4 Portland Trail Blazers 45 37 0.549 - -
5 Houston Rockets 40 42 0.488 - -
6 Sacramento Kings 40 42 0.488 - -
7 Golden State Warriors 39 43 0.476 - -
8 Denver Nuggets 37 45 0.451 - -
9 Los Angeles Clippers 36 46 0.439 - -
10 Oklahoma City Thunder 34 48 0.415 - -
11 Utah Jazz 28 54 0.341 - -
12 Dallas Mavericks 15 67 0.183 - -

1980-81 Leaders

Points per game

Adrian Dantley UTA 30.7 PPG
  1. 2. Moses Malone 27.8
  2. 3. George Gervin 27.1
  3. 4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.2
  4. 5. David Thompson 25.5

Rebounds per game

Moses Malone HOU 14.8 RPG
  1. 2. Swen Nater 12.4
  2. 3. Larry Smith 12.1
  3. 4. Larry Bird 10.9
  4. 5. Wes Unseld 10.7

Assists per game

Kevin Porter WAS 9.1 APG
  1. 2. Phil Ford 8.8
  2. 3. Norm Nixon 8.8
  3. 4. Magic Johnson 8.6
  4. 5. John Lucas 7.0

Steals per game

Magic Johnson LAL 3.4 SPG
  1. 2. Quinn Buckner 2.4
  2. 3. Maurice Cheeks 2.4
  3. 4. Ray Williams 2.3
  4. 5. Dudley Bradley 2.3

Blocks per game

George Johnson SAS 3.4 BPG
  1. 2. George Johnson 3.4
  2. 3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.9
  3. 4. Tree Rollins 2.9
  4. 5. Robert Parish 2.6

Win shares

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL 14.3 WS
  1. 2. Julius Erving 13.8
  2. 3. Moses Malone 13.7
  3. 4. Adrian Dantley 13.6
  4. 5. Artis Gilmore 12.3

Field-goal %

Artis Gilmore CHI 67.0 FG%
  1. 2. Darryl Dawkins 60.7
  2. 3. Bernard King 58.8
  3. 4. Cedric Maxwell 58.8
  4. 5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 57.4

3-point %

Bob Lanier MIL 100.0 3P%
  1. 2. Alex English 60.0
  2. 3. Terry Duerod 60.0
  3. 4. James Bailey 50.0
  4. 5. Calvin Natt 50.0

Recent Most Valuable Players

2025 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC
2024 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC
2023 Nikola Jokic DEN
2022 Joel Embiid PHI
2021 Nikola Jokic DEN
2020 Nikola Jokic DEN
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2017 James Harden PHI
2016 Russell Westbrook LAC

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