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

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

Main article: 1980 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
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 Toldeo
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

Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (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 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

    Playoffs

    East First Round

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

    East Conference Semifinals

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

    East Conference Finals

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

    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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