NBA professional basketball team season
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NBA professional basketball team season
1980β81 Denver Nuggets season | |||
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Head coach | Donnie Walsh Doug Moe | ||
Arena | McNichols Sports Arena | ||
Results | |||
Record | 37–45 (.451) | ||
Place | Division: 4th (Midwest) Conference: 8th (Western) | ||
Playoff finish | Did not qualify | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
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The 1980β81 NBA season was theββNuggets 5th season in the NBA and their 14th season as a franchise.
Draft picksβ»
Main article: 1980 NBA draft
The Denver Nuggets made twelve selections in the "1980 NBA Draft."
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 5 | James Ray | PF | ![]() |
Jacksonville |
1 | 23 | Carl Nicks | PG | ![]() |
Indiana State |
2 | 41 | Jawann Oldham | C | ![]() |
Seattle |
3 | 47 | Kurt Nimphius | C/PF | ![]() |
Arizona State |
3 | 48 | Eddie Lee | ![]() |
Cincinnati | |
3 | 51 | Ronnie Valentine | PF | ![]() |
Old Dominion |
4 | 73 | Sammie Ellis | ![]() |
Pittsburgh | |
5 | 97 | James Patrick | ![]() |
Southwest Texas State | |
6 | 119 | Ernie Hill | ![]() |
Oklahoma City | |
7 | 143 | Tommy Springer | ![]() |
Vanderbilt | |
9 | 184 | Jim Graziano | ![]() |
South Carolina | |
10 | 202 | Earl Sango | ![]() |
Regis |
Rosterβ»
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Regular seasonβ»
Season standingsβ»
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-San Antonio Spurs | 52 | 30 | .634 | β | 34β7 | 18β23 | 21β9 |
x-Kansas City Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 12.0 | 24β17 | 16β25 | 19β11 |
x-Houston Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 12.0 | 25β16 | 15β26 | 19β11 |
Denver Nuggets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 15.0 | 23β18 | 14β27 | 13β17 |
Utah Jazz | 28 | 54 | .341 | 24.0 | 20β21 | 8β33 | 13β17 |
Dallas Mavericks | 15 | 67 | .183 | 37.0 | 11β30 | 4β37 | 5β25 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c-Phoenix Suns | 57 | 25 | .695 | β |
2 | y-San Antonio Spurs | 52 | 30 | .634 | 5 |
3 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 |
4 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12 |
5 | x-Kansas City Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17 |
6 | x-Houston Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17 |
7 | Golden State Warriors | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18 |
8 | Denver Nuggets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 20 |
9 | San Diego Clippers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21 |
10 | Seattle SuperSonics | 34 | 48 | .415 | 23 |
11 | Utah Jazz | 28 | 54 | .341 | 29 |
12 | Dallas Mavericks | 15 | 67 | .183 | 42 |
Notes
- z, y β division champions
- x β clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponentsβ»
1980-81 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | β | 2β4 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β4 |
Boston | 4β2 | β | 5β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 6β0 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 |
Chicago | 4β2 | 1β5 | β | 5β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 |
Cleveland | 5β1 | 1β4 | 1β5 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β6 | 3β3 | 0β5 | 0β6 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β2 |
Dallas | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 3β3 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 0β6 | 0β2 | 0β6 | 0β5 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 1β4 | 1β5 | 0β2 |
Denver | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | β | 2β0 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 0β2 |
Detroit | 2β4 | 1β4 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 0β2 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 |
Golden State | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 | β | 3β2 | 1β1 | 5β0 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 1β4 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 4β1 | 1β1 |
Houston | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 6β0 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β3 | β | 1β1 | 2β4 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 0β2 |
Indiana | 5β1 | 3β3 | 2β3 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 3β2 | 0β6 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β2 |
Kansas City | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 6β0 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 4β2 | 0β2 | β | 0β5 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 5β1 | 1β1 |
Los Angeles | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β0 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 5β0 | β | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 6β0 | 3β2 | 1β1 |
Milwaukee | 5β1 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 6β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 5β1 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β1 |
New Jersey | 2β3 | 0β6 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | β | 0β6 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 |
New York | 4β2 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 5β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 6β0 | β | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 |
Philadelphia | 5β1 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 6β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 5β1 | 3β3 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 |
Phoenix | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 3β3 | 3β2 | 6β0 | 5β1 | 5β0 | 1β1 |
Portland | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | β | 2β3 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 |
San Antonio | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 3β2 | β | 4β1 | 3β2 | 5β1 | 1β1 |
San Diego | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β6 | 2β4 | 1β4 | β | 5β1 | 3β2 | 0β2 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 0β6 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 2β3 | 1β5 | β | 4β1 | 1β1 |
Utah | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 1β4 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β5 | 3β2 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 1β4 | β | 0β2 |
Washington | 4β1 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β |
Game logβ»
Regular seasonβ»
Player statisticsβ»
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 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Awards and recordsβ»
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Transactionsβ»
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Referencesβ»
- ^ "1980 NBA Draft". Basketball Reference. Retrieved August 28, 2020.